The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-07
TOURISTS TRAVEL INCREASING.
Several Carloads Now on the
Way to This Section.
sixteen Crowded Pullman Cars Will
Arrive This Week.
~ freight Business rax,nx the Rail-
ssaa Tranae FaeiIitiss-A Brake
man Killsd-Notes.

The tourist trafio 10 daily increasing
and the railroads are taxed almost to
thslR utmost ability. Visitors are COM
ing In on all lines and each succeeding
day brings additional strangers to town.
For some unknown reasons the travel
com menced later than last year, but
the number Of visitors will be fully as
large Il not larger than on previous
gears.
The Southern Pacific Sunset limited
train, that 10 due here next Saturday
evening has nine Pullman cars crowded
With passsngsrs booked for Southern
California. Only four weeks ago. when
this service was inauguratcd, four sleep
ers were Sufficient to accommodate the
tourists and the travel has increased
every Wsss< until this week when the
heaviest load Of the season will arrive.
The PHILIPPE and Jackson's excur-
Giona arrived yesterday with over fifty
psssaengers who stopped off in this
city.
The same increase IL noticed in the
freight traffic. Although the orange
crop il mot ready for shipment, early
consignments are keeping the railroads
rolling stock in great demand. Yester-
day morning nine loaded freight care
arrived from Monrovia alone, and San
Gabriel valley has informed the railroad
company that 1000 carloads OF oranges
may be expected for transportation from
that section.
The Raymond & Whiteomb's excur-
sion train that leaves Yuma on Satur-
day evening has seven cars occupied by
tourists who will view Southern Oalis
1oFnia and remain in this section for
several months.
xxCURsIoNrsTs ARRIVE.
Tho following passengers arrived yes
ogrday by . Santa Fs route excursion:
Nj. and Mn. Conant Lewis, J.w. Goss
and family, Miss Caroline E. Wing, ].
Henry, Miss 8. K. Wright, Miss A. F.
Tull. Boston; O. II. Towls and family,
Exeter. N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Nor
msndin, Montreal, Queb Mrs. Mary
Foley, Portland, Ne. Miss Hattie Dins-
more, Nrs. N. E. Dinsmore. Austin,
MINI; Mr.. and Mrs. 8. g. Shimmin,
Minneapolis; Mrs. N. A. Phillips. 8. q.
Phillips. Mrs. ]. w. Bull. Duluth; Mrs.
Emma Jilson and family, Superior,
Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. william Haynes,
Ralph Haynes, Ottumwa; T. O. Wool
colt and family, St. Paul; Joseph W.
Day. Smiths Falls. Ontario; Mrs. @. D.
Bicker. Chicago; Mrs. A. A. Putnam,
Xsnia. o.; Mrs. N. ]. Battey, Balti-
more. Nd; NJ. @. Emerson, Kansas
City. Mr.. T. E. 6hellabsrgsr was In
cbargs Of ths party.
A BRAKRNAz KILLED.
At Las o'clock Q. m. Yesterday morn
In. w. J. O'Oonnor. brakeman in the
employ Of the Southern Pacific, was
one Of the freight cars and evidently be-
lieved that another car was attached to
the train. In the darkness he stepped
over and fell bsnaath the car, that ran
over him and completely cut off one OF
his legs and mangled tie other. He
was brought to this city and conveyed
70 the hospital.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
A daily service has been established
between this city and Catalina island
A train leaves the Arcade depot, except
Sundays. at 1855 p. m. returning al
IL :55 Z. m.
A Sunday train will leave hereafter
nm the Santa Ana branch ct 0:40 Q. m.
ksturnlng ct A :29 p. m.
The Los Angeles Turnerbund, CON.
sitting Of so members, will leave here or
Saturday morning for San Diego, to be
pressnt 81 celebration Of their order in
that city.
m MOTIFS.
w. =. White. passenger trafio manas
ger Q. O. Gay, the new general freight
agent. together with Mssars. Wade and
Thompson Of the Santa Fe, left ycster-
day ON an inspection tour around the
kits-shaped track.
g. W. Prescott, superintendent oil
machinery, who has been east for the
Santa Fe route. returned yesterday.
II. X. Gregory, the genial assistant
paseenger agent of the Santa Fe, re-
turned yesterday from trip to Pomona.
ANOTHER RAILROAD IN TROUBLE.
New YORK, Feb. GA privats Rich
mond dispatch says that receivers have
been appointed for the Norfolk and
Western road. They are F. J. Kim ball,
president, and Henry Sink.
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