El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-09

H., was walking around yesterday or
crutches. He said that the physicians
up to that time could not tell what wa'
the matter with him. He said the pre-
vious he was attack with severe pair
in his left kdee and that when he rout
aid of strong medicine, it settled in hit
right knee.
Ed. Ryan, master mechanic of the
San Antonio division Of the G. 81. & S
A: D. K. COlburn, super intendent Of
B. and B. of the G. II. & S. A; b.
Small, assistant superintendent of B
and B., of the same line, and master
Mechanic De Young, came In over th e
G. II. & S. A: yerderday. They return ed
east over that line this afternoon
The new big engines which reache ed
this point for freight service on the
G. II. & S. A. between here and del
Rio, are mum bered 954 amid 955. They
are exactly the same as the big $50
which arrived here last week. They
have six drive wheels each aud they
are all Hanged. There are but two
small wheels on the front trucks and
they work on pivot.
His many friends in this city among
railroad people were shocked yester-
day to learn of the sudden death of
Engineer Andy Surgeon at his home
in Texarkana. He left here Friday on
his regular run, was, sick when he
reached home Friday and died Satur-
day from meningitis. Mr.. Surgeon
has been in the employ of the Texas
and Pacific for about II years and was
held in high esteem by all who knew
him.
The Pullman Palace Car company is
now preparing to turn out a indicate
grade of s]eepers known BIS the ''ord1-
nary Pullman car, which fact indi-
Gates that the company is anticipating
legislation against the present prices
charged by the company for berths.
Wherever any such action might be
taken to regulate the prices OF sleeping
car berths, the companies operating in
such states could afford to use the ''or-
binary" sleepers for the reduced prices.
Journal.
The following patients were admitted
to the Katy hospital Thursday: J. L.
Crosby, pumper, Erie, Kan, in hue uza;
J. L. Humphreys, section laoorer,
Bond, 1. T., influenza; G. S. Wagner.
section laborer, Trenton, influenza,
Denison, influenza; Dan WHIT
e ee,a: e 6 n gang DAVIS Hsso'' ma ma
chine helper, Parsons, laceration of
right fifth finger; Sam Kelly, laborer
at Chickie Chockie crusher, headache;
J. h. Herrigan, brakeman, Denison.
old injury to his spine; D. T. Mitchell,
brakeman, Denison, an old unhealed
wound on left foot; ]. B. Leech, extra
gang, Denison, influenza. -Sedalia
Capital.
A brakeman who thought he under
stood locomotive better than an en-
gineer is now minus q job and the San
ia Fe railroad minus a locomotive. It
all happened this way: Engine No. 33
was on q spur of track at Galisteo for
the purpose of pumping water. An en-
gineer of q passing train was ordered
to bring the 33 to Las Vegas Mon
day, but finding she didn't have steam
to move herself out of the sag
where she was resting, went after his
own engine to pull her out. While he
vas gone, brakeman took it into his
head that he could easily run the 33 on
to the main track; accordingly be
the cab, released the engine
and let her back so that he could make
a better RIM up the grade. The en-
CINE, hewever, refused to go forward
and kept on backing until she took a
over the bank into the river
below, where she now rests buried in
the quicksand. The brakeman saved
by jumping aud now has plenty
of time to rehect.-Reporter.