The herald., 1898-01-26
RESULTED FATALLY
FOREMAN MATHEWS DIES FROM
INJURIES RECEIVED
In Santa Fe -Diverting Charge
on Orange Shipments Abolished.
News of the Rail

News was received at the Santa Fe
headquarters yesterday morning that
Foreman of Bridges and Tunnels Math-
ews had died from injuries received
when the fire in the tunnel at Williams
was discovered about ten days ago. Mr..
Mathews distinguished himself by his
devotion and carelessness of dan
ger to himself. He at once entered
the blazing hole and directed the efforts
of the men in attempting to stop the
conflagration, and during this work he
was struck down by falling debris and
so injured as to result in his death as
stated.
Superintendent John Denair of the
Arizona division of the Santa Fe, who
was also severely injured in the burned
tunnel last Saturday, is in the hospital
at Prescott, and is doing well as far as
his wounds are concerned, but there are
symptoms indicating that pneumonia
may set in at any time, which would be
dangerous in his enfeebled condition.
Mr.. Denair is one of the most popular
men in the service OF the road. The gen.
eral offices are in receipt of numerous
ihquli Cbuulliuu llplli iti
over the country.
THE INSIDE TRACK
The Southern Pacific has devised a
new emblem to designate its line through
the San Gabriel valley to Redlands,
Riverside and San Bernardino in the
shape of an arrow showing in white on
dark background, Los Angeles being
at the feather. Redlands at the point
and San Bernardino and Riverside at
either barb. E. H. Woodman, the ad-
vertising agent for the company, in
speaking of the new device. said yester
day: I'VE believe that the more we
show our beautiful country to visitors
the better pleased they will be, and that
there is no way in which we can so
effectively assist communities along the
line as by making their advantages
known to newcomers. Our purpose in
adopting this device is plainly to indi-
cate the shortness of the line to Red
lands and Riverside, it being almost
straight line. Branch lines diverge at
Cotton to Riverside and San Bernar-
dino at a distance porportionate to the
points of an arrow and its barbs, Red
lands being the point. All of our de-
pots in the various towns are nearest
the centers, and this fact, together with
the shorter distances. lead to the adop
tion of the name of The Inside Track "
THAT DIvERTING CHARGE
General Agent Shepherd of the South
ern Pacific company yesterday received
word officially that the charge of $3.50
heretofore made for diverting orange
shipments from the point they We're
pri lori NJ 1lIr hi11ad n 10 ion
would be formally called off on and after
the 1st of February This will be good
news to shippers, for though it was inti-
mated that this would be done about a
fortnight ago it could not be considered
as certain until it had been finally
agreed to by ali of the lines concerned,
which has now been done. Orange ship
pers who now find that after shipping
a car to a certain city they have made a
mistake and could do better by sending
it to some other place can make the
change without any additional tax on
their receipts.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
One of the Southern Paciflc's anti
quated motor engines was burned at
Riverside on Sunday. 1t is mystery
how the machine caught fire, but when
it was discovered it was too late to do
much toward saving it and it was
hauled to the shops. AS soon as the new
"cut off, is completed these motors and
old cars will be replaced by standard
engines and coaches.
Mr.. c. C. McNeill, late superintend-
ent of the Maricopa and Phoenix rail
way, has been offered good position on
one of the lines in this city, and is ex-
pected soon to come here. He is highly
regarded as a capable railway man.
Mr.. F. W. Grant has recently been ap
pointed resident engineer of the Santa
Fe at Las Vegas, his jurisdiction ex
tending to Ell Paso.
The Southern Pacific inspection party
of division superintendent arrived on
this, the Yuma division, last night and
will probably arrive in this city today
and complete the work of going over the !
branches.
There were four limited trains on this
division of the Southern Pacific yester-
day.
A Raymond & Whtcomb excursion
arrived yesterday afternoon with sixty
eight passengers, and the Southern Pa
cific Limited brought in seventy odd.
Chief Clerk Fred Henderson of the
general managers office of the Santa Fe
spent yesterday at Fullerton looking |
after the companys oil wells.
Frank G.. High of the passenger de- |
partment of the Chicago and Alton ar
rived in the city yesterday on business. |
The tunnel on the Santa Fe at Will |
Jams will not be open for traffic for sew
eral days.