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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 6. 189 DROPPED | FROM ThE CLOUDY Hurled Down a Thousand | Feet Through the Air, BERTIE HILUS TERRIBLE DEATH. He Was Carried Upward on| One of the Sandbags of a Balloon. NOT AFRIID AT THE START.| Crowds Stood Waiting, Breathless, While the COhild Tumbled to the Earth. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jaly 5. § Bertie Hill, a bright little fellow, six and a half years ola, fell 1000 feet from a | bulloon this evening and was undoubtedly dead long bhefore he reached the ground, For a long time the little boy has heen anxious to go up in A balloon. He was taken to Blair Park this afternoon by the people with whom he is stopping to see the ascension by Conlan, the aeronaut. Just as the ropes were leaving the earth, Bertie, who was holding on to a rope with other boys, did not let go, but hung on to a round bag that was dangling at the end. He placed his little legs around it and be- fore the horrified crowd could move a foot toward him, he was away over tbeir heads and rapidly going higher. As the lad became a mere speck in the sky, women fainted, thousands stood athless and Superintendent Tiffany ot Park was so overcorae with emotion that he burst into tears. The balloon | rose 10 a great height and passed over | Inspiration Point toward the Pacific Ocean. Justas it had passed the voint | the little speck left the balloon, it became ger as it neared the earth, and when it uspense was over. s witne<sed by an enor- crowd that had been attracted to | ark by the special programme that preierred for the Fourth. Many m stood around the balloon while it being inflated. Among them was Mrs. Olney, her daughter and little Bertie Hill, who is staying with her and whose father lives at Los Angeles, perintendent Tiffany was personally ng after the work, and when the 1 was nearly full the space around ed and the men who held the uide ropes, which are passed tarough | to h-ar me. ood ready 1o let go. les Conlan, the seronaut, was sit- | on the bar ready for the ascent. He | tied the sandbags securely to the | ropes and was waiting for the balloon “Are you read Conlan smiled " asked Tiffany. but only fora few sec- fany blew the whistle; the men let guard ropes and away weni the bailoon, trapeze, aeronaut, parachute— little boy ral seconds elapsed before the crowd realize that 1t was really a child z one of the sandbags. As soon as Tiffany realized what had 2ned he seized a speaking-trumpet ‘Don’t leave the | Stay till it comes down. Save | Don’t leave the balloon.” | ts added to the excitement of d, and as Conlan was fast rising he was observed to raise his hand to sig- nifv that he realized the situation. e crowd conld do nothing but watch. Tre balloon comtinued 1o rise, and as it | went up a current of sir carried it towara | Inspiration Point. uUp and up it weat till it met a streak of mist floating high in the air. Fora brief moment everytuing was lost o sivht but a seconda later it again appeared to view, the little speck still hanging beneath the | balloon. When the balloon was over the ranch of E. J. Hasch the crowd gasped aloud in agony. Superintendent Tiffany gave vent to tear: Mrs. Olney faintea dead away. The little speck haa left the balloon. | 1t rapidly disappeared behind the point and the crowd knew that the little fellow | must have been breathless long before he reached the earth. The child fell 1nto a | newly plowed field. The ody was found, | at on its back, with arms and jecs ex- tended and sunk several inches into tue | soft soil. “Bertie has been talking about going up in a balioon for u long time,” said Miss Oiney, and we know Mr. Conlan, so to- day we went to Blapir Tark to see the a-cension. Bertie was standing around with several other lads and, I Lelieve, held one of the rones. When the super- intendent plew the whistle for the men to let go Bertie must have held on or else been caught by the rope. for a second later he was flying upward, clasping a rope with a sandbag on it. He often said he would go up in the balloon, but Ido not know whether he knew what he was doing or whether it was an accident. The little fellow’s father is now in Los Angeles and he is staving with us. He | was a bright child, jusit 6)4 years old.”” i Charlie” Conlan, "the “eronaut, tells a | thrilling story o! his fearful ride through the alr with the boy that ended so tragic- ally: E ‘I did not see Hill,” said Conlan, *till we were a long way up. When I canght ht of him daneling behind me I at XEW TO-DAY HUMORS Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with CUTICURA SOAP, and a single application of CuTicuTA (ointment), the great skin cure. The only speedy and economical treatment for itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply humors of the skin, scaip, and blood. (ticura JTewold throughoutthe world. PoTTER DEUG AXD CHEM- 10aL ConroryTiox, Sole Proprietors, Boston. 