Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
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"Railroading now is like going I
sleep on a feather bed, compared wit
what 1t was some years ago. remark
ed Pennsylvania railroad vetera
yesterday. You don't hear OF man
real sensations these days." he con
tinued. II brought Limited EXPIRES
into Harrisburg one time without
smoke stack, and very little left OF tbs
engine cab. That was nothing. how
ever On another "trip the pony
wheels on my engine rolled down the
embankment. Outside of a shaking
up, the passengers wege not injured
Al another time a driving wheel came
loose while running 50\miles an hour.
Losing driving rod End having II,
knock off the top of aA engine cab,
happened several times with engineers
not many years ago. I Had conduc-
tor on a freight train who came run-
ming over the tops of THE cars to the
engine and yelling for md to stop, and
stop easy. He said onet of the box
cars was running on twoN wheels and
II stopped suddenly 1t might wreck
other cars. We got stopped without
any trouble. Those were lonly a few
OF the things we encounterSd when we
oio not have up-to-date equipment as
at present"
Col. Edgar Jadwin, of lthe United
states Engineers, who spoke here yes
terday on the flood control {natter, Is a
rehnsylvanian, native Pf Susque-'
mamma county. He remarked yeSter-
day to Chairman Ainey. OIL the Public
service Commission, also Ia Susque-
mamma countian, that his work had
taken him into many States and that
except for some work on philadelphia
harbor matters he had not1 been en-
gagged in Pennsylvania Until he took
charge of Pittsburgh.
The demolition of the olH Cresson
Hotel, which is under way, has started
q wealth of stories about the famous
hotel. The Altoona Times pfints this
story, which has interested a. number
or Pennsylvania Railroad mep: The
sale of the hotel to private Interests
recalls an amusing incident TO the
minds of the Rev. George A. Joplin.
former principal of the Ladies Semi
nary, and Attorney Robert w. Smith,
or Hollidaysburg, which happened a
quarter OF q century ago, when me old
hotel was enjoying its palmy da..s. On
the morning of July Messrs. Joplin
and Smith started on a hike t Cres-
son, walking to the mountain iop ON
the old Portage railroad, whi,h was
then in disuse. They arrived a Cres-
son at noon, hungry as grubber'' and
going to the Cresson House. fousd the
hotel decorated in holiday regali. All
army of a hundred colored Writer'S
dressed in immaculate white, gfeteo
them at the portals, and they vert es'
corted into the huge dining room &c
the strains of patriotic music, pla,ed .
by an orchestra hidden behind baIks
of flowers and graenery. The tables n
the big dining room were profuseK
decorated, and the immense cake
which adorned the center of the table
were bedecked with miniature Ameri
can flags. The meal set before til
Hollidaysbu1gers was immense. and {
for the gods. The hungry mixers pal
took of their meal without askir
questions, but it became obvious
them that something was wrong, al
they made bold to inquire why
much preparation, and no CUES
They were informed that B. F. jon.
head of the Jones & Laughlin st,
Company, had arranged for a dinr
for 400 friends and officials of his CO
pany, who were expected to arr
from Pittsburgh in a special trf
Just as the special was about to lie
gram announcing the death of
mother. and called off the funct
He was obliged to pay for all!
preparations, but none but Joplinl
Smith, who simply happened tY'
enjoyed the feast"
THE government holds everyoto
the strictest accountability in ey-
thing" said that man with the gen
yesterday. And look at the W; II
has handled the building of thpst
Office addition. And furthermono
one connected with the State safde-
partment can go into it and trlty
plumbing man has no say pow
things shall be done. Uncle Sas IT,
but he won't let anyone else IT In
the same way"
Commissioner of Health Diz who
presided at the flood contropnter-
ence yesterday, gave much alton TO
the German system of contrtf wa
ters when a student in Germ years
ago. DR.. Dixon inauguratedee plan
for pure water in Pennsynla by
means of sewage disposal ych, has
been carried out in a numbeI places
with such success that natid atten-
ton has been attracted to l.
The incorporation of the rrisburg
Hotel Company, which is su1ld the
new hotel, was followed W interest
all over the State yesterda' Judging
from the way a good mi visitors
here have been talking thexpect to
register at the new hotel N autumn.