El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-10

terrifying the river bank near the T
P. shop, to the extent of preventing al
overflow, is the problem that is worry
ing these officials at present. II this
could be done with the positive assur
ance that no more water would over
flow the land, the company would ex
tend their yards over the present dan
gerous section of ground.
T. A. Williams, q fireman on the
Sunset switch engine, received bad cuts
on both his hands Monday, says the
San Antonio Light, during the rain
storm by his hand slipping from the
CRATE bar and causing him to fall
against the water glass, which broke,
cutting his left thumb to the bone and
bis right hand severely in the palm.
Mr.. Williams is we'll known in Ell
Paso, having been an employee of the
G. 81. yards for some time.
The carpenters were at work yester-
day repairing the G. II. coach sheds
which were badly damaged by White
the T. p. and the White Oaks we are
kept busy" remarked an employee
yesterday. The machinists and boiler
makers are at work repairing the dam
age done by q T. P. engine, and now
we carpenters have all we can do for
the next few days repairing the dam
ages done by q coach belonging to the
White Oaks people,"
A few of the G. H. boys were busy
yesterday getting the big cannon in
shape for July 4th. "You may state
We are going to be strictly in it," said
one of them yesterday. "We are 60
ing to place this cannon on one of the
finest floats in the parade and give the
people come idea what q bombardment
means. We are glad to see FL Paso
people taking such an interest in the
coming celebration, and you will find
that the railroad men will do their
part
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad has experined q destructive
falling off of business since the war
begun. The shops at Denison, Texas,
assurance that they would resume
work again in few days. It has now
been decided to begin work on July
LIST. 1t 10 said that an enormous
amount of work is accommodating in the
various departments.
r. L. Sebring, a White Oaks boiler
maker stationed at Dog Canyon, IL
miles south of Alamogordo, was in the
city yesterday circulating among
friends. He thinks Alamogordo has q
very bright future, and after the rail-
road reaches there, which he says will
be about the 18th of the present month,
there will be heavy traffic to that
place.
Twenty-thr car loads of iron
bridge material were weighed in the
T. P. yards yesterday and will 90
down the Mexican Central today to
chihuahua, Mexico, where they will
be turned over to the chihuahua and
Pacific road for use on that line. The
two side pieces alone weighed 81 900
pounds.
The railroads have at last discov-
cred extensive frauds in the handling
OF their stock passes and threaten to
abolish that form of transportation en-
tirely. Pretty nearly time they were
on to it. 1t has been prac-
tised ever sincesM Moses wore q No. 3
shoe.
There Is q grand time anticipated at
the social tonight at the Vendome. 1t
is q question among the railroad men
who will be selected as the most beau
tiful man and q number Of them have
their best efforts to secure the prize.
Gross earnings of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad for the fiscal year
to date are S7,615 1854, an increase of
81 ,293, 8O5, or 20 per cent over the
earnings of the corresponding period
last year.
Private car ''Good News" occupied
by Rev. G. N. Crittenden of the Flor
ence Crittenden home 1t Houston,
came in on the G. H. yesterday and
went over the s. P. to Arizona.
Master Mechanic De Young, who
has been on the sick list for several
days past, was able to be out of bed
yesterday. 1t will be few day before
he will report at the shops.
Railroad men report heavy rains
down the line of the G. 81. At Alpine
there has been a very heavy fail of
rain and the people in that vicinity are
all happy as q result.
The meeting of the general passen-
ger agents of Southwestern lines,
which convened in St. Louis Monday,
adjourned last night.
Engineer Stead, who fell from the
1877 q few days ago and sprained his
ankle, is still confined to his bed.
Eddie Mills of the G. b. shops at
Del Rio is in San Antonio attending
his SISTERS wedding.
The Texas Car Service association
will hold its annual meeting in Hous-
ton next Monday.
T. P. engine 1873 is in the shops at
Big Springs receiving q new set of
fues.
A telephone is to be placed in the
G. H. yard Offices.