The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1902, Page 4

~ THE SUNDAY CALL’S CARTOONS TWELVE PASTEL PICTURES B By OSCAR HOLLIDAY BANGHART.‘ @000 b Dby WHEN CUPID HOLDS THE REINS. ) . s —CS UBITECTS: Dec. 7—DOROTHY Jan. 18—CUPID BAITS THE HOOK Dec. 14—CUPID HOLDS THE REINS Jan. 25—0OUR SUMMER GIRL Dec. 21—A FAIR MASQUERADER Feb. 1—BEAUTY AT THE LINKS Dec, 28—WHEN HEARTS ARE TRUMPS|Feb. 8—MORNING GLORIES JanX 4—THE COQUETTE Feb. 15—ONLY A ROSE Jan./11—VANITY Feb. 22—BETWEEN THE ACTS ' THE SUNDAY CALL Has the exclusive right to their distribution in this territory, having secured them at an enormous cost, and will ISSUE ONE EACH WEEK as a supplement to their Sunday edition, so that every. regular subscriber to THE CALL can possess this valuable set FREE. i i ke That they are dashing and up to date goes without saying—delicate in color, artistic in technique, original in conception and reproduction—they are without question the most EXPENSiVE ART PICTURES that were ever OFFERED FREE by a newspaper to its readers. - ALL NEWSDEALERS 7 PACIFIC COAST HANDLE THE CALL PLACE YOUR ORDER AT ONCE. | perintending engineer of the company, ‘| because the flash test is much higher and it fled the inspectors that oll of high grav- { grees was not proper to use on board a PROGRESD'S OIL inspector Bu'ger Finds Fluid Highly In- flammable. ; 'Investigation of Exploaiofi Is Very. Nearly at. an End. % ¥ That the .0il used on the Progreso was | highly jinflammable. was clearly demon- sirated. by Inspector Bulger yesterday during the investigation into the disaster; Two bottles of oil used on board * the Oceanic’ Steamship Company’s Mariposa were produced by Edward T. Morris,’ su- and in the presence of members of the press and.spectators, Inspector Bulger poured about a teaspoonful ‘of oil from €ach bottle on to a sheet of paper. The il was as thick as molasses. The inspec- tor then poured a like quantity out of & Dottle containing oil that was supplied the Progreso.. The oil flowed like water, de- £pite the fact that it was at a tempera- ture not higher than 63 degrees. " A match +was applied to the samples from the Mar- iposa -and the oil would not ignite. When the flame touched tlie Progrgso sample it flamed immediately. This test satis- ity and which flashes at less than 200 de- steamship. In his testimony Superintendent Morris showed conclusively that it was impos- sible for the oll used on the Mariposa to throw off gases or to be ignited by a spark-or red hot article. Mr. Morris told of the great precautions taken by the Oceanic Steamship Company to prevent the slightést kind of an explosion. In his testimcny, Mr. Morris said: I am superintending engineer of the Oceanic Steamship Company. I have occupied that po- sition since last January. We have been using ofl on the steamship Mariposa since July. The plant was installed under my supervision. We are using 14 gravity ofl, as it is far heavier than 18 gravity. "HEAVY OIL SAFEST. ‘We use it beeause we consider it safer, and does not throw off as much gas or vapor. We also consider it an easier oil to hold if any of the joints leak. It-is less liable to give trouble. 1 consider’ oil that flashes at 85 degrees not #afe to put on board a steam vessel. I have brought .two samples of 14 gravity ofl, which was used on the last voyage of the Mariposa to this port and its present voyage to Tahiti. I have carried it in my pocket for the last two hours and it is much warmer than the sample of the oil used on the Progreso which you show me. 1 have a cabinet full of samples of oll used on every vovage our steamships make. I will state positively that we have never had an | accident on beard our vessers. In fact, not a man has ever had his mustache singed. We exercise the greatest care on board our ships. There is no danger. Even if an engineer or fireman was negligent there could be no acci- dent, as we have air compressors and safety valves end other appliances that would prevent explosions. Captain W. J. Gray, superintendent of the Ship Owners’ and Merchants’ Tug | Company, was called as a witness. The Sea Rover, the vessel which supplied the Progreso with oil, is owned by the com- pany. Mr. Gray testified as follows: We delivered 400 barrels of ol to the Pro- greso. It was about 23 gravity. Not being an oil expert, I cannot say whether gravity | The Sea Rover took in | cuts any figure in ofl. 600 barrels of oll. After delivering the 400, it burned the remainder without accident. T would not consider any ofl safe if there was any leak below decks. TESTS OIL HIMSELF. ““If there was a leak in the tank on the Sea Rover while she was burning this ofl | do you think the gases or vapors would | reach the fire in.the furnace?’ asked Mr. | Bulger. “Yes, sir; if the bulkheads next to the ! firerooms leaked. I belleve that secure | tanks and keeping a flame away from the | gas is the only safe way to carry ofl,” replied the witness. Continuing the witness said: I am not an ofl expert, but my idea Is that | the heavier ofl you use, the less gas is gen- | erated. We consumed the 200 barrels of ofl | on the Sea Rover and the next time we filled | up we puf in a heavier ol I took some of | the oll used on the Progreso and put some of it on a red-hot stovelid for experimental purposes. It bubbled up but did not ignite. 