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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08
THE SANDY FORK HORROR.
An Associated Press Report of the Acct
dent.-The Men Badly MangIed.


Waelder, Gonzales Co., Tex, Dec. 6.
Two freight trains on the Southern
Pacific collided five miles west OF here
at : 80 this morning, resulting in the
killing of five men outright.
No % eastbound had orders to wait
at Sandy Fork till three No. 24s passed.
The crew of No. 25 thinking the last
No. 24 had passed pulled out, and when
five miles west, No. % and the last No.
"a met. smashing both engines and
four cars, covering the whole earth
with molaSSeS.
Killed:
Engineer Brown, both legs cut off
and disemboweled.
Engineer Cody, face injured and foot
cut off and disembOweled.
Fireman Holt, cut in two and scalded
beyond recognition.
Fireman Askin, horribly mapgled.
Brakeman Heard, head cut off and
buried beneath ruins, and had not been
extricated at t o'clock this evening.
Cody was cousin to Buffalo Bill
Holt was a son of Alderman Holt, of
San Antonio.
The eastbound train had orders to
wait on a blind siding near Waelder
for three sections of the weStbOund
train. When the second section OF the
westbound train passed a mistake was
made in reading the signals and the
eastbound backed out of the siding and
started east at full speed. a dense Jog
enveloped the two approaching trains,
which met in a sag of the road each
train going at rapid speed to make
the opposite grade. Each train car
ried a crew of five men, half of whom
were killed instantly and two others
severely, though not seriously injured
A relief train was made up at San
Antonio and with corps of physicians
and officials. hurried to the scene of
the wreck and brought in the dead and
injured.
News of the accident spread rapidly
through the city, and when the relief
train came in bearing the dead, all OF
whom were residents of the city. a
large crowd gathered at the depot and
the scene of grief as the bodies were
removed from the car was very affect
ing. The two engines are a complete
wreck and the track was badly torn up
Through traffic was resumed late this
afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08
Getting in Their Work.

The McGinty band started in last
night on its new series of Sem1-Weekly y
rehearsals, and the next practice comes
Friday night. This is something a
numb Der of the boys have been hoping g
for and working for this many a day,
and they are very much gratlhed to
find the management of the band has
been able to so arrange matters so as
to bring about this new and desired
''order of exercises " AS has been
noted, the practices for the next sixty
days will be mainly for the harmony
instruments, and the experience of last
night showed the wisdom of this, for
defects were brought out that the
conductor can remedy as he could not
do were the entire ensemble together.
The entire evening was given up to
5 curing more finished work on the
overture to Semiramede, and to getting
start on Ltszt's second Hunga-
rian rhapsody, and next Friday night
will be occupied on the same work.
Conductor PItzer has resolved to stay
right with these two compositions until
the boys learn them, which is indeed
the proper caper.
Fear was expressed as to the Rhap-
sody, that the Able LisZt would turn
back summersault in his grave could
he hear how his favorite work was be-
thought he could hear the rustic of the
great musician s shrOud in the doorway
as though intent on annlhilatlng the
entire band. But it was only Pres.
Reck hart and Jimmy Watts coming in
from their latest astronomical studies
at August Meisels and neither OF
these two are over and above ETHEREAL
or ghost like in their make up. The
boys got started we'll on the Rhapsody
and little application will enable
them to go it, all right. They have
whole lot of fine music in their libra
ry. and a number of the players who
| feel special need OF pra ctice have a
''sworn compact to meet in the bauG
room every night they can and "bont
right down to work. " ''Practice makes
perfect and they propose to ''gi
thar ''if it takes a leg" Such inter
est as this means good music on the
plaza next summer. President Reck-
hart is more interested than ever il
the bands welfare and future, and i
giving much valuable time to promot-
ing good concert band music in Ell Pa
so.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08
THE ms AND OUTS.
Going and Coming Of FL Paso People
and Others