8+ How 1o C ry Baby Humor,” mailed free, BABY BLEMISHES Frezensa and Cured by CUTICURA SOAF. once realized the situation. I knew ina moment that it was a case of playing against dea:h, with the odds overwhelm- ingly against us. 1 shall never forget that ride of over a mile a thousand feet above the earth with a little boy a few vards away and me powerless to help. He did not know his danger and consid- ered it fine fun to be looking downward, quite unconcerned and ignorant of the fact that a little dizziness meant death. “Icslled to him and he nearly caused me to lose my presence of mind by letting go with one hand and waving it to me. I shouted, ‘Bert, you hold on with both hands.’ He said he would. I hastily laid out a- plan to make him hold on till the balloon should descend, L:aving of course decided not to leave on the parachute so long as the boy was there. “I promised him cake, icecream, a bal- loon ride with me—anything, if he would promise me that he woula hold on with both hands. “Then began afearful effort to get closer to the boy. He was only fifteen feet away, and I coula possibly have swung myself half that distance, and Bert, had he been a big boy, could possibly have met me and I conld have grabbed him. But it was impossible to suggest such « thing to him. It meant certain death. He would assurediy have swung himself off. “All this occupied but a few minutes, and we were fast sailing toward the ocean. I kept my eye on Bertie, and I iancied 1 noticed that he was not holding so firmly as at first. I then decided to bluff him. “I told him if he did not hang on with afirm grip that 1 would thrash him when we got down to earth. This seemed to wake him up. A minute later I saw that he looked diz: time to encourage him, but I could see that his fitilo arms seemed to be getting tired and his little eyes looked dull. “Ishouted to him, but he did not seem We bad gone about a miie then, and Bertie had grasped that rope bravely. It wasnotan easy task for him, as the rope sometimes spun around, and this dazed him. “*One of his little hands hung down by his side. ‘Get hold of that rope, Bert,’ 1 roared. But he seemed not to hear. shouted louder. I felt like making a wild plunge and grabbing him. Had I done so I could not have got within several feet of him. “I looked down and could see that we were almost directly over a ranch house. There was no means of descending except by the parackute, and that was out of the question with the boy sitting on that sandbag. 1 called again, but to my hor- ror I saw that the lad was dazed, and that he; wasj kept in position largely because I tatked to him all the | FLAME OF THE FOURTH | Half a Block on Sacramento | and Leroy Place " Burned. (THRZE ALARMS WERE SOUNDED. 1 Many Poor Families Were Made Homeless by the Big Blaze. THE 105§ WAS BEARLY $15,000. Aside From This Not Over Six Hun- dred Dollars’ Damage Was Done Yesterday. The regular Fourth of July triple-alarm fire took place last evening at 9 o’clock on | the west side of the brow of Nob Hll and | | caused bstwesn $10,000 and $15,000 loss and | damace. Nearly a dozen families were Lurned out | of house and home, and about two dozen | others were so badly scared inat they did the loss could not be estimated last night. The officials of the Fire Department place the total loss and damage at about $12,000, bui it mav be a little greater. That it was stopped with so small a ioss does creait to the firemen, who from the start worked with a will. The most unfortunate feature of the affair was that so many poor people were burned out of house and home, for such were those who lived in the dwell- ings on Golden and Leroy places. e SEVERAL SMALL FIRES. Firecrackers and Skyrockets Did But Litt e Damage Y esterday. Up to 9o'clock last evening the total damage by fire did not amount to over $600, and this may be accounted forby the precaution taken by the cfficials and Fire Marshal Towe. In the past it has been customary for the department to be on the run from early in the morning until late at night, in response to alarms of fire of a more or less serious nature. Mr. Towe, after long and serious con- sideration, made a discovery, which was that most of the roof lires were caused by the discharge of what is known as Chinese rockets. These