El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
TEXAS.
BIG REFINERY BURNED.


The Galveston cotton Gil refinery,
valued at S125.OOO, has gone up in
SOmke. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been a spark from pas
sing locomotive. The contents of 80
steel tanks, ranging from 200 to400 bar
rels in capacity, ignited and created
one of the fiercest fires in the history
of Galveston. The works, including
three large buildings occupied half a
block and were erected about a year
ago. There were 1000 barrels of cot
ton seed oil and 375 tons of cotton
seed in the works, al lof which were
destroyed. The burning oil escaped
from the receptacles and formed lake
around rhe works. threatening for a
time to do serious damage to adjoining
property. Several of the tanks ex-
ploded, but no one was hurt.
FOUND IN A CREEK
D. l.. Wingfield, an ex-alderman of
Austin was found one morning last
week on a sandbar in Waller creek
near the town nearly frozen to death.
He was in a semi-conscious condition
and it was with much difficulty that
he was kept from dying man liv-
ing in a nearby cabin found him and
took him to the cabin and went for
doctor. After more than an hour OF
hard work he showed signs of I'M
provement and he may recover, but at
last reports he was still unable to tell
why he was in the place where he was
found One theory is that he fell
from a nearby high embankment. An |
other is that he was drugged, robbed,
and left to die. His horse was found |
hitched not far from the creek.
RECEIVES a PENSION.
Mrs. w. II. Mabry, of Texarkana. has
received word from the Texas senators
at Washington that she has been al
lowed a pension of $50 per month.
Mrs Mabry is the widow of the late
Col Mabry. who died of sickness in
camp at Havana during the Spanish :,
American war After his death the en-
tire Texas delegation began working
to secure a pension for the widow and
they never relented in their efforts I'M
til their object was finally secured.
Mrs. Mabry has a son and four
daughters. all living with her in Tex
arkana-
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
The house OF Henry McGhee, twenty
miles northwest of Palestine, was
burned down Sunday night and two
of his children were burned to death
The father was badly burned in trying
to save his children. They had been
sitting I'D late with a sick member OF
in the house. In some manner 1t set
the house a-fire and when discovered
the fire had made such Roadway that
the children could not be rescued. |,
MAX LINDNER DEAD. II
Dr. Max Lindner. prominent citi-
zen of San Antonio, died Monday morn
ing after lingering illness. He has
lived in San Antonio about twenty-five
years. He has been connected with {
officers and engaged in differ I
mt lines of business. He leaves wife .
md one child. He was born In Ger
many, and was fifty-one years old.
rhe body was buried with impressive I
ceremonies in San Antonio. Y
BURNED TO DEATH. l.
Ella Williams. a negress. was burned G
o death at Dallas at an early hour in
he morning. The police believe that Il
he was murdered in the same manner f
s was Constable Pete Balm last De- Y
ember negro is being held at po-
Ice headquarters under suspicion and
he officers are looking for three more Il
rho are suspected of having something itt
D do with the woman's death H.