= and Others
Mr.. Ritchie, of the Vandalia, is here
once more.
Assistant L. S. Attorney West
returned last evening to San Antonio.
George Fitzgerald left on last nights
flyer for Boston to be gone three
weeks.
Engineer J. C. Crane, of the S. P,
and wife have returned to this city to
reside.
Supt. Bovard, OF the New Mexico
Methodist mission, left for Albuquerque
today.
w. A. Hawkins came down this
morning on the Santa Fe from New
| Mexico.
W. E. Sharpe, of the w. S. Walz
company, is confined to his house by
illness.
Augustus Buckler, son of Judge
Buckler, is visiting in this city with his
wife, from Fishkill. N. Y.
w. II. Holmes, who went to Hous-
ton to represent the Masons of this
city at the meeting of the Grand
Lodge, has returned.
Max Krakauer and wife came up
| fl ON chihuahua yesterday, and left in
the evening for San Antonio, where
| Mrs Kraukauer'S mother lies i'll.
| Contractor Bradbury arrived at Sell
den this morning, and is looking the
ground over with reference to dispos-
ing of his outfit there for rapid work.
Lieutenant Avis, quartermaster at
Fort Bliss, leaves on a Waship @ ton
trip Thursday. He is at present afflict
ed with water on the knee, due to rheu-
matism.
Mrs. j. T. Roe and children return
ed this morning over the Santa Fe
from Chicago. Mr.. Roe is recovering
from the effects of the fall from his
wheel, and says he will be able to
whistle in a week.
Mr. Smith, of Tucson, a prominent
member of the local fire department
who has run in contests against Ell
Paso and Albuquerque, A is in town en-
route with an excursion to the City of
Mexico w. Fl. Tuttle is showing him
round.
Captain Auger, of the Fifth cavalry,
stationed at Fort Bliss, left this noon
over the Santa Fe for Fort Leaven-
worth where he is to pass an examina-
tion for promotion to the rank of
major. He returns about Christmas. |
The promotion will take him to another |
regiment.
Supt. Hurley, of the Santa Fe, came
down this morning in his private car, |
and stopped off at the upper dam site to
look the ground over. The raise in |
grade out of the city, due to the remov-
al of the Santa Fe tracks would make |
it necessary to use helper for all |
freights and long passenger trains.
Miss Leila Trumbull leaves for Ohio
Thursday evening, and her friends
give her complimentary dance to-
night as a farewell, in Chopin hall.
She will be much missed in FL Paso
W here she has endeared herself to
music and society loving people, and
where she has always been a favorite.
The best wishes of the Ell Paso public
90 with Miss Trumbull to her new
home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

A Kansas City, Mo-, dispatch says
announcement is made here of land
deal of 400, 900 acres in Hall, Briscoe and
Donley counties, Texas, on the line of
the Fort Worth and Denver railway.
The purchasers are Snyder and Zim-
merman, Kansas City men, who are
prominent in the live stock exchange
and the deal is said to represent about
$500, 900. The land is known as "Shoe
Bar ranch. Including the purchase
are 10000 head of grade cattle. A
tract of 100000 acres is purch ased out
right and the remaining 100000 acres
is secured by lease subject to purchase.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

First Lieutenant Montgomery d.
Parker, Ninth cavalry, is to be pro-
NOTED to captaincy on Friday next.
This will take him to one OF the TROOPS
of the Seventh cavalry stationed at
Fort Grant. Captain Parker Is a gra
duate of the famous New \ Ork Seventh,
in which he was first sergeant of II
company, and took part in the battle ol
Eighth avenue during the Orange
riots OF July Il. 1872
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Detective Farrell went to Geise's
Little Coney Island Pavilion" On the
Westchester bank of the Bronx River
at West Farms road Sunday evening
and sat down at table and listened to
a sacred concert. When George Blon-
dell, dressed in tights and wearing
clogs sang, "Wiu You Marry Me,
Mary Ann" and danced a jig, Farrell
arrested him and Anna Geise, the
proprietress of the hotel and pavilion.
They pleaded not guilty in the Nor
risania police court yesterday morning,
but were held in $500 bail for examin a
tiOn.-N. y. Journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The Central Presbyterian church of
Denver, one of the largest and most
Influential Presbyterian churches in
the west, has called to its vacant pulpit
Rev. George F. Pentecost of London,
England. at salary of $4,000 a year.
Mr. Pentecost is thinking the matter
over. The Central church had a learn
ed preacher in Rev. DR.. Freeman. but
he was altogether too cold and aristo-
cratic for a successful preacher, and
his views on danciog and card playing
savOred more of Ward McAllister than
of John Knox. In reports OF big balls,
the Denver papers were wont to add,
land Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Freeman look
ed on from the gallery Christian
people are becoming more and more
strict in such matters, and claim that
indulgence means loss of spirituality
that in a minister especially means
loss of influence that is fatal. DR..
Freeman would do better as professor
of church history or of Christian ethics
in a theological seminary, than as a
pastor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

