Wreck of Engine Fifty-eight, April 8, 1911.
ber 26, 1896. He and his wife are buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Although under sixty when he died, he had been a prominent figure in El Paso, serving two terms as alderman, and one as mayor in 1882.
Mrs. Frances Campbell then lived with her son Harry G. Campbell who took over the management, and a third generation of Campbells arrived in the son's apartment. Harry had married Robie Tucker of El Paso, and to them were born George and Ava Campbell, who grew up in the place. George Campbell now lives in Hollywood and Ava (Mrs. Keith Talcott) lives in Burbank, California. George Campbell of Hollywood has been secretary of the musicians' union there for many years, and because of the motion picture industry, this is an important position. He says writing his piano compositions called "Melodies in the Modern Mood" is only a pastime. These works are actually high class, slightly Gershwin in style, and were first introduced in El Paso at the centennial year play named "The Campbell House Blues". He is an accomplished cellist, playing with many notables, among whom was Charles Cadman.
In June of 1913 the need for a new and more modern depot building was discussed on several occasions by the railroads concerned and the El Paso Commercial Club,5 then the town's leading civic organization. The Illinois Central agreed to buy the Campbell House, already on their leased ground, remove it and erect a new depot on the spot. Harry Campbell and the railroad could not agree on the price, whereupon the railroad sued Campbell in an ouster proceeding and won their case, but before the necessary year for a rehearing had expired, the Campbells gave them a quit claim deed and the building passed into railroad ownership. Mrs. Frances Campbell did not die until 1933, so
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