El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-20
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Relief Supplies Cause Delay.
The large amount OF supplies that
pass through FL Paso from pls ce =
west of here for the 4lveston
sufferers causes - delay In
the departure of the G.. H. pas
senger train nearly every evening, on
70 transfer them from the 5. +. TO the
G. II. baggage care. Tuesday even
ing IL required an hours time to make
the transfer.
To Repair The Tank
A party OF bridge carpenters OF the
q. 81. arrived from the east this morn
ing for the purpose OF repairing the
hish tark In the yards OF the company
st this place. IL IA. been leaking for
she past four or five days and % said 10
have leaked a thousand gallons per
day Henry Small, superintendent OF
bridges and buildings, who arrived
Yesterday, will superintend the
work.
The hcaca Wreck.
The Wreoking crew returned this
morning about ten O'Clock from the
soene OF he freight wreck at Acaca-
The vreckage they brought In bears
strong evidence OF a terrible emash up.
Nj. Borcherding taid he never saw
oars mixed mp 60 in all his life. They
pulled the draw head out OF the der
rick car trying 70 pull some OF the
wrecked cars out of the debris. The
force worked ell OF the fret day o.
taking the merchandise ous OF the
wreck. They we're gone two days and
half and worked steadily night and
day.
Fell In the Acequia
While some young railroad men OF
this city we're out wheeling with some
lady friends In JuareZ last night . cou
ple of The party had an viable ex-
perience in tha east part OF the city
across the rive-. One Of the Rtrls was
leading the party when they came to q
narrow bridge that spans an acequis
and not knowing that she was going to
ride upon this che became excited and
lost control of her wheel. The result
was she precipitation OF herself and
bicycle into the water and mud of the
acequis-
Her escort, riding upon the bridge
soon after her was himself so excited
~ tbs scene of his lady friend lying
in the water that be rode off into the
acequia. The next man approaching
was Q little more cool headed, and die
mounting he went tn the assistance
Of tho yornR lady. Others we're on
removed from her distressing situation
and taken to the nearby home OF Q
Mexican, where che coon recovered
from her freight and the party return
ed home. Her escort WAS allowed to
help himself out Of the water.
Too Much Fun e.
Frank welboau, Bill Sachs, Mort
MeCarty, Tom Williams, Edgar Race
and Tom Hurley, msohinists of the g.
b. In This city. went up to Csnutillo,
N. N Saturday night In . wagon on .
"trip. They killed large
quantity Of ducks and rabbits and hav-
ing their refreshments along With them
they had q grand time.
Only one accident happened to mar
the pleasure Of the outing. Oce OF the
party killed a long-necked bird, of
osos 1ersble weight. ard some OF the
boys while in bathing Sunday were
play ing wish Is by throwing f. at each
other. AT one throw Tom Turley put
= little LOO much energy into bis play |
md hit Tom Williams with the bird |
with sp fficient force as to knock him |
senseless and being In the water be |
would have drowned had the others |
nos taken him out He Was taken out |
and was soon all right and but little |
worse for the experience. The party |
Sunday night.
4 Pathetic Story of the Storm.
John + Peterson. a fireman On the /
3. p. whose home was in Galveston,
lost his family and home in the storm.
he was Gus on his run west Of this city
whsn The storm occurred and did nos
return 20 FL Paso until the Tuesday
Iissrward when he received his fret
regarding the disaster.
Thinking ttas probably his dear
mes had met death In the storm he
hurried home to see after them. Un-
Ter date OF September Is. he writes
he following le.tersto Mr.. and Mrs
Hill with whom he boarded at All
street:
Dir. and Mrs. Hill,
Kind friends.
Ny poor wife and little ones are all
lead. They were buried In debris OF
he Lncas building.
was there this morning and there /
. nothing ieft but q monument OF
oose brick and mortar. l tried to find |
trace OF them, q piece OF dress or
Iomeshing with which to keepin me-
nory of them but it was impossible.
found where my house had stood |
and saw my little boy's tricycle. half
buried in she sand. l am going to dig |
It MP and keep 1t for the memory that
,linRs TO it
!. is awful aud my heart is aching