El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-13

City" said a ST. Louis travelling man.
Il was on the fast mail train last
Saturday evening and just before dusk
when the train was hitting lively lick
within about thirty miles of Kansas
City man was sighted on the track
about 800 yards ahead. He was on the
wrong side for the engineer to see him.
He had a red flag and was waving 1t
frantically The train got nearer and
nearer to him and he waved the red
flag harder and harder. The fireman
saw him and shouted to the engineer
to stop the train. By this time the
man had stepped to the center of the
track and remained there still franti-
cally waving the red flag. The engine
was reversed but it was impossible to
make the stop before arriving at the
place where the man stood. The en-
gineer supposed he would get off the
track anyway. But he didn't move
until the engine struck him and threw
him about fifty feet in the air.
1.-The conductor and engineer jumped
from the train as soon as 1t stopped
and ran to the man, supposing that
they would find him dead and his body
: horribly mangled. He wasn't dead;
he didn't seem to be even seriously in
jured. The conductor asked him what
was the matter. The man raised him
bruises and explained. He said there
was gang of 100 Italians working on
the track a mile farther on. The sec
ton boss sent him up the track to
! give the train a signal to stop and
that is what he was there for. He was
asked why he didn't get off the track.
He said the boss told him to stay on
the track and he mad to do his duty.
He was put on the train and taken
I ~ rxrx
en- medical attention. One of his arms
was fractured and he was badly
! bruised. His escape from death is
: considered miraculous. for he stood di-
rectly in the middle of the track and
received the full force of the rapidly
moving engine.
.'The man is Mike McLane, an Irish
section hand on the Santa Fe and
though a lowly section hand he has
made a record of faithfulness to duty
that l have my doubts of ever Being
beaten. He did his duty though death
stared him in the face"
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Chief Engineer Sumner of the Ell
Paso and Northeastern was nthe city
| over night
| Ed Teller, messenger boy for the
A
since Tuesday.
! I. E. Elder. a G. H. engineer. will
! leave tomorrow for Elder, Ga, his old
home, to spend the holidays.
Engineer Dick Dockham of the
Southern Pacific who has been on the
sick list is ready for duty again.
| Conductor Joe White. formerly of
the Southern Pacific but now working
on the Mexican Central, is in the city.
! Frank Hovey. a car repairer of the
G. H.. left last night for Houston,
where ne will spend a fifteen-day va
cation.
Jesse Hammer, the stationary fire
man of the G.. II. shops. is sick again.
His place is being filed by Frank Web
ster, a machinist helper.
Frank Simmons, who has been firing
an engine on the White Oaks road at
Captain. has been given run on the
passenger out OF this place
The Santa Fe passenger train was
an hour late this morning 1t was
made so by waiting to make connec-
lions with some other train which was
late.
The Mexican Central train was six
or eight hours late last night and new
er crossed over until s o'clock this
morning. The train is six hours late
today also.
Cincinnati tourist car in charge of
Agent Rush was on the delayed G. H.
passenger train this afternoon. Twen-
ty-three passengers were in the car
to this place, where two of them re-
manned and the rest went on to Cali
fornia.
Though business is good in the yards
of the G. H. at this place it seems
that there is falling in the freight
traffic of the road. Two crews. those
of cabooses 116 and 153, were pulled off
this morning. St. John and Brown are
the conductors of the crews pulled off.
Agent Young of the White Oaks at
CarrizoZo is taking a vacation and his
place is being filled by Operator Will
son of the road at Captain. Mr.. Will
sons place at Captain is being filled
by Alfred Bishop. an extra brakeman
of the White Oaks route. The brake
man is also an operator, and is son
of Baggagemaster Bishop of the S. P.
in Ell Paso.
I. W. McCoach. cashier for the Mex
lean Central at this place. has taken
vacation and gone to San Marcial
to spend the holidays with his family
Mr. McCoach formerly worked for the
Santa Fe at San Marcial and has not
vet moved his family to this city. His
place is being filled during his absence
by Lee Cisneros, bill clerk in the
Mexican Central freight house.