El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-15
FIRED THE FIRE ENGINE.

The railroad men are PROUD OF the
fact that one of their number won
Iaureis at the fire Wednesday night.
When Fireman Samworth. of the fire
department was about exhausted at
the work of keeping up steam in the
fra engine against odds. Mike Seigel.
a T. & p. locomotive fireman, came to
SamwOrth's assistance and soon had
the old shiny engine "a poppin' OFF
Fireman Seigel is the boy who keeps
the coal under the boiler of the engine
on which Kid Hadlock flies over the
desert and around the mountains OF the
Rio Grande division of the T. & p.
Firing an engine for Kid Hadlock is
calculated to place a man in CONDITION
to fire any old engine, even if it is a
fire engine trying to throw water on
top of a tbree-story building from a
distance of two blocks away.
THEY LIKE MUM.
Alexander N Mum. who has been
with the boys at the G. H. shops for
the past nine years. the last hve OF
which he was foreman of the round
house. resigned his position with the
company last night and left this morn
ing for Globe. AriZ.. where he has
the position of master mechanic for the
Old Dominion Copper, Mining and
Smelling company.
Everybody who knows Mr.. Mum is
sorry that he chose to leave the e. II.
company and Ell Paso. yet they con-
graduate him on his upward step in
life and hope that he may ever con-
tinue TO have the good will of the men
for whom and with whom he works as
he did in his position here
1t is customary when a man who has
long been associated with other people
for him to receive at least his asso-
GATES spoken regrets az his departure
and most always a few kind words will
be said about him. But in the case OF
Mr. Mum there was no waiting for his
departure nor even for the notice OF
his departure for good words about
him to be said. The writer has heard
them on many occasions before he had
any thought of leaving.
That he is we'll liked by the men
with whom he worked was proved yes
terday evening when Judge Townsend
of the shop force. followed by almost
every employee of the shops. approach
ed Mr. Mum while he was standing
at his desk in the round house and
with a highly complimentary talk to
Mr.. Mum gave him with the best wish
IS OF every man in the shops. beau
tiful and costly gold watch Mr. Mum
was surprised almost beyond express
sion. but he managed to thank them
lation he had enjoyed with the shop
bows. said he liked them all and hoped
that if he had ever been anything but
kind to them they would forgive him.
The watch has a seventeen Jewel
moyment and a fourteen carat case,
costing probably SIS. The case is one
of the most handsomely carved ones
that can be purchased and on smooth
spot on the front lid the monogram OF
Mr. Munn's initials is beautifully en-
graved. On the inside of the back case
is engraved the following inscription:
presented to A. Mum by G. H. & S.
A. and s. P. employees, Ell Paso. Texas,
1901
ct surely appreciate the gift" said
Mr. Mum this morning. 1T shows
that I have many friends in Ell Paso
that are friends indeed. My relations
with the shop boys were always the
most pleasant and it is with regret that
I leave them. The shop employees are
a fine set of men. good, willing to work
and pleasant to get along with Mr..
1angtOR, my successor is good man
and good work man. He has been
with us at the shops for the past six
or seven years and l know that he is
competent to fill the position
''Munn's position is going to be hard |
er to fill as he filled it than you may |
think" said a machiniSt this morning. |
He is fine mechanic: he has the !
most even temper l believe l ever saw; !
nothing causes him to lose his head /
and he knows how to get out an engine !
and don't you forget it. George Lang |
ton is all right. but it will take some
time to get things under control like |
Mum had them
Mr.. Mum was accompanied to Globe |
BY T. II. Tracey. who held the position /
which Mr.. Mum goes to take, up until /
q short time ago when he resigned to ,
accept a position with the Mine and |
Mill Supply House in this city.
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAIN !
The S. p. passenger train that left |
for the west this morning was prob
ably the longest and most heavily load
ed train that ever went out of Ell Paso |
as a regular train under customary
The train consisted of
twelve cars and every car was full and l.
some were running over. People were
in the aisles and on the plat
forms of the coach and chair car, while
every berth and drawing room of two
first class Pullmans were occupied.
Besides the cars which constitute the
regular passenger train there were five
tourist cars, each with a more than Or
binary heavy load, the first fruits of
the cheap rates which all roads trav-
ersfng the west have recently put on. !
T. Dickson, Washington agent had