. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . tive on the Baltimore and Ohiowas Thomas Spurrier, Sr., who lived atPlane No. 4. Born September 15, 1802,when quite a young man he drove a teamover the National Highway, the pikebetween Baltimore and Wheeling. Withthe building of the first link of the Balti-more and Ohio Railroad he realized thathe would have unconquerable competi-tion and he left the pike and entered theservice of the railroad as teamster. Helater was promoted to fireman and thento engineman. Mr. Spurrier had four daughters, threeof whom married men who served asfiremen on his engine.
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . tive on the Baltimore and Ohiowas Thomas Spurrier, Sr., who lived atPlane No. 4. Born September 15, 1802,when quite a young man he drove a teamover the National Highway, the pikebetween Baltimore and Wheeling. Withthe building of the first link of the Balti-more and Ohio Railroad he realized thathe would have unconquerable competi-tion and he left the pike and entered theservice of the railroad as teamster. Helater was promoted to fireman and thento engineman. Mr. Spurrier had four daughters, threeof whom married men who served asfiremen on his engine. One of themmarried twice, her second husband beinga Baltimore and Ohio man. Dan Cupid had a staunch and re-sourceful ally in Mr. Spurrier. It was in the 40s that one of his fire-men, Alexander Diffey, was promoted to engineman. Mr. Spurriers nephew,Thomas Spurrier, succeeded Diffey as fire-man. The last named was in love withMary Spurrier, both being about nineteenyears old. They decided to elope toBaltimore and took young Spurrier into. THOMAS SPURRIER, Jr. their confidence. He consented to assisthis cousin and prevent his uncle frominterfering. The day of the elopement Senior and Spurrier Juniorstarted with their engine for elopers planned to board the Fred-erick train east at Plane No. 4. It wasup to young Spurrier to delay his uncle 13 14 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE on their return trip in order to giveDiffey and Miss Spurrier a good start. He thought of many methods, such asallowing the steam pressure to go down,etc., but finally decided to remove apin from the washer on the left side of theengine and watch for it to drop Hartmans water station the pin waswithdrawn. The engine was quicklyoiled and, opening the throttle, ThomasSpurrier, Sr., had visions of makingPlane No. 4 on time. His nephew, meantime, was keeping aneye on that washer and he thought itnever would fall off. However, just be-fore reaching Bartholows water s
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