The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 5, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1902. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN CRASHES INTO A SAN MATEO PAYS. RESPECTS T0 PRESIDENT Grand Duke Boris Makes | a Friendly Visit to | Oyster Bay. Emperor William of Germany Cables Congratulations to Washington. OTETER BAY, Y., Sept. 4—The President to-day entertained Grand Duke Borie of Russia at Juncheon. The Grand TiRRIN Duke came to Oyster Bay from Newport on Ogden Mills' were Count Caesini, the Russian Embas- wador at Washington; Private Sectetary 1o the Grand Duke, Greaves; Ogden Mills is Government's representative. Fhe esident met his distinguished guests in de bhall of his home on Sagamore 1 after the presentations, which | wers made by Count Cassini, luncheon was announced. The Grand Duke called is respects, and at 3:%0 v left on the Felicia for Newport. President Roosevelt and Becretary Cor- have recovered from the effects accident, but still bear marks of | Dr. Lung, % official physician, thinks that n ithe President's face will the D, Mass., Bept. 4—With the nich followed the accident to Roosevelt in this city yesterday mesnsure abated, the citizens discussing the question of for the, occurrence, which i8 considered as having des marred the city’s fame, in that a street- car in dieg g the right of way with the President of the United BStates, at | leas tremely discourteous. That ex: )t to do this resulted in a fa- In_the very narrow escape injury of the President theé Governor of the Com- m re considered as only add- ing to the gravity of the offense. TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT. is argued that the Pittsfield Street Compa uest of the Mayor that no while the President c aid the city Gov- t takes this view of the case. At at a meeting last night a com- at is of both branches of the ent, with the Mayor at the mmon Council also appoint- ee to investigate the ques- speed of the street cars in report concerning how it ated. se of Mercy this morning it that the condition of D. J. t driver of the President’s car- was satisfacto than was generally ex- hown in the appearance be- Court to-day of Motor- and Conductor James rge of the car that carriage. - Not more e present. The case A , and after a confer- unsel for the street rail- it was agreed to two weeks. Sept. 4. — President v will reach Washing- vivania Railroad at v evening and leave p. m. on rty will consist of the Pres! Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Sec- s, Dr. G. A. Lung, the Presi- . n, Stenographers Latta and representatives of the three ions, three illustrated week- hington newspapers and the and Postal Telegraph < and two photographers. BRIEF SOUTHERN TOUR. more and Ohio has placed at of the President and his par- te car Riva, drawing room ng cars Xenia and Clarion, din- car Manhattan and a combined bag- car ar smoker. The President's e car Riva is well designed for the is 67 feet long, finished in ma- has a parlor seventeen feet in | observation room eight feet d_four private rooms. arty will reach Wheeling, W. Va., ) a. m. September 6. After remain- there two hours the party will pro- touching Cambridge, “olumbus and Cincinnati. The arrive at Chattanooga Sunday g and remain there until 1 p. m. Knoxville will be reached Mon- ng, and after a two-hours’ stop y will continue to Asheville. Four be s at Asheville Tuesday the party arriving at Washi: nesday morning, the 10th. ages of congratulation over the es- he President from his accident have begun to come to the rtment from abroad. One of was the following from Emperor f Germany ept. 4.—President, Washing- Americans, I praise Provi- saved your life from the ter- WILLIAM, L. R.” Wu called in person at the artment early to-day to inquire Secretary Ade whether any ill press associa e V nsequences had followed yesterday’'s 4 so to extend his congrat- President Epgineer Is Killed in a Wreck. MISSOULA, Mont., Sept. 4—Overland | n No. 3 on the Northern | ch left Minneapolis Monday vas wrecked at Trout Creek sta. | the Idaho-Montana line to-day. | cilled and his fire. | £ a ride were , it is said the | the engine and | i permitt to topple over. DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. TESTS PATIENCE. The Most Patient San Francisco Citizen Must Show Annoyance ‘ nt Times. spolls a good disposition. axes a man's patience ‘hiness of the skin. Like ar hing Pile: hardly keep from scratching it. : would do 0, but you know it makes ries are daily decreasing. | e jearning they can be cured. he merit of Doan’s Ointment. proof that Doan’s Ointment les, Eczema or any itchiness of the skir d the testimony of a San Francisco Re citizen Mrs. A. F. Wick of 3% Tay st. says: cars 1 had attacks of eczema % of my hand. It broke out be- knuckles, causing a soreness | When the attacks occurred | rnal and external medlcineai s much as a dollar a box for | nd salves and consulted phy- it never knew the moment when disease would return. Doan's | t stopped the last attack. Dur- st #ix months there has not r ten | been a symptom of a recurrence.