Evening journal., 1898-05-21

supervisor, Delaware division, in 1865.
II. Seiders, master carpenter, was
born March 4, 1897, in Halifax town
ship, Dauphin county, Pa His first
railroad work was in March, 1857, when
he went TO Western Virginia with
Christian Eahrman, contractor, as a
carpenter, and aided in building the
bridges from Millsboro west to Cow
ington, on the Virginia Central, now
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, un-
til the Fall of 1859, when he returned
home. In October, 1861, he entered the
canal department, Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, and assisted in rebuild
ing the aqueduct at the junction of the
Juniata and Pennsylvania canals, and
rC0fed and weather-bOarded the
Clark's Ferry bridge. From there he
went to work on the Northern Central
railway in December, 1862, as carpen-
ter. He left the service, February Ia,
1865, and enlisted in the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry. Returned home
from the army June 2S, 1868, and went
to work in the Northern Central rail-
way in the following week. Was pro-
NOTED as foreman of carpenters, Sus-
quehanna division, September /, 1868;
on October T. 1873, was promoted and
transferred to the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad as master carpenter, sery-
ing until October /, 1888 when he was
transferred to the Delaware division Of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore railroad as master carpenter, in
which capacity he is still serving
Leonard ID. Tufts, road foreman Of
engines, was born September 8, 1888, at
Fitchburg, Mass. He entered the ser
vice Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company as
fireman. September /, 1854 promoted to
engineman, March -, 1856, in freight
service; ran troop trains from April l9,
1861, to December, 1862; then trans
ferred to passenger service; road fore
man of engines for Maryland and Della
ware division during the Centennial,
1876; then to passenger service until
September /, 1888, when promoted to
road foreman of engines, Delaware di-
vision, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad, with headquarters
at Wilmington, Delaware.
J. c. Smith, supervisor, with head
quarters at Clayton, was born at Rains
burg, Pa, July ID. 1855, and educated
at the academy at that point and at
Randolf Macon College, Va. He enter
Railroad Company, August 3, 1881 as
rodman on engineer corps under the
direction OF William c. Bcwles, assist
ant engineer of construction, Pennsyl-
vania railroad; occupied the position
of levelman and transitman at various
points east Of Pittsburg on preliminary
| location and construction work until
| 1886: assistant engineer on construct
ion work 1886 to 1888; entered mainte-
nance OF way office, Altoona, February
| Is. 1888; was transferred to Middle
| division. Pennsylvania railroad, as as
sstant supervisor, at Spruce Creek, Pa
June 20, 1888; appointed supervisor
Delaware division, Philadelphia, Will
mingtOn and Baltimore railroad, Janu-
ary 10, 1892.
Frank l.. Pitcher, supervisor, was
born at Mt. Holly. N. j., April 2, 1859
moving to Philadelphia shortly after
| terward. Was educated at Grants
| School. Philadelphia, and at Faust's
/ Academy, at Mt. Holly. n. j. Entered
] the service of the Pennsylvania Rail
\ road Company, November, 1887, OF
| construction work on the Pittsburg
| Virginia and Charleston railroad a
| Pittsburg; transferred to assistant en-
gineers office. Philadelphia division
| August. 1888; to same office at Tyrone
| April, 1889: to Allegheny on Wes
! Penn, August, 1889; to Altoona office
February, 1890; appointed assistant su
| pervisor on Maryland division at BO
vie. July, 1890; transferred to Wash
ington d. c.. May, 1895; appOinte'
supervisor of D., NJ. & ", Delaware di
vision. November 1. 1897, headquarter
| at Georgetown, Delaware.