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From: "Bill Fox" <>
Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] Occupation
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 19:17:48 -0600


You are a veritable font of information....at least I knew what a cinder
was! LOL Handled a few clinkers in my day too!
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Del" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] Occupation


: Actually this is a railroad term for the person who wets the cinders down
: along the track. Old coal and wood fired boilers put out hot cinders
along
: the track that would often set fires. The cinder damper was that person
in
: an area that check to be sure there wasn't a fire started after the train
: went by. Not sure how long they lasted, but do know they worked in the
: prairie states during the mid 1800's. There was always the chance that
the
: train would start a prairie fire.
:
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: ----- Original Message -----
: From: Bill Fox <>
: To: <>
: Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:49 PM
: Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] Occupation
:
:
: > Probably one who fished out cinders from coal burning furnaces or
boilers.
: >
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Jim Acker" <>
: > To: <>
: > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:40 PM
: > Subject: [NEWGEN] Occupation
: >
: >
: > : Hi list'
: > : Anyone know what a cinder damper was?
: > : Jim
: > :
: > :
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