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn_Co., . Buffalo, N. X., sole egents for the 8. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. i yacht Felicla. With him | Assistant Secretary of State Plerce, | the Presi- | dle- | ) about four days. | should not have disre- | Zanesville, | = fhero I Collision Occur Near Sunny- side. Two Victims May Lose Their Limbs. EVEN men were seriously injured yesterday morning in a collision S Pacifi¢ train and car No. 69 of the Ban Mateo electric which occurred at a point just beyond Sunnyside avenue, where the railroad and electric car tracks cross each other. It is nothing short of a miracle that all of the passengers on the electric car were not killed outright. As it was, no- body was fatally Injured and luckily some of the passengers escaped without even a scratch. The collision occurred about 6:42 a. m. The train was coming from Palo Alto and was running at a speed of thirty miles an hour when it crashed head-on into the rear of the elec- x\x"gc car, which was going toward Ocean iew. The following were injured in the col- lision: Abe Rosenberg, second-hand cloth- ing dealer: Thomas Lynch, laborer; Emil Parodi, lahorer; Frank Bosi, laborer; Jo- rinn, lahorer; Samuel sShane, nd clothing dealer, and R. Gold- berg, laborer. None of the victims was fatally In. jured, but Bosi and Parodi may have to have limbs amputated. HEARTRENDING SCENES. The smash-up occurred in a dense fog and was the result of carelessness on the | part of the Southern Pacific gateman sta- tioned at the point where the two rail- road tracks cross_each other. He neg- lected to let down Yhe safety gates that bar the roadway when the train is about to pass. The motorman and conductor of the electric car will also probably come in for a share of the blame when all of the facts attending the frightful accident are sifted down to the bottom. The sccne immediately after the colli- sion was both heartrending and sicken- ing. The bruised and maimed victims were lying around the demolished car moaning with pain and vainly trying to crawl to a place of safety. After collid- ing with the car the train sped on quite a distance before Engineer R. L. Co- burn, whe was in charge of the train, could bring it to a stop. The train crew and many of the excited passengers rushed back to the scene of the disaster and soon willing hands were busily en- gaged in the task of temporarily reliev- ing the sufferings of the unfortunate vic- tims of the collision. The rear end of the car was completely torn off and untrucked. It was tilted over on one side of the track and every between a north-bound Southern | line, | 7HE LOCONOTIVE (an0 CAR A SECOND FORE THE ELECTRIC CAR AT CROSSING AND INJURES SEVEN PEOPLE £ RS S Ay window the car was shattered to pleces. “As soon as possible after the collision occurred the injured men were taken aboard the traiv and hurried to the sta- tion at Twenty-sixth and Valencia streets. Ambulances were summoned and the bleeding victims of the wreck were removed to St. Luke’'s Hospital. Dr. Cof- fey and Dr. Hennesey, the raliroad phy- siclans, were hastily summoned by teie- phone from their headquarters at the railroad hospital and they arrived at St. Luke's before 21l of the injured had been removed from the depot. They worked ceaselessly for several hours dressing the wounds and injuries of the unfortunate passengers. SHOCKING INJURIES. Frank Bosi was the most seriously in- jured of any of the passengers on the ill- fated car. The bones of both his legs were splintered and shattered and the physicians found it necessary to wire them. He also recelved a bad shaking up and several ugly scalp wounds. Bosl | and his friend, Emil Parodi, were sit- ting on the rear end of the car when the train smashed into them and in conse- quence they received the full force of the shock. One of Bosi’s legs will probably have to be amputated. He lives at 114 Pacific street. Emil Parodl, whose home is at 10 Jasper place, was thrown from the car in a violent manner and as the train sped by the wrecked car a projec- tion caught Parodi's right foot and al- most tore it from the limb. This injury may necessitate amputation. Samuel Shane was trying to jump from in the.car when the train struck it. He was thiown off and fell heavily on the ground, sustaining e severe fracture of the left hip. Bhane llves at 10461 Folsom street. Thomas Lynch, a trackman employed by the United Raflways on their San Mateo extendon line was one qof the pas- sengers who was injured. He was rendered unconsclous by the shock. Lynch recelved an ugly scalp wound and a severe contusion of the left foot. Joseph Venrinn, who