The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1901, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO Y ALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1901 (ONSUMMATE | [ i BlG DEAL h RAILWAYS High Price Paid for' Oakland Street- | Car Lines. PSR ¢ Improvement Com- { pany Sells Out for $1,500,000. ublc * might at the fo de steamship £ ien the Rio de Ja and many lives went ng depariment | e error of judg- Ellingson, who | ort Point st n «d in The Call ving crews should havi the distress whistles of the Ri rable comment . superintendent of the | of the: -Pacific | at >t a particle | be attached to a sinzlc department and | icta of evidence to | de_Jar might have any | ro gave ADVERTISEMENTS. that the look ¢ of gToss error S RIS 1t 3 1t and careless in perintendent refused to_ accep* timony presented to him that th e Janeiro sou ed wk s f Lamps hould have caused the look- outtc n alarm and call out the lifc- baats. . | He stated that he would not believe tne surviving officers of the wrecked ship even Hif “they te: to this fact before the official- investigators { “The Rio never.sounded { whisties k Special 0i1 Heaters Agateware Jardinicrs China Sale said Mr. B is mot a partic resy vidence to show that she gave any stles outside | of the ordinary fog signals. If I want to | get’ any evidence as to whether the Rio | gave any distress whistles 1 wi 1o the Presid v | dlers have to = use to be inter- viewed on this matter. The Government will hold an investigation to see if any of 1 the men of the life-savinz department a to be blamed. know who will con. atict the. ¥ 1 don't think will do so, ave not acted in Bottom Prices 1 th- capacity of Investigator for some time on | account of my age. Some one will be de- | Cmckcry Glassware A B S8 e o Wathivatin | Diwics Sets| . Meonan Toitet Sets | that the soldiers at the Presidio should | Artware be seen as to whether they heard distres: | whistles from the Rio de Janeiro w i | acted upon, with the astounding result | | that scores of men in Fort Winfield Scott | barracks at Fort Puint stated yesterday | that the sound of the distress signals had | awakened them Friday morning. | |~ A visit to the various rooms in the bar- g <} :racks}i;srmsoq the same infcrmation from | Breat American fmporting Tea Q. | e e Al el Yet Mark Ellingson, the lookout of ths CITY STORES. | Fort Point Life-saving Statlon, who wa | on duty on the bluff above the barracks, | 210 Grant Ave., bet. Post and Sutter | 861 Mark-t St., opp. Powell. 1419 Po'k St. 1819 Devisadero St. 2008 Fillmore 8t. - 521 Montgomery Av. | 3285 Mission St. 2732 24tk St. 475 Haignt St. claims that he heard nothing out of the | | ordinary that fatal morning and did not | { know of the disaster for nours afterward, | { when a boatload of survivors came ashore tand then the jookout gave the warning g of the lifeboats ny the soldiers who | were roused from their stumbers by the | | Rio de Janeiro's d! s signals must be | | added the positive evidence of Private 5 Taylor of the coast artillery, who was on OR Marthet 5. | sentry ‘duty on the Lluffs above the look- | OAKLAND STORES. gut station at the time the Rio de Ja- . { neiro struck the he sentry stated | 3 Washington St 1287 Broadway., | that after a long nge whistle from the | rd Ave. 616 E. 12th 6t. Rio de Janeir ended in a gurgle, | 1510 Seventh Bt. | he shouted tv vard the lookout sta AL AMEDA—1355 Park St. . *"What trouble out there? e : | and 'his cries were unanswered. GAN RAFAEL—E St.. near Fourth. . | * ] was on sentry duty last Friday morn- | 76 Otler Branch Stores. ing from -5 to 6, raid Private Taylor. “When I got up at 5 1 heard the whistles | of a stéamer coming 1. They were regu- { lar whistles, at regular intervals. 