San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-15
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The Southern Pacific Inspection
Party Here Today-Notes.

The Southern Pacific inspection party
is due here from the east this afternoon.
The party is travelling in a special train
made up OF private cars Victoria"
Texas, Guadalupe" and Superinten-
dent Forbes private car.
The following officials are in the par
ty: General Manager J. Kruttschnitt,
General Superintendent w. u. Van
Week, Superintendent w. b. Mulvey, of
the Louisiana division, headquarters at
division, headquarters at Houston; Gen
erai Manager W. S. Hoskins, of the Mac
aroni division, headquarters at Victoria;
Superintendent d. T. Forbes, OF the San
Antonio division, and Superintendent j.
T. McQueeney, of the Houston division,
headquarters at San Antonio, and SUI
perintendent W. r. Martin, OF the Ell
Paso division, headquarters at Ell Paso.
The party is making a general 1nspec-
ton Of the track, roadbe bridges, depots,
offices, etc. and the men at the local de-
pot were kept busy yesterday cleaning up
and arranging to receive the party. They
will very likely spend Sunday here and
resume the trip west as far as Ell Paso
next Monday.
PUFFS BY THE ENGINE.
Mrs. Thomas MCGEE, mother OF the
popular clerk of the Sunset freight house,
has gone to Harwood TO visit friends.
Three cars of California fruit were re-
ceived by the Southern Pacific yesterday
for local merchants.
The Southern Pacific received four cars
of WOOL from LOzier yesterday for local
wool merchants.
Harry Jamison, one of the most popular
conductors on the s. P, is rejoicing. It's
a girl.
Switchman Will Walker. of the s. P,
is still sick. He has a severe attack OF
malarial fever.
j. d. Mass, switchman on the S. p,
is i'll and is being relieved by Jack
Lucas.
Dave Irvine. switchman on the s. p,
had his left hand badly mashed yesterday
by a large window of the switch Shanty
falling on it.
Three cars of fruit and one car of cheese
were iced in the S. P. yards yesterday.
Local freight business on the 5. P. is
increasing and YardmaSter Mulligan is
figuring on putting on another engine
next week.
Since the washouts at UvaIde the s. P.
has handled at least ten trains OF Sunsets
daily.
Another crew has been added to the
Southern Pacific force, consisting OF Rip
Worthington, Sam White and John Shan
non, owing to increase of business.
C. NJ. Aiken yesterday presented a box
of fine California grapes to the
S. P. superintendent offices, which
! was reiShed by all who were fortunate
enough to be on hand at the time.
Passenger engine No. 622, 1.-THE bird OF
| the road" has been turned out of the 5.
| p. shops, good as new, and was teste1 IN
| the yards yesterday. IT, pulled out this
| morning with Engineer JamisoD; Frank
| Parker is the regular engineer, however
Attorney Chew, of the l.. & G. N.,was in
| the city yesterday for the purpose oil
making compromise with the parents OF
the late Michael Volz, of the railway mail
| service, who was killed in the wreck in
| which Ed Rec lost his life. 1t Is said he
| offered s. 600, which was refused.
C.B. Segeo, auditor Of the Atlantic
system, of the Southern Pacific, with
| headquarters at Houston, Is in town.
City Passenger and Commercial Freight
| Agent Joseph Mcmillan and Assistant
| General Passenger and Ticket Agent l..
J J. Parks, Of the Southern Pacific, left for
| Monterey, Mex, over the |. II II. N, this
morning, to be gone few days.
General Manager Monserrate. Purchas-
( ing Agent Palfrey and Superintendent
| Berry and lines returned from Kerrville
last night, and Superintendent Berry left
| for Yoakum today.
w Randall, the able superintendent
| of the San Antonio and Rapid Transit
! line, has arranged for Increased facilities
| for hauling people to and from Limbur-
| gers garden during the Mexican celebra-
ton, beginning tonight, and will have
everything working with clock-like regu-
| lerity.
Recorders Court.