El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-09
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canyon is far from being joke, as has
been supposed generally. I. e. Faroat
the promoter, says Flagstaff dispatch
In the Globe Democrat, has secured
pledges of business men that will more
and ts now in the east looking up
equipment and comforting with Santa
Fe officials in Chicago. He has wired
that the railway officers are pleased
with ideas and are disposed to for
ward its success in every way. He hss
been given every concession he has
ask ed for, some Including liberal stop
overs. and the company will advertise
the automobile line through the pines
as broadly as will be aver tised the
railroad from Williams.
Heavy Damage Suits.
Four suits for personal damages sg-
gregatiug more than sixty thousand
dollars have been filed in the fed eral
court during the last three days
against the Mexican Central railway
company.
R. T. Graves petitions the court for
S25, 600 for the loss of his thumb and
two fingers from his left hand, lost
while attempting to couple . box car
near La Colorado.
He states that he was employed by
the defendant as brakeman. The &C.
cident Ia alleged to have occurred on
December 5sh, 1899. The plaintiff
states that he was drawing Q salary of
$50 per month, and that on account of
the accident he Is now unable to earn a
the coupling on the car by which he
was hurt was worn out and In q
worthless condition.
JIM Knox has entered suit against
the Mexican Central for Sic, 900. He
Was an employee of the company as
engineer on freight train, in Decem
Der, 1899.
made . cripple for life in q wreck on his
run near San Juan de Silao Gusje in .
wreck between his train aud q train on
the same track coming in the opposite
direction. He claims to have been act
ing under Instructions, and his train
had the right OF way. In the wreck
his right foot was cut off and two ribs
broken.
I'M Boyd filed suit against the
Mexican Central also, for SIC 900 per.
sonsl damages to himself and his wife
Celia Boyd. The plaintiff wants q
judgment Of "a 900 for himself and S12,-
600 for his wife.
The plaintiff states in his petition
that he and his wife were hrst ola %
passengers from Chihuahua to Torreon
in May, 1900. He further states that
seven miles south of Jimenez the train
left the rails and the coach in which
he was riding was overturned. He
states that his back was sprained and
his ribs and spine injured.
The plaintiff also claims that his
wife was Injured 50 that she was con-
fined to her bad for thirty-two days,
or no "a ho Uoe
TO the petition of the plain
tiff her head was cut, her leg broken,
and her rib torn away from the spinal |
column and broken. The railroad !
company Is charged with negligs nee |
for the condision of the road.
r. A. Walker wants sc, 900 damages |
for injuries sustained while he was |
working as q brakeman on the Central
The plaintiff alleges that the engine |
aud car which be was unco uplipg,
we're provided with different coupl- |
ing. The tender coupling was
old fashioned and the oar was provided |
with the Jsnney coupler. The two
we're no. intended, states the plaintiff, |
to be coupled together. The engi- |
neer of the train, says the plaintiff fur
Their, put his train into motion while |
he was between the tender and the
next car and his hand was crushed and |
broken, and he was dragged ferty |
ieet.
Sparks From the Engine
A car of FL Paso cattle went out over
The G 81 for Marathon today.
Joe Chadoiu, G h fireman, 10 sick
Ind not on dusy today.
Conductor Joe Graham took his re-
Eular run out this morning on the E P
IND N E for the first time In two weeks.
Zoe says that he ia far from we'll ss yet
3ut can't stay away from his train.
What most psople want Ia som ething
Wild and gentle. when in need of q
,hysic. Chamberlain Stomach aud
Liver Tablets ill the bill to q dot.