San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-18
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
The Engineers Trip Saved Him
Other News.

The friends of j. II. Hoffman,
the engineer on the Southern Pa
citiC, who was married on Sunday
night, rendered the newly married
couple an Old-fashioned charivari,
at their residence on Avenue f,
last night. Mr.. Hoffman, unfor-
tunately for the boys, but not so
for himself, was out on his run
west, and Mrs. Hoffman had to
cater to the wants of the boys. The
right thought struck her at the
proper time, and she Immediately
ordered a keg of beer to be placed
at the disposal of the boys. This
was appreciated, and the keg "run
dry" in an hour. The "KatZen
Musikalische Gesellschaft" then
broke up, and the boys left for
their respective homes, highly
pleased with the treatment, and
promising they would repeat the
performance when Mr.. Hoffman
returns.
SID AT HIS DESK.
Sidney X. Buchanan, the popu-
lar dispatcher on the Southern
Pacific was seen at his desk yes
terday by the Rumbler for the
first time since his return from
Salt Lake City and Chicago. He
says the dispatchers had an ele-
giant time at Salt Lake City and
one that can always be remem-
bered. They were treated to a
splendid organ recital by the
daughters of Brigham Young, and
also visited the houses Of his many
wives and paid visit to his grove
Mr.. Sloan, who has relieved Mr..
Buchanan, is now in the place Of
Dispatcher Booth, until the latter
returns from his visit to New
York and Chicago, which will be
about the middle of next month.
LOCOMOTIVE PUFFs.
Dave T. Forbes expects to go
west today.
ID. X. Colburn and Hank Small
left for FL PasO yesterday morning
to inspect the buildings and bridges
along the Southern Pacific. They
will return Sunday
A. p. Blue, the rOadmaster, spent
Sunday in San Antonio and left
for Schulenburg yesterday. He is
expected in the city this evening.
E. Shea and +. Griffin accom-
panied the remains of Homer
Gambold, the brakeman, to India
napolis, Ind, where they will be
inferred.
W. G. Van Week arrived from
Houston yesterday and left again
last night. He came over to look
up the affairs of the road and also
inspect the freight house. He in
timated that the road cOntemplates
making few improvements in
San Antonio.
The City brewery yesterday
shipped one carload of ice to Del
Rio.
c. 5. Wheeling, the genial ticket
agent for the Sap, paid the Sunset
freight boys a pleasant call yester-
day.
Mrs. :. Bastian. mother of c. f.
Fahey, the genial and popular
agent for the Southern Pacific, is
in the city from New Orleans,
visiting her son, c. w. Bastian,
the receiving clerk at the Sunset,
her daughter and Mr.. Fahey, her
sOn-in-law.
DIR. l.. 5. Whitaker, of Elmen-
dorf, shipped a carload of large
watermelons to FL PasO last night
over the Southern Pacific via the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass.
The Sunset freight boys enjoyed
a fine large watermelon yesterday
afternoon, shipped by w. Schuc-
hard, relief agent at Seguin.
NJ. D. Monseratte, general man
ager of the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass, has returned from Vic
tOria.
Major w. c. Lewis expects to
leave today for trip towards Cor
pus Christi. He will also go to Gal
weston before returning home. He
says corn looks well in Wharton
county and that vicinity, but
west of here the crop prospect is
not encouraging.
w. H. Gleason, the commercial
agent for the Santa Fe, expects to
leave today for trip over his ter
ritOry.
w. F. Jones, the contracting
freight agent for the Santa Fe
route, returned to the city today
from Austin. He reports the coun-
try dry up there.