The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 2, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897 DISASTER NARROWLY AVERTED Two Southern Pacific Rail- road Trains Collide Near Ingleside. SWITCHMAN’S BLUNDER RESPONSIBLE. Quick - Work W:th the Brakes Reduced the Force of the Shock. ONE OF THE ENGINES WAS CRIPPLED. The Passengers Were Given a Lively Shaking Up, but Met With No Sericus Injuries What might have been a most disas- trous railroad accident, in which many innocent lives would have been sacrificed, was narrowly averted last evening near the Ingleside racetrack. Train No. 19, the evening “regular’ for San Jose and way stations, left the South- ern Pacific depot at Third and Townsend streets at o’clock, schedule time, car- rying some sixty passengers, most of whom were visitors to San Francisco. The usual care was taken in winding out of the City, and top speed was not attempted until the train was well past Ocean View. Here a sharp run is always made until the station known as Spring Valley draws near, and the *siow-down” orders take effect.” This -is done for the reason that there are some sidings here and a spur track which is used by the excursion trains carrying people to the Ingleside race- course. When train 19 came rolling along the last yace had been run at the track, the speclators were homeward bouna and had already boarded their -pecial. The latter had been sent down the spur —a mile and a Lalf of track—and was waiting within a hundred yards or so of the main track uati’ the San Jose train ehould: pass, thus giving 1t a clean rail down to Third and Townsend streets. While 1his special was lying there, snort- ing and hissing impatiently, a switchman named Mogan, who the raiiroad people say must have been in a temporary trance, or was trouble: with something even more serious, cpened the switch connect- inv the spur track with the main line. 1t was evidently his intention te make the way clear for the special to go ott, Laving forgotten that the southbound regular was scheduled to puss before the excursionists could resume their journey eityward The effect of his blunder was to direct the course of the now whistling and rap- idly approaching regular, withits sixty innocent <ouis on board, squarely into the spur track and where a collision with the special, also with its human freight, was ceriain. Fortunately for those whose lives were tius imperiled by this piece of apparently inexcnsable carelessness, the engineer of the San Jose train wes sharp-eyed enough to see that the switch was open. Like a flasn he reversed his engine and clapped on the air brakes. He was not & second 100 soon, for his train was 1ast closing in on the special before the brakes and reversal began to have their effect. When ' they did, though, they ap- erated quickly and with force. 'But even all of this lightning-like and heroic work Wwas not enough to prevent a collision, That Wwas inevitable, but nevertheless tne crash wasso g eatly minimized that those who were passengers on either trajn suffered scarcely more than a heavy jar. Had the southbound regular been mov- ing down tne main track at full speed, in- stead of slowly, the two trains would cer- tainly have been telescoped ana a fright. ful scene would have ensued. The loss of life would have been great. But as it was nobody was hurt beyona receiving a shak- ingz up and there was little wreckage. The pilot of the engine drawing the southbound train was smashed and parily carried away and sume of the machinery was injured. News of the mishap was telephoned to the Southern Pacitic yards and a new locomotive was dis- patched to the Spring Valley station .to take the place of the injured one. All this occasioned a delay of about an hour, #nd then the San Jose train resumed its journey south. The locomotive ahead of the racetrack special was not damaged enough to inter- fere with its task of bringing the race- goers home. A baggage-car attached to the train was, however, lifted from the track by the force of the col lision in such a mannmer that the jorward coupling was broken and that end of the car t:rown upon the tender. It did not require a great deal of time o et everything in working order again and send the passengers—that is, those of them who Liad nGt taken to the street- cars—into town. The railroad veople acknowledge that they had a very narrow escape