The San Francisco call. [volume], January 23, 1903, Image 12

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Alexander Is Arraigned.
ff property along the> water front and
vicinity, as requested by the Fire Com
mission.
Officers Hooper, and .McCurrie of the
Humane . Society : arrested " W. - W. • Young,
a driver." for , Nathan, Dohrmaim,"& Co ,
yesterday for using a horse which could
walk . on only three of • Its legs. . Toung
was released on ?20 cash bail.
Is Arrested for Cruelty.
. For best buffets," bars and sideboards and the
medicine cabinets, "Jesse Moore"— pure ryeor
tourbon .whisky — has no equal. •'; ' •
A cold is a good deal like a streetcar,
A . man can always catch It when
be doesn't want it.
Mrs. Theresa Bell has leased .to: Sarah
E. Athrerton*: the premises- at! 1657 and
Ib61 Octavia street. The lease Is for five
years, the .rent to be $300 per month, for
the first three years and $325 for the bal
ance of. the. term. x ' ' '/.' '..* ,'
Mrs. Bell I/sases Property^
. A. M. Hunt, manager of the Independent
Electric LJght arid, Ifower Company, said
his company: had contracts for oil that
flashed at less than 150 degrees and the
contract? would have to be, abrogated if
the test limit were placed at that figure.
'•The committee referred the communlca-'
tion of the Fire Commission regarding
the 'needs of the Fire Department for ad
ditional hydrants and mains to the' Water
Committee, with the recommendation that
the* Spring .Valley Company be requested
to perform the work.
The committee recommended a resolu
tion authorizing the City Engineer to
make plans for ' an ! auxiliary salt water
system fur the better protection from lire
Professor :W. B. Rising of the Univer
sity of California testified that the Hash
test of 150 .degrees .would -be- a -hardship,
on the consumer and he thought 110 de
grees ample for safety. Rising said that
txplcsions from -oil *-could be prevented
by proper ventilation. ¦ Rising said If oil
that flashes, at 200 degrees were stored
in a tank "without ventilation It' would
explode 1 .- The railroad companies are us
ing oil- that flashes at less than 110 de
grees. ¦ "* • ,
The. Supervisors* Fire Committee decid
ed yesterday to file a majority report fix
ing the flash test for fuel oil and crude
petroleum at 140 degrees instead of 110
degrees, as it is under the present or
dinance. The report will be signed by
Supervisors Wilson and Loughery. while
Supervisor Lynch will submit a minority
report recommending a flash test of 130
degrees. ' v.
Fire Marshal Towe urged the commii
tee to raise the test above 110 degrees,
saying that the charter made him respon
sible for fires resulting from dangerous
compounds. Towe. j in fact, wanted . the
test fixed at 130 degrees, but expressed
satisfaction at a limit of 140 degrees. To
a question, of W. Jv* Spinks as to what
fires had occurred through the use of oil
Towe referred to the recent disaster on
the- steamer Progrcso.
' . Read . about the ' TarroU-Whltney
In the Wasp to-day. . ,
elopement
Action on several ordinances • designed
to prohibit blasting, and the maintenance
of rock | crushers or stone quarries within
certain districts was postponed, the com
mittee deciding to visit . the district v af
fected. George . Gray stated; that his
firm did not intend to blast on Telegraph
Hill until It Is determined whether or not
the electors will vote to acquire the hill
ana public park. •
The committee requested the opinion of
the : r City Attorney' as to' whether 7 the
The" claims for damages to result to
property owners through the operation
by the Southern Pacific Company, of a
sleam railroad from the county line to
Mission Bay. filed on behalf of clients by
Kierce &' Gillogley.H. S. Robinson, M.
Mullany. j Grant f&'Cushing- and C. ; F.
Adams were referred to . the City En
gineer for 'examination, adjustment and
report. • ••'¦ « -
Attorney | Herrln said > the . company
would agree to the proposition to refer
to City; Engineer: Grunsky all claims "for
damages that might be filed.
Grunsky said the purpose of the bill is
to inform interested persons that 1 .; they
will not bo assessed for any possible ben
efits; through changes" of grades and also
that 'they will be indemnified for dam
ages.. .,.•:.,' •¦'-.' . . .
The Supervisors' Street Committee^ yes
terday considered the proposed ordlnanca
requiring railroad companies to. file a
bond to protect property owners' from
damages by change of grades for railroad
construction. Chief Counsel "\W F. Iler
nn of the Southern Pacific Company ap
peared and advocated tbe passage ot^ the
bill. R. W. Glllogley, H. D. Robinson 'and
E. D. Sullivan opposed its passage until
they should have time to . examine into
and report upon Its merits. The commit
tee postponed action pending the report of
the City Engineer., relative: to settlement
of damage * claims against >:the Southern
Pacific Company as a result of the pro
posed construction of -its bay shore road.
