El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-06
Sparks.From the Engine.

Sparks:From the Engine.
Walter Mills. of the G. n. black
smith shop. is on the sick list.
Joe Grant and Dave Andrews, Of the
q. II. shops, were enjoying a rest yes
terday.
Two train loads of coal were sent
across the river yesterday to the Mex
icsn Central.
Frank Harris, special agent of the
Santa Fe with headquarters at Albu-
queraue, was in the city yesterday.
Superintendent Hartman of the Mex
lean Central, south in his special
car which was attached to a freight
train.
One hundred loaded transfer cars
were sent to the Mexican Central yes
terday. This is an unusually large
number.
F. L. Peck, president of the Alamo
gordo Lumber company, went north
this morning in q special car over the
E. p. 81 N. E.
Joe Daley is now employed on the
axle lathe in the G.. 81. shops in the pO-
sition made vacsnt by the resignation
of August Schmidt.
Ten more cars of hogs are expected
to arrive omorro from Kansas City
over the Santa Fe. They are for Nor
ris & Butt of the City of Mexico.
Mrs. w. G. Mccormick, wife of the
Mexican Central yard master, return.
ed yesterday from Philadelphia. where
she has been visiting for the past fOu
months.
The G. n. Switchengine No. 767 was
out yesterday with new tires and an at
tractive coat of paint. She worked
like a charm much to the pleasure OF
her engineer.
Two trains carrying AZ loads of ore
two car loads of coffee and three car
loads of orages came in over the Mex
lean Central yesterday, and were
brought to this side of the river.
j. G. Q. Slaughter, the colored
porter at the Santa Fe depot was
around shaking hands with his friends
yesterday and explaining that it was a
ten and one-half pound boy and that
the mother and child were doing well.
August Schmidt. who for the past
six years on the axle lathe at the G..
! Fl. shops, yesterday resigned his posi-
ton and announces his intention of 60
ing I Mexico. Mr.. Schmidt is "a
first-class workman and has many
friends.
The No. 1O2, Of the E. P. & N. e,
which was damaged in a wreck at the
front a few days ago and sent here for
repairs, went north yesterday morn
ing on the regular train. The engine
was in charge of master mechanic Will
lie VIM.
Material for the E. P. & N. E. noun
tain climber No. 101, is expected &c ar
rive today, in the event Of which the
engine will be ready to go to the front
Friday ext The engine is'needed bad
ly at the front and work will be rush
ed on her hs soon as the material ar
rives.
Carl Ennis, of the Santa Fe, says that
the overcoat which he lost at the
Chopin hall Sunday night has not been
now that it was taken by mistake, but
b a some q slipped in during the
ceremonies and carried it off. The
only way he can possibly see to get
wen is to attend services Sunday and
be the first one ouo.
Commencing yesterday all trains run
to Globe. The time of the stage is past
| and the whistle of the G. V. @ .sand N.
train is now mingled with those OF the
smelter and machine shops. The track
is now completed and the force Of men
are now laying side tracks in the vicin-
ity of the smelters. Yesterday the
train which left Bowie at 7 a. m. un-
loaded its passengers the same after
noon in Clobe.-Bulletin.
Fred. Johns, of the Santa Fe, who
was recently promoted to division road
master of the line extending between
here and San Marcial and San Marcial
and Silver City, was in the city yester.
day. He said that he had made a our
over his district and found it in very
good condition. He left ON the morn.