from hay- ing one more fatal disaster added to their record. Superintendent Fruzer of the coast division said Jast night that he was amazed that so little damage was done. A few hours’ work, he said, wounld see the injured locomotive as good as ever, and as for any other bad eftects of the col. lision they amounted to nothing. But what he considered most fortunate was the fact that nobody had been hurt. DESPONDENT GRIPMAN, Miles David Casey Commits Sulclde by Shooting Himself Through the Head. Miles David Casey, gripman on the Sutro road, committed suicide at his resi- dence, 3106 California street, last night. ¥or the past few months he has mot been employed regularly, which made] him- despondent. About-'9 o'clock last night his wife was in bed and Casey went into the bedroom aud kissed her good- night. He"walked from the bearoom to the kitchen, and in a minute or two Mrs, Cazey heard a shot. She jumped out of bed and ran intwo the kitchien. Her hus- band was stretched on the floor with a re. yolyer.ig bis right hand and the blood pouring {rom & gaping wound in his left temple. > -Casey was taken to the Receiving Hos- “.pital in the patrol wagon im an uncon- scious condition, and Dr. Bunpell found that the buliet had entered the left temple " ‘and passed thropgh bis head, and said ‘that he was dying. 3 . Casey was 39 g“" of age. His wife, who called -at the hospital, was crazed “with grief when told that he could not re- cover. JewriEy store, 57 Third. removed to 303 " .- Keurny. Lacge qtock of diamonds, waiches, otc, T 1 T M)' 0 [ EEEEE N ) .m\wg S N N § N | the water question, | given in the present instance. | competency was alleged as the reason for SUPERVISORS ON WATER RATES Engineer Schussler Spoke for the Company and Gave Figures. The Castroville Lakes Company Offzr to Sell a Paat for $14 000 000 Sevaral Drivers of Patrol Wagoas and Janitors Dismissed for Incompe- tency and Lack of Fuil. The Supervisors last night heard Engi- neer Schussler on bebalf of the Spring Val- ley Water Company, and also received a communication from the Castroville Lakes Water Company offering to supply the City with 36,000,000 gallons daily and to pipe the water here and turn over the whole plant to the City for $14,000,000. After deciding to adjourn until Thurs- day evening for further consideration of the board removed Frank Murphy, George Brown and Pat- rick O'Connell, drivers of patrol wagons, and put in their places James C. Simon, George Howard and John Holland, the dissenting votes being Delaney and Rot- tanzi. Janitors Robert Barton and Dennis Coleman were removed and John O'Brien and Ed Nolan were appointed in their stead. Dr. Rottanzi asked what was the matter with the drivers of the patrol wa gon, and Mr. Lackman replied that no reason had been.given earlier in the year for other re- movals and there wasno reason to be Gross in- dismissing the janitors. Before tue meeting of the board opened a delegation headed by John Pengally from Southern Heights, above the Potre- ro, complasned that the Spring Valley ‘Water Company had not put on sufficient pressure 10 give them the water that they neeaed. Engineer Schussler expiained that the manulfacturing establishments of that di trict took off the pressure by using a large quantity of water and that the company would put in a big supply this year. The cause of the delay, he said, was the fact that Mr. Clark, the representative of the Hearst estate, had asked the exorbi- tant price of from $10,000 to $12,000 fora lot 200x200.0n top of a rocky hiil which the company wanted o use as the site for The New Call Building, the Scene of a Huge April Fool Hoax. A MONUMENTAL APRIL-FOOL JOKE People Witness. a Man's Fall From the New Call Building. He Turps Out to Be but a Dummy Dressed to Repre- sent a Workman. Womsa Scream and Men Turn Pale. Ths Whole Only a Colossal Joke on the “Boss.” At 5:30 P. M. yesterday a large crowd was assembled at the corner of Market and Third streets to watch the workmen perform the hazardous feat of sliding down the steel cable attached to the der- rick on the sixteenth story of the new Cavry building. S Now a few days ago one of the workmen who is accustomed to the pertormance of this daring and _foolhardy act was se- verely injured by drobping the sack which he had twisted around the rope, and in consequence having the palms of his hands severely torn and