Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28

began at O'Clock Saturday evening. The
ticket office was not disturbed until after
the departure of train No. II at II 90
o'clock Sunday morning The last portion
of the effects of the ticket office was
taken to the Union station after The de-
parture of train No II, at 2:52 O'Clock
am. Sunday.
Last to Leave.
The very last wagon to leave the old
depot started with its load for the new
terminal at $50 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, and reached its destination at 3 40
o'clock. on the vehicle were Mr. S B.
Hege and Mr.. S. Z. Eastburn, the station
ticket agent
An interesting incident connected with
the final removal was the presence at the
old depot of Mrs Susan Williams, a ven
cradle employe of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company, who has been in charge of the
ladies' waiting room more than forty
years 1t was remarked that the ancient
building was like a home to her, and she
seemed lnath to leave it when the last
of the effects had been piled upon the
wagon before daylight yesterday morn
ing. The railroad officials noticed suS-
pcious moisture in her eyes, as casting
a longing glance at the structure 50 soon
to pass away. she started for her new
SC ne of uSefulneSs-the great marble
Union station.
o ntE, TtfldI ktl IL iILodtl man,
this is indeed Ike the parting of Cd
comrades who have been associates for
so many years"
1t was also declared that Mrs Williams
was for the occasion attred in a costume
of rare old silk
She was dressed like a queen" Mr..
Hege declared.
cold Ship" Goes Down.
After the last load of effects had start
ed from the depot the only persons that
could be seen in the vicinity were three
"night-line' cabbies, standing grimly by
their hacks In front of the building As
the team on which Mr.. Hege and MIR
Eastburn were seated passed the hack
men Mr.. Hege shouted at them:
The old ships gone down, boys"
That was at 3:25 O'Clock yesterday
cant depot four hours later one of the
hackI1en was still in front of the struc-
ture, standing beside his horses as mo-
tionless as a statue. He was here Mr.
Among the officials at the Union statior
when it was opened to traffic yesterday
morning beside Mr.. Hege were Messrs
Jesse Carr, assistant train dispatcher; S
three assistants; f. w Ridgely, station
baggagemaster; c. w. Bassett, genera
passenger agent, who came down. to the
terminal to see the first train out; II. X
HOWSer, Ii. +. BALDWIN, J. Lewis, Jr
and E. A Baughman, all of the ticket
department
Train No. 10, Baltimore and Ohio
flyer, was the first to enter the new ter
minal station, instead of train No. q
which was expected to be the first. The
failure of No 4 to arrive first was eX-
planned by railroad officials today.
1t was said on account of a derailment
of freight cars in the railroad yards at
Grafton. w. Va. Saturday night, regular
train No 4, known as the St. Louis New
York express due at the Union station at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning was de-
layed some time. The result was that
No 10, due at $50. and which was on
time, was run into the terminal ahead of
No. 4, and has the honor of being the
first to chrsten the handsome structure
Trainmen of No. 10.
The conductor of No. 10, Thomas F.
Landon, entered the service of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad May 1, 1867, as a
brakeman on the Cumberland division. He
was promoted to baggagemaster and
transferred to the Baltimore division
September l, 1872, and worked on reg