Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-04
LAS VEGAS.
Woman Racing With Death Marriage
of a Dentist.
MINING DEAL ON THE PEC0S.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. M, Sept. 3.-Mrs. G.
Drake and daughter were rushed
through here this morning about 8
by a special train travelling be-
tween fifty and sixty miles per hour.
She was making a race against death;
a race to the bedside OF her husband
in Denver, who is at the point of death.
She was in California, when the news
reached her of her husbands illness
and she took the first train out, which
happened to be No. 2. The train was
travelling too slow for her, so at Win
slow, Ariz., she ordered a special con-
sisting Of one of the fast engines. a
baggage a-.d a coach, boarded and
whizzed away east as fast as steam
could carry her. The price paid for
the train was $1,000, and the road was
cleared. The crack engineers were
given the run and arrangements made
at eating stations for lunches to be put
up ready so as to not delay. On her ar
rival here, another train was waiting,
Engineer Lynch hold of the throttle,
and Conductor Pritchard in charge. A
lunch was also aboard the train, and
the lady and daughter stepped from one
train to another, the throttle was
pulled wide open and they were of
again. The special was five hours
.A.~I harn nf che train loft OF Win
slow, and should go into Denver about
twelve hours sooner. The u from
Albuquerque here, 1872 miles, was made
in three hours and forty minutes. TIC
Ration, Ill miles, two hours.
Robert Nudge, of Albuquerque. the
cashier at the Alvarado, arrived here
yesterday to visit his mother and sis
ter. He will go on east TO spend his
vacation.
Miss Ariana Heidel is on the indis
posed list today.
The Montezuma club will give .
dance tomorrow night.
DIR. f. l.. Hammond, the popular den
fist here, surprised his friends las
ssCninb ny bCbNlhS Oh ANOs WIN &
bride. He went up to Pueblo, Colo.
last Saturday morning on No. 8 to SEE
his brother, who was sick, and theI
went on over to Canyon City. Colo... Il
see Miss Kate Ridout, to whom he ha!
been engaged some time. He founC
Miss Ridout preparing to enter a con
vent there, so he stopped matters b,
hurrying up his intended marriage
They were married Monday mornin.
at IL o'clock in the Episcopal churcl
at Canyon City, the brother of Mis-
Ridout and Mrs. M. Reynolds. a rela
tive of the Reynolds family, of thii
city, witnessing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond will sool
90 to housekeeping in the city. but arr
at present rooming at Mrs. Standish's
where they are at home to their man.
friends. Miss Ridout, it will be remem
bered, spent the winter here, and |
well known by all the young people
She is a most estimable young lad,
and her friends gladly welcome he
back to Las Vegas.
At the meeting of the county com
missioners yesterday, the $1,000
bridge at Ell Pueblo over the Peco
river, was ordered repaired; and tn
allotment of the new 5 per cent bonds
being a refund OF the old funds on tn
general county debt, was made to tn
original holders. A lot of account
were ordered paid, Fabian Gallego
was appointed constable in precino
26, and the resignation of the consti
bic. Manuel Macs, in precinct "a, L
Liendre. was accepted. j. ID. w. Wee
er, E. c. de Baca, and LATE Allen a.
peared before the county commission
ers and asked for a minority repr'
sentative on the board of registratio
in each precinct. The same was, {
Nurse granted, as has always bee
done.
Probate court, at its session yeste
day, transacted the following bus
ness: Francisco Crespin. a minor, WI