San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-18
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of
fees and Along the Lines.

fees and Along the Lines.
| J. r. McGregOr, travelling pas
| sCnger agent for the Queen anC
Crescent, whose headquarters 'hayC
formerly been at Birmingham
Ala. has been transferred to the
Texas territory, with headquarters
for the present at Dallas, to succeed
! Thomas +. McCandless, who has
resigned that position, according
to a circular signed by General
Passenger Agent w. {. Rinearson
II. Murphy, a switchman on the
Southern Pacific, who was mashed
between an engine and passenger
coach at Houston last Saturday
night, has been sent to the South
ern Pacific hospital in this city.
His injuries fortunately are not as
was at first expected, no bones be-
ing broken, and his comrades eX-
pect to see him back at work
soon.
Captain John NJ. Knight is in re.
ceipt of telegram from John Kill
kenny, division passenger agent
for the Louisville and Nashville at
New Orleans, which states that the
road is now again open and rum
ming regular trains as formerly.
w. II. Fields, treasurer for the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Railway company, has gone to
Louisiana to visit his sugar plan
tatiOn and arrange for the coming
sugar-cane season, which COM
mences next month.
The cOlored excursion to HOuS-
ton and Galveston tomorrow prom
Uses to prove a success. Editor h.
H. Harbert, of the Texas Illumina-
tor, is at the head of the excursion
and says large crowd will be on
the train.
w. G. Van Week, general super
intendent Of the Southern Pacific,
has just recovered from an attack
of illness at Houston, and came to
San Antonio for recreation. He
expects to leave for home tonight.
On December 10 the Wells Fargo
Express company will begin to OPP
cate on the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, which is now Oper-
ated by the Pacific Express COM
pany.
Captain James Beaumont, gen.
eral live stock agent for the South
ern Pacific, with headquarters at
Victoria, is in the city for day or
two and will probably 90 west.
Hon. \. W. Houston, general
counsel for the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, has gone to Helena,
Tex, to assist in the prosecution of
J. ID. May, the train rObber.
The greatest number of passen-
gers carried on one single train
was LAB, and occurred one day
last week on No 7 of the Alton,
which came into Chicago.
Ed Buchanan, dispatcher on the
Houston division of the Southern
Pacific, has recovered from a spell
of illness and resumed duties yes
terday.
Conductor Henry King, Of the
International and Great Northern,
has resumed his duties after a
months lay off.
Frank Small has gone to his
ranch on the BlancO river, west of
Kyle, to remain there all week and
recuperate.
Colonel W. d. Lawson, general
travelling passenger agent for the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas is in
the city.
J. p. AtkeisOn has accepted
position as agent for the San AntO-
MO and Arkansas Pass at Cameron.
Will Carr, brakeman on the
Southern Pacific, is back from a
visit to Canada and Chicago.
Southern Pacific is handling a
large amount Of freight from Cali
fornia en- route to New York.
Charles Griesenbeck has been
given position as cotton clerk in
the Sunset freight house.
Nathan English, conductor on
the Southern Pacific, has returned
from the worlds fair.
The general baggage agents Of
the state meet at Fort Worth to-,
morrow.