Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-06

On SATURDAY night &C the Clayton
House, a banquet was given by the
officials and subordinate officers OF the
F., w. & d. Railroad Co. to the EN-
ployes OF the Delaware division woo
bare been retired from active service
by reaoon OF having reached the age
limit The committee which arranged
for the affair. was composed OF E, ri
Sipple, O. O. Clifton, W. ii. Redmile.
The occasion was one OF rare enjoyment
to those participating, and showed a
desire to honor those who have laid
aside the active duties after long and
honorable career. The guests included
John Mahopey, II. 8. Marshall, j.. q.
Morgan, A.. Mcguire, j.. II. hartley,
q. Evans, O. II. Sberburne, u. d.
Hawkins, j. Bacon and J. b. Conner.
W. IL. Redmile presided and the Rev.
A. N. keigwin asked the blessing
This following tempting menu was
served. aaF ~
Little Neck CLAIMS Snapper Soup. +
Olives. Gherkins. "a,
Lobster Croquettes, Green Peas. v.
Clayton House Punch.
Tenderloin of Beef with Mushrooms.
Mashed Potatoes. Chicken Salad.
strawberry Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
Fronaga de Brie. Cream Crackers. c
3 Cafe Noirs 70 M
When cigars we're lighted Mr.. Red
mile read letters Of regret from Chief
Justice y. y. Lore, Superintendent Is
W. N. liannard and II. L. Holiday,
J. g. Rodgers, L., W. Allibone, A.
Kearney, Jonn O. Mahoney, Stephen
D. Duncan and John Ryan
/, Gov. Hum W as introduced aud made
"a pleasing address. lie, spoke of tho
saftsy and sswiftnessl Of the Delaware
road and Of the courtesy OF its en-
pl3yes. lie said be felt among friends
and that the dinner was a. fitting
tribute to loyal service loyalty rendered.
Some OF the men he had known for rs
or 30 years, and they are the pride Of
the; Pennsylvania railroad. He spoke
most emphalically OF the way lien com
Quoted themselves in rime or danger.
Many OF them have been manned and
Injured to save the livea o. the passen-
gers under their care.
Judge George Gray sps.,e OF his con-
nection with the road and rented many
incidents. connected wifi its history,
how the little road from New Castle 10
Frenchtown connected all the northern
points with the nations capital. Men in
those days came to New Cast D by boat,
thence to Frenchtownb by rail. thee 10
baltimore by, boat, and to Washington
by stage coach. He said thai while be-
himself was not old slough to be re-.
tired he looked, upon Hawkins, Baker,
Sbsrburne. and Evans as,men who had
rendered all that was required of them,
and he was proud of their friendship. /
They are the men he said who made
the Delaware railroad the hest, the
safest, speediest, and most omfortabie
in the country, Among the first rail-
road trackmen who were worthy of =
mention apdl was Deserving to be placed
nnl the roll Of houor Vas John Mahoney, 4
whom he looked upon with pride. Hes
spoke of -.tne little railroad from New
CASTLE to Fienohtown as being the main
artery batwsen the North and South.
In those days men rho could run an
engine were looked upon as extraordi-
nary human beings, and were SO proud
of their charge that they slept by them
and allowed no one else to touch them.
he said the first two engines over the
road were run by Ben and John Point.
and the other by jumper Taylor and
his fireman, and that in the whole 20
years in which John Point acted az
fireman for his brother Bpn, John was
never allowed to turn the engine over.
In those days IL was prophesizsd
among the wise men that some day the
journey from Philadelphia to Pittsburp
would be made in week.
George v. Massey spoke OF the vast
army OF Pennsylvania railroad men,
numbering 125, 200, how every one or
that army was OF as much Importance
to tho public as another. The track
walker. who counted all the ties along
the way, is as much responsible 10 the
as to the engineer who con-
trolls the throttle He told OF n man
who boosted of going from Dover TO
Philadelphia and back to Dover in
day, and was recognized as the swiftest
man on record. He drove from Dover
to Middletown iu carriage, took the
train ut Middletown, rasle to New Caetle
and then tossphtlasfelphia, and bach. i
All this was accomplished IN one day,
tho man having started at 3 O'Clock ID,
the lnornipg and returning at N, 45in
the might He knew Of no man Of
more sterling character, who some Of
these days, while time Is hanging
heavily on his hands, will sit down
and tell the exact number Of rails and
ties. and when they we're laid along the
whole Delaware road, aud this man is,
Pot" Mcguire, who. livesin the town
Of Smyrna. ls 49,
John Bisgs, Attorney General Ward
ihA N@eP AIaWhtlb SDDk5 .BnOEElr.
HAWKINS said that he could not talk,
nut that he remembered we'll on one
occasion woman holding In her arms
\ child, was on, the way to this city,
md as he was taking up, the tickets
The woman refused to pay the fare for
1er boy. Hawkins reminded her that
unless she paid be would have to put
The child off at the next station. The
woman then paid under Protest and re-3
marked that she supposed the money
vent into the pocket Of the conductor.
Hawkins replied that OF course 1t did,
md asked the woman IL she thought it
vent into his mouth, God knows it's
zig enough," she. replied, and there
vas general, i laughter as the captain
,ookthis seat ~ So t ~, ar',ssa i,
Among those present, in addition to
hse retired railroaders, were Governor
iuhn, Judge George Gray, Attorney
General WsEd. John Biggs. George V.
Massey, S. O. Long, A. o. Gray, j.
3arkley, }. 8. Elliott j. R. MoGraS,
!. q. Smith, George W. Roberts, G..
J.. Mahoney, J. AZ Hoffeoker, j. T..
Ioffecker, 8. F. Denney, j. Book. i.
(. Sipple. W. II. Lodge, s. s. Roberts,
!. Il. Reynolds, II. f. Smith, Il, ID.
W. A. Fleming, J. r.
Don ,van, ". s.. Colpitts. I. g. Metz,
!. q. LonRfellow, o. O. Clifton, l..
,. Tofts,W W. II. Redmlle, J. F. Kaiser,
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