The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1896, Page 37

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 235, 1896. Pacific Postal Telegraph Building. SHE RACED DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE Pursued in Air by Her Owner Wan Kim Wins Her Freedom. Very Sensational Happening in Chinatown Yesterday Afternoon. Hatchet Men Came Upon the Scene to Take Part in the Proceedings, but Were Too Late. wan Kim is popularly supposed to be the handsomest girl in all Chinatown. She is young, barely 17 years of age, plump, rather tall, and with a complex- ion which receives decorative pigments like satin. Wan Kim yesterday caused a decided sensation in Spofford slley, near Clay street, by making a hurried escape from a den in which she was held as a prisoner. She sped down several lengths of ladders, which reached from the upper story of the building, then scrambled upon a balcony, and then, with an air which would make the success of a heroine of melodrama, Jeaped boldly downward, amid yells and screams of excited Chinese, and made her escape. But this was not a dramatic show on the part of the.handsome and fearless Wan Kim. She was risking her life to escape from a life of infamy and the high~ binder who caused her to be immured in the den was in hot pursuit of her down the fire escape. He was naturally sur- prised when he saw her rapid flight, and not a little astonished when, after she had struck heavily on the hard street at the conclusion of a long jump, she rose un- harmeda to go away with white people who had come to her rescue. All the time the alley was filled with expostulating and gesturing Chinese, who had never seen anything as sensational in Chinatown. Mingled with the cries were grunts of admiration. The excitement reached 1ts height when the fleeing girl placed one hand in the outstretched hand of Mrs. Ida Hull, the matron of the Methodist Chinese Mission on Washing- ton street and went away under her protec- tion and the more robust protection of Officers Frank Holbrook and Callinan of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The officers, escorting Mrs. Hnll' ar- nved in the alley about 2:45 ». M. They saw Wan Kim on a balcony on the third floor of the building. Her eyes roamed uneasily about until she saw Mrs. Hull Then she gave a quick glance of recogni- tion, and a second later she had run up & flight of stairs to the next storv above, and ‘was on the iron fire escape, hastening for her lile to reach the street. Passing Chinese looked upward, at- tracted by the sbouts of Tie Yung, who brought her from China a few months ago, luring her from her mother by a pretense that she was to .be married to a wealthy merchant in_this City. As soon as she reached San Francisco she was placed in a houase of shame. He valued her at $1750. He shouted with anger as the screams of the Chinese women in the house notified him that Wan Kim was on her way to free- dom. Tie Yung did not go all the way to the ground after her,but stopped, baffled by the officers, on the second floor and disap- peared into the building. Almost instantly the whole alley was crowded with Chinese. All the honses fronting on the alley suddeniy took on an animated appearance, all the balconies and windows being filled with spectators who undoubtedly understood the full sig- nificance of what was going on. Wan Kim, having reached her white rescuers, began to cry and went away weeping to the Methodist Mission, Hardly had she disappeared when two hatchet men appeared actingas it they meant mischief. 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Willam Wolff & Co., at 327 an 329 Market street, are sole agents for Cali- fornia, and Edmund Baker, general agent for the Pacific Coast, with headquarters at William Wolff & Co.’s, will gladly supply any information desired. ORDINANCES VETOED, The Mayor Puts the Stamp of His Disapproval on Two Rallroad Measures. Mayor Suiro yesterday vetoed two measures recently passed by the Board of Bupervisors. The first relates to the licenses of rail- road ticket-brokers, and raises the annual license from $40 to $1200. The Mayor deems the amount excessive and unlaw- ful. The other is the proposed order prohib- iting trespassing on the tracks of railroad companies except where they cross public thoroughfares. This, the Mayor says, is uncalled for and that the ra cora- pany has no right to ask the passage of any such measure. R, OWES WIS LIFE 10 A CONDUCTOR Thrilling Scene on the Ala- meda Narrow-Gauge Local. Frank Brundage Saves an Old Man From Being Dashed to Death. Suspended by the Trainman’s Strong’ Arms Between the Rapidly Moving Cars. Conductor Frank Brundage of the South- ern Pacific Company, who is familiarly known among his intimates as “Slim,” had a thrilling experience on his morning run a few days ago that will long be re- membered by those who were Witnesses to the adventure. Brundage takes the Alameda narrow- gauge local out in the morning and the Oakiand narrow-gauge during a portion of the afternoon. He was standing beside his train at Webster-street station, in Alameda, pre- paring to signal the engineer to start, on the morning in question, when an elderly man hurried past him and began to mount the rear steps of a coach. Just as the train pulled out the con- ductor stepped on the front end of the coach following the one that the old man had taken and saw that his belated pas- senger was in aifficulties. ¥ He appeared to be faint, and, as Brun- BOLTS & NUTS | 121123 HOWARD ST. ESTABLISHED I871. INCORPORATED December 17th dage reached out to help him, let go with the hand nearest the coach ana swung around so that his body was between the cars that were rapidly gaining headway. His otber hand was %oouning 1ts grasp at the instant the conductor managed to get a grip on his coliar, and the trainman held on for dear life. He tried to pull the man over the iron railing of the caron which he was standing, but the weight was too much and he had all he could do to prevent his burden from falling to certain death under the car wheels. The train