rockets are constructed differently from those made in this coun- try. When the iatter reacn the earth there isno fire in them, whereas those made by Chinese are similar to their firecrackers, of light and inflammable material, mostly paper. Wuen they strike a roof they will burn for hours and set fire to anything that will burn. A year or so ago Mr. Towe caused the Supervisors to pass an ) ordinance prohibiting the sale of these rockecs, and he has taken care to see that Hence there were but few fires. Most of the alarms were for firesin thedry grass in vacant lots, and up to the time of the big fire on the hill not over §600 dam- age was done. The first alarm that came in was from box 87 at 10:35 A. M. for a grass fire in a vacant lot. Box 392 at noon and bex 345 at 1:55 p. M. were also for grass fires. No loss. Also box 137 at 8:35 o’clock was for the same cause. Tne alarm from box 182 at 11:50 o’clock was for a blaze in the residence of Wil- liam Ober at 577 Harriet street, caused, it is supposed, by firecrackers. Damage $300. A “grass fire in a vacant lot on Powell | the ordinance was enforced. | and Sacramento streets was the cause of an alarm_being sounded from box 24 at 3 o’clock. No damage. At 1:15 yesteraay afternoon fire caught in ihe shrubbery at the northeast corner of Harrison-street bridge, and a fierce fire After a Hard Struggle the Firemen Succeeded in Stopping the Progress of the Fire on Nob Hill, and Prevented It From Working Out of Leroy Place Into the Houszs on Sacramento Street. his legs and ore arm were cramped and would not easily rela Bert had no power over them. “A minute after passing over the ranch house the little arms and legs slipped from their hold. The sandbag had ro one upon it. I dared not look down, but 1 knew what had happened. Our ride to- gether was over. Our fight against death was finished and desth had won. As quickly as possible I cut away the para: chute and landed not far from where poor Bertie feil.” Miss Edna Olney made the following statement this evening to Ira P. Bishop, president of the Piedmont road, thatowns little Bertie out to the park, as he was crazy to see the ascension.’’ she said. *‘He asked me if he could go into the wired inclosure, where the other boys | were holding on to the ropes, and I said he could if he would let go when they did. He went in and when the ropes were let go he was either caught in them or else | felt it rignten in his grasp and was car- | ried off, not knowing what he was doin We had promised him he should one day goupina balloon, but I had no out what he would let go the ropes and come back to me, but he did not.” The little corpse was brought to the Morgue to-night. There is one arm | broken and a hip dislocated, but other- wise there is little to indicate the manner of bis fearful death. CLEARING THE WAY FOR A VOTE. Stock ano Bond Transactions to Be Taxed. The Beet-Sugar Bounty Question Is Embarrassing. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 5—The Senate worked steadily to-day on tie tariff bill, clearing the way for a final vote. Mills made two unsuccessful efforis to have books placed on the free list. The | amendment to tax stock and bond trans- fers was adopted without even a record- making vote. Tais brought the Senate up to the Spooner amencment for general tariff investizations from time to time by three members of the Board of Apprais- ers. Itserved as a basis for a wide range of discussion. In answer to Teller. A'li- son said the bill would raise $175,000,000 the fi:st year and over $200,000,000 tne sec- ond year. Teller made a strong speech in favor of reducing the whisky tax to 70 cents a gal- lon, the maximum revenue-producing voint, and charged that the tax was kept high for the benefit of the wood alcohol trust. The Finance Commiittee amendments to the tariff bill proposing a stamp tax on bond+, debextures and certificates of stock was agreed to without a formal vote. The tariff commission amendment to the tariff buil has been withdrawn. The beet-sugar bounty question is tull of embarrassment to the Republicans. Another “final” caucus has been called for to-morrow morning. Ever since All- son—in the face of the announcement by Senators on the Democratic side that the | beunty proposition meant a delay of & month in rhe finel disposition of the bill —withdrew the amendment its friends have ween greatly dissati-fied. To-day there 18 a discontent which has forced the leaders to settle the question in caucus. s Brittsh Flag on Solomon Islands. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., July 5.