bnrned; so the overseer had issued his ukase that the cable-shding be discontinued. But the public were unaware of that fact and the crowd was on hand in anticipation of the usual thrilling sport. It was not disappointed. Shortly after the hour for ceasing work tnree work- | men made their appearance and carefully crawlea out on the derrick on their hands and knees. Instantly all was eager atten- tion on the part of the sightseers, who craned their necks to gaze upward at the three figures, who appeared as pigmies ;‘i."i;:‘ tke heaven on account of the great eight. : As one of the men, assisted by his com- rades, cautiously crawled over the edge of the derrick and seized hold of the caole, r was filled with the “ohs” and 'ahs” of the expectant witnesses. A mo- ment of breathless suspense, and the man began slowly to descend. e had zone but a few feet when his speed began to incresse. Faster and faster he flew, and yet faster and iaster. t was only atter of conds 1ill his speed was that of a cannon-ball. Horror of horrors! The man has lost bis hold. Almost before the crowd has time to realize it he speeds downward like the lightning flash and strikes the ground with an awful thud. .The force of his impact was such as to throw him back into the air for several feet, and then he fell again, to lie silent and motionlens. A great'and concerted groan arose from the crowd who were witnesses to the ter- rible catastropbe which came so unex- pectedly. Strong men stood with faces blanched and drawn, gazing helplessly at nother. Women screamed and hid 1aces in their hands to shut out the I | prevailed. As soon as they had In part recovered their senses a few of the more thoughtful | rushea to the assistance of the poor wretch who had dropped to the earth from & point over 300 reet above. As they did so their minds were filled with the sickening spectacle of a human being crushed and bleeding, with his bones mangled and his face a shapeless mass. The foremost man stooped to touch the poor unfortunate with a face at once ex- pressive of sympathy and awe. As he did so he drew back with a look of surprise and bewilderment. Could it be possible? Yes, it was so, or his senses were deceiving him. He stooped again and took hold of the man again., This time he drew back witha countenance on which the lizht of under- standing was beginning to gleam, und laughed, actually laughed. His laughter swelled until it grew into an uproarious guifaw. At this heartless act the crowd rushed forward. What they saw produced mer- riment in some and disgust in others. What had fallen was not a man at ail, but adummy dressed to represent s workman. Above the din the cackling of the work- men high above could be distinctly heard. Instead of two there were now a dozen or 80 in sight. The affair turned out to be a huge April fool joke, perpetrated primarily upon the boss on account of his edict against s'id- ing down the cable and secondarily upon the public in proper celebration of the day. But the sight of that dummy coming down the rope will not soon be forgotter: by the eye-witnesses. And many of the Iadies will never assemble again even to see a live man risk life and limb on that new CarL building derrick cable. FOR BLUE-LABEL OIGARS. The Local Unions Want to Drive Out the Tenement-House Product. A special meeting of Cigar-makers' Union No. 228 was beld last evening in conjunction with the San Francisco Trades Council. M. C. Dunn, the president, stated that the object of the gathering was to continue the agitation in favor of the union’s blue-label goods in preference to the products of the Eastern tenements and Western Chinese factories. James Wood, the organizer for the International Union, delivered an interes:- ing address, in which he described the filthy hovels in the East where the scab cigars are maxe by overworked, underfed, underpaid operatives, He said that such cigars were injurious to healtt:, for the people who make them eat, live and sleep in the places wher= the tobacco and cigars are made and Kept. Many loathsome diseases are thereby spread among the consumers. The case of the Physicians’ Club of New York City was cited. A large number of respectable physicians contracted a dis- ease by smoking. cigars from a nefro fac- tory in which were employed a number of unhealthy operatives. Mr. Woods stated thata large number of the popular brands of