El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
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vived and prospects are good for il tC
be carried out. The county commits
sioners of Bastrop county have given
the company free right of the county
over all unsold lands. and the city
council of Bastrop has given right OF
way through that city. The engineer
of the old organization has been re-
tanned and has gone to Chicago to meet
the eastern men who are interested
and with them will make preparations
for surveying the line.
The northern terminus of the line
will be in Coleman county, where it
will intersect the A, T. & S. F. system
now projected to extend from the pam
handle northward through New Next
co and connect with the Chicago. Rock
Island e Pacific. The southern termi-
nal is projected as far as Bay City.
county seat of Matagorda county, the
most central of the gulf coast tier of
counties. at the mouth of the Colo
RADIO river. from whence the road is
projected eastward and westward along
the south Texas coast to any or all the
great seaboard cities. 1t is generally
believed that the road as projected
will be constructed just as rapidly as
the work can be done.
FIREMAN'S AWFUL DEATH.
J. l.. Watson. a member of the b.
of l.. F.. but who owing to bad health,
had not worked any at his trade for
several months, was killed at Dallas
in a horrible manner by an NJ, h. &
T. train No witnesses to his death
can be located and it is not known
when and how he came tohiS death.
more than that his body cut into bits
was found scattered along the NJ, X
& T. track at a street crossing.
His head. both arms and both rect
were cut off. his skull mashed beyond
recognition and the trunk crushed I'M
til it bore no resemblance to human
form. His Identification was effected
by two cards which were found among
the pieces of his body. One card.
which showed that he was member OF
the B. of l.. F. was cut into pieces.
Since being incapacitated from work
on an engine he had been working as
a motorman on a Dallas street car line
He was about 35 years old and leaves
a wife and 6-year-old son. He was
buried by the brotherhood of which ne
was a member
FIVE SPECIAL TRAINS.
There were five special trains into
Ell Paso today. The first to arrive was
road across the continent
and which is loaded with eastern peo- |
pie. the greater part of whom are from
The Golden Gate was
followed in the by the California edi-
tors' special five minutes later. The ,
first Raymond-W hitcomb arrived at II
o'clock and the second at 1. These !
four came in on the G. III. and at 1:3O
another Raymond-Whitcomb excur-
sion came in on the Mexican Central.
The c. II. regular train was three |
hours late and was still in the yards |
when the next two arrived Since then
he G. H. yards have been full of trains
md all yardmen are on the hustle.
The specials will leave for the west
N the following order: The Golden
tate at 4 the California editors ut 5;
irst section of Raymond-Whitcom at
;. 20 and the second at $40. The Ray
nond- Whitcomb special which came in
IN the G. H., making two sections OF
he three.
ROCK ISLAND OFFICE MEN AR
RIVE.
r. B. S. Breasted. who was recently
ppointed general agent of the Rock
siand at Ell Paso. arrived here last ;
light accompanied by his wife. and J.
)Onahue. The latter is welI<anoWNkl
ere as he filled the position of clerkptnS
he Santa Fe Office. but for some TIM.
asst has occupied similar pos.::.on
n the same company's offices ir Chi
ago. He comes here in the capacity
f stenographer and office clerk to Mr.
|rasted.
The Office here will be known as the .
hicago. Rock Island and Texas office. !.
nd will be under the supervision of
ne office at Fort Worth, until the line
completed, when there will probably
e a change. Orders have been given 9
, complete the painting of the Office /,
nd put it in shape and as soon as that
done it will be opened for business
is generally understood that three 7
flee men will be employed and one q
-aveling man. though the latter has :
OF yet been appointed.