Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-02
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ment paid in pensions to employees on
its honor roll. S9,601.645.21. Since
January l, 1900, 7,S4S employees have
retired under the pension rules. or
that number 3,S01 have died, so that
today there are 4.047 retired employees
of the Pennsylvania railroad system on
the honor roll.
One Local Man.
itlran Alaman, of Terre Haute,
Indiana. boiler maker foreman. was
native of Dauphin County and was
born near Hummelstown, January g.,
1874.
After receiving his honorable dis
charge from the service of the United
States Army, November %, 1864, Mr.
Alaman was employed by the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
way, at Scranton, Ia. He left the SER
vice of that company in April, 1867,
and in the same month entered the
employ of the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati
and St Louis Railway Company-now
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. Chicago
and st. Louis Railway Company-at
Dennison, Ohio
In June, 1885, Mr.. Alaman re-en-
tered the service of the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railway Com
pany at Dennison, as Foreman of the
Boiler Shop. He remained in this po-
sition until December 1890, at which
Boiler Shop at Altoona, Pa, as fore
man.
On March l. 1897. Mr.. Alaman was
transferred to the T. II. & I. r. r.,
now the Fandalia Railroad, Terre
Haute. Indiana, as Foreman of Boiler
Shop, where he remained until his
retirement. His service with the
Pennsyivania lines covered q period of
forty-three years.
Mr.. Alaman had an enviable record
as q soldier, having served three years
in Company II, 10th Regiment, Penn
sylVania volunteer Infantry. He en-
listed at Harrisburg, Pa, October IL,
1851, Tor three years, serving the en-
tire period, and was honorably dis
charged at Harrisburg, November %,
1861, Dy reason of the expiration of
his term of enlistment. He was off
duty but five days during his term of
enlistment. The 10th Regiment took
part in twenty-one engagements. 1t
left Harrisburg for the front Novem-
Der Is, 1861, with S13 officers and en-
listed men; 472 were killed, wounded
or died, leaving Sal survivors of the
original number.
Ask Court Decision.-In q statement
issued Saturday by President Samuel
Rea, the Pennsylvania Railroad as
sures the Attorney General that the
company Will cooperate with the De-
partment of Justice in any steps
thought necessary to secure a decision
by the Supreme Court on the legality
OF the Pennsylvanias connection with
the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Supplemental Schedule.-The sup-
Elemental schedule of the Pennsyl-
Nania railroad which went into effect
yesterday was not long in order, the
storm making regular running impos-
sible.
Three through trains between New
York and Pittsburgh have been with
drawn, Nos. 43 and AZ west and SO
east. The dining car in No. 40 will
operate between North Philadelphia
and New York. Nos. 4 and 1896 will
be consolidated on the Middle Division
and operated as No. 4. No. 13 will
have dining car service, Harrisburg to
Altoona. No. 5, between Harrisburg
and Baltimore, will be withdrawn,
and the Chicago Washington sleeping
car will be run in No. IL from HARRIS
burg No. z. between Baltimore and
Harrisburg will be Withdrawn and the
equipment in that train transferred to
No 57 leaving Washington at o'clock
in the evening. no. 27 will make a
regular stop at Cresson.