El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-22
Sparks From the Engine.

sparks FROM the Engine.
There were four crews on this end
of the Santa Fe line yesterday.
The Santa Fe people are expecting a
train load of sheep this evening from
Maria.
THE T. p. pay car arrived yesterday
and gladdened the hearts of the en-
ployes.
The notorious G. II. compound, No.
S12, was in the repair shop yesterday
having her eccentric fixed.
Division Superinter dent Martin Of
the G. q. is on hunling trip in the
Sacramento mountains. He will return
Monday.
The swift flyer engine No. 722,
Brought here rom Houston a few days
ago, has received little touching up
and is now ready for service.
The G. II. psycsr will arrive Mon
day and the boys are happy ss q result
Engine 753 has been sent from this
place to San Antonio to pull In the
money box.
Freight cars loaded with cotton now
at Houston, but there is 70 blockade of
any KIDD, and business rolls along
with the usual rush.
1t is esti mated thatthe railroads run
ming into Dallas brought in 100, 600
visitors to the fair from Oct. l to Ii
inclusive. This is undoubtedly far
ahead of all previous records.
The land department of the Santa
Fe will pass out of existence on Novem-
Der lst. All of the unsold Santa Fee
lands will be transferred 10 company
which Land Commissioner Frost will
manage.
Conductor G. A. Chatfield and James
Henderson, a merchant, have arranged
TO visit Las Vegas from Calves On,
Texas, to spend month. Tney are
friends of Night Yardmaster Morgan
Optic.
The G. n. carpenters are turning
out cupboards for The employees of the
shops as fast as possible. This will
give the boys chance to lock up their
effects and they will be much better
satisfied
The tank of G. n. engine sol was
turne ont of the repair shop yesterday
all fixed up and equipped with jan
uey coupler. Maj n Bill Truscott sup
erinteuded the work on this tank and
is more than proud of the job.
There was great activity around the
Santa t'e stock yards Yesterday. The
G. FL. turned over to this company the
day previous th'rty-tive car loads OF
stock end all hands were busy prepar-
ing them for shipment north today.
Hostler Dutton of the Santa Fe, who
was sci.lded Il few days ago by the
blowing out of fue plug, WAS report
ed much better this morning and will,
in all probability, be ready TO report
for duty some Gay early in next week.
Traffic west on the C. Fl. at present
is very light owing to quarantine in
the south The east traffic, however,
is unusually heavy. 1t is safe to say
that this quarantine will not last much
longer, as heavy frosts have visited the
fever districts.
The T. p. semi weekly flyer is the ali
absorbing topic al present. The road
bed has been placed in tirst-class shape
and there is nothing to prevent them
from making splendid time. 1t is said
that the Irresistible Kid Hadlock
will be at the throttle.
Chas Wiudberg, the gang boss" at
the G. II. shops, was passing cigars
among the boys yesterday, and as it
was so near election time Charlie felt
compelled to explain himself. 1t Is an
eleven pound girl, and Mr.. Wind berg
says that the mother and child are do
ing exceptionally well.
The steel rails being unlosded at the
railroad yards in Roswell for the ex-
tension were made by the Illinois Steel
cOmpany's south works, are 30 feet long
and weigh 80 pounds to the yard. Each
car contains 20 rails. The ties are saw
ed out OF long leaf pine and are six by
eight inches and eight feet long.
The E. P. & N. e. mountain elm Der
is at the front once IN re after receiv-
ing q few needed repairs of this end of
the line. G. +. Roth, travelling en-
giueer of the Baldwin company, who
superinteuded the repairs on the
"climber," is with her in company
with Master Mechanic Winn. Mr..
Roth will return to the Baldwin works
early next week.
No. 20, on the G.. H, was three
hours late yesterday owing to the
wreck near Houston, Thursday The
west bound passenger train, due
here at 3:45 D. m, ran into some boz
csrs which the heavy storm had forced
from siding onto the main line. En-
gineer Geo. johnson OF San Antonio
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