1 was| THE |-on duty.by the big guns above the look- | ke | ouf station. There was a heavy fog that QAF morning. It was ) that 1 l‘ { heard one long, It did ot . | not _sound natural It Kept up ng ‘time and then with a kind of a gur- Death Cry of Rio. 1 histle ending in a gurgle as de- vlor was the death ro as she plunged | strong “for quite THE VAULTS OF g 5 e .. hut off suddenly, e’ CALIFORNIA SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY he w | seribed by Priva { cry of the Rio de J br:) th |h-“ aters. o ’ E | _Sergeant ) i the Coast Artillery, | OMLY COST $'5:00 PER YEAR I Company 28, s fllfl(‘i yesterday that elrgf- And Upward). | sound of the Rio de Janetro's whistles | ORRY OVER THE SAFE|awakcned him from his sleep. He was OF _YOUR IMPOETANT VALUABLES surrounded by a dozen men of hi 4 PAPERS. B IS pany when he made the statement and every man acknowisdged the same thing. Sergeant Sanford of the sameé company was positive in his statements of the dis- | AND Coroer Celi‘ornia and ontgomery Streets. « | saving station | seventy | he heard some whistles, | this cit { Mr. Ward | Mighels, editor of the Carson City Appeal. —— 'SOLDIERS SAY THEY HEARD RIO’S DISTRESS WHISTLES 0 + 1 1 BROTHER OF THE LATE CAPTAIN WARD OF THE SUNKEN RIO DE JANEIRO. TUG MILL] GRIFFITH LOCATING THE RESTING | PLACE OF THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP. i 9 e signals which came trom the Rio his comrades, who stood around him. »w that you ask us we will tell you,” said; “but we did not want to be drawn into the matter, and that is why have kept fet. Why, dozens of awakened by the terri- out there. Even the pid-fire battery, down on a Beach, have told us the same | | thing. We all heard a long whistle just before things quieted down.' That long W] tle was sounded for almost a min- ute, Some of us thought it was the transport Indiana coming in. We are not Private Ott spoke for a number of his | comrades and told how all of them were awakened from slumber by the sound of the Rio's whistle, which ended 4n one long, wailing scream. *aptain Hodgson of the Fort Point life- was also_seen yesterday afternoon, and he seemed to feel acutely the comment which has been raised by the failure of the life-boat's crew to know of the disaster to the Rio until hours after the occurence. Captain Hodgson’s Statement. “I have told my men many times,” said Captain Hodgson, “that they did not earn a cent down here in the station- house. Up at the lookout was the place where they earned their salary and where their honor was at stake. Ellingson has been in the service for six years, and I have always found' him reliable. His watch clock shows he stamped it by the key every half hour he was on duty. We were all in bed down here, and if we had received an alarm we could have been at the wreck in about ten minutes. We could have saved perhaps sixty or lives. We have no patrol on Bakers Beach, but the Golden Gate sta- tion maintains a patrol of two men on the ocean front. I don’t think that the Golden Gate station could have heard the whistles of the Rlo after she passed Point Lobos. We did not hear any whistles down here. T wish weshad.” When Captain Hodgson was told yes- terday that scores of soldlers at Point barracks had testified that they were awakened by the Rio's whistles he exclaimed: “Good God! Is that so?" When asked if he thought that Look- out Ellingson had heard the whistles the captain said: “From what he tells me as there were many shins at anchor outside. T must confess that after what the soldiers have stated Ellingson did not use proper judg- ment." Ellingson could not be seen yesterday, as he was absent from the station on leave. Marking the Wreck. The wreck of the Rlo de Janeiro was definitely located yvesterday morning by a party of Pacific Mail officlals and div- ers on the tug Millen Griffith. Pilot Jor- dan accompanied ‘the searching party, and, after the tug had cruised up and down off Fort Point, the wreck was posi- tively placed. The vessel lles withing 200 yards of the red buoy off Fort Point. The depth of water over the rock is eighteen fathoms. The Pacific Mail Company an- nounced yesterday that no efforts will be spared to search the wreck and recover any bodies within it. Divers will make an attempt to-day to reach the vessel. Charles E. Ward, brother of Captain Ward of the Rio de Janelro, arrived in vesterday from Denver. Colo. was accompanied by H. R. As soon'as the gentiemen reached the city they proceeded at once to the scene of the wreck of the Rio. Mr. Ward has come fo San Francisco to assist in the search d for his brother's body. Thig morning Coroner Leland wilt begin Ris investigation on the bodies of the un- fortunate persons recovered from the Rio's wreck. A’large number of witnesses will | be cailed, iwcluding the surviving officers and members of the crew of the ship. many of the passengers and some of the life-saving men -and soldiers from the Presidio. 