The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1899, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 26 1899. BLAMES THE COMPANY FOR RECKLESS SPEED Child’s Death Charged to Mar- ket-Street Railway Coroner’s Jury Asks Supervisors to Reg- ulate Speed of Electric Cars in Downtown Districts. HAT the said Thomas Kearney, age 6 years, residence 255 Stevenson street, in the City and County of San Francisco, came to his death at the City Receiving Hospital, in said city county, on the 21st day of May, 1899, from shock due to in- and we do further find that his injuries were due to his be- n over by car No. 1111 of the Market Street Railroad Com- s d of Motorman Tanner. We exonerate said motor- 1an from- all bla in the matter, as we believe from the evidence at he did not see the child until it was too late to prevent the ac- We censure the Market Street Railway Company for al- ident lowing their cars to be run at such a rate of speed as to endanger ife and limb by reason of motormen being unable to stop cars un- 40 feet, was shown by the evidence, and we recommend ¢ the Supervisors regulate the speed of said electric cars, es- & | y in the business district, so that the cars can be stopped | t sary to prevent an accident. .* ..OOQO......O..i h ®© 6209066 ¢ © 000 e e o0 ¢ 9 vas the longest held un- | administration. After | :ssion the jury went to | where they were shown the rkir ed wo s of the fender now in gen- t S use. he of a farc William Tanner, motorman of the )arent effort h-dealing car, was the first wit- | ony as 5 testified to having seen e | s e ) > with the railroad com- S sars he has been a | was the first the accident w acci- | in | minor cases the railway did not see the. child, | it hand of Co; s Kearney, until the car was up- | what questions | on him. He was between two tracks d but a few feet in front of the car. attorneys have no The motorman claimed his view in the Coroner must respect | diTection whence came the boy was | roner, TEoT obstructed by a man standing on the | s in progress. They | front step of the car. The car was | h the « esy traveling eight miles an hour and the 1 1ve no standing in | bell was not being rung. Questioned | ises otherwise. Coroner Haw- | as to the fender, he said it was of the 11d not perr type used on all the cars of the Market Sl : iilway system. He had never o seen any one knocked down and saved : by them. The fender car was | ’ ; down but the child d it and rney held tk under the wheels. v. He dic In yonse to a jur \'s question | ed witness as to how the boy could get behind the | stand he was had fender he said he was apparently too | irther questions The testi- | small an object to force it into opera- throughout color! the | tion. The boy was but five feet away ithout exception saying the | from his car and directly in front of it could not be| when he first saw him. He did not ring his bell. 1l on the same| Patrolman James Cook was on Third the boy Tomn street when the accident occurred. He he the boy scream and looked around just in time to see him disap- pear under the car. When he went to rescue him the second wheeis were | motorr eight running r about @00 ieie i et e ed ed e PATRALMAN JAS.Coox. > e > 5. & . TAE MOTORMAN. B . o S RS TROS y CARRICA PO S R S o g D, STEIN J-L LERMAN. OIVISION SUPERINTENDENT, OF THE MARKET ST RAILWAY, [ O R . O R T = S SIS D R RC SCIS SO of an Electric Car. pressing on his body and the car had to be moved back six inches before the bod: could be released. He thought ;h:- car ran forty feet after striking the oy Thomas Carrick, the conductor of the car, could throw but little light on the accident as he was at his post on the | rear platform of the car. He thought | they were traveling eight miles an hour | as required by law. He could not say how quickly a car may be stopped, say- ing it depended on conditions of speed | and grade. Mrs. 1. V. Butler was positive no one obstructed the view of the motorman, but softened her testimony by saying the accident was unavoldable. The boy had his head down and apparently was unaware of the approaching car. Mrs. Butler stopped abruptly in the middle of her testimony to order the artist. who were working: industriously trans- | ferring her features to their sketching pads, not to draw her picture. M. S. Stein, division superintendent of the Market Street Railway, was