lives at 489 Eighia street, suffered a deep gash on the left side of the chest and sevaral other bruiscs about the head and body. R. Goldberg had his foot crushed and also sustained many cuts and bruises on the body and head. He was badly shaken uF. Gola- berg lives on the San Bruno road. Abe Rosenberg of 127 Langton street bhad a narrow escape. He was sitting on the inside of the car and just a second or so before the train crashed into it Rosenberg arose from his seat to go out- side. He was headed for the rear end of the car when the colllsion occurred. Ro- senberg received a bad shaking up, a strain of the muscles of his neck and shoulder and a severe scalp wound. The matter of fixing the blame will be rather hard to determine. The crews of both the train and the electric car are already trying to shift the blame to each other. COMES OUT OF THE FOG. ‘When the electric car left the car hous: and started on its ~to Ocean View u dense fog hung heavily over the track. Motorman F. E. Robertson and Conductor ¥. M. Cope knew, however, that the up- = -QLLISION - ARRO \ \\gponis ARECTIN | \/A WHICH EUTTE { g st ) 1 [ | | | I ~ | | - SCENE OF THE COLLISION BETWEEN A SOUTHERN PACIFIC PASSENGER TRAIN AND AN ELECTRIC CAR | AT SUNNYSIDE CROSSING, THE WRECKED VEHICLE, ITS CONDUCTOR AND MOTORMAN ANP SOME { OF THE PASSENGERS WHO WERE INJURED. bound train was due at the crossing about the time they arrived there. Gateman Btevens, who has charge of the crossing. had becn on duty all night, but he main- talns he was not asleep when the train shot by. He works the safety gateg with @ lever, but he says he did not hear the rumbling of the train as it came along the track until it was too late. Conductor Cope got off his car as usual when it came up to the crossing, and, find- ing the gates were not down, he peered up and down the track, he says, but could see or hear nothing. Cope says he could not see more than thirty feet either way 80 dense was the fog. Thinking every- thing was all right, Cope signaled the mo- torman to go ahead and he then jumped cn the front part ofgthe car. Before the car cleared the track the puffing locomo- tive came out of the fog and crashed into the rear end of the car. Had the electric cor been the least fraction of a second later in crossing the track everybody on board would in all probability have been Instantly killed. Engineer R. L. Coburn was arrested vesterday afternoon on a charge of bat- tery. He was released on $20 bail. Co- turn was struck on the head with a piece of flying wreckage as his cab sped by the wrecked car. CONDUCTOR COPE’'S STORY. Conductor Cope made the following stntement of how the collision occured: ‘We had gone over the run out as far as Sun- nyside at a moderate speed and with the car always under full control because of the fog and its increasing danger of accidents. It is a rule of the company that cars shall MARTINIQUE IS DOOMED BY WRATIHE OF PELRE | Continued From Page 1, Column 7. | age. In some of the villages the ground | at intervals has rocked so violently that nothing is left standing” within the houses. Fearing another tidal wave, such as that which destroyed Morne Rouge, people of the seacoast are fleeing “to the hills. ‘What is particularly exasperating the people is that the authorities insisted on returning to villages that had been destroyed more than 150 persons who had been injured in the first eruption. These people have all perished. RELIEF FUND MISUSED. PARIS, Sept. 4.—Uneasiness pre- vails in the Colonial Office regarding the situation in Martinique. This feel- | ing, which has greatly intreased during | the last few days, is reflected in the pub- lic demand for definite news, as well as in a petition addressed to the Govern- ment to-day suggesting that another ex- pedition be sent to Fort de France. This move would relieve the suspense in Paris as well as alleviate the suffer- ings of colonists. It is felt that the for- cible resettling of inhabitants on devas- tated and dangerous territory about the base of Mont Pelee was a grievous mis- take,.and it is feared the rest of the in- habitants may be in danger. Although no information can be obtained from the Ministry, it is beginning to be asked generally what disposition was made of the monster relief fund collected in France for Martinique suffercrs, as it is known that less than two million francs ($386,000) was distributed in the island. M. Knight, Senator for Martinique, says he intends to demand an additional sub- sidy of 40,000,000 franes ($7,720,000). One of the most prominent French publicists, who visited. Martinique shortly after the disaster, publishes his doubts as to the proper distribution of the funds, and boldly asks if there has not been corruption. NEW HORRORS FEARED. Letters lately received from the col- ony from Governor L'Heurre, as well as much private correspondence, warn