Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — Railroad Reporter Heeds President Wilson’s Advice. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Reporter Heeds President Wilson’s Advice.

The following is an extract from one of the Chicago papers of a recent date: A short time ago the Nickel Plate railroad had a special train with nine carloads of Italians going back to the old country to fight. Engine No. 446 pulled the train safely from Chicago to Fort Wayne. When the engine arrived at the roundhouse the fire was cleaned by a Russian workman under an Irish foreman. It was coaled up by a Swedish stationary engineer and then brought into the round house by an Australian. It was now prepared for the run by an English day roundhouse foreman, who had a Hungarian prepare the headlight. An Austrian, with a Polish helper, washed the boiler. An Italian wiped the wheels and a Hungarian wiped the jacket and tank. A Swedish machinist made the mechanical repairs and a German pipe fitter, with an English helper, looked after the pdpe work and tested the airbrakes. A French boilermaker, with a Hungarian helper, repaired all leaks of the boiler. A Hollander looked after the boiler jacket, while a Hungarian fixed up the boiler. A Swede put oil on the engine for the run. Then an English engineer, with a German fireman, took the train safely to Fort Wayne. All hands pulled together willingly to get the fighters over the Nickel Plate and they say they will do the same for any other set of fighters who wish to leave over that road to fight in Europe. The engine was pulled into Fort Wayne by Engineer Vickary and fireman E. Hunsaker. Two Germans were in charge of the locomotive when it left. They were Engineer H. G. Wiegman and Fireman M. T. Ocker.