El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-01
Events in
San Antonio

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Popular Railroad Men Attending Court
A number of popular railroad men
are in the city from along the Southern
Pacific out west attending court.
Among them are George Stilwell, en-
gineer; George McMullen. conductor;
Nellie" BLY,, conductor, all of the Ell
Paso division, and Roadmaster Muir
ply.
To Celebrate San Jacinto Day.
Preparations are under way for big
celebration here on San Jacinto Day,
April 81, in honr of the entry of the
Katy railroad, which will run its first
passenger train to this city on that
date. The long talked of Sunset-Katy-
Arkansas Pass union depot. which was
to have bene completed by the date of
the arrival of the former, is still de-
pot on paper only. The Sunset has
purchased and cleared the site on East
Commerce street and has prepared the
plans for fine brick building, but its
commencement is hanging fire and of
late the delay is said to be due to a
provision in the deed to the depot site,
which stipulates that the depot must be
maintained on it or same shall revert
to the donors. This is not official, but
seems plausible and comes from a man
who is in position to know.
More New Street Cars.
Col E. H. Jenkins, president of the
San Antonio Traction company, ac-
companied by his transportation SUI
perintendent, r. c. Brown, left for the
north and east today to purchase fif-
teen more new cars for use in San An
tonic. This will make thirty-one new
cars which he as purchased within a
year, in addition to the fifteen fine ones
built in the company's own shops in
this city. The shops are being equip
ped with the very latest machinery and
all the cars in future will: be made here
The colonel is also tearing down the
old car sheds and building a new one
covering six tracks and extending over
an entire block. Near the sheds he is
reading room and bath
mouse for his men, the reading matter |
10 be supplied free by the company. 4
N return for his services will be allow |
I'd to sell lunches, tobacco, fruits, no.
ions, ETC., tC the men VINO care to buy |
The reading room and bath privileges
Will be free to all employees of the con-
Tern.
Two Very Costly Fires.
Several members of the demi-monde
suffered heavy losses Sunday night by
The burning of Aggie Smiths house at
Ill Monterey street. the total loss be-
ing $4,000. The burning of 200 bales |
Of cotton on the compress platform
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Fire Department Patted on the Back
Writing of fires reminds your CORE |
:pondent that San Antonio has one of |
he best departments in the state. The |
apparatus are all new and up to date, |
he chief, w. G. 4Obin, is a man of |
ability and one who Knows how to !
combat flames with as great success as /
any man who has held the position |
and the men are we'll drilled and dis |
ciplined. In the department is a mag
nificent aerial hook and ladder truck, !
The largest and longest in the state; |
four steamers, five hose wagons, three |
reels, and two chemical engines, one |
Of them being a combined chemical en- ,
CINE and hose wagon of Chief Tobin's ,
OWN construction, and acknowledged at ,
he late International fair one of the |
most perfect pieces of mechanical |
in the south in this line. |
All the hose wagons have been con-
structed by Chief Tobin and are of the !
Attest metropolitan pattern. The old |
)ut of date reels are being discarded as |
ast as wagons can be constructed and !
he frames are being used in building |
supply wagons 10 carry extra coal, |
etc. to the aid OF tie depart
nent in ease of big fire. Chief To-
bin has Just been reappointed for two
more years by Mayor Hicks
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