the next witness. He was questioned cks just in front of | struck down, and the | fender, which is attached to all electric cars operated in this city, failed to act. The trigger or apron attached to the front of the car did not release the fen- der, which is attached to the front trucks of the running gear. The boy was thrown under the wheels, those in front passing over his hips. His clothes caught in some projection and he was draged some sixty or eight feet before the car was stopped. hour and did not see the boy until he was between the tr: the car. He wal was some contradictory testi- v as to passengers on the dummy ructing the view of Motorman Tan- Mrs. I. V. Butler, a passenger on car, said there was no one on the In this she was sup- ported Ney. The motorman was po: e in his statement of a pas senger standing on the front step. In statement he was supported feebly | several witnesses. The majority of se favored the corporation, there being apparently no witnesses for the prosecution. ner. the front of the car. o7 | | | Launder, 1024 R e GeLebebebed et et e eQ They Told of the Death of Tommy Kearney Under the Wheels j chiefly on the matter of fenders and of the character of Motorman Tanner. As the latter had never been in his office, he explained,’ his character was excel- lent. The fenders had saved the lives of several boys and dogs, and he be- lfeved the reason it had failed in this instance was because the boy was hit by the corner of the car and the portion of the body touched by the ‘“trigger’” of the fender was not of sufficlent bulk to throw the fender into place. He de- plored the accident which resulted in the boy's death, but sald no apparatus is infallible. He sald this was the first case where a person got under a car gince the present fenders were adopted. Charles Holland, a German, could speak no English, so an interpreter was pressed into service. It finally became necessary to secure another interpreter to interpret his interpretations. The jurymen and some spectators took a hand, entirely upsetting the gravity of the occasion. The jurymen accused the interpreter of rendering improper tran. lations of the testimony. This he ir dignantly denied, saying he knew h mother tongue. Nothing material was developed. The evening session was enlivened by Jacobson and Emil Ney. The former id he did not see the accident, but me to protest against the high rate peed at which cars are run on Third street. He said they treveled ten or twelve miles an hour, and that where the car should have been stopped in five or six feet it required sixty or sev- feet to bring it to a standstill. ;, a descendant of Marshal bravest of the brave,” in- yme crude repartee with Kelly. He first told, dramati- accident, of which he wa dulged in Attorney cally an e ness. Counselor Kelly ap- parently thought his testimony had made an impression on the jury, and proceeded to question the ~garrulous witness. Kelly intimated that the wit- ness had called upon him three times during the day. If given a position would not appear as_a witness aguinst the corporation. Ney grasped situation and shouted at Kelly, “You can't bulldoze me! Didn't you borrow four bits from me six years agc at th e Legislature and never paid it back? You can’'t bulldoze me!" Kelly meekly said he had no further questions, and the witness retired in | triumph. Kearney, father of the dead boy, traced his movements for a short time before th accident. He said he thought it was willful murder on the art of the motorman. If he had been looking ahead the accident would not have happened Dr. Zabala, the autopsy physici told of the griewou injured bo: used a number of medical terms, which Coroner Hill translated for the benefit tk o jurymen. One of his solemn ra £ to the effect that “an abr: nise.” | The jury was out over an hour before arriving at the verdict set forth in the foregoing. The jurymen were: Richard Market street; Louis £V 3 d3 Max Bernstein, 2. Eddy; F. ncke, 10 Mason; H. J. Hippen, 13 is; J. A. Galli, 134 Elli H. Becker, s, and S. Ronda, 102 Powell. Commander in Chief General Miles and General Miller of the Iloilo expe- dition write about our new memorial day in next Sunday’s Call. e e The Railroad’s New Hospital. The Southern. Pacific Company Hospi- tal. which has just been finished at the corner of Fourteenth and Mission