—The Brit- ish ship Walleroo has hoisted the British flar on Russell Bellona and BStuart is:ands of the Solomon group. doubt | ot siban during the night. The district destroyed and damaged lies in the heart | of the block bounded by Sacramento, Cali- fornia, Jones and Leavenworth streets. The fire started in the two-story cottage owned and occupied by Mrs. Marguerite Kerrigan at 12 Leroy place. The build- ing was old and burned like tinder, and 1n a very short time it was in 2 mass of | flame. Adjoining on either side wera two small two-story frame cottages that quickly caught and, fanned by a strong westerly wind, soon spread the blaze to half a dozen houses in the neightorhood. Number 8 was occupied by Mrs. Mary L. McAvoy, and the whirlins wind drove the Hlames through the structure in less than three minutes to the home of Mrs. W Snadden and Mrs. Ford of 10 and 10}¢ oy place. y this time the neighborhood was alarmed and an alarm of fire was soundea from box 128. The horses of the depart- ment were put to their highest speed, for the blaze could be seen all over the City. As soon as Chief Sullivan arrived on the | scene he saw there was no time for either | delay or trifling, so he ordered a second, |and a little later a third alarm to be | sounded, This brought out nearly the whole department. Before the last arriy- als reached the bill the fire had gained a headway that threatened to destroy the east half of the block. The wind took a whirl and blew the flames to the west, and a minute or so later the three-story residence of John | Golden was a mass of flames. This house is 3 Golden place, a smali alley that was named after Mr. Golden. At No. 1, in the same place, was another three-story dwelling, occupied by threegfamilies, znd this too was soon ableze in the rear. 1lna | short time these dwellines were wrapped in flames that cutied them completeiy, leaving only the shells standing. | T e nexttogoin the whirlwind of fire was the residence of James Shield at 13 | Leroy place, ownea by K. Dennis of 1417 Sacramento street. As the fire swept | along it consumed the homes of George | Beil at 1l and Mrs. Morris of 9 Leroy | place. While not burned to the ground, | botn houses were so badly damaged that | they cannoti be rebuilt. They are owned [ by W. Morrison. | Again the wind took a turn and | swung around, placing the houses on | Hyde street in great danger, for the fire was sweeping through the Golden prop- erty like fury. There were three families lin No. 1—Mrs. Georze Murphy, A. Barnes | and Benjamin Jackson—and they escaped | with but little of their household effects. | Nearly all of Golden’s effects were de- stroyed. In the lower part of the Golden house was a family named Smith, a bar- ber, who also lost all of his furniture. Once more the wind changed and the full force of the blazs was swept apainst the houses facing on Sacramento street, six of which narrowly escaped total de- struction. It required all the efforts of the firemen to prevent this from happen- ing. The first in the line was the resi- dence of Mrs. Mary A. Vance of 1323 Sac- ramento street. The lower part of the house is occupied by Frank Sargent, who fortnnately had $500 1nsurance on his household effects. The building which s owned by a Mrs. McDonald, was badly burned 'n the rear. The adjoining house, 1323}4 Sicramento street, fared a similar fute, out was saved in time. The same may be said of Nos. 1325, occupied by Mrs. Hill, and 1327, owued and occupied by J. W. Bence. The rear of 1239, occupied by E F. Bali, was also badly burned. Mr. Ball estimates his damage at $500. In all of these places the damage by water was very great, but the exact amount ot was soon raging. The Children’s Day Nursery occupies the building near by, and ali the little ones were made ready for a hasty exit. The prompt arrival of the chemical engine, which had been hastily summoned, prevented the fire from spreading, but not before it had de- stroyed considerable fencing and made a total wreck of the garden. There are eighty chilaren in the home, and ereat alarm prevailed for a time. Another still alarm at 2:40 p. was for a burning chimney at 16 Standish place. No damage. Box 246, at 5:20 o’clock, was for a burn- ing roof at 1709 Devisadero street. The house is occupied by D. Davis. Damage $25. Cause firework NAVY-YARDS TO BOOM. Many War Vessels to Be Repaired at Once—Mare Isfand W./l Socn Be a Beehiwve. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5.