Evening star., 1907-10-27
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pes-arC- o. having been struck by q cy-
cone. the work ha"tng been conducted In
d manner which g characteristic OF rail-
road companies
vs. !1- m easy SIX for the workmen
70 par|g-n tT-.r duties without tnterfer-
f-s wfrr tae hundreds of passengers who
wer- going 90 and from the trains. Stran-
gers arriving a. TIN. station were unable
:. understand the reason for the Confus ID
stat. ur affairs and they experienced
-,u.- tt7 -Iity !n finding the bureau OF
Information
TIE h,.reau IS at the same Old stand"
one of tH- railroad employees told a stran-
grr Who inquired as 10 It's location.
And where tuat2" the stranger
inquired
Rierr over rher" in tie corner" said
the employ"
100 ,o. mean that place that looks like
a stand at a cOunty fair
The IA road man smiled and admitted
that tNe temporary structure might he
taken 70. igst such place as the stran-
ger had mentioned. Inc men who were be-
hind the temporary counter did their
best 10 relieve the situation, being as
obligiug as they could possibly have been,
and volunteering more information than
was asked IF them.
II seerned 10 the clerks that they were
kept buster last night than usual just be
cause they wanted 70 assist In the work
Of removing the effects from the old sta
7!ou TO tG- new home that is being put In
shape hy tie Washington Terminal Com
pany
Officials in Evidence.
NJ q W Martin superintendent of the
terminal company. was very much In evil
den, vest day and last night. his inter
est being more In the new building than in
the old ore He had paid many visits to
the mammoth structure during the past
week and Lad seen 70 the arrangements
IN and about Il for the accommodation of
the patrons Of the road who have to go
there during The time the building ls In
an unfinished condition o. II. Hobbs su
peTintcEdeut Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company; J. W Kelly, train
master, w q Robey. stationmaster of
the Washington Terminal Company; Jesse
T. Carr. assistant trainmaster. and others
were supcrIrtendlng the work of trans
ferr!ng and properly placing the property
In the new Headquarters j. Frank Legge,
terminal agent, was absent by reason of
Illness. and was about the only local off,
ctaI Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company who escaped the turmoil.
Most If the officials who were partici
pating In the work of removal were men
who had been in the employ Of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company for
many years. and they displayed much
interest IN the work as they could have
shown had they been stockholders In
the company. Jesse Carr and w. G.
Robey were men who are known to the
general public better than were most OF
the others. they having been engaged
about the station and having more fire.
Quently come In contact with the patrons
Of the road. The former acted as a ten
ant leaving his old home and the latter
played the role of welcoming him to his
official domiCiie. Carpenters la
borers, teamSters and others were en-
gagged in the rush work and the progress
OF dtsmanting the old building was push
ed forward with such vigor that the
structure soon presented the appearance
OF being al empty barn. After the work
vas begun the railroad men did what
they could to divert traffic through chan
neis where the patrons of the road would
iuterfere with the Worknen the least.
Undertaking a Success.
Team after team was sent away from
the old home. furniture timber, books
and railroad documents Of all kinds filling
the wagons. A, the union station a corps
or men worked hard to get everything in
position quickly as possible and they
made a gigantic success Of their under
taking Everything was in readiness in
the temporary quarters of the ticket sell
ers in The northeast corner of the building
Just down The steps from the ticket Of
hce are what the railroad men term the
lo~-ieve' tracks Maj. Sylvester. super
intendent OF police. Capt. Michael Byrnes
OF the sixth precinct, Sergeants connected
with his command and a number of po-
Hcemen were on hand to protect the prop
ery OF the I0alroad company and to see
to the safety OF those who were obliged
to be In and about the station There
was also a detail of policemen al the new
ststion 10 p~otect the railroad property
and keep out those who were attracted
there through Idle curiosity.
What Is TO be done with the old build
Ing was a question asked many times.
Nobody seemed able To give a definite
answer. although Il was generally under
stood that the building and contents will
BE- disposed pf at public auction.
And Il = man who buys it," one of the
Faflroad employees rema rked will have
TO be one who knows how 10 act quickly
IN tearing II down. as the contractors will
want 10 begin the work of grading with
out any delay
The work Of filing in is to be done by
the Arm Of McDermott. Mcmillan & Hon
man. and II Is believed that firm Will
also have charge OF the work 0? tearing
down the building. Standard gauge cars
are /" be used In the work OF filing in
ard & - possible that the contractors
vii Use the abandoned tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
raising them as the work progresses
1t Is stated that the Baltimore and Ohio
ofticia Is we're forced 10 move because the
presence OF the old tracks in the vicinity
of The new station retarded the progress
of the work there. With the work OF
fiiIng near the new station completed Il
Is stated much better headway can be
two big boilers to be removed from the
depot aad yard. but they cannot be
touched Entj! tomorrow
Filling in the Ground.
While the removal OF the deuot from
the old location Will have a tendency 10
make that neighborhood quiet until TIE
work Is completed and street cars are
run - the new building. the removing Of
the debris aud trat OF filing in viii at
tract a number of persons there An eff
for; Wa made 10 plan a demonstration OF
some Kind ar the Old building today, but
Il v'as abandoned While 50 much in
teEeSl B, being displayed in the work OF
rem oNai. railroad men were showing more
than ordinary interest IN the departure OF
the last train from the old station and
the first irGn from the new home Of the
railroad. The train scheduled to leav .
this city a 81 O'Clock this morning cII
so. but there were not many persons
about the station 10 witness its departure.
Regr"i was expressed on al sides that
tha proposed celebration o. the Opening
Of the n~w station had been abandoned
by the Board " Trade AT the request Of
the railroad officials. The opening OF -
masniu"eut a structure. employees of tie
railroad company and others argued
should certainly b. attended with rno.t.
thar th~ mere calling "All aboard by
CordHctpr Eel and TIE opening OF the
tArot'ir 10y Engineer Fitzpatrick