2 To-morrow the'local inspectors of steam | vessels will begini their investigation as to the Joss of the steamship and place the biame for the disaster. The Pllot Comrhissioi: announced yester- ailors and do not know the meaning | | of ‘sea signals." Fort | | | { | | been day that it would also investigate the acts of Pilot Jordan in a few days. I heard those whistles,” said | In response io the telegraphic request Sanford, “1 went up on the ramparts, as | of the Chamber of Commerce that a fog I knew that there was something wrong. | whistle be placed on Fort Point Senator 1 could not see anything, but I could hear | Perkins vesterday sent the following re- cries and voices out'of the fog. 1 thought | piy: “I am a member of the appropria- | they might come from fishermen We | tion committee and will endeavor to-day discussed the matter at 6 o’clock when the | to secure appropriation for a fog signal men had breakfast.” | at Fort Point.” 2 Private Bridgens spoke for a group of \ No Mor= Bodies Cast Up. No more bodies were recovered yester. day from the wreck of the Rio. Shortly before sunset two ladies at the Cliff House saw 4 body on the Seai Rocks. Word was telephoned to Captain Hodgson and the lifeboat was auickly launched. By the time the life-savers reached the Seal Rocks the sun had gone down and the body had ried out to sea by the tide. Look- out Hyslop of the Merchants’ Excnange states that through his powerful mari P ould see that the body was th: of an with long black halr. A life: belt was tied around tiie walst of the corpse. Tt is expected tnat fishermen will be able to recover the Lody to-day. A pathetic incident of the wreck w: disclosed vesterday by the postal authos ties, who had discovered a letter in a sack of newspaper 1. Tt had evidently been written on board the sicamer and was ad- dressed to Master R. Wildman. The letter was as follows: as Monday, February 11, 1901 Dear Bunnie: Will you come to tea this afternoon at 4 o'clock.” Yours lovingly, KATIE. The letter was an evidence of the popu- larity of the little son of the late Consul R;lld an with the lady passengers of the 0. _’T‘ni following dispatch was recelved last night: SANTA ROSA. Feb. 2%._Grave fears are en- tertained here that Miss Maud Culver, daugh ter of J. W. Culver of this city, was among those lost on the ill-fated steamship Rio de Ja- nefro. For several monthe past the young lady has been visiting in Honelulu and intended re- turning either on the Rio or the Coptic. The latter kas arrived, but brought no word. Her friends and relatives are naturally greatly ex- 2reised. Miss Culver's name Goes not appear in the passenger list of the Rio de Janeiro and "Dr. O'Neill did not remember any such name when he ma-e out a list of the passengers last Friday. It is possible that the voung lady purchased a purser’s ticket when the Rio sailed from Honolulu. TO CELEBRATE THEIR ANNIVERSARY— Invitations have been fssued for the twenty- second anniversary ball and celebration of the Austrian Military and Benevolent Association, which will_be held next Saturday evening at California Hall, 620 Bush street. In the early evening there will be a reception. The grand march is set for $:45 o'clock. ADVERTISEMENTS. ODORI/E SS COOKING OIL A PURELY VEGETABLE PRODUCT. Animal fat may carry disease with it and be unclean and very indigestible. Wesson’s Odorless Cooking Oil is cweet and clean. It never becomes n‘.’.