El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-17
As the Result Of a G. H..
Freight Going through
a Bridge at Finley
LIVED In THIS CITY
And Both We're Well and Fa-
vorabIy Known Among
g large Circle Of
AcqusintanceS
spec.,, .sps,ch 70 h. Hn.ALp.

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SIERRA BLANCA. Tex. Oct. IL
p. NAT $50 this morning G. n.
freigh; train ran into a washout mile
west Of Finlay. killing Engineer ]. l..
Shaffer. and Fireman W. b. Edison.
Another washout near Fort Hancock
prevents the wrecking crew from
reaching the scene.
The westbound passenger train is
here.
Extra 9O4 west on the G. II. went
through a bridge that had been under
mined by the heavy rains. about three
miles this side of inlay this morn
ing about o'clock The engine and
six cars We're piled up in the ravine
over which the bridge was built and
Engineer J. F. Shaffer. of this city. and
Fireman w. ID. Edison. of Houston.
were killed
The first dispatch regarding the
wreck was sent from Finlay imme-
diately after the wreck and before the
bodies OF the engineer and fireman
were taken from the debris. The dis
patch just stated that the wreck had
occurred and the engineer and fire
man were buried under the wreckage.
II did not even state who the engin-
eer and fireman were. Caller Hill went
to the home of Engineer Stead and
inquired of him what engineer was
following him in and he said Engineer
Howe and Fireman Jessup We're on the
following engine. so il was the natural
conclusion that they We're the ones
that had met death. But later tele-
gram gave the information that il was
Engineer Shaffer and Fireman Edison
and that the other men had passed
over the bridge in safety
Engineer Howe and Fireman Jes-
sup arrived about IL O'Clock this morn
ing and gave il out as their opinion
that the wrecker would not be able to
reach the scene of the wreck today as
the whole country was flooded and
many other places in the track had
been so weakened as to make crossing
dangerous.
The Wrecker on the Ground.
Superintendent Martin. Master Me
chanic Garrick and Chief Car Repairer
Borcherding went out with the wreck
er and crew this morning Immediately
after getting the news of the wreck
andextra 962 was ordered to the scene
of the wreck on a rusn order about
noon. That Is considered proof that
the wrecker had reached the scene of
the wreck.
Passenger train No. 9 has not arrived
and no one AT the depot seems to
know when it will arrive. 1t is sup
posed that as soon as it can cross the
washouts it will come on to FL Paso
and bring the bodies of the victims of
the wreck. The :. L. west bound pas
senger train made up and went out on
time.
Tho Dead Engineer.
John r. Shaner. the engineer who
was killed in the wreck. lived at 72O
North Kansas street with his wife and
little child. His wife's mother. Mrs.
BeaImant. is making her home with
them and il is said that she being sick
was the cause of Mr.. Shaffer being on
engine 904. He was on his regular run
eastward but on account of his moth
er-in-law being sick he exchanged
with some other engineer who was
this way in order to get home
sooner. He was about thirty years of
age and had been married about two
years. He was well liked by his fell
low railToaders and his death causes
grief among his acquain-
tances.
Fireman Edison.
w. ID. Edison. the fireman who was
killed. was Il young single man. ~
years of age and lived with his parents
and brother in Houston. He roomed
in El Paso at the home of Caller Hill.
of the G. H.. who lives at All Missouri
street. Mr.. Hill says that Fireman Eid-
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