cigars of this City are made up in the tenements under the conditions described. He reierred to the statements upon this subject of such men as Professor Bumstead, Professor Then a scene of confusion s msde by Walter The president announced thay t meeting of the union he will committee to continue the agi- tation against non-union made cigars. ———— Fox lots In beautitul Belvedere inquire of Robert E. McGll, agent, 405 California street. a steel pressure tank. They had finally succeeded in pedting down the price to $5000, and had contracted to buy the lot and place on 1t a steel water-tank which would give the billy part of the Potrero all the water needed before the end of the Dresent year. When™ the board convened Supervisor Haskins introduced a resolution naming the boulevard Baiboa boulevard, which was adopted unamimously. ‘Then the board went into committee of the whole on water rates. Mr. Quinlan explained that Mr. Stettin Wwrote a communication addressed to Dr. Clinton to the effect that he (Stettin) had made a mistake when he testified the other evening that he had been over- charged for water for wetting down brick. The witness mailed the letter vesterday. Mr. Perley was the ageat for the com- pany and was to be paid a percentage on his collections, but the collections nad not paid expenses yet, Perley having taken the place of the former agent. Perley had no authority to sign any contracts. All that he and the other agents had authority to do was to charge according to the legal rate. _Engineer Schussler, in answer to ques- tions, said that in 1877 the water company had offered its entire plant to the City for $13,500,000. The City offered $11,000,000, and they did not come together. Since that time $11,300,000 had been spenton the works. To this should be added the increase in the value of the property for thelpast twenty years. On the 1st of "March ‘of this year the company owed $10,410,15145. The total income last year from ali sources was $1,- 767,070 38. uring the vresent year the company would need $300,000 and’ $800,000 to pay interest, etc. For interest on bonds there would be needed $498,500; interest on capital stock, $792,000; running ex- penses, $400,000; taxes, $105.000; interest on borrowed monev, $45.000, making a total of $1,840,000. Deducting rent, $20,000, would leave $1,820,000. Mr. Schussler went on to explain that a good deal of money would be required for the replacing of old pipes with new pives. Inlaying new pipes, say in the Richmond District, the new water col- lections will not vay more than 2 per cent interest, simply because it is often necessary 1o lay three blocks of pipes to reach one consumer. Mayor Phelan asked whether the com- paoy could not supply Clarendon and ichmond districts with the surplus water which the company had without having to make extensions to the watershed, but Mr. Schussler replied that the company would bave to put in money for laying vipes, etc., and interest would have to be vaid on thatalso. Wherever they changed small pipes for larger ones they had to put in more hydrants, but the $60 per year re- ceived by the city for each hyarant would not reimourse the company for the outlay. In response to questions by the Mayor, Cashier Ames said that the company’s new building, on the corner of Geary and Powell streeis, would be finished at the end of the year, and that the net revenue from the building, beginning January 1, 1898, would be a little more that 6 per cent on the cost of buiiding. The Mayor said that if the water com- pany had not paid $25.000 taxes in,ad- vance, and had practiced a little more economy, the March dividend need not have been passed. Mr. Ames explained that in 1895 the company carried over one tax payment from November to March, but since that ;imt they head paid in full every Novem- or. Mr. Schussler said that the company intended to take out 6000 meters this year. The meters had served the purpose for which they had been putin, and he did not believe that the people wanted them. The meters were very unpopular. Supervisor Dodge asked whether 15 per cent of the water consumed in tbis City was not derived from wells ani sources other than Spring Valley, and Mr. Schussler said that the proportion was variously estimated at from 5 to 20 per cent. He added that if the City went into the water business and supplied the citizens with water at a lower rate than tne Spring Valley, that company would have to adopt lower rates. 