The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
suPT. LAN1RY's ORDERS
FOR Ed. O'NEIl FUNERAL

It is seldom, if ever, that a superin-
tendent of a railroad stops traffic for
five minutes out of respect for q trusted
and faithful employee. but Superinten-
dent 7. II. Lantry of the Yellowstone
Division of the N. P. railway issued
such on order on September 21st. The
order was as follows:
1.-The Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Train order No. Al. September 2lst. 1912.
Conductors and Engineers all concern
ed. and Yardmasters and Roundhouse
Foremen -
Ed. O'Nei], the oldest engineer in
years of service on the Yellowstone
Division will be buried at Glendive at
10 100 (ten) O'Clock this morning at
which hour every engine on the divis-
ion will stop and not move for S (Rve)
minutes. This to show our love and
respect for a loving brother and a faith
full employee.
T. H. t., Superintendent.
When n stops to consider that the
above order came from a superintendent
on a great trans continental railway, is
it any wonder that all of the faithful
employees of his division honor him?
Such a humane act must call for love
and respect, and the boys do like their
superintendent.
The man to whom this fine tribute
was paid and who was able to claim the
distinction of being the oldest engineer
in point of service on the Yellowstone
division and second Oldest on the whole
system, was comparatively a young
man, being only Sc years old at the
time of his death.
The Beach Advance says of him:
Ed. O'Neil became active in
commercial life he never held a polit-
ical Office of public trust; he never
threw himself in the gap to save the
day, or barred his breast to the cruel fire
of the enemy he Eve wore a Carnegie
medal of award he never felt the thrill
of the cheering crowd who praised him
for his deeds of heroism aside from q
few relatives and friends he was un-
known and unhonored by the world.
Few people eve heard of the time when
he grasped the throttle of that giant
engine as it was laundering on to it's
destruction and how he firmly pressed
his. lips together and calmly resolved to
die in order that he might save the
precious lives of those who were intrust-
ed within his care. Ed. O'Neil wal a
hero. He might have jumped from that
cab and saved himself and the world
" ould not have censured him for it.
But he cared not for the world. He
clearly saw his duty and performed that
duty even at the sacrifice of his own
life and limb. And while there was no
great public demonstration at the grave
of this dead hero, the silent. sacred.
re%verential respect paid to him by the
men with whom he toiled for years, is a
mighty crown of glory which is worn by
very few. While the body of O'Neil
was being lowered into it's last resting
place, this giant railroad corporation
caused the wheels of its huge locomo-
tives to be stilled and the painting of
the engines as they paused for a
moment seemed to reverberate the
words, well done thou good and faith
full servant"
A man by the name of Carr, running
on a branch from St. Paul to Brainerd,
is the oldest engineer in years of SER
vice on the whole Northern Pacific sys-
TEN. but the number of years he has
been with the company cannot be learn
ed. Ed. O'Neil. deceased, had been
with the N. P. "A years.