the country that if matters are not attended to there is imminent danger of addi- tional horrors from disease and famine. The Ministry for- the Colonies re- ceived a cable dispatch to-day from the Governor of Guadeloupe, M. Merlin, saying that Morne Capote was much damaged and that flames surrounded Morne Parnasse, but stopped at the St. James house. Basse Pointe heights was burned. READY TO RETREAT. The Minister of the Colonies, M. disposal of the Governor of Martinique, M. Lemaire, to relieve the distress in that island, has urged the Governor not to congregate refugees at Fort de France, but to distribute them in the south, where their necessities can be most easily supplied. Recognizing the danger of a tidal wave at Fort de France, the Colo- nial Minister has instructed Governor Lemaire to adopt all the measures necessary to enable the inhabitants to immediately evacuate the place in case of necessity and seek refuge on the heights above the town, where food depots should be established. The Minister has also recommended the es- tablishment of observatory posts whence the least signs of fresh out- breaks of Mont Pelee can immediately be reported to the authorities. In a dispatch from Carupano, Ven- ezuela; a correspondent of the Figaro says: Violent detonations were heard here from 10 o’clock in the evening of September 3 until 4 o’clock in the morn- ing of September 4. The sounds came from the north and were identical with those heard during the night of August 30 during the volcanic eruption on Mar- tinique of that date. % FLA AND LIGHTNING. ST. THQMAS, D. W. I, Sept. 4— Doumergue, in placing $100,000 at the La Soufriert, in the island of St. Vin- cent, was in eruption last night. Flames and lightning issued from the lofty summit of the volcago and' were dis- tinctly visible here about ridnight. In the direction of the island of St. Lucia at 5:30 this morning everything was obscured by a pall of darkness. The sun was not visible. It is feared that the eruption of Mont Pelee is fully as bad if not worse than the outbreak that swept away St. Pierre. Cable commu- nication is still interrupted. CASTRIES, Island of St. Vincent, Sept. 4—The coast telephone service reports that a violent eruption of the Soufriere volcano, on the island of St. Vincent, was observed at midnight. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 4.—The German steamer Castillia, which arrived here from St. Thomas, D. W. L., to-day, reports encountering a heavy fall of vol- canic dust while 800 miles at - sea. She also reports that the coast of Hayti was completely obscured by a haze, caused by dust. Trotting Races Postponed. HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 4.—The granq circult races at Charter Oak Park, includ- ing the $3000 match race between Ana- conda and Prince Alert, were postponed to-day on account of rain. —— $25 from Kansas City to California over Bouthern Pacific. Deposits taken by local agents, Southern Pacific, and tickets fur- nished in the East. . - Wy —~3 Negligence and Fog Cause of the Accident. Gateman Accused of Neglecting His Duty. come to a full stop on approaching the tracks of the Southern Pacific Raiiroad and that the conductor shall go ahead und see that all is clear at the crossing before attempting to pass. The car had stopped and I went ahead to the tracks of the steam cars. I could see noth- ing either up or down the track of an approach- ing train. The fog was too thick to see fdr. I listened for a moment for any train that might be approaching and could hear none. The crossing is protected by gates operated by an employe of the Southern Pacific road. That gateman is named Stevens. He was on duty at the crossing and he apparently did not hear or know of the approach of the train, as he made no effort to close the gates. 1 gave the motorman the signal to go ahead and as the front end of the car passed over the steam road's track I swung aboard my car. A moment later the locomotive of the steam train came out of the fog not over twenty feet away. There was a crash and all we could do after that was to care for the injured. The front of the locomotive struck the electric car at the rear end section and on the seats there the seven men who were hurt were riding. NO WARNING WHISTLES. Motorman Robertgon's story of the cpl- lision'is as follows: When we approached the crossing of the Southern Pacific road near Sunnyside I shut off the current for some distance before the ! tracks were reached so as to reduce the noise of my car o that I could better hear any warning sounds from trains that might be approaching. Then the car was stationary for some few sec- onds a short distance away from the tracks. I heard no warning whistles. Gateman Stevens was standing in the doorway of his house and the gates that guard the track were open. I started the car forward and just s the car was about half way over the steam railroad's tracks 1 saw the locomotive of the train burst out of the fog and not over thirty feet away. It was coming toward ‘us at a terrific speed. 