Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-16
General Manager Of the Santa
Fe System Had Gone to Fa.
nous Resort for Health.
DUE TO HEART TROUBLE
Rose to Highest Position After Passing
Through All the Various
Grades.

Topeka. Kan. Aug. 16.--James Il.
Hurley general manager Of the AtchI-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
died from heart trouble at Carlsbad,
Austria, this noon The nrst word OF
his death was received in this country
by Henry u Lauts. assistant TO the
general manager. when cablegram
was delivered at his office in Tonopah
at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
Gen Manager Hurley left Topeka
July 10. for New York city and sailed
from there for Carlsbad. where he in
tended to spend a few months at the
famous health resort TO regain his
strength and find a relief from con-
tinued attacks of Indigestion.
DEATH UNEXPECTED.
letter was received Monday from
Hurley, written at Carlsbad In which
he said he had been examined by ply
sicians and was found to have no or
ganic trouble. His death was therefore
entirely unexpected and almost caused
"A panic at the general Offices Of the
company Men gathered In the corr-
doris and wept like children. for no
HaH on the SANTA re system was 50
generally loved He was exceedingly
democratic and the humblest workman
was always treated as an equal by the
general manager. He had risen from
tho ranks and never forgot the men
who had labored with him on the lower
rung OF the ladder
Mr.. Hurley leaves a widow and two
children Mrs Hurley and daughter.
HildeEarde. are in Las Vegas N NJ
and Harlow, the son, is in Denver.
where he is a participant in the golf
tournament
Mr.. Hurley was accompanied abroad
by his secretary, Charles Krammes.
VINO cabled that he will return with the
body at once.
Mr.. Hurley was born at Wapello
Iowa, on June 1. 1860. and after fn.
lshing high school az that place spent
three winter terms at norrnai-school al
Bloomfield Iowa.
HIS RISE
He entered the service Of the Atchi-
son. Topeka q Santa Fe In 1850. as
brakeman, and was subsequently, until
1852. warehouseman and baggagemsn.
He was then for one year telegraph
operator and station clerk at various
stations in Kansas, and during 1883 was
relief agent on the Rio Grande and
New Mexico divisions and chief clerk
and cashier at Hutchinson. Kansas.
Since that year he has held successive
~ the following positions Agent at
Florence, Kan. chief clerk TO the gen
eral superintendent AZ Topeka. train
master eastern division. assistant SUI
perintendent Missouri division. assistant
superintendent Chicago division in
charge Of transportation AT FIT Madi-
son. Ia. from October. 1891. TO June,
1894; superintendent New Mexico divi-
sion, June, 1894, 60 October, 1894. su-
perintendent Consolidated New Mexico |
and Rio Grande divisions. October,
1894 20 January. 1901 acting general |
superintendent lines west OF Albu- |
querque at Los Angeles Cal. January |
To October, 1901 on the latter date |
he was appointed general superintend-
ent Of the western grand division ut |
l.aJunta. colo. and July 1902, was |
made general superintendent Of the |
eastern grand division. which position |
be held until his promotion to the Office |
N general manager, on May /. sos.
MRS. HURLEY FRUSTRATED
East Las Vegas. y. NJ. Aug. 10
Mrs. James +. Hurley. wife OF the gem
eral manager Of the Santa Fe railroad.
was Informed this morning Of the |
death Of her husband at Carlsbad She
has. with her daughter. been visiting
relatives here since Mr.. Hurley went to
Europe several weeks ago.
Mrs. Hurley was Frustrated by the
news as she did not know that her
husband had been seriously IN. Many
Of coincidence have already
been received by Mrs, Hurley, among
Them being one from President Ripley
Of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Hurley lived here several years
being the division manager here at
hat time.