Permanent officials in charge would be required.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was unable to spare Mr.
Scott, and Mr.Scott, in turn, decided that I must return to Pittsburgh, where my services were urgently needed, owing to the demands made upon the Pennsylvania by the Government.

We therefore placed the department at Washington in the hands of others and returned to our respective positions.
After my return from Washington reaction followed and I was taken with my first serious illness.

I was completely broken down, and after a struggle to perform my duties was compelled to seek rest.

One afternoon, when on the railway line in Virginia, I had experienced something like a sunstroke, which gave me considerable trouble.