streets, received-its first patients erday. The building is thoroughly equipped with all the modern improvements known to the medical fraternity. There are fourteen patients already in the building. Some of these have been removed from Sacra- mento, where the company has its own pita hers from the Fabiola in Oak- Luke’s and the French Hos- city. Hereafter the South- Company Hospital will be +O+oeeig nd 1 pital in this Pacific ern . * b * + T ® + ° * e e e o e o B o e i o e g used as the receptacle for all cases where accidents occur In and about this city, and also for such of the company's em ployes as need medical treatment. e e Go to Brodek's Baldwin barber shop, 226 Powell st., for fine work; also baths. * ————— F. Zinkand and Bride Banqueted. Ferdinand Zinkand and his bride were the guests at a banquet given in their honor at Zinkand's last night by the rela- tives and intimate friends of the newly wedded couple. Nearly fifty people sat down to the feast, which was given in the banquet hall of the well-known cafe. The table was handsomely decorated for the oceasion with cut flowers, smilax and evergreens. Speeches were delfvered and the musical entertainment was furnished by the gue: —_— ee————— DINNER SET DAY. Some sets cut 60 per cent. Some_sets cut 50 per cent. Clunie had been in Paris but three weeks when he wrote to Mr. English: “I speak French readily, and Raphael Welll says my accent 1s something won- derful.” 1f the public service should demand per- sonal sacrifice Mr. Foote would go to Paris early and stay late. Major Truman would not linger long in California if he were firmly convinced that his post of duty was Paris. Mr. Runyon's business affairs in Tehama County demand much of his time and attention, vet if the vital interests of California should demand his early departure for Paris and a long so- journ the exposition he would sacrifice 1mil‘}' dual considerations for the public good. | GLENN COUNTY LOSES. Will Have to P;ay old itailmad Taxes | to Colusa. | According to a decision of the Justices | of the Supreme Court yesterday, CANDIDATES FOR SECRETARY OF THE PARIS BOARD S Gl Varney Gaskill Be Elected. Will the | e | county of Glenn must turn over to the | county of Colusa the sum of $1622 72 11 7 | legally collected, the latter having sued BEN TRUMAN’'S SUGGESTION | (5 frmer ana obts i snapmens SEoa iuulms of law involved have practically ‘ = [ been decided” in several cases of county | suing county. ! This action was to recover $1622 72 taxes {THE LOS ANGELES MAJOR | ed by Colusa County against the WANTED THE PLACE. e | Commissioners Foote and Runyon Will Not Stand for Any Programme on Patron- age. e | The Parjs Exposition Commission re- | cently appointed by Governor Gage will meet in this city next Monday to organ- Major Benjamin C. Truman, the | | | VARNEY Commissioner representing Southern Cali- | fornia, announced a few days ago lhnti he could not leave Los Angeles before Monday evening next, but when he ascer- | tained that Commissfoners W. W. Foote | of San Francisco and E. W. Runyon of Red Bluff had resolved to meet on Mon- day the major changed his programme and gave notice that he would leave the | orange groves on Saturday to arrive here | on Sunday. There are two candidates for the posi- tion of secretary of th ion. Ot s Var Gaskill, formerly of Oaklanc but of a banker of Amador County: the other is O. A. Stevens, a writer on the staff of the Los Angeles Herald. Either | | one would make pable and creditable secretary. Mr. Gaskill will receive the support of Commissioners Foote and Run- | yon ana thus secure the prize. Major Truman may esce and render the | choice unanimous el The fact is well known that Major Tru- favor of himself -f re- | desire for double honor and i emolument in the office-holding n perfect. harmony with the poli- wditions of Southern California. In s in tic: this particular instance Major Truman may ha 1 a programme to carry out friends of well-known ins could be grafted on the com- scheme hatched in the south to elect Truma lls to mind the history of the Fair Commi The sum of $300,000 was ed by the Legislature to assist California in ing proper 1y at Chicago. Counties and local hoards also joined in the ent : and the representation of California_was highly itable, credit, howeve: s not wholly due State Commi appointed by Markham. of the commission w