The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-16

er or not he knew anything of this
nature.
Karlsbad is health resort in the
Land of Bohemia Austria The
Karlsbad springs are supposed to be
the greatest fountain of youth" in the
world today. 1t is situated just at the
foot Of the Err Gebrige mountains
which form a boundary line between
Germany and Austria Karlsbad is a
town of about $4,000 people and about
40 miles from Prague. city Of about
325, 900 inhabitants.
Santa Fe ParaIyzed With Grief.
The entire Santa Fe system will be
paralyzed with grief today. Having
had control Of every mile of the road
in his brilliant railroad career, Mr..
Hurley was known by every employee
personally or otherwise. AS widely
as he was known he was loved. His
dealings with the men under him were
democratic in every detail. He knew
his men and trusted them-in return
they put forth their best efforts in his
behalf and in behalf of the Santa Fe.
Not a great while since l had the
pleasure of going over the lines in New
Mexico with Mr.. Hurley" said E. L.
Copeland. treasurer of the Santa Fe.
| today "and 1 was surprised and de-
| lighted to see that Mr.. Hurley knew
at sight nearly all the train and sta
| ton men that we met in that part OF
the country. Where circumstances
| permitted he would walk forward at
| stations, division and other points, call
| engineers, firemen. brakemen road
masters and others by their nrst
names, snake hands With them ana oy
other unmistakable signs snow MS per-
sonal interest in them"
The officials in Topeka who have been
| in close touch with Mr.. Hurley for SO
| n,anv years are grief stricken. When
one man has learned to have sucn .
feeling for another man that the news
| of his death will bring tears, the Sc
cret of a wonderful personality Is OUT
The whole Santa Fe army is Worh-
ing with downcast faces today. IN eN-
ery city along the m" miles of SanIa
! Fe lines the company flags are at nan
mast and the spirits of the en- ployees
| have been lowered. No other man mas
| ever reached ncarsr the hearts tnan
Mr.. Hurley-and his death comes dS
personal shock to each worker
| James Edwin Hurley had been a MA VIA
son for little over 13 years. he We
raised March 26, 1897, in Sloan LouSe
| nlen1berslip to the time of his deatn.
He did not go beyond the blue lodge
| in Masonry. ,.,,
Mrs. Hurley and her daughter Hilda-
garde have been spending the summer Ile
in Las Vegas, n. NJ. Harlow Hurley,
son of the general manager, VINO is an
enthusiastic golf player. has been play
ing at his favorite game in Denver All
have been informed of the unexpecteu
death of their husband and 1ather-
Harlow Hurley Is Informed.
Denver, Col, Aug. 16.-Harlow Hur-
lev. whose father, James e Hurley
general manager Of the Santa re rail-
| road, died today at Carlsbad, AuStrld'
has been a competitor In the IrdIs-
mississippi golf tournament IN progress
| at the Denver Country club. Young
Mr Hurley Monday turned in an excel
lent card of 81 for the first half OF the
qualifying round, which practically m
sured his qualifying today for the
championship fight had he renamed IN
the tournament. He was scheduled to
begin his round today at 11:1O a. m, ana
did not appear at the Country cIuo un,
til 10 O'Clock, when = was ln1ofmeo
by Secretary Woodward OF his 1ather
death.
Harlow Hurley will leave at once
for Las Vegas, n. M, where Mrs. Hur-
ley and her daughter are spending the
summer.
Mr.. Hurley's death was entirely un-
expected according to his son. he
had been in poor health, but his fam
ily was not aware that his condition
was even serious.
Mrs. Hurley Frustrated With Grlef.
East Las Vegas, N. M, Aug. 16.-Mrs.
James E. Hurley. wife of the general
| manager of the Santa Fe railway. 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
prostrated by the news as she did not
| know that her husband had been seri-
ously ILL Many messages of coincidence
| already have been received by Mrs.
Hurley, among them being one from
President Ripley of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Hurley 'ived here several years,
being the division manager here at one
time.
Mr.. Hurley's Career.
Jim Hurley. general manager of
the Santa Fe railroad. enjoyed dis
tinction that no other man in the en-
ploy of the company could claim. He
had charge of and has been in control
of every mile of the road from Chi
cago to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. aggregating more than 1000 miles
or about seven -eighths of the total
mileage of the system, either once
twice. Or three times in various ca
pacities, either as trainTnaster. divis-
ion superintendent, general superin-
tendent or general manager in charge
Of the various portions of the line. al
different times.
Yet if the news of this distinction had
depended upon Mr.. Hurleys telling, il
| would never have been in print. Al
} various stages of his career or at the