& 1t goes twice as far as lard or butter! Wesson's Salad Ol is far better value than the finest olive oil and has the same flavor. Ask your friendly grocer for it. BRDE OF TWD WEEKS LEAVES HER HUSBAND Mrs, Walter Dinmore Is Shunning Her SE)}@. He Accuses Jule Gamage of Having Estranged His Wife. e DR Mrs. Walter Dinmore, a bride of two weeks, has grown weary Of the man whom she swore, fourteen days ago, to love and honor and obey, and has betaken | herself to the McNutt Hospital, where | her husband knocks in vain at her door. | This same door that remains so tightly | closed when her lawfully wedded spouse raps—according to this same spouse— swings easily on its hinges when C. C. Mclvor and Joseph Van Praag demand ad- mittance. Dinmore was married to the lady who now bears his name on February 12 in the Palace Hotel. His bride wasa widow, Mrs. N. H. Cone, relict, of a Denver mining man. Dinmore himself had had a previous matrimonial experience that had been rounded out in the diverce court some years previous. The wedding was celebrated at noon. A bridal breaktast followed and then the newly wedded couple left for the Linda Vista ranch, Mission San Jose. C. C. Mc- Ivor was best man at the wedding and Joseph Van Praag, a friend of Mclvor' accompanied the bridal pair. On Monda last Mr. and Mrs. Dinmore returned to and took up their residence at the e Hotel. On Wednesday Mrs. Din- mcre decided that absolute rest and qulet were necessary for the shattered condl- tion of her nerves and thereupon took a room at the McNutt Hospital, where she still remains. Since Mrs. Dinmore has been an inmate of the hospital her husband has sought repeatedly to see her, but on each occa- slon, by order of the lady who bears his name, he has been refused admittance. The 'deserted husband professes to be ignorant of the causes that led to his wife's desertion of him. ¥ “'I can’t explain it,’ “Previous to ou also explained to her my financial stand- | ing. 1 made no attempt to hide anything from her and she declared she was per- fectly contented with me, my past life and my financial position. our wedding one of the newspapers pub- lished an announcement of our approach- | 18 marriage and went into the details of | my past life. | the Jady who was about to become my wife and told her if she regretted the step she was about to take it was still time to | draw ‘back. - But no; she said she was perfectly contented and - happy and we | were married. | ‘““We went down to Linda Vista, Mr. Mc- | Ivor's ranch, to spend the honeymoo: Immediately upon our arrival Mrs. Din- more’s attitude toward me changed. She was distant and formal. We remained at | Linda Vista for one week. On_the last Sunday of our stay there Mclvor and | Van Praag were there. We were all out !lldini. Mrs. Dinmore was on horseback. Her horse took fright upon the approach * he sald last evening. | On the morning of | I showed the article to! ADVER/IISEMENTS. EW GOODS! We are receiving daily large shipments of New Goods, and will show this week a splendid assortment of the following: NEW FRENCH EMBROIDERIES. our New Importation of FRENCH EMBROIDERIES has just been received. They are in Nalnsook, Swiss and Cambric. We have all widths of Edgings, w insertings and allovers 10 match—in all about DIFFERENT STYLES. 1 1 3 NEW WHITE GOODS. WHITE CORDED PIQUES, Plain and Fancp; FANCY DOTTED SWISS, FRENCH ORGANDIES, NOVELTY WHITE FABRICS, FANCY TUCKINGS, LAWNS, BATISTE, LONG CLOTHS and NAINSOOKS, NEW WASH FABRICS, New Irish and Scotch Printed Dimities, Mercerized French Printed Sateens and Foulards. Printed | Challles, Scotch Ginghams, English Galateas and | Genuine Japanese Wash Crepes. | | NEW SILK WAISTS. | Ladies’ Taffetaand Peau de Soie Silk Waists, all the latest f shades and newest styles, $4.50 to $15 Bach WHITE SKIRTS AND NIGHT DRESSES. 