of its own members, Tulare, to the office of son proved a failure as a Comm and as y. In his capa Commissione directed the se to perform acts involving the expenditur the first acts s the election of one | of Mr. Thompson cretary. and the result was that affairs | financial be so muddled that the board decid ppoint Andrew J. Moul- der financial retary i ler to sim- plify the work of One of the first was to draw from the State entire sum of $3 and depos in two comm banks; and banks had the of the cash for one year without paying interest. Mr. Moul- der figured th: st amounting to | $12,000 would have accumulated if the | money had been deposited in savings banks. The Commissioners contended that the commercial banks accommo- dated them with exchange without charge, and therefore figured that the ex- ymmodation would offset the t. he Commissione as well a inkers with whom the State was deposited were responsible and there mever was any danger men, that' the public_would sustain a loss by bank failure. Yet the practice of giving a bank the free use of public money was not commended by business men, al- though it was then sanctioned by Irving M. Scott, James D. Phelan and others comprising the commission. No doubt some enterprising banker wiil suggest to Commissioners Foote, Runyon and Truman the advisability of drawing from the State treasury the entire sum appropriated by the Legislature for the Paris Exposition. It transpires now since the appointment of E. W. Runyon to represent Northern California that Governor Gage had on his slate the name of General N. P. Chipman, but the latter was not willing to sacrifice a life position as Supreme Court Com- missioner for the fleeting honors and not very tempting emoluments of the exposi- tion board. Mr. Runyon, who was in line for appointment with the rank of colonel on the Governor's staff, was highly rec- ommended as a capable Republican, and so obtained the place. If Mr. Runyon should make an exceptionally good record as a Commissioner he may be promoted to the rank of colonel when the exposition closes. When the commission was appointed Major Truman was further advanced in French than his associates. He had prior knowledge that he would be chosen, and therefore began his studies early, but W. W. Foote is fast gaining on the major, and before the exposition opens may sur- pass the Southern Californian, $3 75, $4 85, $5 35, $6 25, 37 85 per met ODDS_AND ENDS, HALF PRICE. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO. Stores Everywhere. Letters which William D. English re- ceived from General Thomas J. Clunie in Paris have.greatly encouraged Mr. Foote to pursue his studies in French. General | Riggs House. | Ladies Organizing to Promote Kind- | of mercy is being well sown. The ladies | of the society met yesterday and Mrs. M. E. Holbrook and Miss McGraw stated that in the public schools they have now organized about sixty bands of mercy. All of the youthful members are pledged | to practice and teach Kindness to ani- orthern Railway Company for the years 6 nd which sum was pald by company to Glenn County in The assessment of the railroad com- pany was made by the State Board of | Equalization, but it was not paid im- mediately. Subsequently the Board of Equalization made a reassessment of the property of the railroad, and the question arose as to whether or not the hoard had jurisdiction to make such reassessment. ' The Supreme Court regards the latter act of the board as being in excess of its power, the first assessment being valid and in compliance with the law; and, further, the first as- sment was made before Glenn County s created and while it was a part of Colusa County. The act creating Glenn County did not provide for apportionment of the public property or the debts or R SO S Y B T O I O e e e g 2 . beie D e e S e e e o ] GASKILL. credits of Colusa County between it and the new county. AROUND THE CORRIDORS Congressman Marion de Vries of Stock- ton is registered at the Palace. Mark R. Plaisted, editor of the Fresno Democrat, is among the guests at the Cali- fo D. J. Flannigan, Government contrac- tor and redwood manufacturer of Hum- boldt County, is at the Lick. Baron H and Baron Bismarck of rrived from New York on the Fred A. Hines, a delegate to the Im- perial Masonic Council at Buffalo, N. Y., arrived yesterday from Los Angeles and will