, 1888-04-03
FREIGHT BRAKEMEN.
THE MANY HARDSHIPS OF THEIR
WORK IN COLD WEATHER.

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nv ""Pp'" IL waning LOT "a
Chance to Step Into Dead Mems Shoes.
Coupling Considered the "Top Notch,
ot Donno
On one of the very coolest and stormiest
days Of the past winter [ was in the office of
n Ponnsykanin railroad official overloo.ipo
n vast varI Of apdios, sSi,ohos o,I siainaf
o,ar ,,LtoL ,h;s.t.. -. ~ ~-~,
=, a'' ""' 'H'S9
"y'''S n o. h"hS "ubo snu'tleS ~
rugged looking young man, wearing a cap, n
rusty blue reelng jacket, n blue flannel shirt,
anu oaBSy trousers stuffed IN hlgh rubber
oootS, entered the ONCE took on hls cap, and
as soon as ne could get his breath thus adj
"eSSeu thc oIlcia;
want 10 leaNe my name Tor the Job o.
uaNth Oh LieiBn1 tralh oo. Jimmy itiieys
yard Tho trn jusv soI oon,i TWO up IN Ine
an, Tho - 49,. - - :" hTIti'y H,e'y,
uhis,Iol a.. ~ ~.
ovor the ton -, tho train ~ s5anoI -, ,am
betyyirt two corS Uoh i+ an tha dPpVu gu gu
gr.hha1 10 cove LinsaIf h,t ~ -.
Lotcb notLir, %, - 'u' ~ no
Rotb tr,cLs - a,ar XXX, NJ.
f,iIor NO. tLa.a 49, 49, ~ ~"
f,st no ,o oa,,lJ 80 - ~
nI,ce oot Lara at 49,, ~ i;tS a. -
F,st ro+o ,a,,aorII ~ y - J'O
Tbo ronraod OIL snaI.J ~ -
onnIication for oaus;da,atnn ~ YIN
Vent ont ovidontIn LII rioa1 I"N '0 i''n
srTbara IL NO caIii,r - saatJ tLaomoia,
the man had conc ..sn basat r,ith L. 10
b,rdshins 10 ,Lot ~ a rannaal LnaIoasn
esnecioIiv on lone rroioL+ t.ains. and w. ~
tb,ra sLerl1 H. -, tnaians - H. =
tbis or ory o,b,r ,ood - Ia, - III -
a.. man, onnIiaan,s H.. - - 70
cor a ~ nanra 80 hts Ill - -
The mon v,b ,yos i,st - ~ 90 ara I'D.
moss NJ Rnoy,s griaItsu 49," 81 ~
ovor i,nrro.S;or a. - - H. 80 -.
onnrcciatiop ~ tbo fant that H. Iaa5 80
bad left r nloco 60 ho all L1' -
This nro,nnteTGtn 70 act ~ oroa o,1 10 -
not n so,.lr5 a., soorri,- an ~ aina-
rrioritv ~ ornlicotion ,nio,ht ri,a ~,
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Z . 'noh
E'uy uNioau HAS hunBlh8 ABOUT lts
yaruS ana stations a SINAI army OF these
Missions HPPiiepl'S Ior chahces 10 step INTO
ue'u p, > SnoeS, lhey are chleIy mel VINO
hnNe iollo"ed rairoadihg All thelr hVeS, and
mno huse losO thelT JOBS Ior some cause
nuu'iins > usoou uoai llke pohticS' ira
nu svtS i"Uoi' ou.o us lnC worth u snap
~ d" ~ eiS1. Anu son ne geus OUT OF
" "e - ''"S'anO'y On 0ue iooAouO tue op-
poluuni'S lnn' Ho pelIefeS must come 10 iet
u,i IN "SaiI' iHero iSh one htnohg TINS
'tnss net ele 10 VINO uoes hoI Ieel gen
ulh soIro" whoh u rallroad man Is killed.
anu ho' one o Inehl would hesitate TO RISK
IS " u w 'na' y. any Irnihnnan IN
deotb of tbot ma r,a7IJ gi,,o IT, a' Smo
LaroI ror rIaoo an A. - - ~" -o-S
tha tr,c,s mi tha s+a+ian -
40, wotcninn +ho s,,itnhinr 80 - ~
- HNN NRAAhAi6 AAAA
ssome ono Of tbo mon on fbosa trnins IL -
10 he killed or MANNED into bolniassnass H.
seams tbot there v;oro onIv two ~ thasa nan
reor 10 v,itnoss tho sbocl,irn daa+h 90 piIe-
today ond ,,bon o+Lo,s - - "a - -
an annlicotion for Rilov,s nioca yos n,t IN
on hour or q ,bood of tIo,, thay ,,;n ban,oaa
tho hard luck tbat had kent tbem from bajnn
nresent when tho accidant oco,,rrad 90
rohhad Thorn of az oouoI chorco Il, roaohina
NV oor erst II is bv NO maans I'LL, ttaee
tha ,,a,,na n ,Dbo nos 49, ~ ~ =" %o
LiroS oIt5ongb no nav If bo low -
Ruov's nIaco f. viii not bra,t rio fa;,
49, - ~ Lis Li,d T., tLa nlnaI"at
no yin, oorly intolIigonca ~ rotaI aoaiIantt
trainr9an aDd ~ hairr aorIv IN 80 En- 81
tbe new and an onniicoti1n or !, tba aaoi
49, 800 son,anlhana aIsa ~ ~
81 - a. a,tLa.;,n ti,o.o1 ~ NV "
walled tLror,b tLo rai,rood ,ord ,54o
tho snot vbera noor Jinmy RiIov VOC EjIIod
| His nangled bodv had bean tokcp awov A
grimv one armed switcbmon noirtcL ont 70
mo whore the unfortrnota rokomon foII IN
the rail and axnlained how n ali bonponod
. ,aoro, -.
III "a oeeh d Iaru winter oh ehh' sald
Dhe s"ltchman; Jimmy makes -FOUR this
week 81 lar, lnree Oh en- was Oook Just ike
nm II 1o.neT uh was nhtGeneo WIKI the
bumpers "u''e he was oupiih l couioht
zen you now many mas oeeh caught up along
'nls nue. u . oe1h nouclh thu' 1heFesa
soou many surahse oraKeineh on some o inc
t,alns ohat coHl9 III IneIes i've ielIo"si IN
.hreo gangs mont ma. l Gohv Know.
naNenU " Nv Heal . "Ieie ~ 1lu
anu ate' . ! sP9se - oe OIrd eIat u
one nau oeen knocheu Oh ~ a Dy a orIuge'
an nut IN "a il4ee oouptn an soU n
q ah 'nao 9noonef one d Shppeu
U Nv ~ ilNI - ~ ooOn'
! may DC 'n1usn' .naV 9olno I are
oniy ia'u up ue u : .iseis ~ - an urn
eaoo ~ oAI T,,Ia ah4"% ~ ~ oY@
L AMI khln Aha1 IF Ann1A i I'M liza ThnE