El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
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years ago. Ia the old country he
followed the miller's trade, erstinR
the old style burr mills, but with the
advent of she roller process he changed
his profession.
Hrodoos of Rallroaders
The perils of the railroader's life
are go plentiful that they are excussbl Z.
Tor considering great many seemingly
foolish things a. hoodoos or Jon abs for
them. One Of the most common supers-
sltions entertained by railroaders IL
that the presence OF cats about the
tracks portends evil for them. There
ts now considerable uneasiness among
the switch men of the G.. 81. here on
account of the switch shanty being
made the rendezvous of q large mum Der
yowling felines of all colors every
night. All the rocks, car pins and
other missiles shied . them avail moth
log. The shanty can not be rid of the
the switchmen shudder as the cats
howl, wondering what awful calamity
IL about to tefsll them.
II know that cats do bring bad luck
to railroad men," ssid we'll known
switcbmsn this morning, "for l have
seen fearful accidents result from their
being about the tracks too often not to
believe in them being a hoodoo. You
know that I have just ended q fifteen
day lay of and you probably remem-
Ger that did not tell you why laid
the track in front of me one night ss 1
vas going home from work. The next
morning put Ia my application for
lsy-of."
Another switchman said that the
other night Q big black cas- jumped up
on the foot board of the switch engine
and ran along she side of the boiler and
jumped OF while the engine was in mo-
ton. Every one who saw It and even
With the feeling that something awful
would happen 70 them.
Wreck on Mexican Central.
At Kilomeser 1884 just south of Jime-
nez the Mexican Central north bound
was derailet at $50 Friday
The wreck was due 20 an
error ia the train dispstcher's order or
In the Instructions of she section fore
man, who advised the train dispatcher
TO issue an order TO 60 slow At . place
where he had been working on the
track.
The order WAS intended to be for
Kilometer 1884 but vas given for 1927
ana - . consequence the train was
st Q pretty good rate when the
engineer saw . piece of rail out ahead
u 1884. he threw on the brakes and
The srHin WAS slowed up considerably
when the place WAS resohed.
The engine and drst three cars we're
thrown from tie track, two Of them
being second and third class passenger
.art. About thirteen passenge' o ere
Injured, several seriously and one fatal
". One from California hal his leg
broken and little Mexican child Ave
years old WAS so badly injured internal
~ that she doctor could do nothing for
It.
Mrs. Rhes Bishop, whose husband
Is of the National Metal Co., of the
City OF Mexico, FIG. Brady, q whiskey
drummer from Louisville, KY, and
G. J. Thompson, OF the Day Metallic |
company. of Detroit, Mich. we're on
the wrecked train and did all they |
could to relieve the injured, they |
having escaped Injury. Tneystore up
osnda2es and took out mattresses for |
aished four quarts of his choicest |
brands of old Kentucky whiskey for |
heir relief.
Mr.. Thorn pson says that much ore
lit IL due the train crew for their |
In getting the engine back |
IN the track and getting . doctor on |
he scene. The company's physician |
vas secured from Jimenez The wound
ID we're taken to she hospital at Chi
luahus.
The part of the wrecked train shat
vas brought on reached this city about |
light o'clock this moruing.