District Attorney John II. Fellows, OF
New York City is dead of cancer OF
the stomach. The ailmeut was brought
to a fatal termination through cold
contracted while stumpiug for Palmer
aud Buckner. Fellows graduated from
the Confederate army as Il colonel, and
has for many years been one of the
best known figures before the New
York bar. He lived high and Was
convivialIy inclined, else the story OF
| his life would have been longer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The Fort Selden dam will be COM
pleted in 12O days. Then work, on the
canals will begin. The large dam at
Elephant Butte will be built as soon as
it can be shown that the small dam
will be success. The promoters of
this enterprise are going to work
cautiously and when work on the big
dam commences, it will be an assured
fact that the whole of the Mesilla
valley and surrounding country can be
supplied with sufficient water for ir-
rigation purposes es.-Republican.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

a wicked exchange says that in a
certain town in Utah woman has a
husband who is in the habit of comm q
home tipsy at night. and she decided
to frighten him for cure. The
other night she arrayed herself in a
husband entered the door, she said in
dry, sepulchral tones: Come with
me; [ am the devil" ''Zat so?" said
the husbay d. "Shake. I'm your
! brother-in-law: MN married your
| sister,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

By direction of the secretary of war,
Second Lieutenant Cornelius Smith of
the Second cavalry is ordered to report
to the governor of Arizona for duty
with the national guard of Arizona as
instructor. Lieutenant Smith will
shortly arrive in Phoenix. He is an
old Arizonan, having resided in Tue
son for several years. He is son OF
Captain Smith, who was stationed at
Fort Lowell many years, and is a
grandson of General Curry.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

1t is often mystery how cold has
been caught" The fact is, however, that
when the blood is poor and the system
depressed. one becomes peculiarly liza
BILE to diseases. When the appetite
or the strength fails. Ayers Sarsapar-
lila should be taken without DELAY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Two alleged German barons and army
officers, giving the names of Baron
Won LevytOn and Baron 7. Won Lack,
who were dined and wined by the army
officers at Denver, recently, until the
newspapers got after them and claimed
they were bogus, have been at Albu-
querque. and are thought to be in El
Paso today, as they were headed this
way.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The startling rumor that Roy Bean
bad been defeated for the office of
justice of the peace at Langtry, has
been somewhat modified by the assur-
AS he generally wins all that he
contests for, he will probably continue
to dispense justice and poison at the
same old stand.-Hondo Herald
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Shedd will have some more of those
guaranteed "Overland" wheels in soon,
and say, he is almost giving them
away, if you want to save money, see
him before buying, it will be to your
interest.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

President Robinson, of the Mexican
Central, told Joe Hampson up north,
that he was going to buy ten new en-
giues Immediately.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The S. p. is three hours late today,
and there was a story adOat to the
effect that the train had been held up
in Arizona. But it was only a guess.
The bandits along the border appear tC
have been scattered.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The New York Musical Courier says
Sousa's band begins its 1897 tour next
month, from the gulf OF iSt. Lawrence
to the Gulf of Mexico and thence west
to the Pacific. This means that Ell
Paso is to be favored with a perform
ance, probably in March or April.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Inquiry at 3 p. m. developes that
mum Der 10 was laid out by freight
train this morning, and there was no
hOld-up as was rumored.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

John Barleycorn knocked out au-
other man the other day when Pat
Gavin, an A. s. P. section hand. got
drunk and fell off work train near
Holbrook. Pat was gathered up with
a shovel
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Ayers Pills, being composed of the
essential virtues of the best vegetable
apericnts, without any of the woody or
Fl ibrOus material whatever, is the reason
why they are so much more effective
and valuable than any other cathartics.
The Lest family physic
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Southern Arizona can confidently
look forward to a mining revival in
this region during the next ninety days
which will eclipse any past experience
in the territory. A. soon as the facts
become public touching the product Of
the Pearce and other gold mines, Grip
pie Creek and other gold producing q
districts of the northern region will be
given rest, especially during the
srigid season, --Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

