San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-22
HIS HEAD CRUSHED.
SWITOHMAN MEETS DEATH IN
THE USUAL WAY.
He Was Coupling Cars on the I. & G. N.
When the Accident Occurred.
Other Items.

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the yards of the 1. and G.. N. rail-
way in this city late yesterday
afternoon, by which 1. L. Bruce,
switchman living at No. 100 North
Leona street,was injured so severe
,ly that he died shortly thereafter,
about $3.50 o'clock.
Deceased had only been EN-.
ployed by the company for two
days past, though he had worked
on other railroads. He was MAX
ing coupling between a box car
and a car loaded with lumber.
Some heavy pieces of lumber pro-
jected ahead Of the car or were run
out where the bump occurred and
the ends of these pinned his head
against the box car, crushing his
skull almost to pulp.
Deceased was 35 years of age.
Beside his wife and three small
children living in this city he had
relatives in Kansas City, who
have been notified of his death.
No inquest as to the cause of
death was held, DIR. O'Malley cer-
tifying as to his injuries, etc.
PUFFs FROM THE ENGINE.
The Sunset pay cal, is expected
here August 80.
Nath. English, a conductor on
the Southern Pacific, is on the sick
list.
The Southern Pacific will place
two new freight crews on the west
end September /.
The Order of Railway Conduct
ors are holding a meeting in their
hall this afternoon.
Tom Barlow, a bridgeman on the
Arkansas Pass, is in the city attend
ing to court matters.
NJ. Gray, an engineer on the Chi
cago & Northwestern, is in the city
in scarce Of health.
j. Strickland, a conductor on the
Houston and Texas Central is in
the city on few days visit.
Cat. Seamondo, q conductor on
the International, is at Hunting.
ton, Va, on a visit to his father.
Bob Sadler, a conductor on the
Mexican National is in the city,
looking after his Gulf Shore claim.
Southern Pacific passenger train
No. IL, was an hour and fifteen
minutes late from the east, yester-
day afternoon.
Passenger Conductor George
Reed, Of the International has
purchased himself q handsome
buggy to match his globe trotter.
]. B. Gsell, an engineer on the
Mexican National, Is in the city,
and is q guest of r. E. Sadler, at
his home on West Houston street.
A. B. Tomlison, a former rail-
roader OF San Antonio, Is in the
city from st. Louis, and ia q guest
OF Louis Hashorne, at his home on
West Houston street.
Albert Walker has returned from
Seguin and CLANCY junction,
where he acted as operator on the
Southern Pacific, and resumed
duties In the local offices.
James Hsrleson, night yard
master Of the International, is the
proud father of q big boy which
arrived at his home on Prospect
Hill few mornings ago.
The friends OF George Surkey, q
fireman on the International, are
training that gentleman to make
the race for alderman of the second
ward at the next city election.
Captain H. E. King, a conductor
on the International, is angling in
the matrimonial market, and his
friends say that the Captains
chances for landing a prize beauty
are the best in the world.
Passenger trains No. II and No.
Is Of the west end of the Southern
Pacific are to be discontinued after
September /. These trains, how
ever, will run as usual between
San Antonio aud Houston.
With the exception of two men
the International employees will
60 solid for gold and they
threaten that II the other two do
not fall in line soon that some
thing is radically wrong and even
hint at having them tried as to
their sanity.
The fifth biennial national con-
vention of locomotive firemen will
be held at Galveston, September
IA. Delegates from San Antonio
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