El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-12


About $50 yesterday afternoon an
accident occurred on the Mexican Cen
trail about seven kilos south of JuareZ.
which cost a Mexican laborer his leg,
but not his life as reported.
train of three nat cars. pulled by
a road engine with Hostler Foley, OF
Juarez. in the cab. was down at the
place mentioned in charge OF w. G
Mccormick. trainmaster for the Cen
trail at JuareZ. distributing rails to be
used in the work of relaying the track
which the company is having done on
several miles of this end of the road.
An eye witness to the accident says
that Rejino Quintana. the man VINO
was hurt had finished his part OF the
work and swung down from the fiat
car OH which he was at work, by rest
ing one hand on that car and the one
next 10 it. His left foot was caught
under a car wheel and his leg was pull
ed under IL. Mr.. Mccormick became
aware of the accident at once and sig
nailed the engineer to Stop, which he
did and the man was removed from
the track
Trainmaster Mccormick telephoned
.he facts in the case to DR.. Villas. OF
this city the company's physician. and
upon his advice had the man brought
over on the train to the Santa Fee de-
pot where lie was met by Hotel Dieu
ambulance and taken to that hospital.
Drs w n. and w. II. Villas amputated
the injured mans leg at o clock yes
terday evening and report the patient |
getting along nicely this morning.
The injured man lives at Silao. near |
the City of Mexico. and is about go |
years of age.
Trainmaster Mccormick acted quick 1
1y and soon had the man cared for
He secured permission from a repre-
sentative of Mayor Onate to remove |
him to Ell Paso and ne was on this side
of the river on the way to the hospital
within thiryt minutes after the accl-
dent. He reported the matter to the
police authorities of JuareZ, but at L
noon today they had taken no action.
Though it is clear that the company
and the employees are not ins the least
to blame Engineer Foley threw up his
job and brought his family over on this
side last night. However he remained
with the engine until the wounded man
was brought over and the engine taken
to the round house in Juarez. Train
master Mccormick is still attending ,
TO business and believes that he will
get justice
THE LAMBERT PARTY.
John Lambert, the Illinois railroad
and steel magnate, passed through this
morning over S. P. lines, instead of
Santa Fe as expected. He is travelling
in the Pullman car Oceanic and is ac-
companied by Mrs. Lambert and par
ty of friends from his home town, Jol-
let
The following people are in the car:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lambert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry l.. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
E E Howard, Mesdames Sawyer, Jack
son and Foltz and Miss Jennie Bush.
Mr. Lambert is a member of the ex- L
ecutive board of the American Steel 6
and Wire company and was at one time
president of that company. He is also
chairman of the board of directors of '
the Kansas City Southern railroad and II
president of the Davenport, Rock Is
land & Northern railroad. 1,
Harry L. Thompson is secretary and
treasurer of the Pioneer Fire-Proof- I
ing company, of Chicago. and his wife
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lam
bert
E f. Howard is an insurance man,
many large companies.
The rest of the party are friends of v
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert. II
The party is out for pleasure and will q
our California and return home by an
,ther route in order to see all points t
IF interest in the west that they con- h
can.