The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-05
GREAT ARMY
OF POSTMEN
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The first delegation Of the New York
carriers numbering about 800, arrived
at 2.46 p. m. This consisted of the men
from stations G., q, w, j, II, r and "A.
The Jersey city delegates also came in
on this train. A noticeable feature
was the perfect order kept by the men.
Upon alighting from the train they
lined up in even rows while the cap
tains called the roll. They then filed
In and marched to their respective
position in the parade.
The silk flags for the various sta
tions had been sent on ahead ana
committee appointed for the purpose
distributed them at the depot as each
station came along.
The second section Of the New YORK
delegation arrived at 336, having made
the run in four hours and hair. rms
section consisted of eleven cars and
the men on leaving the cars took up
their places in the general formation.
On the third section of the New York
train were five more coaches loaded
with carriers and n Pullman drawing
room car on which were the guests,
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt and
staff. The staff accompanying were:
Assistant Postmaster f. S. Post,
Richard Van Cott, general superin-
tendent city delivery; l.. l.. Lauferty'
private secretary; T. a. Jardlnes.
auditor; c. w. White, superintendent
of postoffice delivery; f. o. Driscoi,
superintendent, of carriers; l. j. Camp
bell, superintendent unpaid depart
ment; Howard Connolly, superintend-
ent newspaper mailing department; II.
c. Lippmann, assistant auditor; super
intendents of Division Stations j. j.
Jones. T.. L. Rothman, f. E. Shea, f.
r. Rannow. j. D. Silssee, T. q. Archer
c. c. Dean. G. f.. Stewart. c. +. Hub
hell. L. +. GRANGER, +. ID. Mountain w.
O. Moger, Robert p. Walsh, f. p. Mott.
G. C. Voorhis, j. II. McGinn, John
Washington NJ. j. Foley; Harry c.
Lockwood. chief clerk, third division;
w. b. Sproul, chief clerk carriers dl-
vision.
The fourth section carried Brooklyn's
$40 pOstmen and two carloads of SILK
City branch of Paterson, n. j. They
were the last to leave Hoboken, start
ing at 1.35 and arriving at 415.
The Brooklyn men were accompanied
by Postmaster Francis Fl. Wilson, ac-
companied by the following members
of his staff: w A. Smith, general
superintendent of the postotfice; Will
lam Exstance. auditor; A. II. Frost,
w. ]. Carroll II. G.. Buckley j. f.,
landmark, j. Cortelyou, w. j. Nor
rison and w. Lester, superntendents
of stations.
John l.. Irvine president Of the
Brooklyn branch, and s. o. stevenson,
its secretary, were also in the party.
The Paterson people numbered sixty,
including the Paterson Martial Drum
corps. They wore pretty pink badges
of silk, lettered in gold and caught up
with a silk cocoon.
Their guests were Postmaster Her
mann j. Kohlhaas, Superintendents
Ernest a. Burton and Peter Elmer, jr.
Alderman James Roe and John Raj
ney, clerk of the street department,
We're two city officials accompanying
the party.
The branch officers present were:
President Thomas Rogers, Secretary
William Roe, jr., ViCe-President Charles
w Robinson, Financial Secretary
Charles IL. Nichols, Treasurer John
Wilson.
There were 1902 passengers on the
four trains that came from Greater
New York. All but about one hundred
of these were carriers.
At $50 o'clock the special train carry
ing the Newark carriers steamed into
the Delaware and Hudson station with
banners flying. With them was As
sistant Postmaster William Zerfss, and
their letter carriers band of twenty
six pieces. of which =. X. Wilson is
leader
Newark sent 209 men, and number
OF her leading citizens. The numr-r
was made up in nine sections and was
in command of Erwin Jewell. Hon.
John r. Farr. a. +. Duffy, Select
Councilman James met the party and
escorted it to it's position in line.
About forty minutes later the special
train conveying the immense crowd of
over 800 from Philadelphia reached the
city by the way of the Delaware and
Hudson. The men Immediately formed
in their companies and in command of
Colonel Johnson proceeded to the posi-
tion in the parade assigned to them.
Accompanying them We're twenty-three
delegates and several ladies.
b. b. Megargec, John r. Farr, Ed
ward James City Solicitor Vosburg, T.
Burke and A. f. Duffy comprised the
committee which received the Phila-
delphians
The Wilkes-Barr representation OF
thirty-tive men, accompanied by the
Ninth Regiment band and headed by
the inimitable Alderman Donahoe, OF
the Third ward of that city, reached
the city at $50 o'clock They were es-
corted to Hotel Jermyn, and later took
their place in line. Our neighborinp
city, Pittston, sent her force of ter
men, accompanied by Hon. Theodore
Hart nOStnH gtpr Of that CITY