The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-19
PERSONS WITNESS
PARADE OF OLD ENGINES

ayers star and who has been IN IN.
service Tor ~ years. W. p Stanch.
"A travelling fireman working on tne
W heeling division. acted as fireman o,
the Thomas Jefferson.
The Thomas Jefferson was followed
10y IN" &. n y. W Pioneer" one OF
the best preserved engines for its age
In the country. which was the first
engine 10 appear IN the Northwest I'm
ls]s. Michael Kirby. "A penSioned en-
slneer. who IL 50 years 81 age. had
cnsrse or the engine. Mr. Kirby has
probably seen more years Of service
than any other engineer in the coun-
try. nc having entered the servica ir
1882 and served until 1919. a total ~
81 years. before he was pensioned.
Robert Hutchinson. who l. sc years
OF X and has seen - years 81 ser
Vice. acted as fireman on the Pioneer.
Next came IN" cumberland Valley
Pioneer which was operated
through the Cumberland Valley In
1891. This engine was IN charge q,
Engineer John Sihcrt. who Is - years
OF age and was IN charge " the engine
during the tim" she was operated be-
tween baltim"re and Cumberland. r.
Fostnot. one 80 tho oldest nrcmen in
the employ of m, company. assisted
Mr. Sihert.
Following tho Cumberland Valley.
came the Dragon. operated
IN the east I'm 1856. This engine was
driven by Ephriam Provancc. aged %
years. Mr.. Provance IS a pensioned
engineer. having seen ~ years OF ser
vice from 1866 20 1909. In the cab
with Mr.. ProVance rode Ahner Ingeis,
aged 20 years. who first entered the
service I'm lSS5 and was pensioned in
1905. after serving - years.
Then came the Camel which at
tracted great attention from the @
tators on account Of the fact that IL
was operaed into and out ~ Wheeling
in 1863. hauling supplies to the
Union soldiers in Virginia. The Camel
was driven by William Fleming. aged
80 years. who first entered the service
in 1865 and was Iensioned in 1912,
serving a total OF - years. q. Schwart.
a travelling fireman employed by the
company. acted as fireman on the
Camel.
bringing mp the rear of the grand
parade was the 300 ton monster Mai
let engine. the largest used bv the
u. e. o. This engine was in charge
of J. Il. Daughertv and J. 8. Little,
was regarded with awe by the spec
%tators as il rolled slowly down the
rails. After tho engines had beer run
down the main tracks they were
switched into the Hrmpheld yards
again. and will remain there during
the semicentennial.
Exhibition in Morning.
The Hemphcld yards also presented
a scene Of activity Yesterday morning.
when all ~ the old engines wern fired
up preparatory 10 the afternoon pa.
rade. Smoke issued from the stacks
! Of all The engines for the first time in
many years. and the hollis. frightened
by much polishing. changed merrilv.
The old combination express and pas-
senEer coach OF tn Cumberland VAL
ley railroad was thrown open for ir-
spection. and continuous streams Of
people went through the car. inside of
which was shown a model Of the old
sleeping coach THAI was run between
ChamberstTrc and Harrisburg. Tackled
on the walls OF the car we're old tick
cts use sixty years ago by the COM
pany. y these attracted much attpn-
ton. The car will be oTen for in
spection again to-day and each day
until the close OF the semi-centenniaI.