—Secre- wary Long has decided to begin imme- diately the use of a large portion of the naval appropriation for the repair of war- ships. Under the direction of Chief Con- structor Hichborn work will be resumed acti vely on several war vessels at the New York and Mare Island Navy-yards which have been waiting for necessary funds in order to prepare them for service. The amount provided by the bill is $2,- 000,000, and if the Secretary’s recent plan is carried out the greater part of it will be used before the close of the year. He will direct that work be resumed on a large scale on the cruiser Chicaeo at New York and also on the Atlanta, which has been at the same yard for over a year. The Chicago’s encines are ready to be in- stalled, and with her increased power she is expected to Jdevelop over eighteen knots and become one of«the best cruisers in the service. More than $100,000 will be e xpended on this ship alone, about $75,~ 000 on the Ailanta and $100,000 on the Newark, which returned last winter from acruise in the South Atlantic. Mare Island will come in for a large ex- penditure. The Baltimore is two-thirés finished, and under orders of the depart- ment she must be ready to relleve the | Philade !phia at Honolulu by the latter part of August. The Charleston is also due for service with tlhe fleet. She has been lying idle months and requires attention. The two will join the fleet under Admiral Miiler, with the Concor¢. just completed, the Mohican and the Ranger. Work on the old Hartford will progress rapidly, al- though the authorities do not expect to have her as part of the fleet until next year. Then she will be a changed vessel from the old cruiser, mounting modern rifles with new machinery, butstill retain- ing a large spread of s In all departmentsof naval construction and repair work the same activity that characterized the navy last autumn will be maintained and the full available fight- 1ng strength of the whole service kept in first-class condi‘ion. MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY. Baggage transferred to trains, steamers, etc. Also moved in the city. Furniture moved; estimates furnished. Freignt transferred and shipped. 408 Taylor street and 650 Market street. 7elephone Main 46, CLOSED HIS PLEASURE [NV DEATH E. J. Mathews Instantly Killed by the Bursting of a Mortar. FRAGMENTS OF IRON STRUCK HIM. His Companion, Miss Maria Heldenberg, Also Seriously Injured, MAYY HAD VERY NARROW ESCAPES. The Dead and the Wounded Were Witnessing the Display on Haight Street. Death in an awful form abruptly ended the pleasure of the pleasure-seekers who congregated at Haight and Clayion streets last evening to witness the pyro- technic display in honor of Independence day. In the very midst of the demonstration a bomb mortar burst, and a missile in- tended to fill the heavens with rainbow stars went whistling into the crowd and exploded with a deafering roar. A big piece of the iron mortar struck Edward J. Mathews, a milk- wagon driver, but a few months past 20 years of age, just above the eyes, and he fell dead beside his companion, Miss Maria Hel- denberg, a domestic employed at 528 Hayes street. Miss Heldenberg was also struck by a fragment of the mortar on the forehead, and in an instant she was biinded with her'own blood. This fact reemed a merciful one, as, had the young woman escaped being biinded for the moment, she would have wit- nessed a scene that later made stronger nervas than hers fail. The terrible force of the blow that laid her escort dead beside her had sprinklea his blood over her clothes and had torn away the whole upper partof his skull. His death had been painless and in- stantaneous. In a few moments after the sad acci- dent Officers Tuckler and Hurt were not1- fied and they conveyed the injured girl to the residence of Doctor Lord, 29 Oak street, and after her wound, a deep cut over the left eye, was dressed she was driven to her home. The Coroner’s office in the meantime had been notified, and Deputy Coroner Hallet took charge of the young man’s body and removed it to the Morgue. ‘The accident was a peculiar one and no one seems willing to offer an explanation as to how it occurred. The general idea, bowever, is that the bomb mortar was not set up enough in the earth 10 insure sajety. It had been fired many timesdurine the evening, prior to theacci- dent, and the ground beneath it became uneven. Probably during the excitement, when the lighted bomb was dropped in it, it became overturned and choked up with sand, which caused it to burst. One of the remarkable features of the accident is the fact thatalthough when the mortar burst and many pieces went speeding in all directions, but two persons were struck, and these two were standinyg close together fifty feet distant from the spot on which the explosion occurred. The pyrotechnic display was under the direction of the San Francisco Fireworks Company. J. F. Crawford was in charge of the demonstration, and he, like all who witnessed the bursting of the mortar, is at a loss to explain its cause. The young man who lost his life was a lieutenantin the League of the Cross. He was employed at the Novato ranch dairy, and resided with bLis mother, sister and three brothers at 1425 Juckson sireet. Two of the brothers called to see the body last evening and to-day they will arrance to move it from the charnel- house to their home. TEA-FARMING WILL NOT PAY. Result of an Investigaton Mcde by the Secretary of Agriculture—Soms of the Drawbacks. