The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-08
THE BOYS OF THE OLD
b. & w.

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der skinned smoothed faced boy of
I Albany who had reached that age that
most boys reach, when he felt as if
he just had to have job and earn his
own money, after making a futile eff
fort to get clerkship or some other
job that would have been more agree
abel to his mother, who naturally did
not want her hoy to have a job
which carried with it more or less
danger. armed himself with letter of
recommendation from two of Albany's
leading bankers, and made his way
to Brunswick, where he made appli-
cation to c. Morris, then master of
trains for the old B. and w. for a po-
sition as fiagman. Mr.. Morris said
''Pu give you job, young fellow, on
account of you having such damn
good Endorsement, but you won't last
thirty days. Badger Murrow is a big
ger man than you are and he couldn't
stand it. so III give you the same rim
he had"
Happy that he had job, this young
lad started out in February, after be-
ing examined by Captain Bob Wells,
and being okeyed by him. Joe Green
was the first engineer to pull the
young fiagman, and he handled his en-
CINE in such a way as to impress the
kid with the idea that Mr.. Green is
looking out for me- and Il have no
need to fear that he will mash me in
baking this coupling" Capt. De-
IlOach was his first conductor.
TIE purpose of this article is to re-
call to mind the boys of the old B. and
v. and faulty memory must be par
ioned if some reader, who chances
o be one of the old boys who were
acre prior to 1892. il some name is
tvcI looked
A finer bunch of men never lived
than the old boys of the B. and w.
WHO We're as loyal to their road and
as courteous to the patrons Of the
road as it was possible to be. Bred
and born gentlemen of the highest
type, most of them now of sainted
memory.
Among those who are now on the
scene of action, are: Capt. A. w. Pa
in, the only conductor and Capt. r,
). Wells, formerly a conductor, now
baggage agent at Albany; John Col
;en, John Farmer, Allen Knight, Will
lahoney, VIII Futch, and John White,
re the only engineers of that day
hat are living today, and Uncle John
Golden has recently been placed on
he retired list, having reached the
lge limit. Three other conductors
come to mind just now who are liv-
ing: Frank Pride, Captain Pope Stew
art and Captain DeLoach; not with
The B. and w. now, however.
The firemen, baggage men and flag
men of that day have all been lost
sight of by the writer. except Charlie
Morrow who is now conductor on
the A. c. L., out of Tampa.
Adam Baker and Toney Lamar
We're two of the good old negro brake
men. Tony was thrown from the top
of his train and killed, and Adam has
been gone for number of years.
Those who have passed away, and
are thought of tenderly by the few
remaining are:
Engineers: Francis, Joe Green, Will
Potter, J. F. Leah, Wright, Jim Saw
age, Clemens, Mabry. Conductors:
G. M. Forbes, ]. F. Nelson. Fred Bull,
w. S. Virgins, Wilson, Harrison, Bob
Morrow, Smith, Beaton, Mathews.
Captain Charlie Morris, who was
master of trains and Chas. Hendricks,
his chief clerk, are both dead. Mr.
O'Connor, now of Brunswick. and Mr.
McCranie, who is now General Super
intendent A. C. L. Railway, were
among the dispatchers; Mr.. McCranie
at that time being the youngest dis
patcher in Georgia.
Charlie letters, Mack Robertson and
Walter J. Shackleford were among the
baggage masters of that day. The
writer does not know their present ad-
dress.
Among the old B. and w. agents
now living, are Judge j. G. Boatright,
Of Cordele; T. M. Griffin, of Fitzger-
aid; J. W. Harris, of Alapaha. and
William Touchton, formerly of Pear.
son, ]. II. Hillhouse, formerly ell
Waresboro, now of Sylvester, and Will |
der, of Isabella. w. A. Sumter, of AL |
bany, was in the office at Albany.
The kid lasted longer than thirty
days, and remained in the railroad SER |
vice for many years; but is now well |
known business man in South Georgia. |
His immediate predecessor is one of |
the leading attorneys of the Triton
bar.