San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-30
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Storm-Rain, HaiI-Railroads- 4th
of July Celebration Testing the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Died-Personals

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norther struck this city, which
raised cloud of dust. AS soon as
the dust subsidized waterspout was
seen to rise from the plains about
eight miles north of here and to the
east Of Topo Chico mountain, and
to move in westerly direction.
AS soon as it crossed the mountain
it bursted, and large volume Of
water fell which soon filled the
water holes in the creeks. The
rain poured down in torrents for
short time, then came the hail
stones that were as large as wal
nuts. The hail extended into the
city. AS far as heard from the
storm did no damage, but on the
contrary the rain has done a heap
of good. About the same time
waterspout passed to the southeast
of the city.
RAILROADS.
The locating engineers Of the
Mexican International railway
reached this city last Tuesday, and
are now surveying south of the
city in the direction of the Saddle
mountain canon, and to within a
short distance of the San Pedro
mines. 1t is a we'll known fact that
Mr.. Huntington will build this
branch road from Reata to Monte
rey, but that he will extend it to
the city of Mexico. The route that
he has decided on will shorten the
distance between San Antonio and
the City of Mexico at least 200
miles. But this is not all;
he intends to make this
line the Great International
line through Texas, Mexico,
Central and South America. When
that is finished San Antonio will
be one of the first cities in Texas,
and Monterey, in Mexico, that will
reap the benefit of this Great
Northern and Central American
railway.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
The Monterey and Mexican Gulf
Railway company have COM
menced to make arrangements to
celebrate the Fourth of July on the
picturesque banks of the Rio San
Juan as they never did before.
Committees of arrangement will
be appointed during the week and
a program will be prepared, of
which due notice will be given.
On the 22d the party who are
putting in the electric light plant
for the Monterey and Mex
lean Railway company at their
shops, roundhouse and depot, fired
up for the purpose of testing the
machinery. They expect to have
every thing ready to turn over by
the first of June.
EXCURsIONISTS.
The Baptist ministers who are
now in the City of Mexico, are ex-
pected to stay over here a day on
their way home. If they do they
will see the liveliest and most pro-
gressive city in the Republic.
DIED.
Last Tuesday the two year old
daughter of Gen. Bernardo Reyes
died, and as a mark of sympathy
to the family, many of the stores
were closed while the funeral SER
vices were held.
On the 2lst Senior l.. Jose, Ma
Bringas, prominent citizen Of
Monterey, died and was buried on
the 22nd.
BROKE HIS LEG.
On the 18th, word was received
here from Tampico, that Capt. j.
G. Rey, the agent of the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf Railway at that
port, was thrown from his horse
and broke his leg.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. Reagan Houston, wife ard
daughter, of San Antonio spent a
few days in the city last week, and
then went up to spend the sum-
mer.
Capt. r. A. Haynes, sheriff of
Zapata county, Texas, is taking a
course of baths at the Topo Chico
hot springs and is registered at the
Marble hotel.
The Hon. Julio Martinez Saltil-
10, state senator of Coahuila, spent
few days in the city this week.
Capt. w. E. Mcdonald, of Waco,
late commercial agent of the S. A.
p, and the Gulf, Colorado and San
ia Fe railroads, is at the TOpo Chico
hot springs, for the benefit of his