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Letter to Editor
August 27, 1912
The Evening World
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A reader writes to confirm that locomotives once had names and red smokestacks, recalling the engine 'John I. Blair' on the Sussex Branch of the D.L.&W. railroad, which rolled down an embankment during the 1888 blizzard near Newton or Branchville, N.J.
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A Locomotive's Fate.
To the Editor of The Evening World
Trying to help settle the dispute about
locomotives having once had names and
red smokestacks, I would say that
there used to be an engine on the Sussex
Branch of the D., L. & W. by the
name of "John I. Blair." that had a red
ring around the smokestack. The last
I saw of this engine was in the blizzard
of 1888, when the engine tried to
plough its way through a drift of snow
and rolled down an embankment. Any
one who lived in or about Newton or
Branchville, N. J., at that time can
verify this.
JERSEY RUBEL
To the Editor of The Evening World
Trying to help settle the dispute about
locomotives having once had names and
red smokestacks, I would say that
there used to be an engine on the Sussex
Branch of the D., L. & W. by the
name of "John I. Blair." that had a red
ring around the smokestack. The last
I saw of this engine was in the blizzard
of 1888, when the engine tried to
plough its way through a drift of snow
and rolled down an embankment. Any
one who lived in or about Newton or
Branchville, N. J., at that time can
verify this.
JERSEY RUBEL
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Locomotive Names
Red Smokestack
John I Blair
1888 Blizzard
Sussex Branch
D L W Railroad
Newton Nj
Branchville Nj
What entities or persons were involved?
Jersey Rubel
To The Editor Of The Evening World
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Jersey Rubel
Recipient
To The Editor Of The Evening World
Main Argument
confirms locomotives had names and red smokestacks, citing the engine 'john i. blair' on the sussex branch of the d.l.&w. with a red ring on its smokestack, which derailed in the 1888 blizzard.
Notable Details
Sussex Branch Of The D., L. & W.
Blizzard Of 1888
Rolled Down An Embankment After Trying To Plough Through Snow Drift
Verifiable By Residents Of Newton Or Branchville, N.J.