1 then placed & red-hot poker on the oil with | the sAme result. I will admit, however, that | a flame would have ignited it. We have had | a number. of explosions on the Rescue, but they have been caused by carelessness. I would not allow a tank on board a ship that leaked ! a particle. All joints must be perfect. I have | a theory about the Progreso explosion, but I| guess I would better leave that alone.” Edward S.{Hough, a consulting engin- eer, was called as an expert. He stated he had installed a dozen oil burning plants on board ship and he has never bad an accident. He believes oll can be used on board a steam vessel with perfect safety. He said.he thought an ofl that | would flash at 200 degrees was much safer than ofl that flashed at 100 degrees. FORGE WAS USED. Frank Carrick, a machinist in the em- ploy of the Fulton Iron Works, was next examined as a witness., He was .below at the time of the explosion on the Pro- greso. He testified as follows: I was In the after firercom when the explo- sion took place. I was working in a narrow passage on the alr-compressor. The - shock knocked me six or eight feet. At first I thought the boiler had burst. I looked out and saw flames and smoke and then got out. I smelt gas and I knew that the oil tank had exploded. There were no riveters working down below. There was a forge on the port side of the main deck close to the hatch; but I could not say whether it was lighted. No, I do not know whether the men were driving cold or hot rivets. The riveters were working aft. You could hear them at work. I do not really know how the explosion occurred. Frank H. Evers, a consulting engineer of the American Bureau of Shipping and the superintending engineer of the Mich- igan Steamship Company, owners of the Progreso, was recalled to the stand. He was in charge of the work on the vessel when the explosion destroyed it. He tes- tifled as follows: I noticed the oll when it was being pum on board the Progreso. . It was - vers . the Captain Duffey, United States Inspector, called my attention to it by saying, ‘‘How thin it is," ani rubbed the seepage off the hose. Since the explosion I have come to the conclusion that gn.:tox}l was too thin. Mr. Jerome ordered the oll. WARNED BY BULGER. Mr. Bulger told me over the telephos yory caretul what KInd of oil we tookt o Leace the ship. I now think it was a little prema- ture to take on the oll, especially as the riv- eters were at work on the ship. My theory of the accident is that it might have been caused by a spark. A chisel might have been left on board and when the vessel listed. the stesl may have fallen and siruck a piece of caused a spark, which ignit that was thrown oft by {he ofl. Wi The examination will be concluded so The inspectors will visit the General .H:: NEW ADVERTISEMENTSR WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF, Greatest Europeap Authority on Skin Diseases ’.yl It’s a Germ. The old idea was that dandrufr of s thrown off through a 'l'n.'g:h“: fessor Unna, Hambus ’.G?rmanmfi“y' P pean authority on skin' dlscases -sy.l; E germ bur- the scalp, th scales of cuticle ud’upvrto “en%l'tl; of the at the root. '*he only hair g{eynfiuon that kills dandruff germs is ewbro’s Herpicide, “Destroy the caus the effect.” Not only cures !?:flh:! l“l:‘l-“ 0] ‘stampt sam| The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich 0 © | Council resolutions were | deceased and the press. MARRIES WHILE AWAITING TRIAL E. M. McFaul, Bailed Ous by One Woman, Weds Another. Judge Conlan Reads Him a Lecture for His Qon- duct. —_— Edward M. McFaiil, who came into pub- lic notice some days ago by the fact of two ‘women claiming him as husband, ap- peared, before Police Judge Conlan ;ehl- e | evidence -showed that McFaul captured the hearts of Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt, who keeps a lodging-house at 38 Turk street, and oge of the roomers, Miss Margaret | Coghlan, who since Thursday has been terday on a charge of vagrancy. in reality Mrs. McFaul. McFaul was a walter in a restaurant | on Market street about eighteen months 2go, when he met Mrs. Hewitt, who took She had just come from Bakersfleld, where she had been divorced irom her third husband and had her three children with her. A friendship sprang up between them and Mrs. Hewitt bought the lodging house at 38 Turk 'McFaul went to live at her house her meals there. street. ard she was known to the roomers as Mrs. McFaul. McFaul gave up his po- sition as waiter and it was given out that he had'purchased an interest in the lodg- i g-house and had married the proprie- tress. Miss Coghlan was a roomer in the house and McFaul began paying marked atten- tion to her, jealousy. About ten days ago Mrs. Hew- itt appealed to the policeman on the beat to eject Miss Coghlan from the house, as Miss Coghlan was claiming McFaul as her husband. The officer reported the matter to the California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Of- ficer McMurray took away Mrs. Hewitt's three children and placed them In an in- stitution. Last Tuesday McFaul was arrested on a charge of vagrancy and Mrs. Hewitt de- rosited $25 cash bail for his