3 “If the City should introduce water,’ asked the Mayor, “and you should be de- prived of your customers, you could sell your property for other purposes and still be able to pay to your stocxholders and bondholders the amount of tneir original investment ?” ““We would make a good profit over and above what the land cost,” was the reply. Clerx Russell read a proposition from the Castroville Lakes Water Supnly Com- pany, offering to supply 36,000,000 galions of water per day to fan Francisco, and to lay all necessary mains, pipes, etc., for $14,000,000 for the source of the scpply and the entire plant, with 122 square miles of watershed. Tha Treport was signed by Charles A. Ozden and William Irelan. - Mr. Ogden was sworn and testified that the Castroville lakes were 100 feet deep, and that drawing 36,000,000 gallons of water a day would have no effect on the volume of water in the lakes. There was a sufficient capacity of 100,000,000 gallons a day of pure, clear water. He swore also that he was a competent engineer and had worked for a yearon the Croton works in New York. Then the board adjourned to take up the water question next Thursday even- ing. oGOLETTD” If FRENCH Henri Albers Plays the Title Role of Verdi’s Pretty Opera. The Barvtone Follows Victor ;Hugo Throughout in His Re:ding of the Role. As the opera season at the Californ Theater nears its close, the mana-ement, baving tested the popalarity of Henri Al- bers, is putting forward operas with star barytone roles in order to give every op- portunity to the singer who, without dis- parsgement to his fellow-performers, is generally acknowledged to be the best artiste in the troupe. Last night Albers was given a chance to show his mettle as Rigoletto, a role which gives almost as fine a scope for acting as for singing. *Rigolet1o” is ua Italian:zed version of Vicior Hugo's “Le Rot s'Amuse,” and the public has become familiar with the stereotyped reading of the title role which has been stamped on it by barytones of the Italian schol. Allbers sang the Verdi musie brilliantly last night, but in bis actinz he broke en- tirely away from tne traditional Italian Rivoletto and played bis role on the lines of Victor Hugo’s drama. The part gained immensely by heing thus interpreted, ex- cept that so vivid and lifelike was the act- ing tbat one almost lorgot the singer in the trazedian. The scenes in which Albers rose to the greatest heights of tragic power were those where Ricole:to seeks and meets Gilda in the Duke’s palace. Albers enters singing tbe gay ‘L3, La,”” which suddenly breaks and changes to a sob as the jester looks feverishly for sigus of his daughter's presence. g The aria in which he pleads with the mocking courtiers for the return of his daughter, “Rendez ia moi,” was a fine piece of lyric plesding, and the scene culminated in a splendid outburst of ter- ror, changing to fierce ~age, as the jester cowers before Monterone’s malediction, and in h's turn heaps maledictions on the head of Gilda’s betrayer. All through the operd, however, Albers did briiliant work, and won constant reciation from the audience. an excellent Duke of ing was, as usual, stereo- typed, but he sang brilliantly and made love to Gilda in the varden scene with an ardor which won him enthusiastic ap- plause. . Although Mme. Berthet’s voice is lighter than those one is accustomed to hear in the role of Gilaa, she sang tlie florid wusic with charming ease and fluency and acted so prettily that she made a distinct hit in the part and shared in the honors with Massart and Henri Albers. Mme. Andree Savini was a good Made- leine, Chatean delivered Montcrone's malediction effectively, Javid did well as Sparafucile and the litile roles were in good bund«. The choruses were passable, but the orchestra, under the direction of M. Nicasias, contributed largely to the saccess of the performance. On Saturday night “Carmen” will be the bill. MET DEATH OUT T SEA, Andrew Thompson, Mate of the Jobhn N. Ingalls, Killed in a Storm. The Main-Boom Tickle Gave Way and a Swinging Block Crushed in His Skuil The little trading schooner John N. Ingalls rocked mournfully at anchor about half a mile off Meiggs wharf last night. Down below in one of the neat rooms the body of Andrew Thompson, who had sailed thousands of knots on the