Evening journal., 1898-05-21


| l.. J. Allen, assistant engineer. who
was born at BOrdentown, N. j., on Oc-
tober u, 1862. He was educated at
New jersey Model School and Flh.ladel-
lph.la Polytechnic College. He entered
the service en- the West Jersey railroad,
September "a, 1879, as rodman. His
subsequent employment has been as
Follows: On engineer corps, P.hNadel-
phla and Long Branch railroad; fourth
mack work between Williamsburg and
| Bessem0r, 1SS0-1SSl; i'm office assIstani
engineer Pittsburg DIVISION December.
| 1881, to April, 1882; office Engim er
Way, Pennsylvania railroad division,
April, 1882, to july, 1882; assistant SUI
perintendent LewistOwp division. July
1882, to january 1888: as assistant SUI
perry isOr, LewisiOwn division, january
n, 1883 to December IA, 1884: assist
amt supervisor, Tyrone division, De-
cember Is, 1884, TO June Is, 1886; as
sstant supervisor, iDOwn.ingtOwn, June
10 to October 10, 1886; supervisor, Ivy
rome division, October 20, 1886. to No
vember l6, 1887; supervisor, MonOnga-
hela division. November II, 1887, to-
February 8, 1883; supervisor division
&C." New York division. February 6.
1889 to June /, 1898; and assistant eGi-
gineer, Delaware division, since June 1
1898, to date.
Char3s Julius BechdoIt. superlneen-
dent Central division, was born April
20, 1852, at Knie.lng, ncar Cansguhe,
Badsn, Germany. In THE same year THE
family dame to the United States and
81 located in Easton, northampton cOun-
! | ty, Pennsylvania Mr. BechiOL was
3 educated in The public schools of Eas-
ton, and IJafayette College and in the
LJh.gh University, graduating from
The latter institution in 1875 as a civil
S eng.nSEr. in August, 1875, he entered
;, The service OF the Pennsylvania rail-
d road as rodman in the engineering Cf-
b flee OF the Philadelphia division and
= after "a few years in that capacity was
g given charge Of tne office and division
corps In March, 1879, he was appclnl,-
s ed assistant supervisor, Hh.ladeaph.la
l. yard; in April, 1881, transferred *
# Pittsburg Division as assistant super
& visor ait New Florence; in April, 1882
=, | promoted to supervisor MonOngahe.i
d division at Mcnongahela City; in Au
gust, 1884, promoted to be assistant en-
lie gineer, Tyrone division, at Tyrone; !
Is March, 1887, promOod to ass.stan, engi
re neer Middle division, at Harrisburg; IL
I'd March, 1887 promoted TO assis.anl. engi
a glnaer. New York division, at Jouse
n CITY; and on April T. 1891, promotes
ST 20 superintendent, Central division
NJ Philadelphia, Wilmington and BAll
a. more railroad, ait Media, Pa
OF The division has felt HIS guidin
IL hand whilst its physical fedtures weu
N. bsing brought up to their excellent COL
US ftion. It's great structural works an
lts added laciiites for conducting trans
nd ! p1ltu'ion have been promOu& hy IN
ny mastery of the engineering SCIENCE III
as discipline en- the division is supelI
f. and he has, by his modest manns
Is kmdlinsss Of heart, abilities and a
N ergy. wen for himself the high estiml
" tion in which he is held in railwa
81 business and social circles.
tie STAFF OF MARYLAND DIVISION
M c. w. Taylor, chief clerk, was bon
'i- att Shrewsbury, York county, Pa, ID
IN cember 5, 1852. He attended publ
ihs school until he was IA years Of ag
OF when he took a two veal
ias course ait an academy. He th'
lhe taught public school from OctObt
as 1870 to April, 1873, during the Wint
on, sessions In May 1878, he took up q
m study Of telegraphy at Ashland, on Il
er' Northern Central Railway, and subs
er- agent at the same place Resigned o
9D- tober, 1874, and returned TO teachiI
hJ' public school, teaching until May
SUI 1880. On May 10, 1880, he re-enter'
m; the service of the Northern Centr
Railway as a passenger brakeman. {
M Nov ember l. 1880 he was appOint
is clerk to trainmaster of Baltimore divi
at ron. Northern Central railway and Ba
ted timore and Potomac railroad,
We, which capacity he remained until Jan
1e ary l, 1888 when the above roads we
ar; operated separately He was tn
lu- transferred to Baltimore and POtOm
vii railroad as timekeeper and clerk to {
lu- trainmaster. On July II, 1888, he W
ter transferred to the superintendent
of fee. Maryland division, Philadelph
ad; | Wilmington and Baltimore railros
in filing different positions in the onl
M until February IA, 1898, when he W
in appointed chief clerk to superinten
On ent.
the John n. Ka'tes, division operator, W
by born at Philadelphia, February
non | 1874. Engaged as messenger at MOI
ion Magnetic Telegraph Office, at Wilmir
lei ton. Delaware, 1856 to 1858. At scht
and norton of 1859. Messenger in abo
,ril | office 1860 to July 8. 1861, when he {
amt tered the service of the Philadelph
yas Wilmington and Baltimore Railro
an Company as operator at Newark, De
init ware, remaining until the follow
as November, when he was transferred
s1I- Perryville, Nd. Transferred TO w
$50 mington, March 19, 1864, as night op
An ator for dispatchers. Was assisti
bf- dispatcher October, 1854, to October
1I,o- 1873. at which time he was made mi
f1,i- ager of Wilmington office, holding
sor same position until made division op
a. ator, May Is, 1888
tC., Frank Carlisle, trainmaster, ,Philad
,iei phia Wilmington and Baltimore r'
a. road. was born at Wilmington, DE
io, ware, January II, 1S45. He entered
~ service of the Philadelphia, Wilmil
'i~ ton and Baltimore railroad as a tC
H.. graph operator, August 27, 1861,
l1iI served until October, 1864, WI
1sI5- 'ese he was assigned to the position Of
-oio' sistant train dispatcher. From DC
my Der 5. 1878, until May, 1880, he v
ofy chief train dispatcher, at the end
Iqln which time he was made acting tr