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36 Driscoll's first employer in Ashtabula, he being agent for the P. Y. & A. and superintendent of the ore docks. He put Driscoll in charge of a gang on the old No. 1 dock, where the Loc«- port machines were first operated and where wheelbarrows were also an im- portant factor in getting the ore from the boats to the dock. -- Mr. Driscoll only remained with the P. Y. & A. for one season, starting in in 1875 with the firm of Andrews, Hitchcock & Co..on the. Lake Shore side. His immediate superiors then were A. J. McKinney and E. S. Hen- ry. He ran a gang for them till '70; when he was made general foreman. He has held this position ever since. Mr. Driscoll is now in the employ of the Angeline, Union and Mahon- ing & Shenango ore docks and the Pittsburg Coal Co., but between now and his first employment with An- drews, Hitchcock & Co. he worked for Scott & Co., who operated at Ash- tabula in 1885, later selling out to the Pittcbure Coal Co. The changes in the methods of un- loading ore and loading coal since Mr. Driscoll started in have been very rapid and interesting, but it is worthy of note that he delights in referring to and talking about the old days. J. Cc, ONEIL. J. C. O'Neil's connection with the lake front improvements at Ashta- 1. C0 NEIL. bula comes through his work as sup- erintendent for the Standard Con- tracting Co., of Cleveland, which firm took the contract for pier and jetty work as well as making the big fill for the Pennsylvania. The excellent manner in which the work has been TAE MarRINE REVIEW ¢ done is attributable in a great meas- ure to him. In many ways, Mr. O'Neil can be called a genius, because he is able to turn his hand at almost any kind of work. He was earning a journeyman carpenter's wages at the age of seven- teen, and since that time: he has P. H. HAGENEY, Chief Engineer, Lake Shore Docks. learned the trade of pattern making and molding and he has also served his time"as a machinist. Not satis- fied with this, however, he also turned his hand to submarine diving. All of this preparation helped him in super- intending pier and bridge construc- tion, which he has done mostly in re- cent "years. 4. Mr. O'Neil's father and grandfather before him were contractors, his grandfather having assisted in build- ing the first cathedral constructed in New York city. From this, it can be seen that the grandson has inherited his ability in his chosen line. One of Mr. O'Neil's ways of keeping busy after working hours at Ashta- Bula was to build an 18-ft. gasoline launch to get around the harbor with in the course of his -work. P. H. HAGENEY. Pr. UW, Hageney is one, of several sons of Erin who made-an early ap- pearance at Ashtabula and remained there from the time ore was first re- ceived till now. He started" his career on dredges at Erie, but went to Ashtabula in 779. He is now em- ployed as the chief engineer of the Angeline, Union and Mahoning & Shenango ore docks and the Pittsburg Coal Co.'s dock. When Mr. Hageney. started to work, the Lake Shore had two ma- chines on the old No. 1 dock, which he says were called Noble & Hall ma- chines. They were similar to the Lockports except that the latter hoisted and lowered away with a fric- tion gear, while the former worked with a clutch. The Noble & Hall also had a double engine. : What is now known as the Union slip at. Ashtabula, was dredged out the same year that Mr. Hageney ar- rived. Seven Noble & Hall machines, he says, were installed on the dock: which was built there, called No. 4. No. 2 and No. 3 docks were built in 73 and '74. They were installed with Hunt automatics. These docks were done away with some. time later. "Mr. Hageney's. work has been of an interesting nature because he has been present to see the rapid evolution of the ore-unloading methods. Using a Noble & 'Hall machine in the old days was aS primitive as 'could be, compared with the use of the Hoover & Mason clams of today. J. P. FITZGERALD. J. P. Fitzgerald, engineer in charge of the Pennsylvania's Ashtabula har- bor' lake front improvements, is a young man who has made his own way in his profession. He has_ be- come proficient by hard work. He started his career under the tutelage J. Bs FITZGERALD, Engineer in Charge Pennsylvania ments. Improve- of the city of his town. He spent seven years of his life working in all capacities at Ashtabula with the city engineer and then went engineer home