El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-29
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b. a railroad is any indication OF the
Ssxe Uf the passenger traihc on the
road the $ p. il doing big business
IN that line. Coming from the west
Ez<f night there were siXty-slx pieces
FORTY of them went through over the
c. H. ard twenty-siX were transferred
a, thr. +. * T. This morning the e. II
has IS5 pieces of through baggage
new Engines f~r the S
q. n. Cumming. travelling ENGINEER
k,r the Cook locomotive and machine
works. Of Paterson. y. J.. Is IN I'll Paso'
having ACCOMPANIED four of the new
p engines to this place. They were
.,IJed to Sacramento but on account OF
,;.- sbortuess of motive power on the
Atlantic system he put two of them 10
xnrk on it These are HOG and llof.
nc other two are 1109 and ITO and
- 20 be taken on TO the Pacific syS-
- The two that are in use on the
G.. n will remain on il until that sec
ri1n OF the $. p. gets its share OF the
N.Y.. eauiDment Forty-eight new en-
ines have been ordered for the 3 +.
STxseza. including eight and ten-wheel-
erx and moguls No. 1106 brought IN
I'm. G.. II. passenger train this morn
1R
~ prck isia nd Road
Charles B. Sloat. general passenger
a-euf of the Chicago. Rock Island and
Trr.s railroad. with headquarters in
~ Worth. spent last night in I'll Paso-
8e ras on his return from Los An
,eles where he has been to visit MS
y.-,ed PARENTS Il have no special Dusl-
,.xs IN Ell Paso" he said. and can tell
-rcu nothing about the plans OF my
road. The Rock Island may be build
IN. To this city but | assure you that
RI they are the people here Will know
nothing of il until 1t Is almost mere
rae policy of the management Is 10
k.z.p their business to themselves and
ts,rT have successfully kept 1t from
p,y think the road wants connec-
t,s.z, here Int that is the extent OF my
knowledge.
Bad Fire Last Night
The fire department was called out
last night about $50 to put out a tre
a. sa. Hills street The house which
WIS burning was the home of Lew
HARRISON. a colored truckman at the
e H. freight depot. Mr. Harrison
meets the s. P. passenger train at night
\, transfer the baggage and had Just
vtvrned home from attending TO TINS
fluty when the fire occurred
Nr. Harrison says that when he got
Aurr,e he found that his wife and child
fzn had gone to church and ne pro-
r-et1s-d to help himself to some sup
YET He lit the lamp and turned 10 get
a Mate when the lamp exploded. He
~ that in an instant the room was
FIN Of flames and he ran out and gave
rs,e alarm. He then returned into the
l,z,s,s. TO try to save some OF the mousse
trofd goods when he was overcome Dy
ss,e smoke and fell. Some one rescued
hiru from the flames and ne was
worked with about two hours before
ne recovered sufficiently to sit up. he
X still weak today and not able 10 De
nj his work.
Mr. Harrison owned the house and
rad $500 insurance on it and his house
sv,yd f-oods. He expects to build again
=, the lot The house was not COM
,,Fe,eIy consumed but the fire depart
7,-pt did not succeed in eXtingu1ShlnS
the Ore until the house was more tnan
bstf DESTROYED and is utterly ruined
RI. engine was not put to work at
M and the pressure from the pug
=, which the hose was attached was
not sufficient.
mr. Harrison has been working for
RE c. H. & S. A. railroad company
FOR the past thirteen years.
ysw Office for Vesas & pacific
Ty,e Texas and Pacific railroad has
Seased the quarters now occupied by
the carnival committee in the corner
ar the Sheldon hotel and will begin
work tomorrow improving and remod-
sS1zE the Office. They will fit it up In
z,,dszru style and will make IL an ideal
sazrs.- They take the room occupied by
the Mckinley ana Roosevelt club also
IKE carnival committee will move
fayxnurruw into the White Oaks new
snsces in the other side OF the hotel
which the company has kindly given
fs,eza free of charge This Will be
/. more comfortable place for the COM
uzzttee and is furnished in elegant
style
In coming to the Sheldon the Texas
xza Pacific will get one of the most
,yrscnient places in the city for an Of
See znd Agent Darbyshi-e proposes to
-naAt tia beauty in every respect
Colorado & South I'm Plan.
TIE Fisher. general passenger agent
% The Colorado Southern railroad. ar
-issd from Denver this morning TO
rtrIt his sick brother. who is here TO
spend the winter. His mother and
ester are also here with the sick man.
Il have given the FL Paso carnival
soure thought" said Mr.. Fisher but
tra1 know yet what kind OF rate we
VII be able to give. | can say, how
ersr. that we will give the same rate
DE- Santa Fe announces and VIII ad-
rs.rtIse the carnival extensively. Trav-
= IN this part of the country is in
cruising and | anticipate good bust
sexs this winter.
VIXEN asked about the rumors OF
E.iroad building in this section he
ssza- ~tnere is no question but that
susne of the roads will be built. The
Colorado Southern is not interested in
Soy uf them except the extension OF the