Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-26
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MANY LOCOMOTIVES
To co ON SCRAP PILE
Interstate Commissioners Fix Life
of a Railroad Engine at
Seven Years

With the arrival of new locomo-
tives. thousands of old engines
throughout the country will go to the
scrap heap. Stringent interstate laws
fix the life of a locomotive at seven
years. This means that at least 500
engines in service on the main line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad will soon
be turned into scrap, or undergo many
improvements
Standards for staybolt construction
and steam pressure are also fixed by
the Interstate Commerce Comm iSsiOn.
The rules practically prohibit nearly
all of the locomotives now in service
from being used after January l, 1918.
Subsequently it was announced that
the first series of locomotives built
within the last three years can re-
main in service until January /. 1920.
providing certain improvem ents are
made. L. Calder Clemson. road fore
man of engines of the Middle division,
whose home is in Harrisburg. said:
/ have received orders through the
proper channels, but I haven't even
given them any thought. If I retain
my health. I'll he retired about two
years before the orders go into effect
so that my successor will have to take
up the matter. I'm not going to lose
any sleep over the affair. for certainly
I'll have no hand in ii. However, a
solution will be worked out and IL is
possible that the 500 locomotives in
question will he rebuilt in a way to
comply with the demands of the
commission
Man KiIled.-While the work train
on the Williamsport and North
Branch Railroad was going from Pic
ture Rocks to Hughesville shortly
after o'clock last evening, an un-
identified man threw himself i'm front
of the engine and was instantly killed
Supervisors Congratulated. - Will
liam T. Hanly. supervisor. and Jo-
seph r. Baker. assistant supervisor,
of the Pennsylgania Railroad Com
pany. are receiving tho congratua- =
fion Of many friends at their home
town. Newport. They were awarded
the general managers prize Of $500
for the best supervisors division on
tho Middle division.
In addition to being good and eff
cient railroad dmcn, both Mr.. Hanly and
Mr.. Baker take great interest in the
municipal affairs. the former being
one of the directors of the Mems AS
sociation OF Newport, and the latter
its president
EuIogiZr Dead Engineer. - Two
thousand persons attended the funeral
at Pottsville of James Harley. the
ill-fated engineer of the Pottsvile EX-
press, which figured in a tragedy at
the mouth OF the Reading Railway
funnel at PnOenlNNilte- St. FatflCk s
Catholic Church. where solemn high
ipass was celebrated, was crowded to
the door The sermon. which was de-
hvered by Father Montague. was
based on Charity and Self-Sacrihce.' -
very appropriate to the manner in
which Engineer Harley died--at his
lost Large delegations from the
knights Of Columbus and Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers at
tended the last rites. particular tri J.
butte was paid the dead engineer by
the presence Of Philadelphia and
Reading Railway officials. who arrived
in Pottsville in = special train. Among
the number were w H. Keffer. gen.
eral superintendent; L. K. Morris,