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5.—Secre- tary of Agriculture Wilson has received a report from a veteran horticulturist whom he sent recently to investigate the tea- farming industry carried on at Summer- ville, 8. C,, with a view to asceriaining the prospects of profitable growth of the tea plant In this country. The report says the labor question is the most important one in the economics of this business in this country. 1: estimates the minimum cost to pick one pound of teain South Carolina to be about eight times as much as that paid for the same service in Asia. In districts favored with sufficient heat and rains plants furnish from fifteen to twenty pickings yearly. In the South Carolina fields the conserva- t'on of moisture by drairing is enhanced by systematic surface culture. The report suggesis that it seemed im- practicable to compete with the cheap Oriental labor, and, while some of the processes of development have been left to machinery, the picking of leaves re- quires discrimination in selection and has 10 be done by hand, but the problem has been met by establishing a small colored school where tea-picking is included. Seeds have been imported from all tea regions, especially from high altitudes, A vegetation of one-third of the seeds is a general average, aad the loss of a whole importation is no novelty. With careful pruning vlants here should maintain their pristine vigor for forty years, but pruning is a costly manipulation. The report urges the development of knowledge asto tea-raising by means of schools. S g OPAL MINI'G IN MEXICO. Chicago Capitalists About to Develop a Recent Discovery. QUERETARO, Mex., July 5.—A Mexi- can prospector, representing an American company, mostly Chicago capitalists, has just discovered a valuable opal mine near here. The stones are large and more handsoma in appearance than any yet discovered here. It will require a large amount of capital to develop the mine, but the company is said to be willing to put a large sum into the venture. Here- tofore little attention hes been paid to such mining in Mexico, owing to the large amount of money necessary to carry on the work and the uncertain demand for opals. The demand for the stones, how- ever, has greatly increased during the past few years. NEW TO-D AY. il to e with home markets. SPECIALS. Summer Coats - ‘The.e are light colors in Seersucker aud other fab ics, stripes or mixed $00ds; soms have veits to macch; if no vesis, 40 ceuts will do for coats; sizes 35 1o 424 White Shirts ers Always been our ir < get 7tc tor same thing. nted laundered, ada 10 ceuts. Everyday Shirts . ...35¢ 0 cents In any These have no equal at h Yennis or ¢ store; elther in sot fin Chevio. styies: 14 to 17 neck. Serim S Sc e for cheap curtains and much used: ave some at 7, 8, 10 aud 123 cents a ~ THREE CH OR OUR GUESTS, THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS ‘.\\”.J THEIR friends, who honor us with their visits this week. 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He knows | the leading men of Japan and they know | | him as a man whose intelligence, discre- | | tion and judgment may be trusted. | While there has been a great deal of | newspaper talk recently and some wild reports concerning a breach between | Japan and Hawaii the men of both | countries who are best informed do not | | apprehend any interruption of the friendly and omicable relations which | have long existed between the iwo | | countries. Men who have arrived in this City from Honolulu during the past few weeks say that there is a certain element in Hawaii that would be anxious to create trouble between the Japanese Government and | the republic, but this element is without political influence or personal following. The better and larger sentiment in the islandg is favorable to peace and the de- velopment of the resources of the re- public. 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