New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
MEETING OF RAILROAD FIRENIEN.
NEtTINT OF KAILRUAD FIKEMEN.
TILE NEED OF IIFE-SAvING APPLIANCES URGED
IN BROTHERHOOD REUNION
At HARTFORD.

Hartford. Conn. July 2I.-Five hundred members
of the brotherhood Of Railroad Firmcn assembled in
reunion meeting az Allyn Hall yesterday morning TO
ai.,,.. matter. relating to their business. This
session wa, with closed doors In the afternoon there
wa, an open meeting with singing and addresses.
After the morning business meeting the delegates
marched I'm a body 10 Central Hail. where dinner was
served. The hall cayly decorated with iags' the
stars and Stripes Of the United states inglng with the
new stars ana stripes Of the Republic OF Brazil Arono
the gallery suspended railroad Slshdl hdsN bue
red green and white. Representatives were present
from Delaware. Pennsylvania. Ncw,Jer,cy, New-lorh
Vermont Massachusetts. Rhode Island AMI Connecu
emf First NiccGrand Master T. II. MorIissy OF
Oale,burg H.. presided. Most of the deIeEdtes ar
rived on special trains over the roads coming ih'o
IIartfori getting here I'm tie morning before tie ois
me-, meeting began Grand secretary l.. p BrstoL
of Bridgeport after the morning session. told the news
manor representatives that the time of the meeting was
len mn with the Discussion OF matters relating 10
fine bu>ncss Of the men. set OF RESOLUTIONS was
adoptcd favoring the passage Of the Dill pe"ui"S III
Congress requiring railroads TO use auoiauc Di"he'
and coupels ON freight trains. Tie resolutions aiso
pIrdrcd the members of the brotherhood 10 90 Il" Ia
their power 10 prevent tranmen from WORKING Oh
sunday. Grand trustee - y N''' "
tended the meeting .,,
r.mes Daily. Of Hartford presided az tho afternoon
,,,,Jic meeting The Rev. Floyd IompAms' ol N'''''
church invoked Gods blessing upon the hec'lls, '"
..nr several time, dulils inc scSs"'' 'i'S
n'i,nt made q brief address. lie said hAs part ~
thc EXERCISES of the day small one. cilhc'
said he only to look into your faces SlllAe !o'ii
hand, and bid You welcome TO Hartford ana mag
God bless you wherever yOu co.
Vice Grand Master Morrisscy said: Few people
know the trials haldships and perils OF the ie ..
railroad employe The life is full OF danger ana "ls
danger is faced chcerfully by men In the morning :"
ufotime I'm the honorable struggle 10 earn their day
bread. No other industry has added 80 much 10 Ie
rr,.r,erity Of communities. with the development Oh
railr,ad, came a demand for class OF men requiring
manlinc,s. sobrlety. sK and courage. Inc "ofh ro
ouir.s A high degree OF moral courage. The lfou@F-
hood is not vet seven years old. IL was tOrheu III
oneonta y " in ls-3 IL has gone on increasing
i'm numbers. usefulness and power. IN uiat ilmo
= 90 900 ha, been paid for dcatn ana disability cIas,
tlus relieving much want ald suffering. lHerc dIo
I5OOOO miles of railroad In the country, anu OH
nearly all OF this the old fashioned iaucouPhnS anu
hrakc are still used. Two thousand men lose tielr
Iivs every year on o: TINS wFctched economy
The.quarters Of this slaughter might DC sU1Ppeu "
thc ul. of automatic brakes ana GodpIers lhey Ao
not adopttsi because blood Is cheaper tDan IRON
l. ) Colin. Of Fort Dodge, Iowa, also adulsssyeI ~
tIc meeting He statistics OF the nunDer 0l r,
r,,ad men killed and injured every year, ana clalneN
that thr companies do not do all Their duty III PrV
tecting the lives OF their employees. . NH,
Letter, OF regret were read from Henry e t hoont,
son OF this city, William Ii. stevenson, wee pirsue1i.
and general manager of the llOuS1tohic hsITca"'
ncins Tuttle superintendent OF the ConsonGated sSs
tem: q. VI. shepard, superintendent OF Ie cEerson
S%ision OF the sodated roads, and L. b. Necherso'
freight agent at Bridgeport: ,,.,. .e,or tba uesfr
The men started home Immediately a'er 'i'