San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-15

the city with the Inspection party
on last Saturday. The party pro-
ceeded eastward, while Mr.. Small
stopped here. Mr.. Small stated
Yesterday that the San Antonio
division, of which he is the super
intendent, was found in tirst-class
condition. He was awarded
handsome gold medal by General
Manager J. Kruttschnitt and Cen
eral superintendent w. q. Van
Week, for his valuable services
and efficiency while in the employ
of that road. On one side OF the
medal is good and distinct rep"
rpsentatiOn of the famous PecOs
high bridge and on the other the
well-knOwn monogram OF the
| Southern Pacific, representing a
| railway and the setting sun. Mr..
Small has superintendent and aid
ed in the principal railway con-
struction, in the Lone Star state,
and the PecOs bridge was con-
structed under his sole supervision.
LOCOMOTIVE PUFFs.
A half-fare excursion train of the
New York Central to Chicago left
New York last Tuesday and had
Ga passengers aboard when it
reached Buffalo. This is said to
be the biggest excursion of the kind
since these cheap trains were inau-
gurated.
The pay-car of the International
and Great Northern will arrive in
the city from Palestine this after
noon at o'clock and all hands will
be paid off. The car leaves for La
redo tomorrow morning.
An extra sleeper was required on
the north bound train of the Inter.
national and Great Northern last
night. This was owing to the large
number of San AntOnianS who left
for the Worlds fair over that road.
Thomas G.. George, the agent at
Eagle Pass, on the Northern Paci-
ffc, passed through San Antonio
Yesterday, accompanied by his fam
lily, en- route to the Worlds Fair
grounds at Chicago.
Two large dead ten-wheel en-
gines passed through the city from
the east yesterday en- route to Cali
fornia, where they will be used on
Mountain division Of the Southern
Pacific.
Jack Mangan, freight conductor
on the west end Of the Southern
Pacific, leaves for Chicago, accom-
panied by his wife, today, to visit
the Columbian exposition.
Joseph Schneider, the genial
chief dispatcher on the Interna-
tiOnal and Great Northern, leaves
for Chicago, accompanied by his
sister, today. He will be gone a
month.
w. A. Shafer, the we'll known
passenger conductor, on the San
Antonio division of the Southern
Pacific, leaves with his family this
evening for Chicago, to visit Mid
way Plaisance, the Ferris wheel,
and other points of interest now
agitating the world.
| The office of cotton clerk on the
| Southern Pacific has been aban-
| doned. c. Schwartz, who has been
in charge of this department, has
accepted position as superinten-
dent of the compress and gin at
Taylor.
Joseph Mcmillan, the CONNER
cial agent for the Southern Pacific,
| is no longer connected with the
steamer freight traffic of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, which
formerly arrived in San Antonio
via the Southern Pacific.
w. B. Carrierie, travelling audi
tor for the Southern Pacific, is at
present on trip over the road
checking up the various city ticket
offices of that company. He was in
San Antonio Saturday and Sun
day.
The Southern Pacific will make
further retrenchments in the 10
cal freight office Saturday night
One bill clerk will be let out, and
the cashier will act as revising
clerk, besides attending to his reg
ular former duties during Johr
: Lieck's absence at the World
fair.
Barney Cunningham will reliev
Thomas MCGEE as loading and un
I loading clerk in the Sunset freigh
\ house during the latter's brida
, tour to the Columbian expositio
' with Miss Grace Nixon, who vii
then be known as Mrs. Thoma