El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
Horltlo Lyons Laid To Rest

young man VINO WAS recently kllieo In
q railway accident at GLOBE, Arizona,
took place this morning under the
direction of the fire department, OF
which. at one time, he was q member.
The intermens Was made in the Ma
sonic Cementery.
Bad Luck.
Boilermaker Robert Cunningham
sustained an injury to his eye at Haton
and took the first train for IopekA ZOE
medical attention. BE was at WORK In
the shops, driving q rivet, when II new
back EN- bedding Itself in his good eye,
he having lost the sight OF his other
eye about q year ago. Hopes are en-
tertsiped that his sight can be saved.
Topeka Journal.
Sparks From the Engine.
A. S. Greig, general superintendent.
and 81. Alexander, assistant general
freight and passenger agent OF the E.
P. s. N. E. came in last night from
Alsmogordo.
Captain r. G. Ball, of New York,
left yesterday for Mexico, in the inter-
est of the Stiilwell rail way promotion
company.
A Burning Car at Nogales.
Friday night when the sleeper was
coupled to the Guaymas train the shock
caused a coal oil lamp in the day coach
OF the Guaymss train to explode, scat
teriug burning oil in every direction.
The car was soon q great blaze and
the sleeper caught, but the switch en-
CINE ran alongside with fire apparatus
ana succeeded In putting out the hres:
The day coach was SO badly charred
that it will have to be rebuilt, but the
sleeper was not much injured.
Theaters In Santa Pc Towns.
F. S. Savage, advertising manager
of the Santa Fe in this city, is getting
out revised list of theaters along the
line of the Santa Fee road proper. The
list gives the population of the respec-
tive cities, the number of play Ouses,
dimension of stage and seating cspa-
city. Such list was fret gotten out
last year aud distri buted among the
booking egenI les of the east. Because
of the good crops 10 q west, the list
will p obably prove of more benefit to
various towns in the way OF securing
attrac lions this winter than 1t did last
year.-Topeks Journal.
Up From The Ranks
George L. Sands who began his rail-
road career in the southwest twisting
brakes on the Ration mountains, subse-
quently climbing up to be division
Superintendent in Las Vegas, has just
been chosen vice-presidens of the ST.
Louis, Kansas City & Colorado, and
will assume the duties of general man
ager In place of L. M. Foust, who takes
service with the Allegheny Improve
ment Co The appointment Is announ-
ced of II. L. Marvin as chief engineer.
Ration Rauge.
New Bridge Over the Colorado.
Capt. Lu,z, foreman of the bridge
forces now at work at Wharton over
the Colorado says be has found it neces-
sary to 90 down thirty-six feet below
re Ieval o; the river in laying the
foundations for the main piers, the
base being 20x40 feet. The excavation
is to be filed with rock. The structure
is to be of iron and when completed
will be the finest bridge on the South
ern Pacific east of San Antonio.
las News.
B of L. F. State Meeting
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire.
men will have state meeting at Fort
Worth on the Goth of this month. There
are seventeen lodges in the state and
each one will have representative
present. They meet to elect legisla-
tive board, to watch their interests
when the legislature is in session.
The other railway orders, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, she
of Railway Trainmen and
Order of Railway Conductors, each
have representatives at Austin every
year, and the Firemen think they ought
to protect their interests at the same
Herald.
Assistant Conductors
Under the suggested regulations for |
the Colorado & Southern, the name /
br akeman will be dropped and the /
words first assistant CONDUCTOR" or
"second assistant conductor" as the
case msy be, will appear upon the bit
of strap circling the visor of the en-
ploye's cap. 1t is thought that the plan
will work nicely and the 'brakey' will
be so proud of the new title that he
will step as high as blind horse and
the Importance OF the position coupled
with responsibility, will greatly &C.
CELEBRATE him in the performance of his |
functions. The Introduction of the air |
brake system has had much to do with |
this proposed change of title.-Raton |
Range.
Story of a Hat That Wasn't.
B.F. Darbyshire aud F. B. Hough- !
ton returned last night from Cloud |
croft. While going up last week Mr.. |
Oar shire was entertaining the pas.
sengers by his famous juggling act
with ha. when he was cautioned that
he would lose it. He made the remark
that if he did he could buy another
one.
No sooner had the words left his
lips than he was minus a six-bit hat.
lack White kindly loaned him q little
can that he was taking for his little
oab,. Mr. Darbyshire wrs the cap
homo la, NIGHT and tho hova thin r.