22i lbs. sugar 81 90 cash. % lbs.
sugar Sl.00 with purchase of 81. 90 other
groceries. Pearce. POI Stanton ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Parties from the east say that the
force of the Sandy Fork collision was
so great that the boiler of one of the
engines was knocked twenty feet out of
its frame. The killed train hands were
covered with groceries, flour and mo-
laSSeS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

There are 100 car loads of corn in
the Texas & Pacific yards awaiting
for the Mexican Central to handle
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

An old man, 60 years of age, living
in Indiana, male love, years ago, to a
woman in Germany. Her parents
frowned upon her suitor, and he was
rejected. The lady afterwards mar
ried another admirer, and he died
Lover No. /, again proposed, but the
lady excused herself upon the ground
that she bad promised her dying
husband never to re marry. However,
she felt that the Old mans devotion
should be rewarded, so she offered her
u 24.year-Old daughter. The old man
wept for several days. but finally ac-
cepted, and now they say he is the
happiest HOosier in HOOsiCrdom.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The erection of fortiications at
Galveston by the government threa-
ter 5 TO be brought to a standstill, by
exorbitant demands of land owners
who want tie earth as the price of
their property.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

U. S. Marshal Ware takes five gov
ernment prisoners to Leavenworth this
evening, over the T. & P, Defaulter
Shoddy, of Big Springs, and four Mex
lean reyOlutiOniStS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

James Max waived examination be-
fore the U. S. commissioner this noon
on the charge of illegal voting, and
went to Jail in default Of s4OO bail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

a fine pair OF opera glasses makes a
nice Christmas present. We have
them from 81 to $50
GEO. w. HICkOX x HIXsON,
Bronson block. 1.-THE Jewellers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Solid silver tea spoons (full size
So 30 to S6 % for six
GEO. w. HICKOX & HIXSON,
Bronson block. The jewelers."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08
TOMORROW! !!
Wednesday, Dec. Q,
Is our Picnic Sale: do
not fail to come, as
goods will be sold at
Your Own PRICES!


Corset covers worth 35c, sell at............... 25c
Corset covers, worth S25, sell at..........:... 75c
Chemise with embroidery worth 75c, sell a...... SOC
Chemise with embroidery worth S1.15, sell at.... 75c
Chemise with embroidery worth S1.35, sell a.... 9Oc
Night gowns with embroidery worth S1.O0 sell at. COO
Night gowns with embroidery worth 81 25, sell at 75c
Night gowns with embroidery worth $I75, sell at $l.25
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

sugar 81. 90 with purchase of 81 90 other
groceries. Pearce, POI Stanton St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Peter Fish, stranger, and tohn H.
Thomas, a negro were arrested today
on a warrant from Justice Mckie' s
court, on charge of holding up a Mexi-
can under one of the smell
ter railroad bridges. last night
and robbing him of S17. Both of the
accused claim to be as innocent of the
charge as innocence itself. The
justice is giving the men q hearing
this afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Telephone 206 for window glass, pa
per hanging, signs. etc
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The demand for Hour in Australia
continues to increase: two ships having 2
been chartered to carry /, 800 tons to
Sydney from San Francisco. Bes; des
these shipments orders have been
placed for 30, 900 or 40, 900 barrels which
will go by sail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08
Death of Bernard NJ. Tansy.

