El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-14
WITHIN IS MILES
THE SURVEYORS OF THE
PHELPS-DODGE RAILROAD
Are Rapidly Approaching This City
and This End of the Line Has Al
ready Been Reconnoitered.


ready Been Reconnoitered.
Doubt as to the purpose of the
Phelps-Dodge railroad company To
build their line into Ell Paso has van
ished and now it seems positive that
they are coming in. This belief is
borne out by the fact that the COM
pany's surveyors are now in the field
and are within fifteen miles of FL Paso
near Strauss on the Southern Paci ic.
RAILROADER'S SUICIDE.
Nelson Gammage was found dead in
his room in the City of Mexico and on
n table by his side was an unfinished
note which began. II bought quinine
and the ygave me poison ga"
He began a word which was never fin
ished as the poison had gotten in its
deadly work and he died without fin
ishing it.
He was employed in the auditors
department of the Mexican National
railway in the City of Mexico and his
business record there is good. He was
about 80 years of age and has relatives
in Chicago. One theory of his death
was that the poison was taken with
suicidal intent because about two years
ago he fell in love with a young lady
from Toronto. Canada. who was en-
pIoyed a sa trained nurse in the Amer
lean hospital in the City of Mxeico and
the match was recently broken off.
Another theory is that he was suf-
fering from neuralgia and took an
overdose of some quieting medicine.
Not much credence is placed in his
claim that he was given poison when
he called for quinine.
HE WAS TWISTED.
The following railroad story comes
from Mexico. probably having gone
there after having gone the rounds of
the United States for several years:
There was a wreck on a Mexican road.
The Pullman car rolled down an en-
bankment and turned over. The pas
sengers were all asleep, it being night.
and among them was an Irishman, of
course: what good would story be If
there was not an Irishman connected
with it? And his name was Pat too.
When the car stopped rolling, Pat
grabbed hold of all of his belongings
that he could find, which was no more
than his trousers. These he jumped
into as quickly as possible and crawl
ed out of the wreckage. Along came
the conductor and seeing Pat survey
ing himself thought that perhaps he
was hurt. Are you hurt?" asked the
conductor mo I don't believe I am"
answered pat. still looking down at
his legs but I seem to be awfully
twisted" In his hurry he had pulled
on his trousers wrong side before.
BUTTED BOTH WAYS
A peculiar double wreck occurred in
the switch yards at Tyler, Texas. A
,|1I. coll dad in,
the yards and both were considerably
smashed The engineers and firemen
of both engines jumped and were not
hurt Before jumping the engineer of
the switch engine reversed The lever
and after striking the other egine 1t
commenced backing and there being
no one in the cab to stop IL, it backed
about half mile and ran into the ca
boose of a freight train that was
standing in the yards. The caboose
was smashed into toothpicks and the
engine tender was demolished. A
brakeman in the caboose was thrown
about twenty feet landing on top of
the debris that was piled on the tender
and was seriously injured. The switch
engine and cabOOSe are complete
wrecks and the other engine is pretty
badly damaged.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Pete Meagher. a G.. II. machinist, is
sick and unable to work
Roy Culver. a machinist apprentice
In the G. II. shops. is sick today.
Fireman Bender of the G. H.. dead
headed in sick from Valentine yester-
day.
Engine 951. G.. III. freighter. went
out of the shops this morning after
undergoing general repairs.
Brakemen Pierce and McInturff. of
the G. H.. resigned their positions
with that company yesterday
Ed O'Rourke. an extra conductor
who runs out of Tucson on the S. p.
both ways, spent Sunday in the Pass
City.
f. II. Hughes, general contracting
passenger agent of the Nickel Plate |
road. with headquarters in Chicago, is |
here
G. p. Walker. a G. H. engineer, has
been OFF from work sick sine Saturday. |
E. w. Schwartz. G. H. fireman, re-
ported sick this morning and his place |