Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-08
DEATH OF ALLEN osrnAnpHn.

His Railroad Service Contemporane- ous With the History or Railroading In America-The oldest Empleye of
 the Consolidated Road.
 MT. Allen Ostrander, whose critical ill., ness was spoken of yesterday, died at his home, No. 28 Humphrey street, yesterday noon at 12:30 o'clock. He was the oldest employe of the Consolidated road, no one having been longer in it's employ than he. He entered the roads service July 5, 184s, before it had actually commenced running trains, and was on the first train that ran through from this city to New York. The road was to have been opened for travel I on Christmas day, 1648, but contractor l who was to have laid the rails over Cos Cob bridge, the last connecting link, de- oamped, leaving the work incomplete. A train was sent from this city to lay the rails across the bridge, and Mir. Ostrander was an employe on that train, I which, after the work was done, went through to New York. This was l on December 27, 1848. Mir. Ostrander had been continuously in the roads employ l since that time. He had seen the birth of l tuo IOaO ana seen it SToW IFOm siuSlo track to four-track road. MT. Ostrander was taken sick January 10 of last year with pneumonia, which much prostrated him, but from which he rallied, but not suff- ciently to return to duty, his health being broken. He was, however, still considered an employe of the road and was only wait ing for recovery to resume duty. He saw nearly forty three years of continuous ser vice on the Consolidated road and forty. eight years' continuous service in railroad ing. He was one of the most faithful efficient and conscientious of employees and never sparing himself when duty called He was native of Ghent, Columbia coun ty, NY He first commenced railroadine on the old Harlem road when it ran to Will Hams Bridge. At this time he resided ir Yorkville, then suburb of NewYork city, just inside of Harlem. His railroad service covers the whole history of railroading i1 this country. He first came to New Ha ven to reside, July 5, 184S, at which time the tracks of the New York road were laiG only as far as Bridgeport. At that time the shops of the Consolidated road were on Hillhouse avenue, where St. Nary time, built the house, 12S Humphrey street, which has since been his home Deceased was car inspector at the old depo on Chapel street in the war time, and fo
 weeks when trains bearing regiments O troops for the front were passing througl day and night, he was constantly ready a hand for duty, taking no thought for him self and getting but snatches o needed rest. Station Master Baldwin O the Union depot was the next oldes employe of the Consolidated road, and nov becomes the oldest. He went into tn roads service only two or three month after MT. Ostrander. Deceased leaves t deeply mourn his loss wife and one son Allen s. Ostrander, the new superintend ent of the Air Line road. Deceased wa member of the First Baptist church am
 had been connected with it for many years The family had intended to hold tn funeral services on Saturday, but, yieldin
 to the earnest wishes of the railroad em ployes, have postponed it until Sunda at 3 p. m., from the house. Rev Dl
 Phelps, who officiated at the marriage an
 baptism of deceased, will also oficiate q the funeral. The interment will be I T1-