Evening journal., 1919-10-14
SAFETY EXPERTS
INSPECT RAILROADS
lind w. and N. Branch of
Reading System We'll
Guarded.
WORKERS EFFICIENT
IN FIRE DRILLS


The safety committee OF the vii
uingion and Columbia Division Of tn
,. & r. railroad visited Wilmington
Yesterday, touching all the points o
lhe Reading system in this cly an'
8elniiy. The committee, headed by ihl
cllng chairman, r. d. Dorwin, super
nicndcnt OF the division arrived u
Wilmington about 3 o'clock, stopping
1rst al .he King street station. Thl
afcty train consisted OF the Observa
ion locomotive of the superintendent
md a ycstibulcd coach. on the side o
which were cloth display, signs reading
Safely Committee Safely Drive w
;. Division p & II. r.. r."
After stopping at the King street sta
lon, The safety train steamed over "a
NE Pigeon Point pier OF the Reading
railroad where the railroad employees
went through a fire drill. Leaving the
pier the train proceeded 10 the West
Yard Of lhe railroad where the round
house. machine shops and Olner points
were inspected a fire drill also took
place az The yard.
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morning at 7t5 o'clock. stopping al
,yery station on the road between the
Pennsylvania town and Wilmington.
Al stations were inspected thoroughly,
md where conditions were found TO be
DOT strictly satisfactory, the station
masters were told how 60 remedy them.
However. conditions were found io be
excellent shape an The way down
,he line
In addition 20 all stations and cross
ngs, the track itself was inspected.
Members of the safety committee,
which includes men from all branches
1f work, ruch as ilrcmen. trackmen,
slgnRlmen and officials. are: W. r.
Eckert. Of Reading. superintendent Of
the Wilminglon and Columbia division,
,hslsman; George Rommell master me-
chanic of the Wilmington shops; +. ID.
Dorwin, acting chairman OF the COM
milice: II DeGodt, train dispatcher al
Reading. :. II. Mast, signal foreman at
Birdsboro, Pa: George Mol, road fore
man OF engines at Reading; C.. j. Lep-
pard. supervisor at-GoatesVllle; l. b.
Kirk, general yard master at Phillips
Villo. Pa; c. J. COrrlgan, master car
pcnler al Wilmington; George shane
man. nre inspector Of Phillipsville, Pa;
4. D. Nasey, inspector Of stations, Of
Reading. H. C. Dean, agent at Birds
Doro. H. b. Boylan, general yard
MASTER at Wilmington; il. A. Foreman,
general yardmaster at Birdsboro. j. w
Coil. supervisor at Readlng. and +. r.
Kline. :. +. King II. C. sellers, H. D.
Kane. William H. Dryden, s. H. Lehman,
r. NJ. Snyder. Clarence Monk, j. w
BOYS and u. C. Eschbsch.
The committee found things in the
Vicinity of Wilmington I'm good condi-
tion. Both at the pier at Pigeon Point
and at the shops the hose was gotten
out and water was pouring upon a
supposiiliious fire within two minutes
of lhe alarm"
The observation locomotive attracted
attention while in VIII
10 is used by The superln- (
Iendenl during his inspection trips, and /
,Onsisls OF a locomotive over which. @ ]
sheltered cabin is built.
on Thursday, the same committee /
Nnl inspect the Schuykill and Lehigh |
md The Reading and Columbia diyi-
sions OF the Heading railroad
Yesterdays inspection was a fore
'unncr OF a greater nationwide inspec-
ion OF every piece Of track in the
10y a committee appointed by
he United States Railroad Administra-
ion which win commence October is
md end on the last day Of the month.
Two weeks will be devoted 10 this in
.pcclion. and will be known as the
National Railroad Accident Proven
ion Drive" 10 is expected that the ma
ional inspectors will arrive in VIII
ninglon over The Pennsylvania railroad
bout October 80. The National Com
ntlec consists OF thousands Of men,
specially chosen because OF their
echnlcal qualifications.
TO further the interest In the Ma
iona Safety Drive advertisements are
'eing inserted in newspapers. and slides
re being shown at the various moving
,icture theatres throughout The coun-
ry.