San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-22
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of.
fees and Along the Lines

I NNS "AN &@ASA6 hAAS ~ADSS'
Engineer John Laird, OF the Sap Il
laying off and is taking trip over tht
country.
The San Antonio aud Arkansas Pass has
| loaned two chair cars 10 the Southern
| Pacific to accommodate the crowds fol
the excursion TO the National capital.
| II. e. Archer, travelling passenger agent
| OF the Baltimore and Ohio, was In town
yesterday, and left for Fort Worth last
night.
s. II. Wheat, travelling freight agent OF
| the Iron Mountain, arrived in town from
North Texas this morning.
The Texas railway commission is con-
sidering the matter OF reducing the rail =
road rate on cotton between Hearne and
Bryan.
Master Car Builder w. p. SiddOns, of
the international and Great Northern, is
in town.
c. c. Curtice, travelling passenger
agent for the Vand8lia line, is i'm the city,
working up business for the g. A. r. en-
campment at Pittsburg to be held next
month.
General Manager Monserrate, of the
Sap, returned from Rockport this after
noon.
superintendent Innes, of the San AntO-
MO anu Arkansas L SS. TbbuEUGu yesterday
from trip over the road.
City Ticket Agent Harry johnson, of
the NJ X. q T., said to a reporter for the
LIGHT last evening that the road is doing
very good business, and that the ST,
Louis business is exceptionally good.
J. w. Brown, Jr., passenger and ticket
agent of the Seaboard Air line, headquar-
tiers at Norfolk. Va, is in the city on his
return from tour over the state.
General Master Mechanic j. J. Ryan,
OF the Southern Pacific, is In the city,
from Houston, accompanied by his wife
and her niece, Miss Annie Nentwick
who had been visiting in Houston.
]. H. Douglas, chief dispatcher on the
Southern Pacific, has gone to New Or
leans to accompany his mother east. Sid.
Buchanan is doing double duty in con-
sequence.
MIR. J. S. Timer and A. II. Policy, Esq,
representing the citizens OF Sutherland
Springs, Wilson Co., Yesterday submitted
a proposition to the Gulf Shore railroad
for establishment OF depot at that
point
The citizens propose to donate $50 acres
of land in and adjoining the old town. 10
conversation with LIGHT reporter yes
terday, Mr.. Timer stated the land was
fertile and the location much superior to
any that could be found on the east bank
of the CibOlo. 1t is not known what &C
tiOn the management will take concern
ing the matter but they will have it
under advisement.
The tlue of passenger engine No. Is
burSted near the |. IL e. n. depot at 1870
last night. The north bound train was
being made up when the accident Oc-
Cured. No one was hurt but the train
was delayed few minutes for exchange
of engines.
Mickey DoIey, the well known engineer
on the Sap, will be united in the holy
Schumacher. a charming young lady of
Kerrvile, 81 her home next Monday, and
is laying off for the occasion. Their flu
ture home will be at Alice.
The Texas Railway Surgeons assOcia-
tion met at Waco yesterday, and elected
DR.. A. c Scott, of Temple, president, and
DIR. NJ. ID. Knox, of HiIlsbOrO, DR.. J. c.
King, of Waco, and DIR. II. j. Wagely, of
Cleburne, vice presidents. The next
meeting will be held at Dallas the third
Tuesday in January.
Charles E. Ford, the fireman on the
Southern Pacific. who was killed in the
wreck near Eldridge last Monday night,
was the support of twelve people, viz:
A father and mother, three sisters, five
brothers ana wife and child. He was
Insured in the Endowment rank of the
Knights of PytbiaS as follows: 5000 for
his mother, S2, 500 for his wife. His wife
will also receive 81 500 from the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, of which he
was member. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at five O'Clock under
the auspices OF the Knights of Pythias.