vessel as her first mate, lay, the skull crushed in by a blow received from a broken tackle late Wednesday evening. Yesterday at 6:45 p. M. the schooner sailed into port, 23 days from San Blas, Mex., and dropped her anchor. Captain Thomas last eveniug told the story of the accident which resulted in the death of Mate Thompson. *‘We were sailing along about thirty miles off the Farallones,” he said, ‘‘in a brisk south- wester. “The sea was very heavy, and as a mat- ter of precaution we had every stitch of canvas double-reefed. Every now and then the boat would rock and wallow and whip the main boom back and forth as thongh it were light as a feather. “I was standing at the wheel and the mate was just in front of me when we ran into an unusually rough sea. I was afraid that something would breakana had just shouted to the mate to keep a sharp {oikans’ when" tne maln - nowm tackle, which was secured to the starboard rail just aft of the after rigging, gave way. *“The tackle flew through the air, drawn by the boom as it swung over, like the lash of & whip. The heavy block struck Thompson on the forebead and he fell dead without evena groan. Iwas knocked down by a piece of swinging rope, but I soon regained my feet. **As soon as we could secure the boom we carried Thompson’s body below and laid it on the bunk he nsed to occupy. All last night I watched the body and I will do the same 1o-night and as many ni-hts a3 are necessary, for the mate was a splen- did fellow. We all liked him and mourn his death.” —————— Loring Club Coucert. The third concert of the Loring Club for the current season will be given at Odd Fellows' Hall next Tuesday evening. This is the twen- tleth season of the Loring Club and the suc- cess of the concerts given by the organizauon never met with greater appreciation. An e: cellent programme has been prepared for the coming concert. S, o THEY ate peers fu their profession—binding or printing. The Mysell-Rollins Co., 22 Clay.* Among the MANY MARVELOUS ATTRACTIONS wi we open the month will be found the following 'UNMISTAKABLE BARGAINS! EMBROIDERIES! a vard. . 'EMBROIDERIES! - 5¢—CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular-price 10c, on Special Salo.at 50 |5c'-c.m1amc'eu-m 15¢ a yard. "LACES!. regulsr price [5C—CREAM POINT DE PARIS-AND PL inches wide, regular price 25c, on Speci LACES! [5¢—BUTTER AND IVORY ORIENTAL GUIPURE LACES; %o 7inckies wide, C “on Special Sale at 15 a yard..* - 5 LACES! Sale-at 15¢ a yard. = - MEN’S FURNISHINGS! 5075 dozen MEN'S STANLEY OVERSHIRTS, with laundered collars and cuffs; € pleated fronts, pear battons and of the latest designs of new. spring shire: ings, worth $1, will be offered at, 50¢ each. 57 dozen MEN'S “GOLk” SHIRTS, the latest btyles, made of new:spring shirtings, worth $1, will be offered a I5c~125 dozen ME CASHMERE LAMB'S-WOOL BOCKS, 0c each. full finished, with double spliced heels and toes. in light and dark tan shades, worth §3 a dozen, will be offered at 15c a pair. 50 —82 dozen MEN’S DERBY RIBBED BALBRIGGAN UNDERSHIRTS AND C DRAWERS, in vicuna shades, shirts witu silk ribbed collarettes and drawers with double seats, worth $1, will be offered at 50c each. LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S HOSIERY! 25100 dozen LADIES' FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE, plain and Richeliex C ™ ribbed, in solid black and with white feet, regular price 35c, will be closed out at 25¢ a pair. |2lc—Lcase BOYS' EXTRA HEAVY BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, doubls 2C knees and spliced heels, regular prica 20c, will be closed out at 12}4¢ 4 pair. MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street, Corer of T San Francisgo. Entries for the Associated Club’s 100-Mile Event on Sun- day. Ten Prominent Wheeling Ciubs Have "Entered Teams of Ten -Men Each. The entries for the big 100-mile relay race, to be run around the bay next Sun- day, closed last night with Chairman Adamsof the road-racing committée of, the California AssociatedCycling Clubs. The ciubs that have entered teams are thé Olympic Club Wheelmen, Cavital City | Wheelmen, Acme Club Wheelmen, Ala- meda Cyclers, Relisnce Club. Wheelmen, Garden City Cyclers, California Cycling Club, San Francisco Road Club, Imperial Cycling Club end the Bay City Wheel- men. . The following are the names of the riaers for each ciub on the different relays to which