Thurséay he married Miss Coghlan and he urblushingly told Judge Conlan yes- | terday that he did so because he expected that some money was coming to her. The | Judge asked him if Mrs. Hewitt had not been supplying him with money and he admitted it, but hinted that the supply was exhausted. He said he could be Mrs. Hewitt's friend, although he bad married Miss Coghlan. He could not work because he was suffering from nerv- ous debility. The Judge told McFaul he had acted throughout. in a most despicable manner, and ordered him into custody without bail, continuing the case till this morning, | when McFaul's bride will be called to testify. Mrs. Hewitt's first husband was killed by a tree falling upon him three days after they were married, her second husband accidentally killed himself with a shotgun eighteen months after mar- riage, and she was divorced from her third husband. URGES RETENTION OF DISMISSED WORKMEN Building Trades Council Appeals to Board of .Education but With No Success. The Board' of Education met yesterday and‘after transacting some business went irto’ secret session to hear Cleve Dam, | representing the” Building Trades Coun- cil, argue in favor of the retention of the sixty workmen who are to be dismissed to-day. - Dam. produced figures prepared by Auditor Baehr to show that there is sufficient moncy in the school fund to centinue the employment of the work- men. Thé board held that the sum of $36,000 claimed by the Auditor to be In the surplus fund of 1901-2 should be in reality $46,450 76, taking Into consideration claims incurred during this month, and that amount will be reduced still further by additional demands. The board sees no prospective surplus in the present year's fund, claiming that the Auditor has over- looked items of supplies, water and other data. The board informed Dam that some of-the mechanics would be retained to finish some work, but until the Aud- itor recognized the validity of the special levy no further repair work would be done. The resolution dismissing Mrs. Gertrude F. Stratford from the department was rescinded, and her resignation, which she had mailed prior to the board's action, was accepted. The resolution adopted last month or- dering the payment of 31800 for a lot ad- Jjoining the Fairmount School out of the special levy of T% cents was rescinded, and the demand ordered drawn on the regular school fund. —————— Leaves Estate to Widow. The will of Dr. James F. McCone, dted in this city a few days ago, filed for probate yesterday. Ellén Mec- Cone, widow of he deceased, is the sole legatee.” McCone's estate, which is worth £27,000, consists of $10,000 in bank, real es- tate on Ellis street worth $15,000 and per- =onal property worth $2000. who was B o e e e T ) pital at the Presidlo on Monday and lis- ten to the testimony of Harry Connoma, the "young riveter who lost his arm in the explosion. DIVERS AT WORK. Effort Being Made to Recover Bodies From Progreso’s Hald, The preliminary work toward recover- ing the seven bodies which lie somewhere in the hold of the wrecked steamer Pro. greso at the Fulton Iron Works was com- menced yesterday under the direction of ‘Whitelaw Sons, the wreckers, and it is anticipated that Diver John Hillman will make his first descent to-day. It was the desire of the wreckers to tear out a part of the forward portion of the vessel to facilitate the work of Te- covering the bodies, but T. G. Dawson, who represents the owners of the vessel, objected to any further destruction, gi. though it 13 the consensus of opinion that it will be impossible to reconstruct the Bhip and place her in a Sseaworthy condi- tion. Owing to the objection raised it was decided to pull off several plates on the bridge deck and several of the 8ratings over the fireroom, which will make in- gress and egress for the diver easy. Coroner Leland and Chief Deputy Me- Cormack were at the scene of the wreck early in the day and the last named offi- clal remained on the ship until a. late hour yesterday afternoon. At the last meeting of the Iron adopted condol- those who lost it:'lrwl:th t'h.‘hh.lmlu of elr lives in the Progreso explosio; cial mention was made of Oollnné.?l: Gregor, who was a delegate to the Iron Trades Council. Coples of the resolutions were ordered sent to the families of the The Boilermakers’ and Iron Shi - ers’ and Heaters’ Union No. 9053, DA.B;'.“:: L., adopted- resolutions last Th; night thanking Chaplain Smith, Major Kendall, Lieutenant Grubbs, the hospital 54 the fal 2 ST s e of the sufferers of the Progreso explosion, which roused Mrs. Hewitt's | release. | still | SACRIFICE SALE Two carloads of good Pianos —just arrived— and Must Be Sold Immediately They were shipped befors g our quarters were rented to another firm, and we there- fore offer them at following sensational figures: $175.00,5200.00 and $225.00 BUY NOW if you want one—they’re bound to go at these figures. We offer sé)ecizl a secand- hand CONCERT GRAND CHICKERING, in good condition, at $150.00 It’s an unusual offer and will pay you to investigate it. We also have two sec- ond-hand square pianos suitable for practice pur- oses, at only $40.00 and | 50.00 each. THINK OF IT. 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