The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

vices Of three men to run an engine,
the extra man being needed TO keep
the brass bright. Then we burned
VOC m IL was possible for an en-
gineer to wear good clothes-appear
like a nabob all the time with silk
hat and white gloves IL he wished.
but now. look at me-" and he pointed
to his begrimed clothing and black
hands.
I'm these days" continued the en-
g1neer. "the engines were named after
the men who were prominent in the
management Of the Central road, but
when economical men got Mt the head
OF the company the brass came off
n then the engines were numbered
n the old names were dropped"
Mr.. DALEY was born about sixty
six years x in Trenton. Oneida
county. this State. and is known as the
Oldest engineer In point of service on
both the Ontario and St. Lawrence
divisions OF the Central Lines.
His Job is recognized as the very best
among the engineers OF the Central.
~ - Soou " IL oIlu u IL dllu
eight dollars on Sunday. lie Is bile
to sleep at home every night. and he
Is at home for his meals three times
a day. 1t is said that there is not
another engineer in the employ of
the Central company who has such
a comfortable place.
Engineer Daley began his life on
the railroad when he was 16 years
old. In those days railroads north
OF Utica were In their infancy.
In fact the road which n Utica
and the st. Lawrence River was thcn
under construction between Utica and
Boonville.
II helped Ak up the engine they
were doing the construction work
with" said Mr.. Daley. land ! must
have been a little handy at the Job.
for the engineer told me that he would
like 10 havo me fire for him. He
thought that 7 should learn TO be an
engineer. SO / started.
II remember very well the first en-
CINE on the road. II came from the
Hudson River Railroad and was
named tho West Point. Il was
bought by tho Utica and Black River
Railroad Company and was brought
10 Boonville by canal. AZ 10 7 became
an engineer and 7 have been handling
tho throttle ever since, almost forty
seven years OF continuous service as
an engineer"
Mr.. Daley will SCOT 20 upon the
pension books OF the railroad COM
pany. The pension rules provide
that all of the employees OF the com
pany who have attained the age OF
20 shall be retired. Such Of them ms
;. have been continuously in the ser
vice for at least ten years imme-
: diately preceding their retirement
shall he pensioned. Any employee
Who has been at least twenty years
= in continuous service and who in the
Q opinion OF the board of pensions has
, become untitled for duty may he re-
tired and pcnsioned. So Mr.. DALEY
y by close attention 20 duty and correc,
Q living has provided well for his de-
Q clining years.
His pension win be figured uror
. this basis; For each year Of contin
uous service ! per cent. OF tho aver
age monthly pay received for the ter
9 years next preceding retirement. Mr.
Z Daley seldom lays off, and as he has
had no Illness 10 interfere viii
his continuous service his avcrag'
monthly pay for tho last ten year
will not be far from $50. and tina
p will place his pension in the neigh
borhood of SIS a month FOR as lon!
az he lives.
n Mr.. Daley il a deacon In the Meth,
odlst church, has a wife and family
-,, Ia ln,ta. a-l -. m,