The herald., 1898-11-29
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
PECULIAR AND FATAL ACCI-
DENT AT ALHAMBRA
Transcontinental Roads Bidding for
Transportation Of Bluecoats.
Notes and Personals

A remarkable accident occurred yesterday
on the Southern Pacific line near Alhambra,
where a boy and morse evidently ran into
the rear of a moving train with fatal erect
to themselves. The engineer of the Redlands
train, which arrives in this city at l0:3o in
the morning, When he passed Alhambra no.
ticed youth on horse riding near the
cars No one on the train saw anything
more of the boy, and it came into the city
as usual. When it reached here telegram
from the operator at Alhambra was received
stating that Austin Mead, a boy about Or
10 years of age, had been killed by the train.
The crew were called to the superintendent
office, but they knew nothing about any such
accident, and an examination OF the en-
gine showed no indication OF its having struck
anyone, but the investigation was followed
up and the bottom step OF the rear platform
of the last car was found to have unnis-
taxable evidence of having been hit by
something sufficiently hard to have broken 1t
to pieces. 1t is evident that the horse was
beyond the boys control and dashed into
the rear of the train at full speed. The boy
died soon after being taken to his home, and
the horse had to be killed, for its injuries
were such that it could not recover
EXTENSIONS OF STREET CAR LINES
IL. f. Huntington is again in Los Angeles
looking after his street railway interests.
Huntington and the other members of the
board of directors who were down here re-
Gently are making close investigation OF
the various lines that are to be built in the
near future. Manager Wood is busy work
ing up detailed estimates of costs and of
material needed, notably for the completion
of the Ninth-street line and the Brooklyn
avenue and Aiso-s street lines.
SOLDIERS TRANSPORTATION
The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe
are figuring on price to be set tor the
transportation of the 1870 men and forty
six officers of the First New York volun-
teers, who are now on their way from
Honolulu home. The regiment is expected
to arrive in three battalions, the first being
due in San Francisco on Dec. 10th; the sec
ond, Dec. l7th, and the last at date not
yet fixed All of the transcontnental roads
have been asked by the war department to
make bids for the transportation OF the
men.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Vice President T. +. Gibbon of the Term.
inal has returned from San Francisco, where
he has been for some days.
DR.. Edward Ii. Williams, president of the
Baldwin locomotive works, is on his way to
Southern California via the Santa Fe. He is
expected to arrive here about Saturday next
lie travels in Fanny Davenport's old car,
Cleopatra, and will spend the winter In
Santa Barbara.
The Santa Fe passenger department thinks
it has secured the transportation of the
Redlands and Riverside companies of the
Seventh regiment, the men expecting to have
their discharge papers in time to take Sat
urday's train to their homes.
| Supernten Wells of the Santa Fe-
Pacific will leave for Albuquerque today.
| G.. w. Smith, superintendent of the ma
chinery department of the Santa Fe-Paciic,
spraned his ankle in Topeka yesterday, and
is now in the railway company's hospital in
that place.
w. Ii. Davenport, the newly promoted
general agent of the freight department of
the Union Pacific, who has been the general
freight agent here for some years, goes to
San Francisco today to take his new posi-
ton.
The Terminal railway is finishing its esti-
mates of the cost of electrizing its Glendale
branch. AS soon the figures are completed
the work will commence
| The Southern Pacifc's limited train ser.
vice to the east will 90 into effect on We'd
nesday. The train will leave here at clock
in the afternoon on Wednesdays and Sun
days, and arrive at o'clock in the evening
on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The only
other changes in the time table of the road
are some minor alterations in the motor line
service between San Bernardno and River
side.
The Southern Pacific pay car was due here
yesterday to leave about Sl5OO0O.
+. W. Thompson, local agent of the Rock
Island route, is confined to his home with a
serious cold.
Southern Pacific Agent G. B. Ochiltree of
Riverside was in the city on Saturday.
General Agent w. II. Hurbert of the
| Oregon Railway and Navigation company
| is in the city.
c. w. Colby of the Erie Dispatch COM
pany is in the city looking after orange ship
ments for his line
|