RAILROAD
MUTUAL MEMBERS
GATHER TONIGHT
To Celebrate Second Anniver
sary; Many Visitors Coming
For Big Event
4ft
At noon to-day Isalali Reese, Jr.,
announced the following program for
the big celebration to-night:
7.3o—Reception to Philadelphia
delegation.
B.oo —Overture, Mutual band; ad
dress of welcome, E. K. Smith, presi
dent of Local Assembly, No. 4; duet, |
Messrs. Boyer and Jeffries; solo, Mas- |
ter letter; musical sketch, Messrs. De- '
lone and Shuey; comedy sketch, |
Messrs. Colta and Alcorn; solo, Gwilym !
Watklns; monologue, George Martin;
address, J. K. Linn, treasurer. National
Assembly, Mutual Beneficial Associa
tion; national airs. Mutual band.
10 to 12 Midnight—Dancing.
Plans are complete for the second !
anniversary celebration to-night of
Harrisburg Assembly, No. 4, Mutual
Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania
Railroad Employes. The big event
takes place at Chestnut Street Audi
torium and will lie attended by dele
gations from Philadelphia, Lancaster,
Heading and other cities.
The local committee in charge of
arrangements, of which Isaiah j
Reese/Jr., is chairman, with the re
ception committee, will meet the visit
ing delegations at 7.20 and escort them
to the hall, where they will be wel
comed by local officials.
With the Philadelphians will be 200 j
members and the Accordeon band, j
The latter will be a part of tjie pro- |
gram and will play for the overflow \
dance in the smaller hall. Admission ,
will be by invitation and it is expected ;
that 1.500 will attend.
Miss Pennsy Conductor;
Find Dead Body on Rails
Philadelphia, March 13. Missed
from his train after it left White Hill
station last niglit William GasUill, one I
of the best-known conductors on the'
Trenton division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was found dead beside the
tracks under conditions which Cor
oner Samuel Gaskill believes demand
an investigation.
The train was on its way from
Camden to Borden town. When the i
train reached Bordentown, nothing
could be found of Gaskill.
Search was made for him and his
body was found lying on the tracks
near where the train had stopped. His
back was broken and ribs crushed,
and there is a hole in his chest.
Detectives have discovered that Gas
kill had some bitter enemies who
threatened his life. A widow, two
daughters and one son survive the
dead conductor. He was a member [
of the Knights of Pythias. Masons,
' >dd Fellows. American Mechanics and
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
Railroad Notes
A number of Harrisburg engineers
attended the fiftieth anniversary on)
Saturday of the Reading Division,
No. 75. Brotherhood of Locomotive:
Engineers. . j
- 11. P.. Welsh, supervisor of the Bal-)
* ninor.' division of the Pennsylvania|
Railroad. with Mrs. Welsh, is visiting I
in Voungstown, Ohio.
General Manager S. C. Long, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, passed through
Harrisburg Saturday en route west.
He will inspect the Pittsburgh and ;
western divisions.
Huntingdon and Mifflin wrecking!
crews to-day pulled the big engine 1
that went over the bank at Mexico
l ist. Thursday night back on the track.
The locomotive went to Altoona for
repairs.
Middle division employes residing!
in Harrisburg and east of Denholm
on the Middle division were paid to
day.
Standing of the Crews
ii \itittsm iu; sini:
Philadelphia Division —l2S crew first
to go after 4 p. m.: 126, 102, 114, 127,
133.
Firemen for 114, 127.
< 'onductor for 127.
Flagmen for 126, 127.
Brakeman for 102.
Kngineers up: W. K. Steffy, Shooff, j
Ryan, Grass. Sober, Mohn, Kautz, An
derson, Gable, lieane, Ford, Houseal,
Speas, Blankenhorn, May, Sell war/.,
Steffy, Cable, NViker. Ream, Black.
Firemen up: Reeder, Striekler, Clark.
Shandler. Smith, Wright, Weil, Kugle.
Hayes, Swartz, Earh&rt, Aruey, Mace,
Hiner, Howe, Good.
Flagman up: Martz.
Brakemen up: Albright. Crosby,
Smith, Aahenfelter. Potter. Miller,
oover. Welsh. Kirk. Lloyd, Stone, Frank,
Beale, MeN'eal, Mumma.