1 at once turned on all the power of the car, praying that it would carry us clear of the danger. The car, though full powered, is @ heavy one and though It jumped ahead with a jerk under the pressure of the current it was not swift enough. The locomotive caught the car at the rear after section, smashing it badly and knocking the rear trucks from the track. SIVER MINERS 60 OV RECORD Almost Unanimously Re- | fuse to Indorse the Kearns Bill Plan to Change the Name of the Congress Meets With Opposition. BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 4—At the meeting of the Bilver Mining Congress this morn~ | ing the effort to Indorse the Kearns bill, providing for a change in the mining laws of the country so as to establish siiver claims and do away with extra lateral rights, was defeated by a vote of 9 to 3. The matter was the first order of the morning and the atiendance was large. There was heated®discussion, but when the roll was called the omnly two States voting in the affirmative wers California and Missouri. All other States voted solidly in the negative. The dele- gates from Washington, D, C., declined to vote. Afier the vote was announced Majors of Montana offered a resolution to the | eftect that the congress go on record agalnst the Kearns bili, and to send a recommendation to the United States Congress that the bill not This motion was carried without a dissenting voice. It is claimed by those o¥posed to the plan to change the name of the congress that the effort is intended to make a corporation of the congress on behalf of | a few men who desire the present con- gress to lose its identity for their own benefit and purpose. Professor A | Holmes of Chapel Hill . Dak., the | leader of the movement and appears to | be supported by men of prominence at Washington, D. C. In connection with the change of name and method of electl.:fi delegates to the congress it i3 propo: to create an associate membership and allow miners and others to become mem= bers upon the payment of §$1 per year. Professor Hoimes made the statement that the organization would have a mem- bership of at least 1000 miners in South Dakota who would pay their dollars but | who would not be entitled to a voice in the congress. e sald that in all the va- rious mining camps innumerable miners would Jjoln the association. Under the | reccmmendation of the committee on res- olutions, of which Professor Holmes is & member, all matters pertaining to the de- | tails of the new organization are to be left | to the executive committee. The move- ment met with flerce opposition and many of the Western delegates denounced the whole scheme and stated that the adop- tion of it would mean the disruption of the congress. The present outlook is that the movement will not meet with success. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the establishment of a Federal Department of Mines and Mining; requesting Congress to provide by law for the location and ‘work- ing of mines of the reserved mineral gold, stiver and quicksilver, on Spanish and Mexican grants; recommending the co-operation of States and individuals in making a comprehensive mining dis- play at the exposition to be held in Port- land, Ore., in 1975, ———— POSTAL CLERKS DECIDE NOT TO JOIN FEDERATION Believe That an Alliance With the Labor Orgenization Would Prove Detrimental. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4—The National Assoclation of Postoffice Clerks to-day re- jected the proposition to affiliate with the ‘American Federation of Labor by a prac- | tically unantmous vote. Resolutions were adopted declaring that such an alliance would prove detrimental. The resolations express unqualified sympathy with the aims and purposes of the Federation ot Labor and assistance and support are fhat organization in every way &-::m:e‘g Tot condlct with the postoffice clerks’ obligation to the Government. A resolution was passed extending con- gratulations to President Roosevelt on his escape from serious njury. The con- Ventlon in addition to expressing sympa= thy for the striking miners in Pennsyl- vania took action to give them practical ald. —_————— Admission Day at Lake Tahoe. Friday to Tuesday tickets to Lake Ta= hoe from San Francisco, Oakland, Ala~ | and_Berkeley will be good returt- | nmnzd?rum Truckee September 9, arriving in San Francisco Wednesday morning. Rate $10 80. Particulars at Southern Pacific In- formation Bureau, 613 Market street. * ——ee————— Cardinal Gibbons Is Much Better. BALTIMORE, Sept. 4—Cardinal Gib- | bons’ condition is so much improved to- | day that he Is up and about in his room | attending to_his correspondence. 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