El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-22
Burned Bridge
Ties Up S. P.
Trains 4 Day
Structure Near Del Rio Is
Destroyed; May Have
Been Incendiary.

no southern Haclflc trains entered
T El Paso from the east from s o'clock
! Saturday evening until o'clock Sun
+ day afternoon, the result Of the de-
struction by fire of a bridge ten miles
4 east Of Del Rio. Tex on the Houston
division Of the railroad
The fire was discovered at about
s o'clock Saturday night. according 10
. reports received by the FL Paso dis
patchers office, and q string OF water
cars was rushed TO the bridge from
Del Rio. The bridge was about l20
feet long, Of timbers. and bridged
rayine about 20 feet deep. Every et-
fort was made by the trainmen TO eE-
tiueuish the blaze. but the natural
obstacles were so great that little
could be done. After burning for sew
eral hours. the fire so consumed the
bridge timhers that the whole struc-
turc collapsed and i'm an hour or TWO
the fire fighters were able TO clear
away the smoldering debris suffi-
GENTLY TO begin work on a new tenn
Limited. First over.
A large force Of construction men
was brought from Del Rio and other
points, and by noon sunday tempo
rary bridge had been crihbed up. al
lowing traffic TO proceed. The first
tram 40 81 US INC AA AAA N-Aa s"tAaAT
set limited. which arrived in FL Paso
at o o'clock sunday afternoon Normal
schedules on the road have not yet
been recovered.
A committee of railway officials IS
investigating the cause Of the fire.
which. IL is thought. may have been
incendiary-
esting and delightful days ever
spent. I'm FL pasO." declared Mr. HAYS.
az s. GIVEN L.
versity club sunday afternoon My
old friends and college mates
have shown me a splendid time. driven
me about the city. showed me the Rio
Grande. and the sights OF the town.
and certainly appreciate the atten-
tion shown me by every one
Nearly 100 representative men and
women Of FL Paso attended the func-
tiou which was held in the club rooms
in the Martin building President
Norman Walker had charge or the
program, and c. y. BaSsett, as FOR
mer college mate Of Mr. Hays. intro
duced ar. Hays as the first speaker.
Glad to Meet TndiananS.
II am glad and somewhat surprised
TO find so many Indiauans in Fl Paso.
said Mr. HAYS But after seeing
the city, and its business advantages
and curiosities, I might say for In
dianans. that the smarter they are
the quicker they come 20 FL Paso-
AT Wabash college. where I went
with Mr.. Bassett and several other FL
Pasoans, Alr. Bassett was gsnerally
known as Rabbit a name the origin
Of which. or the reason for. / never
knew. His progress since that time,
however. has justified the appella-
tion from what I hear.
Indiana Making Records.
Ell PasO Indianans viii be glad 10
know that Indiana is making a great
record in this war. We have exceed
ed our quota IN the third Liberty loan.
and our state food administration has
made an euTiable record The fuel ad-
ministra ton is credit 20 the state.
and has done much toward govern
meut control OF Indiaua's coal.
Through thrift stamps. Indiana has
raised S60.000,000. which means about
$50 for each man woman and child
in the state. Every Indianau han a
right to be proud of his home state.
Things are well with Indiana in a
business way A solid prosperity is
with the state and with one or two
exceptions we have no war cOntrac-
tors, and no war profiteers"
Give Him Musical Numbers.
Mrs. II. II. Stark, followed 1Tr
Hays talk with a solo "lIy Indiana
Home accompanied BIZ Mrs. ". r.
Brown on the plano. A r0usiuE recep-
ton was given the selection, and Mrs. l
Stark encored.
- ~ andls-l Eo--tEe yen CIV en- DE a ]
group Of Wabash men got a cheer I
from all present RailtOn Snrake sang
over There" and Keep Your Head I
Down Fritzie Boy The latter song
proved so popular that the audience ]
repeated 1t vocally and by whistling
twice.
"On the Banks Of the Wabash" was .
sung by the entire audience led by
Mrs. w. D Howe. Mrs. H II. stark. I
Judge Howe, r B. Redic and RailtOn +.
Sprake, Mrs. Brown at the piano
Tea was poured at two tables by
Miss Ann Washburn. Mrs. J. II. Nc I
Broom, Mrs Walter D. Howe. Mrs .
Norman Walker. Mrs James Parker I
and Mrs. J. G. Barado