El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-25
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Tucson Is Jealous.


statement recently published In GER
tain El Psso papers to the effect thai
abe Southern Pacific shops at Tucson
ware going 20 be moved from tnas
place " FL Paso and that they had tne
authority of Superintendent RANDOLPH,
OF the Tucson division, upon the subject,
IL ALI fiction, which Is humorous To
chose familiar with the situation but
calculated TO do Tucson an injury In
the estimation of tnose not familiar
With the facts"
IRE OF " % . aims to De able to az
nounc, upon the highest authority
that DIR. Randolph did not make the
stat ,msnIs that the FL Psso papers
said ne did, 10 the effect that the shops
YOU undoubtedly be moved here In Q
shors time. Furthermore that the
statements of the FL Paso papers are
absolutely without foundation and
that sbe shops will not be moved 10 Ell
Paso now or In the future either, but
instead the s. 2. shops a. Tucson are
70 be enlarged and the work OF enlarg
ing them will commence within few
weeks.
The Ci.Izsn says that SIperinten-
dent Rano olph has been the naia fso-
Tor in securing she enlargement OF the
shops ~ that place and that when the
enlargement IL completed Thousand
men and probably more will DO en-
pI0yeo tnerc.
Engineer Clark pardOned.
IA. Clark, the Mexican railway
engineer, who on the 18th OF last Msrcn
WAS sentenced 20 fourteen months I'm
prisonment by she court ~ Orizaoa,
for having been the cause OF . railway
wreck, In which Q Mexican fireman was
killed, Was graciously pardoned by
PrrsidenJ DiHz q few days ago, AND
haa raT
day 10 extend mis- thanks 20 Amossss-
DOR Clay son for his unSiring efforts In
the case
CLARK was the victim Of a most pc
culIar accident. He came to Mexico
- year ago last June and q once
accepted position with the Mexican
railway, with headquarters 1t Orizaos.
Il + u rule OF the road in question 70
send new engineers out on the line
with the old men ia order that they
may become acquainted with she steep
X AIDES and curves on the line
Accordingly, o1 the 27th OF June,
1899, Clark Was sent out wish an enRi
reer by the name OF Brennan to make
q trial trip. Thu freight train reach
Brennan dtsmounted from the cab, re-
ques. ing Clark 10 switch on . car
which was .illed for tnas station. Not
beioR familiar with the workings OF
Inc compound engines in use upon she
Mexican road, Clark let the engine
get away from him on q steep
incline lead OK down the side track.
Being unable TO stop the runaway train
he called To hls companion In sne CAP
70 jump and proceeded 70 do the same
thing himself. II : was badly bruised
by the fall which ne received, Landing
on Q pile of stone. The fireman refused
70 jump, remaining on the engine, and
n u result WIS killec-
Clare Was arrested aud taken 10 the
Jail il Ocizaba. Later he WAS tried
.u1 s=lseDced, as above stated: /
Brennan, the engineer in charge OF
the train. fed from the scene OF the |
wreck and has never since oeen seen
n thz republic.
Clark will leave shortly for his home
in MOBILE, Alabama, where his vile
A. tso children reside.-Mexican
Herald.
Sparks From the Engine.
Swichmen Clifford, of the G. e., 10
Lying of on account OF . core foot
brakeman Scheiffer, OF the G. e., 10
of on e ffreen-dsy leave of absence I
TIE. Hunt, commercial agent Of the
Sour fern Pacific, went through from
west 10 east last night
G. C. Spsrry, superintendent OF
.,Isgrsnh of the Mexican Central, 10
in the City on Q tour Of inspection.
P.R. McKercher, assistant general
Manager of the Mex can Central, came |
up night before last with his family |
ia his private car. His family con-
tinued their journey ea's while Mr.:
MoKercher returned 20 the Clsy o!
Mexico accompanied by Material
ARen. " r. Andrews.
J. B. Hsynie, . G. n. switohman,
will leave on the g. 81. In the morning
TO- his old home in Pine Bluff, Ark,
max .ng stops At Sac Antonio, Austin
and Texarkana. He will spend Q
thirty day leave OF absences with his
parents in Pine Bluff.
". G. Van Week, Of Houston, gone
raj manager of the g. Il came In this
murriog In his private car, Courier.
he was accompanied dy the following
citizens of Houston: Judge L J. Cox.
Rice. ex-mayor OF Houston, Attorney
T "a Stone and Dr.. A. NJ. Lewis.
They returned east at noon.
James 4. Spellicy. billing cleck at
the jlict freight house in this city, ha.
zone east aud IL Is rumored on god
authority that he has been called 10
New Orleans TO Receive the appoint
ment of ioint passenger agent a. ~
Pa.o for the :. +. AID e. ID q
s. 4. companies IL 10
believed that the appoint
ment will be made to I'LL an entirely
new position and that IL will In no way
effect the position now oelnG nueo
nth satisfaction by Harry turner.
There are any number of people who
hope so.