El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-16


ton project site in company with
Nern l. sullivan Of Fl Paso. an irri-
cation engineer who is interested in
a number Of projects in west Texas
;! Louis. No. graduating as a civil en-
gineer- Afterward he served in the
college as teacher Of mathematics and
Greek. He assisted materially in the
education Of his four sisters at the
Sacred Heart college.
In Leadville. Colo, mining I'm 1873
and I'm Mexico later Capt Hart was
engaged in engineering. surveying
lands and other properties. and once
was manager Of mines at OcampU.
Chin, then owned by the late senator
I Tabor. Of Colorado.
Brings Wire News To City.
7 Acquiring his interest in the Times
\ property Of this city in 1882. Capt
Q Hart brought the first Associated
I Press reports TO Fl PasO over a wire
/ from Denver. Colo. He remained in
] control Of the paper until 1903. when
he sold the business TO the present
: owners He owned considerable val
+ liable downtown realty besides the
/ Hart homestead. After declining
I many public offices he consented to
run for congress on the Democratic
{ ticket in the SOS and made an in
7 teresting campaign, but was de-
. feared- He was one of the pioneers
/ Instrumental I'm having the county
( seat moved from Ysleta to Fl Paso
{ and is said 10 have aided the taNpay-
ers materially in fight on the old
/ courthouse contract
spanish War Commander.
In the Spanish American war, Capt
Hart headed company c. first United
States volunteers. from Fl Paso. OF
which John O'Keefe was first lieuten-
ant The company remained at Cal
weston. but Capt Hart was detailed
on special duty in Cuba, on account
Of his familiarity with the Spanish
language. and was Interpreter for
Gen. Shafer at the surrender Of SAN
tiago. He was a member Of the Pho
neers' association and Of Hamilton
Fish camp. Spanish American war
veterans here
Pioneers Get Sad News.
News Of the captains death came
first in a telegram Monday 10 Eugene
Donaldson. in the office Of J. j. Watts
here and was handed 10 Maury Kemp,
attorney for the Hart estate; Thomas
O'keeffe, for many years in charge Of
the publishing affairs Of Capt Hart;
John O'keeffe, judge Joseph Magof-
fin, Jose j. Flores. Dan w. Reckhart.
James d. Ponder. editor OF the Times
many years. Charles r. MOrehead,
George D. Flory and many others The
news came from Gen. Davis. who rs as
with decedent when he died.
Related TO Prominelt Mexican.
Capt Harris mother was dauEh-
ter of Leonardo Sigueros, during his
lifetime one Of the prominent AIeNicans
i'm Chihuahua. Two brothers of the
decedeur. Leonard and Antonio. died
several years ago. -Four sisters also
proceeded him in death Capt. Harris
request that his body be laid beside
that Of his father VIII be complied I
with The tomb is on little knoll /
overlooking the old grist mill.
landmark since Mexican war days
the Hart hacienda" and the Rio /
Grande. just south Of the site Of old I
Fort Bliss on Doniphan's drive, west ]
Of Sunset Heights. Capt Hart was .
unmarried
Friend or Pioneers.
Capt. Harris connection with the 7
Pioneers association is particularly I
pleasing TO the men who started at- I
fairs here so years ago He gave the ]
association Its monument site. near /
the Hart tomb, and every year opened ]
his home and the old mill buildings /
for the use Of the Pioneers NJ their Z
dinner. almost always being present /
at the festivities. The next meeting Z
the Pioneers viii probably be held, as /
usual. at the mill.
Gives Square For Cemetery.
Maj Hart father Of the decedent, ]
held most Of the land on which the /
west end of the city is now situated !
After the civil war. one account said !
an effort was made to dispOssess the ]
Harris and MaEoffins Of their holdings I
here by northern men. but these at
tacks failed. Mai Hart gave the I
present Carnegie library square TO the ]
army for a burial ground many years /
ago, when 10 was a part OF the Hart
tract. stretching from North Oregon I
street TO old Fort Bliss.
Gets Band For Elks.
Through Capt. Harris influence with /
the late governor Miguel Ahumada- OF ]
Chihuahua and Jaisco. Mexico. the ]
governors private band was often .
sent TO Fl Paso. and in 1898 the !
Jalisco state band was sent TO the i
Atlantic City convention Of Elks. ]
where its leader. Capt. Avail. was .
drowned. Capt. Hart and the late T.
c. Pew were the moving spirits in D
the band enterprise. and made trips i
TO Mexico as representatives Of the
EIks' lodge here
Works For Big Dam.
Capt. Hart was intensely interested !
in the movement started here to build ]
the Elephant Butte dam and at Og-
den. Utah. when the FL Paso deleEa-
ton went after the irrigation con-
Eress meeting held here the follow
ing year, the captain made a telling
speech For many years the Hart
mill was operated by water power.
a light dam still spanning the river
where water is diverted TO the Juarez
canal
Prof ]. c. Carrera. Of this city who
was associated with the dead captain
at Leadville in assaying and mining
engineering. was visibly affected by
the news Of the death.