75 Dozen Ladies' Fine White Skirts and Night Dresses, made of extra quality muslin, also cambric; trim- med with fine embroldery and lace, $1.00 up to $5.00 Bach Our Special Sale of FINE LACE CURTAINS will | BeContinued All This Week. ORPO) - 159?71&0 m, u3, us, v, u9, 121 POST STREET. of a train and ran away. Mrs. Dinmore was thrown, and the resuit was a nervous | shock and a wrenched back. We returned | to town on Monday. A doctor was calied | |in to attend to Mrs. Dinmore, and on | ‘Wednesday, acting upon his advice, she went to the McNutt Hospital.” A peculiar feature of the honeymoon, | according to Dinmore, is the fact that | Mclvor and Van Praag accompanied him- | self and wife on their trip. Theyi remained on the ranch over-night, break- | fasted with the bridal the next | morning and left in the afternoon to. r turn to this city. On the following Sun- day they went down again to see Dinmore and his bride. | | “MeIvor was my best man,” said Din- | more, “and he introduced Van Praag to me. T presented them both to Mrs. Din- more, and we dined and lunched together. On the morning of the wedding, when I went to Mrs. Cone's rooms to show her the published announcement of ou. ap- proaching wedding I found both Mclvor and Van Praag calling upon her. Van Praag paid the lady marked attention at the wedding breakfast and also during our honeymoon. Although I -have been | unable to see Mrs. Dinmore at the hos- | pital T know that both Van Praag and Meclvor have been admitted. | Dinmore is pretty badly “cut up” over | the sad experience of his honeymoon. He | lays the blame of the estrangement to certain letters and telegrams his wife re- | ceived during their stay at the ranch, and | declares that Jule Gamage, the brother- | in-law of his former marriage, has influ- enced his new wife against him. DENVER, Feb. 26.—Mrs. Walter R. Din- | more was born Miss Morgan In Independ- | ence, Mo. Her family was well-to-do. About fifteen years ago she married Nat Vincent, clerk of the Criminal Court of | Jackson County, Mo. A few years later | Vincent secured a divorce. H. Cone, N. manager of the mining interests of D. H. Moffat and Eben Smith in Cripple Creek, met her in Independence and married her. | The Cones had a residence in Denver at | 1136 Downing avenue, although Mr. Cone's business kept him from home much of the time. A year and a half ago. Mr. Cone died of pneumonia, leaving his widow a fortune of about $200,000. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IS ENDANGERED BY FIRE Institution Is Scorched Through tha Burning of Large Hay Barn Situated Nearby. For the third time within as many years the large hay barn owned by Charles S. Healy and situated directly opposite St. Luke's Hospital, on Valencia street, was burned last night. The barn is situated dangerously near the hospital, and for a time great fear was entertained that the conflagration would spread to that institution. The fire department responded quickly, however, and, as there was no wind to carry- the blaze across the street, the hospital escaped with a scorching. When a barn on the same premises was con- |sumed a year ago the heat from the | blaze cracked windows in the hospital, and the patients in some of the wards had to be removed. The destroyed barn was a large wooden structure completely filled with hay. Its value, which is placed at $2500, is covered by insurance. Frank Johnson of Truck | 7. while assisting in fighting the fire, was { painfully injured in the right hand by an ax, which was being wielded by one of his companions. The injury was dressed at St. Luke's Hospital and the injured man sent to his home. e e Stevens-Fortmann Wedding. Miss Emma Fortmann and Dr. W. E. Stevens were married last evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Fortmann, 1007 Gough street. Dr. Cherington of the Congregational church performed the ceremony. The hride was attended by her sister, Miss Stella Fort- mann, who acted as niaid of honor. Henry Stevens, brother of the groom, was best man. After the ceremony there was daric- ing, and at midnight a supper was served, Seated at the bride’s table were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stevens, W. Adams Jr., Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Barbler, Miss Eva Herold, Walter Rohlfs and Miss Stella - Fort- mann. Dr, and Mrs. Stevens will HD to Southern California for the bridal trip. To-Morrow