The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
In Honor Of The Dead of
The Engineers Brotherhood

that the world has ever known up to
his time, and on the evening of July
II. 1908. when the Angle of Death
came to summon him to appear before
the throne OF his Maker, it found him,
SO to speak. in the very harness of this
brotherhood, addressing a brotherhood
meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Bro. Charles Unwin had just pre-
scented our Grand CHIEF with a large
floral locomotive as a token of the
high esteem in which he was held by
the membership in Manitoba. His in
tense appreciation of this Kindness
was plainly visible as he arose to re-
ply. He said. in part, out OF the full
ness Of the heart the mouth speaketh:
Few men are paid tribute such as
this while they live. This is a scene
that inspires my heart with gratitude.
to Giver of all good. that have been
permitted to look on your faces on this
happy occasion. desire to say few
Things as this may be my parting
words to many of you. We are here
tonight, no one can tell. and with
this sentence unfinished. he fell back
ward into the arms of Bro. Benter. and
ouy Grand Chief was dead.
Everything possible was done to re-
vive him, but all to no avail The
spirit of P. NJ. Arthur had taken its
hight. The eyes of this brotherhood
was now turned towards Meadville, Pa,
the home of Bro. A. b. Youngston, our
Assistant Grand Chief. who now. by
virtue of our constitutional law, be-
came Grand Chief Engineer, He was
critically i'll with little hopes of his
recovery, but the prayers of this broth
erhood were that he might be spared
to us. for, on account of his thirteen
years as Assistant Grand Chief we was
regarded as the only member capable
of picking up the reins of government
and continuing the policies as laid down
by Bro. Arthur, but on the Goth day
of July, after just thirteen days as
Grand Chief. as the sun had gone to
rest and the twilight had began to
deepen, the sould of A. b. Youngston
left its mortal abode, and his spirit
| went to join that of Arthur, his bosom
companion and associate In Office.
1t was now necessary to select some
member, to NIL the uneypired term Of
Bros. Arthur and Youngston as Grand
Chief. The Executive Committee con-
vened at Cleveland, o., and after dis
cussing the many able men of this
| brotherhood, they turned their atten-
ton towards the Rock Island system
and selected therefrom Bro. Warren s.
stone, who. for many years, served as
General Chairman of the G.. B. of A.
known In this brotherhood for his ex-
ecutive ability. and his success In
handling business pertaining to the
| welfare OF this order; and the member
ship has shown their endorsement of
the selection by twice re-electing him.
at the Los Angeles, Cal. and Columbus,
| O., conventions as Grand Chief.
The next death in the grand ofhce
was that of Bro. T. S. Ingraham, +. G.
,x,ba ataa dfaH zuddan1v the Los
Angeles Convention May q 1904. He
| filled the office of First Grand En-
gineer for thirty-two years and de-
voted much of his life to the early de-
veIopment of this order. And he was
instrumental In making our insurance
feature the great success 1t Is today.
Death again entered the grand office
when, on the morning of Oct IL, 1905
Bro. Deloss Everett departed this life.
He had filed the office of Third Grand
Engineer for nineteen years. He was
Bro. Arthur's constant companion, and
took an active interest In all things
pertaining to the welfare or
| this brotherhood. Had at my
command this afternoon the voeabu-
| larry of Webster, and were endowed
with the eloquence of Patrick Henry
| IlWould still be unable to select words
| too forcible or too eloquent TO portray
Tire good deeds in the lives Of such
men as Bros. Arthur Youngston, In
graham and last but not l3ast our be-
loved DeIoss Everett And believe 1
texpress the sentiment of 6,400 loyal
brotherhood men. the mothers. wives,
and sweethearts of these men, when
1 say peace to their ashes; may their
souls rest in peace"
We will now turn our attention to
our own subdivision and to the me-
mory of those who are near and dear
A charter was granted in Cleveland,
Ohio on July 9Th, 1892 to Brother p.
H. Murphy, of Division 332 of this city
to ogranize a subdivision at Mont
gomery Ala. to be known as the Mont
gomery Sub Division 495. This divi-
sion was organized with twelve char
ter members, and held Its first meet
ing Aug LIST. 1892. The membership
was composed OF Brothers who with
drew from Division 332 and lao and
/ they organized this division for the
purpose of transacting the business
and looking after the welfare of the
engineers running on the Mobile and
Montgomery division OF the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad. Brother A p
Case was our first Chief Engineer and
the young Division has grown until
today we have a membership or 96
men. The first death that this Divi-
sion was called on to record, was that
of Brother. w. o. Miles which sad
event occurred on the 18th of April
1894. Brother H. A, Adams was the
next on the death roll, his death be-
ing caused by coming In collision with
a car of timber near Boiling Ala, on
the morning of March LIST 1896. Next
was the sad death of Brother o. e.
Adams Who met death by the de-
railing of his engine train No 3. near
wilcox, Ala, May 22nd. 1897. Then
Brother G. C. Ursery was killed in
dense fog near Kirkland, Ala, Decem-
Der 18th 1897. Next came Brother
Tobe Green also killed in a collision
near wilcox, Ala, March 23rd, 1901.
Next came the call for one of our
old Veteran engineers when on the
morning of Dec 21st. 1901 Brother S.
8 osborne was called on to render
an account of his stewardship. On APP
ril list. 1903 Brother A. M. Mason, died
al his home, in Mobile, Ala after
an illness of several months. Next came
one Of the saddest deaths this Divi-
sion has been called on to record, when
on the morning of April 10th, 1908.
misplaced switch at Castleberry, Ala,
wrecked train 2nd No. 3. in charge of
Brother Jack Wright. A wreck that
will live forever in the minds OF those
who saw it and In which Brother
Wright received injuries from which
after sixteen days of intense suffering
the angel of death came on the third
day Of May to relieve him.
And on the 26th. day of September
1905 Brother George Morgan died at
Covington KY, good natured jovial he