leave for the East to-day. Railroad Commissioner rived vesterday from Gazelle, § County, and is at the Occidental. He will call a special meeting of the com- mission, at which the “Stockton differe tial” will be given a further hearing. n Duval and wife, H. R. Du- Duval of New York City | y from the Yosemite Vai- | . tered at the Palace. H. . Duval is president of the Florida Cen- tral Railroad. The party is traveling in | its private car and will tour the State be- | fore returning SRl o CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON | H. Freem WASHINGTON, May of San Francisco i . Knowl —R. A. Croth t the Arlington; s of San Fr:\m'lSQ) is at the F. — —eee——— MERCY IS THEIR MOTTO. ness to Dumb Animals. There is every reason to belleve that the coming generation will be more mer- | ciful to the dumb creatures of this world than is the present. At least this is the | object for which a goodl™ number of the | ladies of San Francisco are striving, and according to the reports of those belong- ing to the California Soclety for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals the seed mals. Mrs. Clara Foltz delivered an interest- ing address upon the good that can be done along the line laid down by the pro- moters of the move. The subject of cqursing was discussed by the ladies, the Impression being that it is a cruel sport and that the hounds torture and mutilate the hares. Many were a little surp: d to learn that when a hare is ** strucl by a hound death im- mediately follows and that not one bunny out of a hundred lives over ten seconds after being caught by the dogs. In or- der to determine for themselves as to the amount of cruelty involved in killing rabbits by this method a committee con- sisting of Mrs. Whiting, Mrs. Lewitt, Mrs. Paulson and Miss Crookham was appointed to visit the coursing parks and witness the sport. The committee to visit_the schools consists of Mrs. Whit- ln%. Mrs. Lewitt and Miss Goodridge. he ladies present were: Mrs. H. C. Whiting, Mrs. H. M Paulson, Mrs. A. Lewit Goodridge, Mrs, O. I Sheehan, Miss E. E, Crookham, Mrs. C. B, Hol- brook, Mrs. Clara Foltz, Mrs. La More Miss Murphy, Miss Nellie Mowry and Miss M. E. MeGraw. s The Head Consul. The committee of the Woodmen of the ‘World that has under its direction the re- ception to be tendered to-morrow night to F. A. Falkenberg of Denver, Colo., the head consul of the order in the Pacific jurisdiction has comyleted its labors. The reception will be in the Mechanics' Pavil- fon and there will be a free to all enter- tainment of song and music, to be fol- l?wed by a dance after the literary exer- cises, st evening and are guests at | | | | | | | | 1940+ D40 + O+O+O+ D+O+@ + O+O+O + O+ O+@ + 940 $O+04@4@ 4+ 4O+ 4+ 4D+ 4D 4D+ O+O+O+ @ ® 5 ® + + | bravery at the taking of Arequipa, and it o2 +O+OHO+ O+O+ O+ ADVERTISEMENTS. O+ PHO+D+CHD+ PHO+0+ D4+O4+@+ Q+O+D + D404+ D+ C+@+O404+0 C+@+ Our REORGANIZATIONSALE closes on WEDNESDAY, May 31st, and we strongly com- mend to the attention of in- tending purchasers the numer- ous bargains now being dis- 3 played on our counters, 5 We specially invite atten- i tion to a large accumulation * of Remnants in DRESS GOODS, 3 SILKS and MOURNING GOODS which we will dispose of be- fore the closing of the sale. : On to-morrow (Saturday) 3 we will offer at 65¢, 70c and & 8%c a pair TWO - CLASP : CHAMOIS and LAMBSKIN 3 GLOVES. 2 R 202202 ZORJO2OR JORROR SORJOR 20 CHLE'S CONSLL ENTOMBED WiTH mine owner, and he had flashed a Uy ng 1" of $£1200 o nbacks. When searched 1 Arlington was found roll of paper wrapped s a blind. Tt hor- capture as a clev CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. wif San Francisco are at W. Walsh, wife and three daug Stockton. are at the Hoffman; Miles M. Potter of Los Angeles is at the Ma —— . tan Diplomatic Corpsin a Body Attend. { A o A NOTABLE CAREER ENDED e BRAVERY IN BATTLE BROUGHT HIM PREFERMENT. e Hector Aldunate Appointed to Tem- e porarily Fill the Place Made i Vacant by the Death of 3 '%\\) the Official. R SR S PoR | | | T A BIG KICK Colonel Leoncio F. Tagle, Consul Gen- eral of Chile at this lmrhl\’\as hh\:ll'wi A man makes when his laundry work yesterday. . He dled at the ‘Frenc S- | is sent home with porcupine edg pital of a complication of diseases on s o porcupine edges and ST ad eagle button holes. If he would bring his linen to an