. Railway master mechanic [microform] . , Mass., where he is sur-rounded by his children and grand-children, and every com-fort, except his estimable life-companion, who died a fewyears ago. He is rather hard of hearing, but otherwise his vitality and health, are well preserved for one of his yearsand labors. He can safely, we think, be called the oldest living mastercar builder in the United States or Canada. He was presi-dent of the Master Car Builders Association from 1871 to1873, succeeding Mr. Van Houten of the Pennsylvania R. R.,who was, if we mistake not, the first president, and withwh
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . , Mass., where he is sur-rounded by his children and grand-children, and every com-fort, except his estimable life-companion, who died a fewyears ago. He is rather hard of hearing, but otherwise his vitality and health, are well preserved for one of his yearsand labors. He can safely, we think, be called the oldest living mastercar builder in the United States or Canada. He was presi-dent of the Master Car Builders Association from 1871 to1873, succeeding Mr. Van Houten of the Pennsylvania R. R.,who was, if we mistake not, the first president, and withwhom, and such veterans as Mr. Kirby of the Lake Shore,Mr. Calvin A. Smith, Mr. Forney, Mr. F. D. Adams, Mr:Leander Garey and others, he was a colleague. After leaving the Boston & Maine, about two years ofMr. Andrews life were given up to inventions. He was thefather of what is known as the swing bolster. He also pat-ented a synchronous ventilator for passenger cars by whichall those on one side of a car could be opened or closed at. Mr. M. C. Andrews, the Oldest Living Master CarBuilder. the same time by simply throwing a lever. In 1869 Mr. Andrews was appointed Master Car Builder ofthe New York, New Haven & Hartford road, being locatedat New HaVen. He had a desire to live in the Elm City inpreference to New York, where he could have gone,- as theErie road wanted him to take charge of its car remained in New Haven five years, and afterward tookup his residence in New York City, having become inter-ested in a car spring company with which his son Frank,since deceased, was associated. He and his son were con-nected with the concern for about ten years, after Avhich heagain found himself in the quiet town of Andover, the sceneof the busy activities of his early days, where he has livedever since. The car shops, first constructed in Andover, were re-moved to South Lawrence in 1848, where, though they havebeen twice d?stroyed by fire (the last time in 1866), thesame br
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