. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . here-fore, depends upon its employes, and likewise the success of the employedepends upon the success of the Company. ^ The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at this time, more than at any other timein its history, is crowded for space in passenger trains, owing to the heavytravel, and it is not only the privilege but the obligation of an employe toconsider the comfort and convenience of a paying passenger; and in hisact of courtesy and consideration, he not only helps his Company andhimself at the same time, but the Government as well. ^ At this time the Go
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . here-fore, depends upon its employes, and likewise the success of the employedepends upon the success of the Company. ^ The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at this time, more than at any other timein its history, is crowded for space in passenger trains, owing to the heavytravel, and it is not only the privilege but the obligation of an employe toconsider the comfort and convenience of a paying passenger; and in hisact of courtesy and consideration, he not only helps his Company andhimself at the same time, but the Government as well. ^ At this time the Government depends largely on the railroads to winthe war. The Baltimore and Ohio, through its employes, has pledgeditself to the Government, and every employe, whether accepting thecourtesy of transportation over his own line, or that of another line, shouldremember he is only one of the great family of railroad employes in theUnited States acting as a unit helping the Government and the people, inthe great cause for liberty and Birth of Our National Anthem—TheStar-Spangled Banner Attack on Baltimore and Bombardment of Fort McHenry bythe British in 1814 Inspired Francis Scott Keyto Write Celebrated Song HURCH bells were calling in Bal-timore Town, Sunday, Septem-ber 11, 1814, when through thestreets went the cry, The enemyis at our door! On the Court Housegreen three cannon boomed. With mar-tial tread and beating drums patriotsspread the alarm. From the housescame men of all classes, determined toprotect their kin and their homes. At the mouth of the Patapsco, offNorth Point, twelve miles from the city,fifty ships flying the British colors weresilhouetted against the eastern thousand strong, the invaders,representing the flower of the EnglishArmy and Navy, gazed towards the citythey had termed a nest of pirates. Lining the decks of this fleet were partof Wellingtons Invincibles, and theveterans of Nelsons victories, men whohad humbled the great Napoleon.
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