The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-12
POPULAR LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEER EXPIRES
}. RANaEY HUGHES Sue
cUMRS TO ILLNESS YES =
TEFDAY AT WAlEiALLA
FUNERAL. TO-DAY
AZ His Holre serlaent WIN
Be at Walhalla-Long ia the
t. Railroad Service. %

J. Ramey Hughes, for the past 81
years an engineer In the employ OF
the Blue Ridge Railway, died Yes
tefday morning at 2 O'Clock at his
home in WalhRlla OF In Illness which
seized him Saturday night after leav.
ing Anderson at his, regular post at
the throttle OF, the passenger train.
The funeral services will be held this
morning at II o'clock at Waihaila,
conducted by the Rev. George NJ.
Wilcox, after which the remains will
be laid to rest In Westview ceine-
terry. Capt. J. r. Ande! son, super.
intendent OF the Blue Ridge Itailroad,
who brought Mr.. Hughes to this road
In 1894. ,will be, one OF the pail bear
ers. Other employees OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad viii go from this city
TO attend the funeral services. -
Was Feeling UnWFll. Il
Last Saturday Mr.. Hughes COM
planned OF not feeling we'll. ia fact.
1t Is stated that Mrs. Hughes urged
him not togo TO work that day. but
so loyal to service was the engineer
that he went In spite OF his siiment
and performed his duties as usual.
He left Anderson Saturday even
ing about O'clock for Walhalla at
the throttle Of the new engine draw
ing the passenger train. He was TAX
en- sick after leaving Pendleton. and
when the train reached Seneca river
the engine was stopped while scme-
one went to the house of q section
foreman living near 20 get some medi-
cine TO relieve. the engineers suffer.
Ing. In the meantime he was taken
intO the baggage car. where members
OF the crew gave him what treatment
they could under the circumstances
The fireman, Jurd Chambers, ran the
engine on TO Seneca. where phyei-.
clans were summoned to attend Mr
Hughes. The engineer was too IN to
be taken from the train at Seneca,
no. WAS taken on to his home at Wal
haila. where he fingered until DION
day morning at Q O'clock. whea fs
breathed his last ySly
Long an Garylees
Mr.. Eugheaa Rns bDen y n. I, ,Abbeyii lie
county about AZ ycars p3er EARLY Y
life he began work OF the railfdaas
When the Southern ri is6ad twas or
ganized and took over the old Rich
mond - DaGfille ~. RAILROAD. NJ
Hughes was taken on that system,
where he hgd been running tor yearf
ono sent ~ the Blue Ri1151 R6iifSss.s9i
ne had been running ON the Green
yille-c colunbia 'tiivision ana between
Colambia and; WeIhalla. eARs stated,
he was brought here by Capt. AndeI
son, when the latter was plsced here
10 August 1884, as SUPERINTENDENT OF
the Blue Ridge, coming here In Mo-
yember or December after Capt. An.
'tieFeon. JaaY ,.(iy
& During, the 81 yearR he was connect
ed with the Blue Ridge Mr.. Hughes
ran n naasan ger engIne. 94e Agaa the
oldest eldest engineer engineer In o.ss Sf eTF;:;..es eeTF;:.es On
the Blue Ridge end; one goe the moat
valuable men In, the sBeryice. The
railroad, OF course. feels his loss
keenly, and realizes that his place
will be hard to nil. :7e Eft .ts
Engine IL ,DrapeA
f In 1892 Mr.. Hughes was married to
Miss Mamie Maxwell, who survives
him. His was the hand OF SAFETY,
the throttle rs He was known lbyt sal-
most every lmRn, woman 9nd5chiia be-
tween Walhalia and Beiton. The
people vino knew him trusted him and
loved him. He lived q beautiful life
a. an engineer, citlzen and. husband.
|! Out Of respect for the dead engineer
this handsome new engine OF which he
had been In charge only 0 few weeks
10 draped IN mourning. This emblem
VIII remain on the engine for o rerlod
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