El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-28
JUST A JOLLY
LOT OF BOYS
Are The Engineers Who Are
On a Western Trip
SEEING THE BIG SIGHTS
In Fl paso And The City On The
Other Side OF The Rio 6rande.


York Central and HUI
son River railroad, are in the city to,
dsy, and are being entertained by Rlf
Grande Division 1872. B. of l. e, OF Il
Paso, and the members OF the ladies'
auxiliary officially known as the Stai
OF 1900, G. [. A, of the B. of l.. E.
The visiting engineers, with tnelf
wives and daughters, came in from the
east last night on special OF
Pullmaus,. diner and baggage car
over the G.. H., with Paul Derr at the
throttle of the engine which pulled
them In. Although the special came
into the @. H., yards at nine O'CLOCK,
they did not reach the depot until
after eleven, the delay being caused by
q slight accident, occssioned by the
White Oaks connecting switch being
left open. Asa result there was
sleeper N linus a pair OF trucks. 1t was
all fixed up, however, without injury
to anyone.
This morning long line of carriages
and wsgouettes fled past the station
and were loaded with the engineers
and other members of the party, and
escorted by Moses Dillon, himself an
old New York Central engineer, Al
Mast, c. Z. of the Rio Grsnde division.
B. of L. E T. n. Tracy, and members
OF the brotherhood and the auxiliary,
tn ey were shown all over the city and
JuareZ.
They are q jolly looking lot
of people, and seem to be enjoying
their vac alton like school boys. They
are as socia Die and gentlemanly set
of railroad men as ever came through
Ell Paso, aud they appreciate to
the full the courtesies extended by
the local traiumen.
The Officers of the excursion are:
William Pellens, president: w. j..
Hurley, manager and secretary: j. M.
Watson, treasurer; A. M. Carroll,
Thomas Judge, w. J. Hurley, J. M.
Watson. Robert Leffen. Martin CahiE
and William Pellens, executive COM
mittee.
"OIr excursion is something very
much CUT of the ordinary" said w. j.
tae parry. - The idea of this trip, or
rather of one not so extended, occurred
TO me, aud DR.. Seward Webb, then
president of the Wagner Car company,
offered the use OF the sleeping cars
needed. Then we obtained permission
from our general superintendent to ask
for right of way from every superin-
sendent over whose division we should
pass.
st took lots OF time and work, but it
was accomplished, and now to the train
which is furnished by the management
of the New York Central, the rail-
roads over which it runs have given
a free rfght-of-wsy from ocean to
eossn and back, and the party have
nothing to do but enjoy themselves.
Their itinerary calls for stops as fol-
Lows: Cleveland. Cincinnati, St. Louis,
Memphis, New Orleans, San Antonio,
Fl Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Salt Lake, Glenwood Springs, Lead
Vile. Colorado Springs, Denver,
Omaha, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit.
"We have in our party 'Hell6re'
Jack Metcslf, and We have one irem an
for all these engineers-Mr. Steele,
who has charge of the composite car.
was he who m ada the empire state
express run of liz miles in thirty min
utes. We have had lots of inquiries
for him, aud he regretted more than
else that he could not come.
All the way to Cleveland we were &C
by Off oials of the road who
we're tine to US in every way, aud with
them we had parting dinner on the
sars. We have been finely received
and entertained everywhere, and our
Trip has been successful in every way.
The way we are treated in Ell PAso is a
sample, and good sample, too, of the
treatment we have had all along. The
people out here are as fine as they
make them"
Following is q list Of the party: Mr.
and Mrs J nj Watson aud daughter,
Mr. and Mrs William Frazier and |
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lamphere,
Mr. and Mrs William Freeman, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Hubert, Mr. and Mrs
Jacobs and two daughters, Mr. and
Mrs A M Carroll. Mr. aud Mrs w
Mr. and Mrs E France, Mr..
and Mrs M Cahill, Mr. aud Mrs Adam
Scott, Louis Everlatt, Mr. and Mrs
William OWES, Fred Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs George West James Evers,
John Riley, John Baker, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Lilly, Mr. and Mrs Edward
Eaton, Thomas Judge and niece, Mr..
and Mrs Dennis Murphy, George
Sawyer, William Sscor, Mr. and Mrs
Ben Blue, s am Albro. Mr. and Mrs