El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-08
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lAguascalientes eight freight cars left
the track but fortunately no one was
hurt
| The passenger train due here Thurs
jday night was derailed below Chihua-
hua. and blockaded the track for eight
Ihours No one was burt more than
sustaining slight bruises.
Another freight wreck occurred be-
How Zacatecas in which several cars
were torn up but no one hurt.
| These particulars may not be accu-
rate as the passengers only heard the
report at depots and had no way to
confirm the reports.
| If the road would give out the exact
facts in these and similar cases. the
newspapers would print them and go
no further.
SAVED BY A NEWSBOY.
This morning when the q. III. pas
senger train arrived at the depot
there would likely have been a shock
! ing Tragedy enacted but for the quick
action of Jerome Triolo, little news
, boy. Just as the engine came up along
side of the depot the ngineer opened
up the whistle valve and gave a good
long loud toot. The object in so do
| ing was to warn a well dressed young
man who stood on the track just in
! front of the engine with his hands in
his pockets and look OF deep medita-
/ ton on his face. His back was to the
engine and he seemed oblivious of all
surroundings.
| The engine was fast slipping upon
him In less than a minute 1t would
have struck him, but little Jerome ran
up to the man, punched him in the
| back and shouted. Look out, Mis-
! ter, you'll get run over" The man
was standing just on the edge of the
track and Jerome's shove that accom-
panied the blow he gave him, stagger-
ed the fellow and as he sort Of reeled
around from the track the engine
swept past him. If the young man had
been an inch nearer the track he would
, have been struck. II he had remained
on the track a second longer he
would have been killed.
After the train was stopped OFFICER
Rayner went up to the young man
and reprimanded him for his care
leSsness, which caused a strain on the
nerves of the engineer and a sickening
feeling, a thought of what might have
been, to sweep over the bystanders.
! Then the man showed his gratitude
for being saved by giving Mr.. Rayner
a sheer and a curse, advising him to
mind his own business. He said he
was an employee of the road and never
had been run over. He must think that
he amounts to SO much that the
engine "dassent' run over him
HAD HIS NERVE WITH HIM.
| Many absurd and amusing appeals
and claims for courtesies are made to
the passenger and ticket agents of rail-
roads who have the power to issue free
f,-op tot WI
applicant worthy of such favors from
the companies. The general passen-
ger agent of the Santa Re received one
of these requests the other day from
a man who has a new ground upon
which to base his claim to recognition
by the road. His letter is as follows:
General Passenger Agent Santa Fe
railroad: Am about to leave for Okla
homa. and as l am going to take a
from here there l deem it just to ask
you for a free pass for myself from
here to Oklahoma and return
The general manager did not send
the pass but set to work to figure out
how long it would take the road to
drift into the hands of receiver If
a free pass was given to every person
who was lucky enough to find another
man who was willing to pay his full
fare one way. He figured that the
company would soon be Obliged to sell
some of its rolling stock to pay operat-
ing expenses.
Wouldn't that be a soft snap for the
traveller though? Whenever man
wanted to take a trip over the road
he would go hunt up man to go in
cahoots with him. He would help the
other fellow buy his ticket then send
in to headquarters for his pass. In
that way every man could arrange to
travel for half fare at the highest. 1t
would be a good scheme for a railroad
to adopt when they intended to put on
a half fare rate anyway The man
should be paid for his idea il he didn't
get his pass.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Switchman Updegraff. of the c. H..
commenced a fifteen day lay-off this
morning.
Switchman Frank Lynch is taking a
short lay-of from his work in the G.
II. yards.
Two cars of fine young Hereford
bulls were in the G. III. yards this
morning. They were beauties. They
had red curly hair, as fine as wool. and
all had white faces.
j. p. O'Connor sent out car of Mex
lean laborers for s. II. Buchanan this
morning. Mr.. Buchanan has already
about five hundred laborers at work for
him in Arizona and he wants about
three hundred more
Superintendent Martin, of the G. H.,
returned from the east this morning.
His private car, "Saragossa," was at
tached to the rear of the passenger