San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-24
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Unemployed Men Sidetracked-Rail
road News.

About fifty ':rampS were assem- bIed
at the Southern Pacific track, several
hundred yards south of the depot yeSter-
day morning. awaiting an opportunity to
board the regular freight and 'get out OF
town." The opportunity. however, failed
TO msterialize. Their hopes were not de.
StrOyed and they waited for the east
bound freight. which pulled out in the
afternoon. This train was made up in
two sections. As the first section pulled
out of the depot the un.
employed men were assembled
on the top of large furniture car of that
train. The regular freight train which
was scheduled TO pull out was No. %.
constituted the second section. The first
section was Side-tracked on the hill east
of here, while section ,. sped by the
tramp>. and was assisted up the hill by a
switch engine. The tTampS were left on
the the hill, while the freight proceeded
on its way unmOleSted.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
+. j. Martin, general freight and pas
Senger agent for the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, left for Houston Yesterday
TO meet his wife and daughter, who are
expected TO return from visit 10 the
north. The party is expected to arrived
in San Antonio tonight att o'clock on the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass from
hOuSVOll' III WIFI MAN
ager MOnSerate and DIR. Graves.
Captain John Shafter, customs agent
for the Mexican International at POrfir
Diaz, Mex, is in the city on his way
home from an extended visit to the
Worlds fair and other places. He has
also attended the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Indiana
polls, Ind, and a reunion in Michigan.
He is one OF the Originators of the United
American veterans.
Miss Addie Epson, the charming young
operator at DEVILS River. on the Southern
Pacific, accompanied Mrs. w. G.. Van
Week to Houston, In the special car.
Texas" last week Miss TpSen will
spend several weeks in the Bayou CITY.
during which time she will be the guest Of
Mrs. Van Week.
Jack Jones. head brakeman on the
Iron Mountain, was killed north of
TeXarkana yesterday morning. Two
freight trains cOllded and Jones jumped
from the top of a car. He fell on his
head and broke his neck. Two lOcomo
tiyeS were demolished, and several cars
wrecked.
John c. Teleper, formerly assistant
general auditor of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, has been appointed auditor Of
the road in Texas. TO succeed Herbert
4 oBt' " uO viii plOOdOlg Dt uldub ASSIST
ant to General Auditor Pollock Of thai
road.
An extra baggage car was required or
north bound passenger train of the Inter.
national and Great Northern yesterday
morning TO haul the baggage OF the
siberia company as far as Austin
where they showed last night.
General Manager NJ. d. MOnSerrate o
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass, ant
DIR. Amos Graves, ST., medical directO
OF the. road. are expected home from I
visit to the Worlds fair today.
The International and Great Northern
announces One-fare rate for the rOunC
trip, from stations Oil the line, on accom-
of the fall meeting Of the San Antonio
Jockey club next month.
Fifty car loads of live stock arrived
over the Southern Pacific from Alice yes
terday and were. transferred over to thu
International and Great Northern, to b.
shipped to Cotula.
b. +. Yoakum, general manager of tn
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe, was in tn
city from Galveston yesterday, to NEE
his family, which has returned from
visit north.
A suit has been brought against tn
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, by the stat
Of Texas in which the state will attemp
TO forfeit the charter of the company.
General Superintendent w. G. Va
Week. of the Southern Pacific, is expecte
through here tonight In his special cal
Texas, on his way to California.
p. H. Coombs, general agent for tn
Cotton Belt with headquarters at Hous
ton, is in the city from Austin. He eX
poets to leave tonight.
The sale Of cheap round "trip tickets t
Chicago, 1924. 75) will continue until Oc
81. Tickets are good to return, leavin
Chicago on Nov. Is
A large amount of switching is going o
at the Southern Pacific. The yards wer
blocked almost constantly yesterday.