El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-01
Struck BY a Train.

A Mexican, who said that he lad
been struck by T. & p. train at vs.
ieta, was brought in on the G.. n. pas
senger train that arrived At 1:i5 yes
rIsy afternoon. he was taken TO
the county hospital for treatment. HE
name and the extent OF his Injuries
coulu not be learned. Il Is said that
one OF his legs is broken.
Killed In a Wreck.
Last night al Oklshoms City in a
railroad accident Thomas r Nah b
Or t.er-in law OF T Z Morris OF the
White Oaks railroad was killed. DE
was a commercial traveller and was
form, r!y station baggage master for
the Southern Pacific at this place. He
leaves Two small children orphans, as
their mother died in San Antonio
ABOUT SIX moo'hs a. OF consumption.
The Children are with their aunt
Mrs B Dempsey OF St Louis.
Killed By a Train at Alfalfa.
While walking upon the G. 81. track
neac Alfalfa sizing this morning
about six O'Clock, Andres Turey. q
Mexican resident of this city, Vas
struck by freight engine 81, which
was bringing in an extra. The train
WAS stopped ard Turey was taken
cAboose. DE- Turner was called TO At
tend him before he was taken from
the csboose but nothioR could be done
for him and he lived only a short time
after he arrival of the train In G b.
yards. Juan, who works al the depot,
asked Turey where he lived and he
said on Fifth street. Juan slso asked
him how much family he had and he
answered eight but when questioned
farther he ssid. "Deiame solo, me voy
. morIr," meaning for the questioner
70 leave him alone a. he vas going to
ole and he soon breathed his last.
Mexican acquaintance OF the deceased
ssid thu: he had q small ranch near
the Alfalfa siding and had been out at.
tending sois Turey was apparently
about forty-five years old.
Boom InMest Texas.
Joe Mcmillan, district passenger
agent of tue Sunset, returned on Tues
day evening from Q trip to Ell Paso,
says the 8 n Ant jnio Express. Mr..
Mo MILAN &C ;. mpsnied the soldiers
specisl which recently lefs here f1r
that city. He stated last evening that
the Inset was running through one
pasiur, from here to Ell Psso, dist
suoe of over 500 miles. The entire
western section looks better than for
10 Yeas and there Is a corresponding
boom q pro perity.
Az FL Pa there IL nothing but
busin ss aud everything 10 lively. Mr..
Mcmillan 50 there were many in
quiries N sde OF him regarding the lair
and that shere would bs'a good attend
Ance from the West.
The FL PAso & Nprtheastern railway
wiIlbring q fine exhib.t of forestry from
the vicinity of Cioudcroft, n. NJ. A.
J. Greig, general passenger agent o
that system, will personally assume
charge OF the exhibit during the fair.
An Echo of the Great Storm
AS simple com n sntsry on the
great Gulf disaster, the following lit
tie IL. m, which appears under the head
OF Casualties in the orders OF the
railway mail service, is interesting:
About 500 D. m, Septe Der s, 1900,
J. g.oville * Galveston K 2 - was |
ditched oy hurricane. Clerk =. h. !
Smith narrowly escaped and took |
refuge ia the Port Bolivar lighthouse,
saving his registered matter and two /
pouches of mail. Lost q few letters,
csncelling stamp and all records Of the /
months work He was conf fined In the
, o. m. the 10sh instant, being unable
TO get transportation to Galveston. AT
that hour he secured a skiff which had
washed ashore. and left Port Bolivar
arriving in Galveston
about 6 p. m. the same day. All con-
nections. of course, we're missed.
Thus do the humble servants OF the
public often prove themselves TO be
very heroes.
pac iflc and Galveston.
Ever since she Galveston disaster
there has been talk of union among
the railroads which enter that city in
the matter OF building steel bridge.
After q talk with Mr.. Kruttschnits
one il compelled to believe that the
steel bridge il Q foreRone conclusion.
The following interview published In
the New Orleans PIcsyune states the
purpose OF the Southern Pacific with
regard TO Galveston:
Il have never seeD." said Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt, Just why three railroads en-
teriug Galveston should maint tain
three separate bridges It trebled the
expense and in no way was preferable
30 the maintensnce of one bridge. II
all three roads join In the building of
u bridge the structure will naturally
be more substantial than il would be
we're each of the roads to put up q
separate structure. ! think that the
roads entering Galveston are pretty |
we'll agreed on the building of Q bridge |
which shall serve the purpose of all,
and shsll be In every particular as
strong and substantial as Ingenuity |
and money can make 1t. Mr.. koschke, |
assistant engineer OF the Southern |
Pacific, In charge of the work at CAL |
weston, has been entrusted with the
work OF preparing the plans for such
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