Los Angeles Herald, Volume 25, Number 118, 26 January 1898 — RESULTED FATALLY [ARTICLE]

RESULTED FATALLY

FOREMAN MATHEWS DIES FROM INJURIES RECEIVED In Santa Fe Tunnel—Diverting Charge on Orange Shipments Abolished. News of the Rail News was received nt the Santa Fe headquarters yesterday morning that Foreman of Bridges and Tunnels Mathews had died from injuries received when the Are In the tunnel at Williams was discovered about ten days ago. Mr. Mathews distinguished himself by his devotion nnd carelessness of danger to himself. He at once entered the blazing hole and directed the efforts of the men ln attempting to stop the conflagration, and during this work he was struck down by falling debris and so Injured as to result in his death as stated. Superintendent John Denalr of the Arizona division of the Santa Fe, who was also severely injured In the burned tunnel last Saturday, is in the hospital at Prescott, and is doing well as far as his wounds are concerned, but there are : symptoms indicating that pneumonia may set in at any time, which would be dangerous In his enfeebled condition. Mr. Denalr Is one of the most popular men in the service of the road. The general offices are In receipt of numerous inquiries about his condition from all over the country.

THK INSIDE TRACK

The Southern Pacific has devised a new emblem to designate its line through the San Gabriel valley to Redlands, Riverside and San Bernardino in the shape of an arrow showing in white on a dark background. Bos Angeles being at the feather. Redlands at the point and San Bernardino and Riverside at either barb. E. H. Woodman, the advertising agent for the company, in speaking of the new device, said yesterday: "We believe that the more we show our beautiful country to visitors the better pleased they will be, and that there is no way in which we can so effectively assist communities along the line as by making their advantages known to newcomers. Our purpose in adopting this device is plainly to indicate the shortness of the line to Redlands and Riverside, it being almost a straight line. Branch lines diverge at Colton to Riverside and San Bernardino at a distance porportionate to the points of an arrow and its barbs. Redlands being the point. All of our depots in the various towns are nearest the centers, and this fact, together with the shorter distances, lead to the adoption of the name of 'The Inside Track.' " THAT DIVERTING CHARGE

General Agent Shepherd of the Southern Pacific company yesterday received word officially that the charge of $2.50 heretofore made for diverting orange shipments from the point they were originally hilled to some new destination would he formally called off on and after the Ist of February. This will be good news to shippers, for though it was intimated that this would be done about a fortnight ago it could not be considered as certain until It had been finally agreed to by all of the lines concerned, which has now been done. Orange shippers who now find that after shipping a car to a certain city they have made a mistake and could do better by sending it to some other place can make the change without any additional tax on their receipts.

NOTES AND PERSONALS One of the Southern Pacific's antiquated motor engines was burned at Riverside on Sunday. It is a mystery how the machine caught Are, but when It was discovered it was too late to do much toward saving it and it was hauled to the shops. As soon as the new "cut off" Is completed these motors and old cars will be replaced by standard engines and coaches. Mr. C. C. McNeill, late superintendent of the Maricopa and Phoenix railway, has been offered a good position on one of the lines in this city, and is expected soon to come here. He is highly regarded as a capable railway man. Mr. F. W. Grant has recently been appointed resident engineer of the Banta Fe at Las Vegas, his jurisdiction extending to El Paso. The Southern Pacific inspection party of division superintendents arrived on this, the Yuma division, last night and will probably arrive in this city today and complete the work of going over the branches. There were four limited trains on this division of the Southern Pacific yesterday. A Raymond & Whitcomb excursion arrived yesterday afternoon with sixtyi Ight passengers, and the Southern Pacific Limited brought in seventy odd. Chief Clerk Fred Henderson of the general manager's office of the Santa Fe spent yesterday at Fullerton looking after the company's oil wells. Frank G. High of the passenger department of the Chicago and Alton arrived in the city yesterday on business. The tunnel on the Santa Fe at Williams will not be open for traffic for several days.