Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-24
CAPTAIN BOND
PASSES AWAY
Veteran 9. & o. Employe Fought For
"Lost causev--Protese Of
Garrett and cowen.

Capt. B. F. Bond. veteran employee
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, who held the honor of be-
Ing one OF the Oldest passenger agents
in the country. died of heart trouble
Monday morning at his home, 6alti-
more He was 81 years old. and his
death came on the anniversary OF his
forty-tourth year of service with the
Baltimore and Ohio.
Captain Bond had a remarkably ex-
tensive acquaintance and was one Of
the best liked men In the service. He
was highly esteemed by the late pres
ident, John w. Garrett; his son Robert
Garrett, and Mr.. John X Cowen,
and during the reign of the CARROTS
as heads of the system he was always
chosen conductor whenever they made
special trips over the road. He was
the acting captain OF the train and
everything regarding the trip was left
to him. His popularity In this respect
even extended to the general public.
and here were many who practically
said they wanted to ride on Captain
Bonds train when they had to travel.
Born on a farm In Howard county
on July q. 1S45, Captain Bond ran
away from home when boy and
Joined Capt BILLY" Murrays company
OF Confederate soldiers from Anne
Arundel county. He saw some OF the
hardest fighting of the war. He served
as a scout during part of the Civil
War at Gettysburg, and was with Cap
| tain Murray's company. which was
the only body of Confederate soldiers
to cross the breastworks on Culp's
Hill This incident OF the war occurr.
| ed in July, 1868, when Captain Bond
was is years old. He was with Lee
at the surrender at Appomattox on
April 8, 1865. and 10 days later OBJ
tanned employment with the Baltimore
and Ohio.
| Like his entrance into the army. his
becoming railroader was against the
wishes of his father, who asked that
he be given dlscouraging job so that
| he would come back to the farm. He
was not to be kept down by clerk
ship, however, and two and halt
months later he started out as a
| freight brakeman, which position he
held for a year. Two years as bag
gagemaster followed, and then seven
years as passenger conductor, from
which he got the title of captain.
Ten years after he had been ap.
pointed freight brakeman he was pro-
NOTED to travelling passenger agent
and later was made district passen-
ger agent in charge OF the State OF
Maryland. In the spring of 1905 he
was transferred from this position to
that of special passenger agent, with
headquarters in the general offices OF
the passenger department.
He was Mason and member OF
the Mystic Shrine, Knights Templar
and Royal Arcanum. He was also
made an honorary member of the Old
Guard, the active members Of which
are Union veterans.
His illness began March when he
attempted to get the Grand Army of
the Republic veterans inauguration
train through to Washington despite
the blizzard. He was the son OF the
late George and Elizabeth Clark Bond,
and is survived by a widow, one
daughter, Miss Fannie Bond; three
brothers. George, Ridgely and Cyrus,
all of whom live in Arkansas, and two
sisters, Mrs. Samuel Hartman and Mrs.
Martha Boone. of Baltimore. The
funeral will take place Thursday at
ternoon.