Middle Division —247 crew first to go
after 1:20 p. m.: 227, 250. 220.
Preference: 8, 11.
Hngineer for 11.
Brakeman for 11.
Engineers up: Shirk, Bowers, Hum- !
mer.
Fireman up: liumberger.
Conductor up: Coup.
Prakemen up: Rhine, Lenhnrt,
Henry.
Vard f 'rewa—
Kn-'neers for fourth 8, 28. fifth 8.
Three extras.
Firemen for first 8, first 22. 26. 28,
fifth S Three extras.
Kntcineers up: Sieber. Goodman, Ilar
ling, giiyford, Matson, Beckwith, Macha
nier. Gibbons. Rodgers, Snyder, Loj-,
McCartey, Lelbv.
Firemen up: Pleffer, Snell, jr.. Fleish
er, Weigle. Burger. Alcorn. Wagner,
Riehtor. Keiser. Ferguson. Six, Cnmb
ler. Cain, Williams, Warner, Myers,
Steele. Hardy.
i:\oi,\ side
l'liil:iil<-l|iliin Division—23l crew first
In sro after 4:15 p. m.: 244, 254. 247. 2t l.
252. 221. 210. 12, 3. 16. 1, 57, 38. 31, 29,
IS, 28. 7.
Firemen for 247. 210.
conductor for 18.
Flagmen for 14, 26. 47.
Brakemen for 3. I. 16, 30. 31. 34, 52.
conductor up: Fllckinger.
Brakemen un: Seabolt. Balnubrldge,
Coder, Geist, l\earne v Kssig, Stauner.
Hevll. r.i. k.
Middle Division—23s crew first to go
after 1:50 p. m.: 242. 239. 151, 253, 224. 1
Front end: 108. 119, 105.
Kngineer for 108.
Fireman for 108.
Brakemen for 119, 105.
*nril rn'HK—To go after 1 p. m.:
Kngineers for second 10S, 122. 134,
13ii.
Firemen for 130, second 102.
Kngineers ui>: Hill, Boyer, Kling,
•rf'inbh. Branyon. Bretz. Turner.
Firemen up: Gelling. ITandlboe,
Brown Sellers. McDonald. ITlnkle. L p.
Hall. Beckwith. Elchelherger, Liddlck,
Linn, Kline.
the m:\Di\fi
llnrrlslmric Division—ls crew first to
go after 11:45 a. m.: 76, 4. 17. 22, 23, IS.
Fasthound—6s crew first to :?o after
12:15 p. m.: 62, 55. 70. 71. 61. 58, F. 3.
Fnglneers for SS, 59, 62, 70, 6. 7.
Firemen for 58, 18.
Conductor for 22.
Brakemen for 70. 4. 6. 17. 22.
Fntrlnoers up: Morrison. Fortenbnugh,
S'weeley. Pletz, Martin, Kauffman.
Jfnkle.
Firemen up: Cohle, Grim. Newark,
Peters. Culllson, TTonman. Smith, Blum
e-istlne, \lvord, Gelb, Vowler. Miller.
Hci.Oi r, Sweeley. Hornfeltz, McMullln.
Conductors up: Hilton, Philabauin,
Ben ver.
B'nl'emen un: Wlckenhelser. S"ltrh
"-in. 'tittle. Ellsrode, Redman, Seott,
S''•'r Green. Flemintr. Reed. Ttenn. T'nx
*• Bolts, 'larder. Dare. Jones Hlvner.
c. 'hr Wood Maehamer, Hershey,
Hauffer, Beach. Bailey.
MONDAY EVENING, KARRISBTJRG tdSftflg TELEGRAPH! MARCH 13, 10175.
THEO. VOORHEES
DIES SUDDENLY
President of Philadelphia and
Reading Railway, Out of
Hospital Short Time
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THEODORE VOORHEES
| Late President Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway
Special to the Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pa., March 13.
Theodore Voorhees, president of the !
Philadelphia & Reading Railway, died
suddenly late Saturday night at his
| home in Elkins Park.
Mr. Voorhees returned about ten
! days ago, apparently in good health,
! from Rochester, Minn., where he un
derwent an operation. He visited his
i office last Friday tor the first time in
several months and spent several
I hours there. At ton o'clock Satur
| day niglit he became ill and his death
vame fifteen minutes before midnight.
