El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-26
CONKLING, MGARRY, SUFFER- & DREHNER.

this afternoon. 1t is a ten-wheeler,
No. 244, and is one of the finest engines
made.
The rains of this morning made the
yards very unpleasant for the switch
men. Some of them. however, say that
they will give mud the preference over
dust anytime.
There must be rather a warm time
in railroad circles in Houston. The
grievance committees of the B. of L.
F. and of the B. of L. Fare there load
ed down with trouble.
Carl Ennis, Santa Fee depot ticket
agent, in explaining the agricultural
said that they raised beets up there
large enough for policemen to sleep on.
Strange, If true.
Esland's crew in the G. n. yards
caught fire Thursday and for time it
looked rs if it would be entirely con-
sumed by the flames. The fire extiD-
guisher was hurried to the scene and
the car was saved.
The chemical plant of the G. Fl. is
not yet in working order and the need
of it was felt very badly yesterday by
the employees who remove the dirt
from tn cir hands and faces in the en-
CINE room. The water had peculiar
flavor that the boys did not like.
The E. P. & N. E. mountain climber,
No 10l, was taken from the G. II.
machine shop and placed in the round
| house of the E. P. & N. E. road. The
repairs needed will be made in this
building. 1t is thought the engine
will be ready for the front by the first
of the week.
The Santa Fee inspection party, head
ed by Superintendent Hurley, came in
Thursday and looked over the property
on this end of the line: They found
everything in first class shape but the
depot, and that needs paint badly.
The party wen: Forth on q special the
but the depot.
AS the Santa Fe passenger train
pulled out of the station here yester-
day morning sand storm could be
seen, raging in the mountains north
would have to pass through it. 1--WE
will have to watch for sand drift to-
day." said one of the crew as he gazed
at the cloud of sand in the north.
"These drifts constitute the greatest
part of our danger. 1t does not
take great deal of sand to ditch
train and these drifts will accumulate
where you least expect them"
There were over so inmates of the
Santa Fee Pacific hospital Desent yes
terday when a delightful program pre-
pared by committee appointed by the
City Union of Young People was rem
dered. In the way of special music
Miss Julia HaDm, accompanied by
Miss Margaret Kent on the guitar,
played very pretty violin solo. The
Piccadily club, under direction of Miss
Hamm, played a selection and
Miss Mabel Anderson sang a
beautiful song. Prof. Goss was kind
enough to deliver fine recitation that
was listened to with the gr, atest in
terest Miss Blanche Holden also fav-
Ored the patients with recitation, ex-
cellently delivered. Those who took
part in the little entertainment yester-
day are warmly received by the most
eXaoting audiences of the city. and
the hearers expressed the most lively
pleasure at being remember
ed so kindly. The committee
who had the work in charge are very
grsteful to Misses Hsmm, Anderson
and Holden, to the members of the
Mandolin club, Mrs. f. Lewis, and
Misses Margaret Lee, Kent, Dennis,
Butts and Vaun, to Prof. Goss and to
all who so willingly assisted to bring
something of Thanksgiving cheer into
the lives of those who are shut in.-Al-
buQuerque Democrat