was by this time going at full speed, and Brundage, not knowing how long he could support the unconscious man, was debat- ing whether to let go with one hand and reach for the bellcord and stop the train, or to hold on until the next station was reached, which would be within a very short time. To his intense relief the old man sud- denly showed signs of returning conscious- ness, and tried feebly to catch hold of one of the iron rods by his side. He gained a grasp on it within a few seconds, and, assisted by the conductor’s strong arms, reached the stepsin safety #nd sank down exhausted. By the time he reached his destination at Park street, he was suffi- ciently recovered to thank his rescuer and walked away. Brundage modestly refusea to discuss the matter when asked about it, but ad- ni'm.od that such an occurrence had taken place. g “Did just what any other man would have done under the circumstances,” he said as he went across the depot at the mole to take his Oakland run. From other trainmen it was learned that the man who was saved from a ter- rible death lives near Webster-street s tion, and that he is subject to the fainting upal[u. one of which would have cost him his life but for the quick wits of the con- ductor. g The Hudelson Libel. The preliminary examination of Benjamin F. Hudelson on the charge of libel was to have been continued yesterday afternoon before Judge Campbeil, but was continued until Monday. Attorney D. B. Woodworth, the complaining witness, was not present, but made his appearance a few minutes after the court adjourned. T he i tion of mensuration and sur- veying is attributed by some writers to the Egyptians, the annual overflow of the Nile ~carrying away landmarks and boundaries of the arable fields, necessi. tating surveys and ‘the redrawing of 4oundary lines, AN ARCHITECTURAL ORNA- MENT, The New and Stately Edifice Erected by the Enterprise of the Hobart Estate. Herewith is presented one of those modern buildings which form the archi- tectural ornaments of our City, 1t is now ready for the occupants and is situated on the south side of Post street, between Grant avenue and Stockton street. The designs are by Percy & Hamilton. It is six stories in height and covers a lot 67:6x 120 feet, extending back to Morton street. The style is the modern renaissance. The frame 18 iron and steel, the side and rear walls of brick, and the entire front of light-colored sandstone. The grand central entrance is very imposing, consisting of a swone arch supported by olished granite columns, with a vestibule ined with marble. The two lower stories are of rustic order, the next Ionic, the facade surmounted by an attic mansard. The roof is fireproof. There are two electric elevators and the building is lighted by electricity. The eround floor is occupied by an immense store and the upper stories are reserved for offices, halls, etc. Itis eighty feet high and the cost is $70,000. This magnificent building is in'keeping with the structures erected by the late Mr. Hobart. He believed in the future of this City and made heavy investments in real estate here and in New York, The same care and foresight that dis- tingnished Mr. Hobart in his investments has been exercised by the managers of his estate, and his ideas and predilections bave been faithfully and successfully car- ried out. The great work that Mr, Hobart did in this regard and which has been so closely followed by his successors in their admirable management of his estate will forever remain his proudest monument as well as a lasting benefaction to S8an Fran« cisco. ’HJ‘T&"’ [l BOWERS RUBBER COMPANY’S NEW FACTORY. D0GS ON THE BENCH. The California State Poultry and EKennel Club Will Give an Ex- hibition Next Month. The California State Poultry and Ken- nel Clup is making extensive preparations for its ‘exhibition of dogs, which will be held in Sacramento commencing January 9 and ending January 12. The secretary, William E. Ladd of Stockton, states that sportsmen and owners of high-class dogs from many parts of the State have prom- ised their support. Among the many high-bred canines that will appear on the benches will be twenty fox terriers which were recently imported from England by the representatives of an English colony i Placer County. Itis said that the lit- tle barkers are perfect beauties and will cut quite a dash in Sacramento. American Kennel Club rules will ern. The fi:du, J. Otis Fellows of Hor- nellsyille, N. Y., wiil leave his home for this coast about the first of next month. He will pass judgment on all classes of ov- dogs. Pommen are reminded that entries will positively close with the secretary on January 1, and that $3 must accompany each en'.rly‘ It is said that Stockton has promised at least twenty-seven entries, which in all probability will be increased wo forty at the time of closing of entries. The lovers of 8t, Bernards, fox-terriers, cockers, setters and pointers of San Fran« cisco, Oakland and San Jose have all promised their liberal supvort to the show. Although the speedy grevhound is now an animal that is mueh fancied by the lovers of coursing in this City, for some un« explained reason the owners of the whip- tails show a marked dislike to dog shows. The lovers of the leash in Sacramento take a very different view of kennel shows from iheir brothers of this City, who take stock only in racing. It has been an. nounced by the presidentof the Sacra. mento Coursing Club that there will be at least twenty greyhounds entered from the clguul city. 'he 8an Jose, Los Angeles and Stockton bench shows will be heid in Afiril and in all probability Mr. Croweli of the Breeder and Sportsman will be selected to judge those shows. ————— In seven consecutive years the St. Law: rence River gradually decreases in depth| then for seven years it gradually increases in depth, the difference in level being about five feet. Why it does 50 no one has yet discovered. ——————— The carrier- pigeon has flown long dis. tances at rates of speed ranging from sixty miles up to eighty miles an hour, and fo1 mapy hours together.