El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-17
CONDUCTOR DALEY
DIES At POST
Of DUTY
Had Been in the Railroad
Service For Thirty
Four Years.
''Died at his post of duty"

This entry in the Galveston, Harris
burg & San Antonio train register closes
the railroad career of conductor George
Daley. veteran conductor ot the Ell
Paso division of the G. H & S. a.
Conductor Daley aied OF BOARD a
special troop train in the Valentine,
Tex, yards Sunday morning of uraemic
poisoning caused by acute nephritis.
Leaving Ell Paso Saturday, in compli
ance with orders. and in spite of the
fact that he had been Ill for several
days, the Ell Paso conductor went to
Valentine to bring the troop train, car
rying a section Of the eleventh infan-
try to Ell Paso, en- route from Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio, Tex, to Fort
D. a. Russell, Wyoming. His condition
continued to grow worse until he was
forced to retire before dark Saturday
evening, at Valentine.
Army Surgeons Aid Him.
He was seriously Ill all night, and
Sunday morning his condition was
DR.. Wilson, Of the hospital corps of the
eleventh infantry together with three
hospital corps nurses. were called from
the special troop train and made every
possible effort to relieve the railroad
mans suffering. He continued to grow
worse until o'clock, when he died on
the couch in his caboose. The body was
brought to Ell Paso on board the first.
troop train Sunday at 1870 p. N. and
was met at the Stanton street station
by an escort of Elks.
Was Canadian
George Daley was born at Port Erie,
Canada. about As years ago. His father
had gone to Canada from England and
his mother was native Canadian At
the age of IA years, young Daley went
TO work for the Erie railroad at Buff
falo, n. T., as messenger boy. This
was the beginning of a career which
extended over "a years of continuous
serviceg with various railroads of the
United States.
In 1881 Mr.. Daley went to Callfope
Iowa, as station agent, being associated
with W. R. Martin, his bretherinlaw,
who was chief train dispatcher of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul at
Sioux City. Later~Ar Daley was pro-
NOTED to the Position of ticket agent
for the Chicago and Northwestern ar
Sioux City.
Came Here in 1889.
Conductor Daley came. to Ell Paso in
1889 and began his service with the
G. H & S. A. on the FL Paso division
as brakeman Later he was promoted
to conductor, and was running as extra
passenger conductor at the time of his
DEATH As extra conductor on the Sun
set limited. he was known to the trav-
cling public, and was one of the most
popular conductors in the Sunset serv-
ice Mr. Daley was married on May 4
of this year to Miss Alice Bryan, of
Brooklyn, d. Y. The marriage occurred
at Tucumcari. n. VI.
They had been living in apartments
on North Oregon street since their
honeymoon, but were having plans
completed for $4,000 residence which
was to have been built on Epson ave-
nue.. The contract was to have been ,
let for this house Monday, Il
EIks Conduct Funeral
Mrs w R Martin, wife of union sta
ton superintendent w R Martin, and
Mrs. l. c. Light, a daughter of the de-
ceased conductor by former marriage
are the only surviving, relatives The |
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock from Elks' club, where the
deceased conductor made his home be-
fore his marriage. The Episcopal burial
service will be read by DR.. G. H. Hig-
gins, chaplain of the lodge, and the !
solemn funeral service of the order will |
be said by the officers of the lodge. |
The interment will be in Evergreen |
cemetery.
The officials and employees of the G. |
H. & S. A and the Elks' lodge will at |
tend the funeral in a body. The pail |
bearers Will be selected from among |
the railroad associates and Elk friends /
Of the deceased