San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-16
CLERKS CoMPLIMENTED.
A Letter of Appreciation from Gen
eral Superintendent White.


A Letter of Appreciation from Gen
eral Superintendent White.
Chief Clerk Harvey Montgomery of
the Railway Mail service, is in receipt
of copies of general order of the
Fourth division TO be distributed
among clerks of the Eleventh divis-
ion. The order contains letter from
General Superintendent James E.
White to Superintendent l.. NJ. Ter
rell, complimenting the clerks of the
Fourth division for the faithful and
fearless performance of their duties
during the yellow fever epidemic.
Superintendent Terrelrs order and
General Superintendent Whites letter
are here given.
1T is with little pride and gratifi-
cation that i call the attention of the
clerks of this division to the below
letter from the Hon. General Superin-
tendent, and again tender to them my
heartfelt thanks for their conduct and
services during the late epidemic:
MIR. L. Nj. Terrell, Superintendent
L. NJ. s., Atlanta, Ga: Sir:-Now that
the yellow fever scare is over, regular
running resumed ON the various lines
and the service restored to a normal
condition throughout your division,
feel that it is but due you as superin.
tendent of the division, your chief
clerks and the men who serve under
you, that this office express its deep
appreciation of the magnificent man
ner in which all have performed the
duties allotted to them during the ex-
tremely perilous period through which
you have just passed.
1T was a pleasure to be able to re-
port TO the postmaster general that,
under circumstances calculated to try
the nerve and weaken the heart of the
stoutest, no clerk connected with this
service shirked, or endeavored to .shrk
in the slightest degree, the perfor-
nance of his regular duties, or to an
swer promptly and willingly any and
every call for work of an extra haZar-
dous character; that our officers have
remained on duty day and night to
see that no opportunity to advance the
mails was lost, to ascertain the exact
situation, thing at times very diff.
ficult to do, TO furnish assistance tC
the marine hospital surgeons, and tC
ever-varying conditions; that the mel
have not hestitated TO go into the
quarantine stations and into the fevel
infected cities when asked to do so
have faced the guns of local quaran
| tine officers, have borne the discom
| fort of working in cars loaded will
the fumes of disinfectants, have sub
mitted to inconvenience by remainin:
in detention camps in order that the!
might be the sooner qualified unde
the local regulations to perform thei
regular duties; that they have don,
this not only without murmur bu
aside from this there have been offer
from clerks in non-infected district
proffering their services whereve
they might be needed. 1t is witt
great pride that this office has beef
able to make such n report to the post
master general and to the second as
| sistant postmaster general.
Those of whom have grown up il
the service know that there was moth
ing unusual in all this; that the mel
employed in the Railway Mail Ser
vice have never faltered in the perfor
nance of any duty because of its ha
| zardous nature. Nevertheless il i
pleasing to feel that there has beef
no deterioration of the splendid espri
de corps which has always character
lied the service, and which has riser
equal, and more than equal to any EN-
Urgency that has, or, we firmly be
lieve, may rise.
You will please accept for yoursell
and for the men under you the thanks
of the department for the magnificent
record made during the past foul
| months. Very respectfully,
JAMES T.. WHITE, Gen. Supt.