El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-15
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Mourning for the Dead President.


Mourning for the Dead President.
The depots, round house, shops,
shecs aad all buildings OF the Soath.
ern Pacific are being profusely drapec
today IN respect to the deceased presl
dent of the company. Inc passenger
dep,,wlll be enci=cled by four oenoi
of piacs and white besides artistic
drapinps on the windows and doors
Emerson & Berrien, the furniture
dealers, have the contracs 10 40 tne
WORK and it il superintendsd by theiI
salesman, B L Thomson.
Mrs Redding Dead
Mrs. Rsdding, wife Of VIC READING
a dispatcher on the u h a. Nslentlne,
died thi. morning at II 81 y az Ms sns nome
Mrs Redding was taken sick with
.vnhoid fever two weeks ago last Sun
dsv az her home in Valentine, and
was at once brought to this city wnere
she received all the attention and care
that loving hands and skilled phys1-
Glars could give her. But the fever
had taken such hold on her that she
died this morning.
Yesterday she seemed so much Dot
ter that the family had hopes that she
was out of danger and they were re-
;oiciny that she would soon again be
well. but last night she seemed to nave
a relapse and although everything was
done for her she could not rally and
gradually sank to her death.
Her husband. who was not here at
her death, thinking that she wa: GUS
OF danger, has been telegrspneo Tor,
and will be in this evening "aen maj
arranoemeuts for the funeral will be
made.
A Painful Accident
T. Taylor, . boiler shop hand, met
with q misfortune yesterday that
necessitated his laying off today. he
was strengthening sheetinR from
tender with a large sledge hammer.
Ono end of the sheeting was resting
on q pair of trucks and the other on
block. The jarrinR caused the
trucks to roll from under the sheetlng.
Mr. Taylor was at tho end that rest
ed on the block. When the trucks
rolled out this end flew up just as Mr..
Taylor was striking . blow. His left
hand struck the sheeting with great
force, cutting q deep cash near she
base of his little finger. -,
When Mr.. Tay lor was helping build
the round house a scsffolding fell with
him throwing him from the top OF the
house to the ground and another man
who was on the scsffold fell on him.
THE laid him up for several weeks and
he has not vet fully recovered from the
effects of the fall. Mr.. Taylor has q
pooc record for steady work, having
lost only eight days In three years, ana
hate 70 lose work this time 90 badly
that be went and tried 20 WORK Ibis
morning, but his hand panied him too
much.
Conductor Pollock Married.
This morning at II O'Clock at the
home of the bride at 436 Prospect ave
nue., Charles E. Pollock and Miss Cora
ID. Phillips we're joined in holy matrt-
mony by the Rev. Mr.. Millican, pastor
of the First Baptist church. The we'd
ding was a very quiet affair, there
heino present only the brothers OF tho
bride and a few friends Of each.
They left Immediately for the City
of Mexico over the Mexican central
and will for the next month Visit the
places of interest id the sister repu6-
lie. after which they will return to FL
Psso to make their home.
Mr., Pollock is q conductor on the FL
Paso & Northeastern railway and Is
very popular both with his employers
and the public. In 1889, when he was
about twenty years old, he left his
home near Kansas City, kansas, TO
seek q new home in the west. he &C.
cured work with the Eddy brothers
who were then operating the Pecos
Valley railroad system and accepted
mace as s.sistaut with them. When the
road was completed he was made q
conductor and held the position seven
Years, as long Is the Eddy oroshers
,pearated that line. He came with
Ihem to this country and has since
been with them, having charge OF 4,
train when tney were
the White Oaks route.
His popularity with his employers I
3 testified to by the length Of time he .
las been with them and the promotions
,e has received from them. During t
lis ten wears In the west he has never
orgotsea his parents. wEo now reside
t Nickerson. Kansas, and has visited
hem frequently. {
Mrs Pollock, nee Miss Cora Phillips,
anne to Ell Paso last fall With her =
mother and brothers from Missouri
,hey came here on account OF the G
mother being in poor health and hoped {
hat this climate would beneht her. +,
the died about a month ago and the
rothers, three In number, will return
D Missouri. The family is highly con- &
ected in Missouri. One of the brides Y
ro.hers ia superintendent OF the Lex :
|, gton, Mo-, city schools and the others
old positions of trust In MISSOURI
tiles. The bride Is charming young
.dy, an complished musician and b
ma Who gains a friend with every ,
erson she meets. The first meeting
etween her and Mr.. Pollock occurred q
.st November 40.
They will make their home At 1876 I
roe psct avenue. Mr.. Pollock purchas- =
d the beautiful cottage at that num-
ar, and Mr. Pollock will continue
unching tickets for the E. +. & n. Il d
,mpauy. He IL twenty nine years oio v
nd his bride is twenty one. .