| Bernard VI. Tansy, secretary of the
ST. Louis Transfer company, died II
his rooms in the Sheldon block at
O'Clock this morning, aged %. The
| deceased came to Ell Paso year ago
| on account of weakened lungs, spend
| ing some time however at Eddy before
| locating in Ell Paso, and was thought
to be on the road to health again. n
fact when he went home to ST. Louis
last June, his physician told him that
in the course of another year he would
be able to return home permanently
cured.
Mr.. Tansy caught cold a few weeks
ago and recently caught another cold
owing to the inclement weather. The
result appears to have been a paralysis
of the nerve centers with perhaps the
gathering of a clOt in one of the blood
vessels in the brain. The unfortunate
man suddenly grew worse Sunday eve
ming, and shortly became unconscious,
in which condition he remained until
he died.
E. E. Neff was with the dying man,
as was also nurse, and Col. Neff him
self was Immediately summoned, as
the colOnel's family are friends of the
Tansys, and have looked carefully
after the young mans welfare. DR..
Shught, DR.. Wright and DR.. Turner
were summoned, but the patient died
Berrien, have instructions from ST.
Louis to embalm the remains and ship
to St. Louis tomorrow. The father OF
the deceased, F. 2. Tansy, is president
of the st. Louis Transfer company,
and wealthy man. The young man
was bright and Iovable and had warm
friends in Ell PasO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Vulcanizing, the best; enameliug,
perfect finish; repairing. highest grade
SbedG 3V1s SAP Antonio street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

Ell LPASO STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone At.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The Mexican Central railway has
received proposition from a man in
Peoria, Ills, to have a railway coils
ion with some of their rolling stock.
the affair to be arranged in an enclo-
sure between empty cars and engines
and spectators to be charged a stated
price for admission. The railroad
company will advise the citizen of
Peoria that they can put their loco
motives to better use in haulin freight
and passengers and will decline to enter
into partnership arrangement with
him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-08

The Kansas City Times is inclined to
be sarcastic. 1t says: eve learn
from local gold standard paper that
MeXico-'silver cursed Mexico'-is
having tremendous boom on account
OF large investments, made principally
by people from the United States, in
coffee plantations, N nufacturing es-
tabllsh1 ents and railroads. Isn't it
rather curious to the local gold stand
ard paper that people should go out of
a gold standard country into a silver
one to invest their money!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
REPAIRING THE CITY HALL.
Work VIII BE Done to the Extart
of Funds

pursuant to adjournment the Joint oo,,r4
d dust anu CITY nall commission met yester-
ud9 AFTERNOON Tor the purpose of acting on
the DDS Tor repairing and renoyating the
court mouse building. Before considerino tho
plus' me mayor called attention to the fact
mat tnere was not money enough on hand
10 pay for all the improvements needed and
for which bids had been received. This heine
the case, the commission decided to award
contracts Tor only such improvements as
were absolutely necessary, such as kafso-
mining all the corridors painting the outside
WOOD work, repairing the walks, repairing
the mun1cipai court room, providing mating
Tor the floors and repairing the cutters Ac-
cord1ngiy, contracts were awarded for these
items alone, while in the case of the others
the commission merely declared the name of
the lowest bidder. The contracts were then
awarded to the following lowest bidders for
the improvements agreed upon most nee
| essary:
| Kalsomining with cementico all the cor
ridorc. to G. N. Warren and John Murphy
| for SAP.
rem G Murphy for S435.
Repairing conductors and cutters, Karst &
Breher, $574.
Repairs and changes in municipal court
room, Warren G Murphy, s., 1888.
| Wires and screens in new lookup in mu-
! n1cipai court room, Joseph Rothwell, SAG.
Cementing and draining areas and repairing
/ walks, Warren & Murphy, 81 ,2O3.
Rubber mattings st. Paul Rubber company,
! S1.35 per yard
The lowest bidders for the contracts for
| refnishing floors and ceInenticoing the rooms
| in the basement and on the first second
1 third and fourth floors were respectively: H.
1 H. Thompson, 1885,; Rice Bros. & Co., $277.50;
p G. Schollert, $475.S0; P. c. Schollert, $685.;
4 III. P. Anderson 1929.
The lowest bid for rebronzing the iron work
| was $4S5. 1t was submitted by l.. A. Plaster
1 & Co., but was not accompanied by bond
Rice Bros. & Co. submitted bid of $205.50
| for renovating and cleaning the council cham
| Der.
Mona of these latter bidders were awarded
/ the contracts, but simply declared to be the
| lowest bidders.
The matter of preparing the contracts
awarded referred to the county attorney,
/ corporation attorney, building inspector and
| mayor.
| The old carpets will be turned over to the
custodian, and will ultimately be given to
1 some county Institution. The committee on
1 grounds and buildings was instructed to pur-
1 chase new carpets for the city comptroller 8
! office and the health commissioners Office.