He was B9 years old.
Edward T. Stotesbury, president of'
| the Reading Company, who is 011 a
! vacation at Palm Beach, was notified
of Mr. Voorhees* death by members
of the family.
Funeral services will be held at the
Voorhees home. Colony House, Elkins
j Park, to-morrow at 11 o'clock. Bu
! rial will be private. A special
train will leave the Reading Terminal
at 10:15 with ofHcials of the com
pany and return as soon as the serv
ices are over.
Leaves Widow and Family
Mr. Voorhees leaves a widow and
eight children. Six of the children
! were at his bedside when he passed
J away. They are Harlow C. Voorhees,
; Theodore C„ Gerald. Mrs. Charles R.
1 Wood. Mrs. Phoebe Drayton and Mrs.
I Ferdinand de St. Plialle. Another son
| is H. Belin Voorhees, general super
| intendent of the Baltimore «fc Ohio. lie
lives In Cincinnati.
Mr. Voorhees was nearing half a
century of service in the railroad busi
ness when he died. His term as presi
; dent of the Reading lacked less than
I two monl hs of two years.
He entered the railroad service July
| 15, 1869. one month after his gradua
' tion from Rensselaer Polytechnic In
stitute. Before his course. ;it the in
-1 stitute he was graduated from Colum
' bia College. After four years in the
| encineering department of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western Rail
road he was for two years superinten
-1 dent of the Syracuse, Blnghamton <v
New York Railroad, and then he
transferred his activities to the trans
portation department of the Delaware
& Hudson Canal Company, at Al
bany.
From March 1, 1875 to October
20, 1885, lie was superintendent of the
Saratoga and Champlain division of
the Delaware & Huson. He then be
came the assistant general superln
j tendent of the New York Central, and
011 March 1, 1890, he was promoted
to the superintendency.
Came to Reading
Mr. Voorhees was made the first
vice-president of the Philadelphia 1*
Reading Railway on February 1,
1893. and on the death of George F.
Baer he succeeded to the presidency
of the company.
Mr. Voorhees' successor probably
I will be one of the two vice-presidents
! of the company. Agnew T. Dice, or
! John F. Auch. The president is elect
ed by the Board of Directors at the
| annual meeting in the Fall, but a
I meeting probably will be called to
| temporarily till the vacancy.
Mr. Voorhees was a trustee of the
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
a member of the Holland Society of
; New York; St. Nicholas Society, of
I New York; American Society of Civil
Engineers, Huntingdon Valley Country
Club, Racquet Club, Country Club of
New York and Automobile Club.
He was a director of the Market
Street National Bank and of several
: subsidiary railroads connected with
the Reading.
Pennsylvania Could Build
j Big Railroad Around World
The annual record of transportation
-lines, just issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, shows that if the 26,705.
miles of the system's tracks were re
laid in a single line there would re
sult a standard gauge railroad around
I the world and a double track from
New York to Kansas City. At present
i the Pennsylvania operates in 13 States
i and the District of Columbia.
The length of all the railroad lines
; in the Pennsylvania system, whether
single, douhle, triple or quadruple
tracked, is shown by the record to be
11,823 miles. Of these, 3761 miles
( have two or more tracks. S2B miles
(have three and 635 miles four tracks
| There are also 9656 miles of track In
| sidinprs.
j The lines of fhe Pennsylvania sys
tem serve a territory in which 50,-
i 000,000 people, or one-half the entire
I population of llie United States.
Local Bowlers W?"n. Match
From Crack Paoli Team
The C. T. and M. W. Athletic As
sociation bowlers on Saturday night
defeated the Paoli team of the same i
association; scores, 2604 to 2160. This
was the, second of a series between I
teams of the Philadelphia division rep
resenting the Transportation and 1
' Maintenance of Way Departments.
In Saturday night's game Mcnden
hall was a star. He had high game
score. 238, and high total, 618. Myers,
of the same team was a close second
with a total of 544 and 212 for a single
game, Tyler was the best scorer for
Paoli, having 520. The match was
played 011 P. R. R. Y. Al. C. A. alleys.
/ $25,000.00 s.
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