El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-09


John Kingsburv, night yardmaster
Of the G. H., will perform the duties OF
Yardmaster Tegtmeyer during the
iaster's absence.
Jrainmen Badly Hurt.
Engineer Kendig and Fireman Rush
of The G. II. we're the victims OF an
accident which happened on the line
between Valentine and Sanderson last
Sunday morning.
They were backing up their engine,
light one, to pull q passenger train
whose engine had died, when the
machine jumped the track. kendlg g
arm was broken and his shoulder dis
located while Rush was wounded In
head and leg.
They were both taken to hospital at
San Antonio.
Shortage OF Box Cars.
Railroad men here say there is q
prospect of serious shortage OF box
care, says Fort Worth dispatch In
The Globe Democrat, which will mater
tally affect the movement of.the great
wheat crop both to market and for ex-
port. All lines are needing cars. The
heavy movement of wheat from the
Panhandle country has caused de,
mand for cars that can not be supplied
by she roads here with the equipment
AZ hand. The roads here claim tnaS
one reason for the car famine Ia the
congestion of cars loaded with wheat at
Galveston. They predict that the 81
snation will grow worse. There Is at
Least 2, 900, 900 bushels of wheat to be
xsoveu from the Panhandle alone with
limited number of oars at
scramsnd. What will be done to re-
aeye the situation Is puzzling the rail
road officials here.
piahts of Passengers.
In the case of Mrs. Ware against
s. M. FELTON,, receiver Tor the Clncln-
at Lexington, Kentucky, decided
question as to the liability of common
carriers to the public. Mrs. Ware
fusd for damages for failure to deliver
her TO her proper destination. Inc
plsinSiff had purchased q through
beket, says dispatch, to Alexandria,
Florida, and after starting on her
journey she alleges that she was
stopped for seventeen days by qusran.
yellow fever.
The Judge held it was the duty OF the
eornmon carriers to inform travellers
of any delay In the journey, and the
failure TO do 80 makes them liable.
Yhe failure, he said, of an agent to
give proper Information to the travel
ing public would be equally as bad as
70 give false Information. The TACT
that an epidemic was prevalent in New
Orleans, and that a quarantine existed,
IVES known to the defendant and should
have been communicated 10 tne pur-
chaser of the ticket.
A Railroad With Soul.
That railroad companies are not al
ways the soulless, heartless corpora
NOES they are sometimes represented
30 be was proved yesterday by the
man ner 10 which the Nashville, Chat
tsnooga and St. Louis and Western
and Atlantic railroads paid last
tribute to the memory of Superinten-
dent of MotivA Power James Cullen,
who died in Nashville Thursday night,
and WAS buried yesterday at noon.
While the funeral ceremonies at the |
grave were being conducted and the
body was being lowered into the grave
business of all kinds was suspended
absolutely on the 1900 miles of the
system that Mr. Cullen had
served SO long and faithfully.
Every engine and train on the sys-
Ism came to q standstill promptly at
noon; in all Of the shops and offices CT
The Company business and work ceased.
Work of all kind was suspended oy l
every EN- ploye of the company for i've
uiou tes, while the remains OF the late
of motive power were |
being laid in their last resting place.
Atlanta Constitution.
SWitchman Hare Killed.
Wv Hare, switchman in the G 81
md S A yards in this city. lost his |
lie early Sunday morning in mys-
ssrious way.
At little before two O'Clock Yard |
n aster Kingsbury gave orders to his
Ct W TO make up an extra freight for |
shs east, and the last seen of Hare, |
sasil he WAS picked up In dying con-
iisi on WAS on top of q large furniture
car which was being run down the
main track past the water tank.
He was not missed until the train had
been made up and the head brakeman,
Walter Swearingen, went down to get
On his engine when he found Hare lying |
IN his back in dying condition bet |
yeen the two tanks and just north of j
he main track. He notified the other |
swi tchmen and DR. Turner was called |
snd she young man was taken to the
home of his parents n a stretcher.
He died at Z o'clock without ever /
consciousness.
There are several opinions as to how
be met his death. Some think that he
sAs knocked from the car by the spout
Il she tank while others think he start
a TO jump down onto another car and
AL over. But 1t will never be known