up-to-date laun- dry, where perfect methods obtain at | all times, such as the United States Laundry, he will receive his shirts, col- lars and cuffs equal to new every time that we send them home. TV- Wednesday night, and the funeral s were held at the Church of Nues Senora de Guadeloupe, on Broadway near Mason street, at 11 o'clock, the int ment taking place in Calvary Ceme The funeral was attended by many friends of the deceased, both Americans | and residents of the Spani erican colony, and the diplomatic corp: city showed their respect for their late colleague by being present in a body. Colonel Tagle, wh appointed Con- sul General here on November 8, 1897, was citizen in his own country The United States Laundry, Office 1004 Market Street. Telephone South 420. $40. A\ a prominent i and served with distinction in the war between Chile and Peru. He was com- mander of the Second Brigade of the Chilean army and displayed unusual largely ition of his hero- | ism there that s accorded his im- portant post in the diplomatic service. | In the discharge of his consular duties | he won the gratitude of his fellow coun- | trymen and also the high esteem of all Americans here who have dealings with Chile. He leaves a widow and five daugh- ters, who, though he was at one time | worth half a million dollars, will have to look to his_interest in the Minas de Punitaqui for their future support. These mines, situated in the province of Co- quimbo, are the only quicksilver mines | in Chile that have been at all developed, | and at the time of his death Colonel Ta- | gle was perfecting arrangements for | Fheir development by a syndicate of | American_capitalists. 2t A dispatch was received from the Chil- | ean forelgn office appointing Hector Al- | ( | THOS. H. B. VARNEY, Market & 10th, S.F, Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. dunate Acting Consul General in San DR. MEYERS Francisco. He is a brother-in-law of the late Consul General, being a €on of Senor < co., d te, who stands high in_the coun- | Aldunate, Wh i American. State, and | SPECIALISTS had been secretary of the consulate. He | FOR MEN. has resided in San Francisco for several | years and has been devoting himself to | the study of dentistr: | Established 13 Years. PAY WHEN CURED, No charge for consul- tation. Home cures A double love tragedy, of Salvador | and San Francisco, in next Sunday’s | a specialty. Private book, diagnosis sheet Caul. and " advice free by e mall. | BUNKOED WOMEN. | Capture of a Man Who Found Fair Victims. | QAKLAND, May 2.—A. Arlington, alias | Charles Holman, who has gained much | unenviable notoriety as a bunkoer of 731 Market St.,S. F Baja California DAMIANA BITTERS Wworen and who has been wanted here | s a powerful aghrodisine and_specitc tonia a ha rand larceny, arrest- or sexua! and urinary organs o bot o3 4 chatg® of B eexes, hnd @ Kreat remedy for diseases of the ed to-night at Seventh and Broadw: 5 kidney: er. A Mt neys and bladder. A great Invigorator and Nervine. Sells Restorative, | About six weeks ago Mrs. M. | its own Sty af Portland, Or., swore to a com. | Merits; no long-winded testimonials. necessary. v vi P NABER, Al & BRUNE, Agents, plaint charging him with relleving her of | 50y yparicet” street, S. F.—(Send for Circular.) a ‘purse containing 3250. She claimed he | had induced her to go to Piedmont Springs with him to view property he said he ex ected to purchase for $30.00. Somehow | kot hold of her purse and disappeared. When Detective Holland and Officer Flynn placed Arlington under arrest to- night he was in the company of Miss M. Peterson, residing at 936 Post street, San Francisco, who stated that she was en- gaged to marry the prisoner. The young woman wis ot slow to realtze her es- T "s” predicament and _openly accused Siom so(pha\-lni also bunkoed her out of | Weroita Kiedical €o., Ghinton & Jackson sts,, $60. She said he had represented himself ! B, L Baldwin & Co., Drugsists, 8 Market, §. ¥y Kestores VITALITY NERVIT LOST VIGOR, - \( ——==mw AND MANHOOD Cures Impotency Night Emissions and wasting § discases, al effecs of selbabuse, or cxcess and indiscretion. A nervesonic and bloodbuilder. P Brings the pink glow to pale checks and res stores the fire of youth. By mail 500 per box; 6 boxes for $2.50 with = writiea guarantce to cure or refuad the OO+ O+O+0 + O+OIO+ O+D 4+ O4+®; V A 4