Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1913 — Last of Old Type. [ARTICLE]

Last of Old Type.

Recently there died In Belgium the last of that band of railroad conductors who announced the departure of the train with a blast from a. brass bugle. Tbe custom was suppressed in 1860, but up to that time all railroad conductors were furnished with the wind instrument, which they were required to become proficient on before entering the service. It was a picturesque sight to see the departure of s train from a small station, where half the village turned out to see the train and its occupants Three notes wero sounded pn the bugle, and they had many ziimiflcancea. from the mere starting of a train to the call for help in case of aa aoeideat