they have been assigned: First relay—L. H. Smith, 0. C. W.; Hubert, C. C. W.; J. P. Carpenter, A. Rosenheim, R. C. W.; Gail Hardenbrook, ©.; H. E.Scott, Acme; C. J. Birdsall, C.'C. Raiph Robinson, 8. F. R. C.; K. F. Hamann, C. C.; John L. Dayidson, B.'C. W. Second_relsy—Morris' M. Cook, 0. C. W Thomas Welch, M. G. Curtis, A. J.J. Bovee, R. C. mas, G. C. Theo Sehleuter, Acm alter, . C. C. M. A. Farnsworth, S. F. R, C. H.'Yearian, ; Henry Noonan, B. C. W. Fuller, 0. C. W.; Al Cumbers, A. sey, C. C.'C. W.'H. Smith, 'L €. C.;' A Sixth relay—R. H. Hammonds, 0. C, W Walter Leitch, . P. Thorn, A. D. Gooea, R. C. W.; D. D. Bak Wyman, Acme; Ted Belloli, Francis, . F. R. C.: J. 8. Eagan, L'C. C.; J. Williamson, B. C. W . Seventh relay—Ed Saunders, 0. C. W.; R. D. Patterson, C. C. W.: Cliff Cummings, A. . Brereton, R. C. W. LA R. Sampson, Acm hatles Dable, . F. K. C F. R. Haley, B. C. W. nth relai—Ed Krague: Wilson, C, W. T Deacon, K. C. W 3 son Shoemaker, Acme; L. T. Olesen, C. M. Quimby, 8. F, R. C; W. W. Maack, I ¥ Fred Lacey, B. w. Ninth relay—George E. Kroetz, 0. C. W.; L. A Payer, O. C, W.; Frank Thomas, A. Willlam Yeoman, K. C. W.; A. B. Johnson, C.C.; M. F. Rcse,'Acme; Fred Muller, J. Biack, S, F. R. C.; J. R. Lind, L C. Kraits, B. C. W. Tenth reley—J. E. Wing, 0. C. W.; J. Hirsch, C. A . Bates, R. C. . K, D. By Dy i George M. Ham!lin, 1.C.C.; J. R. Kenna, B, C. W. The race will start promptly at 10 o’clock Sundav morning from the corner of Tenth and Market streets, this City, and will finish in Alameda about five hours later. —————— PACIFIC YACHT CLUB. Lovers of Aquatic Sport Who Will Rule During the Coming Season. At the annual meeting of the Pacific Yacht lub, which was held last evening in the Mills building, the following offi- cers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Admiral, J. D. Spreckels; presi- dent, J. H. Dickinson; vice-president, H. D. Kyle;. secretary, J. D. Maxwell; .’ CCLERS RELN BACE Bl ey assistant secretary,T. E. Jones! tregsurer. i ningham; direciors—C. H. Orocker, L.S:: Greenevaum and ¥. H hwiesner. The commodore is H. E. Law; vice. * commodore, R. Roberts Jr.; flet surgeon Dr. H. Law; measurer, Alexander Swan son;-regatta commitL A. Pawning and E, D. Kyle. : The new constitution and by-laws wers adopted, and it was decideq that the day. : for the opening of the s on will bé May 15. Theclub isin a very DPOSDErous con- .dition, and the members look forward i a’ most auspicious season’ of sport. 2 Young Chase Lost a Foote James McNab and John A. Smith, drayman aquati have been suéd.by William V. Chasé Ir.; by .~ his attorne; damages. plaintiff is & mi He avers that he was injured by a truck owned by the defendants, which passed dver his left foof, . crushing the bbues so that amputation was necessary. , S . Sometimes’ whén the last spark of life scems almost extin. -guished ‘it is fanned into flame again by prompt, vigoroys ac- tion* Itis a mistake however, to put off “action too lon n- other mistakt is to despair too easjly. Both these mi!.al:es are madé in dealing with disease, par- ticularly’ with con- suntption. Itisneg- lected at first until someone pames it Then the name \strikes terror to the ‘mind ; the nature of the disease’is misun- derstood: It is a blood disease, set- tled in the lungs, If .itsettled somewhere else the doctors would give it a dif- ferent name : —scrofula, kidne$ disease or “‘liver complaint.” But the name only tells where it settles. It is really all one dis; ease :— Bad blood ; and there is only one cure :— Good blood. 0 - An abuifdance of good, rich, red, blood put into the circulation, cures every orft of these complaints, consumption as wellas the rest —if it hasn't gorie too far. Itis on this true physiological pnnclp_\e——fuu(g proven by ex- erience—that Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical iscovery cures’Consumption and all other Dbiood diseases. It Souc¥up theh lood-mak- ing ‘organs fo produce a fresh supply of healthy, red blood ; this carries new none. ishment and life to the wasted Jung tissue s or any other tissue that is affected. It drives out the poisoncus disease ;gerris which clog the skin, liver or kidneys. Itis simply a question of purifying and building up ; where there is anything left to build on the “Golden Medical Discovery”, will in- fallibly build up and cure. 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