Morning The great clothing assignee sale will start and sell suits for men worth $15 for only $4.65; men's $3.50 pants for 9 cents, at the -clothing assignee sale of the Boston, 775 Market street, near Fourth. - . |an officer who had played poker in Says Policemen Play Poker. I The Police Commissioners at the meet- | ing last night devoted much time to the hearing of the case of M. Hansen, propri- etor of the “Social Club” rooms at Market street, where it was reported by the place that a percentage game was beir conducted. Hansen declared that se eral policemen were patrons of his poker | game, but refused to name the officers. The board denied his application. i Policeman Dugan was fined $100 for be- 1 The Money-Saving Furniture and Carpet HOUSE. SPECIAL DISCOUNT SALE | For Only 9 Days More, | | We will continue to give 20 per | ‘Phone Howard 1021 cent discount for cash on Bedroom i Suits and Chiffonters, and in addi- y tion to these will give the same discount on 20 varieties of Folding 119 TAYLOR STREET. | CASH-SAVING CHANCES. | EGG ing intoxicated while cn duty. The Price matter was put over for one | weelk. Our prices have always been lower than other stores, yet if you buy for cash you can make 20 per cent an these goods for the mext nime days. Ten per cent @ thing else anyw: SOME GOOD THINGS T0 BUY: ount on every- Fresh ranch; Wednesday, dozen 3-piece Quartered Oak Bedroom Very best 60c Suit, regular price 642.00,533,30 New, N Meney returned if mot what | Two days only. i QUEEN SIZE OLIVES 20¢ QUART. | milled:. cooks BONELESS PIGS" FEET, TIN 10e. BUTTE e the quality Fancy creamer: boldt; better grass, richer butter. Sample | at store. Direct from Creamery; 5| squares limit. Elegant Chiffoniers, highly pol ished, regular price 2|30 $26.50,n0w......ccuununn... s i neiee S10.00, f T Tuioe §12 90 CASH OR CREDIT. KRAGEN FURNITUREGD., 1015-1017 Market St., Opposite Taylor, San Francisco. Telephone South 371. L PERGE S ELEGTHE BELT: usual PH““E Very best French; reg- ular 12%e; largest grown; 3 Ibs. £ 25-pound box_$L48. Fancy Santa Clara's; PHUNES small pits, meaty; ten—zsc N\ e = der; 6 Ibs. . Q { PIMOLAS, BOTTLE 10ec. 1N\ [ “Pride of E 7 AL 3 SA“D SUAP Kiickan'; § bars.. 250 § (] IRV AT Cleans entire America Ahead of_the World in Electr: i household; 6c usual S tiona!” Everyhody. Eaows st Out pem Boes 3 “Corona,” Fancy Laundry; § inventin CFRE et o the' tae® fAeriean 3 8 bars 1 335 reversibie current through the e Queen Liiy Soap Compan iy from Tlend o Foat. curm box of 100 bars, $2 KORNLE iseases and Weakness - of 3 So positive are we that no other 4 af " Dr. Plerce’s, VAL now 80ld in -America. NOTE.—We nevs fore in ordering contracting =il 90; one box limit. hulls; znc green corn ex- Nervous agic. as if by ) § Dol is tha equni of PiIt ON APPRO i for- con Choice tract, with the digestible portion of the there. 3 no risk is run of ¢ ne o oiher I Addrese: PIERC) 1143 Broadway, Or 620 Market Streef, corn. With each 6 tins a “White House Cook Book,” worth $250. Limit 6 tins; 6 for $1 00. PuwnE Pearline, 1776 or Lava- Tine; 3 packages. . 25“ makes work easy. ‘Washing powder Kindly report mistakes or complaints to Manager SAME SHAPE TWO QUALITI FOR | BLOOD LIVER.LUNGS. DR.MCNULTY. HIS WELL-KNOWN AND RELIA BLE OLD Specialist cures Blooa Poison. (ionorrhas, Glee:, - ARROW BRAND Cluer; PONSETT | DELROY: . |iE G T enry’axparience Tor Stordaily :6:0 0%, e Gndavs. 10 i tation {reeandsacrediy confidential. € P. ROSCOE MeNULTY 263; Kearay St., San Fr: BRUSH 25¢each'2 for25¢ CLUETT PEABODY &CO MAKERS - BARBERS, BA < ers, ‘bootblacks, bath- W. T. HESS, houses, - billiard tables, > e > brewers, - bookbind candy-makers, canners. KNOTARY PUSLI) AND ATTURNE{-Af.Ly¥ dyers, -flourmills, foundries. laundries, paper- Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus 2 hangers, printers, painters, shoe factories, Sta- Sprec - Telephone Brown sd1 Yy esidence, 821 California St., ; ot Bl San . Prancisca T Fewer, blemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tallors, ete. BUCHANAN BROS. Brush Manufacturers, 609 Sacramento St.