San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-19
RAILROAD
A Railroader Tells of a Haunted
Householder News,

Householder News.
81 recently read an article in
San Antonio paper relating to
certain haunted house in this city
and also read that a certain lady
living on Nillita street expressed
her Willingness to personally con
suit the spirits" said a well-knOwr
railroad man to the Rumbler yes
terday. ~ know of a house, situa
ted near FlatOnia, that is sure
enough haunted, if anybody hap
pens to ask yOu," continued the rail
rOader, while the Rumbler was all
attention. "The house in question
is a large two-stOry frame build
ing, of southern architecture, and
is the estate of Colonel Fordtram.
The Colonel died in the house some
time ago, and suffered severe pains,
and until about two months ago
the house vas occupied by a we'll
known school teacher-a professor,
of Flatonia, whose name | cannot
recall just now. The professor
and his family were compelled
to find new quarters on account of
annOyances in the house created
by the spirits, or whatever it
may be. The place is a easy one
and the professor regretted leaV-
ing it. There is a baby cradle in
the second story and the house is
today partly furnished. At night
this cradle will rock and grOans
and shrieks can be distinctly heard,
as we'll as the rafting of the win
dow panes. Colonel Fordtram
was very fond of hunting and an
apparitiOn of a man and a dog
can be frequently seen. VIII you
believe me that [ and a COM
paniOn slept in this house one
night? But fortunately we had
enough "spirits" with us to kill
off the ghost and we never
once thought of the haunted house.
This place is situated about a mile
south of FlatOnia,and two hundred
yards from the railroad track.
The owners would be pleased to
have some n occupy the house,
but since the professor and his
family have left no one cares to try
it. | therefore thought to tell you
about it to give the lady on Villita
street an opportunity to make a
reputation as well as a probable
fortune for herself"
POR A NEW ROAD.
Judge w. H. BROKER and Capt.
VIM. Davis, of San Antonio, arrived
in VelascO yesterday, from a trip
through every county on the line
of the projected San Antonio and
Gulf railroad. They visited the jet
ties and inspected the river and
harbor Improvements and terminal
facilities here, and expressed them
selves as much pleased and no
longer surprised that so many
people along the line favored We
lascO as the terminus instead of
Galveston. They state that they
hope to begin work at this end of
the line in ninety days.
TO WORLDS FAIR TOURISTS.
General Superintendent f. A..
Peck, of the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern, has issued a
circular to conductors requesting
them to allow all passengers traV-
cling on Worlds fair excursion
tickets the privileges of chair and
Pullman cars, if they so desire,
nOtv outstanding the ticket strictly
prohibits these privileges. Peck
made the order to protect the Iron
Mountain, as reliable information
has been received at the Missouri
Pacific headquarters that other
| southern roads had violated the
rules by granting these same priv
ileges.
Pullman sleeper and reclining
chair cars are included on all roads
running one fare round-trip eX4
%cursions to Chicago from San An
tonic. There will be no extra
charges for these, and the tickets
call for first-class passage. The
fare from Cincinnati to Chicago is
only 81 round-trip,and it therefore,
would be cheaper for San Anton
ians to purchase rOund-trip tickets
to Cincinnati and from there tC
Chicago.
ALONG THE RAILS.
w. Green, foreman in the Sar
Antonio d Arkansas Pass shops al
YOakum, has been promoted t
general foreman, with headquar
tiers at YOakum. Charles Law, the
machinist, has been appointed tt
succeed Mr.. Green as foreman.