A suit for divorce was filed yesterday
by Florence Mae Snowball against Alex
ander L. Snowball, the police officer who
a few weeks aub was accused of taking
bribes and then resigned and fled the city.
Mrs. Snowball charges infidelity and cru
elty. The Snowballs were married at
"Woodland in August. 1893.
Divorces were granted to Julia C. Hen
dryx from Benjamin Hendryx, for cruel
ty; Edith Jane Chevalier from. Enoch
Hammond Chevalier, for intemperance,
and Alfred Hausel from Madeleine Hau
sel. for cruelty.
The suit for divorce filed some time ago
by Adeline Lechuyse against Arnold de
P. Lechuyse was tried before Judge Gra
ham yesterday. Mrs. Lechuyse was
granted a decree, on the ground of de
sertion and failure to provide. She tes
tified that she married Lechuyse while
she was under the Impression that ha
was a nobleman and a man of wealth.
She learned of her mistake, she Eald,
within a short time after she became his
wife. When he learned that he was
found out he deserted her, leaving her
to the care of her father. F. Biagini.
Her testimony was corroborated by Bia
gini, who also told the court that at the
present time his son-in-law was a convict
at Fort "Wayne. Texas, where he was
serving a sentence for bigamy.'
Suits for divorce were filed by Thomas
M. Hicklln against Theresa G. Hicklin,
Charles Laurence against Mary Agnes
Laurence, Daniel Smith against Emille
Smith and Sarah Bosworth against
Charles W. Bosworth, for desertion.
The order directing W. C. Callinan, lead
er of the Columbia Theater Orchestra, lo
appear and show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt for failing
to pay his wife, Gertrude E. Callinan,
alimony was dismissed by Judge Mu
rasky. Caliinan testified that five weeks
ago he lost his position at the Columbia
and that since that 'time he has not
earned enough to enable him to comply
with the order of court.
Shannon replied that the betting was an
insignificant part of the sport and the at
tendance is larger., on; Sundays: than on
other days. Many people travel to the.
coursing park for the ride and with no
idea of betting, and it;ls, in fact, a "poor
man's sport," Shannon said. ¦ .
Supervisor Curtis asked If coursing
could be. run profitably if it was prohib
ited on Sunday. , Curtis said he objected
to the' gambling feature of the sport on
Sundays.' ; ; ¦ ; ¦ .' . . :
The Supervisors' Police Committee, yes
terday, reported back to the board with
out recommendation the proposed ordi
nance permitting coursing matches or
races between dogs by allowing betting
thereon within the inclosure of the cours
ing track only., for. a limited period of
days In any'one calendar iyear.
Domlnick Shannon appeared, on behalf
of. the Ingleside Coursing Association. He
said that his organization was legislated
out of existence by a former Board of 1
Supervisors some three years ago at the
time when horse racing was put under
the ban.
mit Bog Races Back to
Board.
Police Committee Refers Bill to Per-
MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION
ON COURSING ORDINANCE
Southern Pacific Agrees
to City Engineer as
Arbitrator.
Supervisors Favor an
Increase in Present
Limitation. .
For Croup and Infantile coughs, contains no
narcotics or stupefying drugs. 25c, 50c. Drug
gists. . -.. • -.:
nSPKClALLT KOK CHILDREN*.
Adams' Irish Moss Cough Balsam.
FAVORS HIGHER
TEST FOR OIL
DAMAGE CLAIMS
TO BE ADJUSTED
Board of* Supervisors has power to grant
the.petitlon of Henry E. Bothin for'a
franchise to operate a line of automobiles
on Van Ness avenue, which is a boule
vard, and also whether a franchise is at
all necessary in the premises."
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announced yesterday the follow
ing examinations for positions in the ser
vice: Hebrew interpreter in immigration
service, salary $1200 per annum, Febru
ary 24; watch . officer, coast and geodetic
survey, seven vacancies, February 24 and
21 '^r '
Civil Service Examinations.
LECHUYSE POSES
AS MAN OF RANK
moned, but upon examination it was
found that life was already extinct. The
Coroner's-^ffjee was notified, but upon
the order3"~fof Coroner Leland the body
was taken to a local undertaking estab
lishment.
A. M. Davis of the Emporium said that
he was at a Joss to understand how the
lamentable accident really happened, and
the theory advanced that the boy lost
his balance and fell backward and was
crush«=«l between the floors was the most
plausible. He said that .the Emporium
I had placed every modern safeguard on
Its elevators and that this was the first
serious accident that has happened since
the place had been opened.
}l. R. Hunter, the operator of the ele
vator, was so unnerved by the accident
j that he was compelled to go home. He
j is unable to threw any light- on the sad
I affair and states that the first intimation
j he had of the accident was when he heard
an agonizing cry and frit the Jar of the
elevator. He immediately stopped the ma
chine and assisted in extricating the body
of the unfortunate boy.
Mrs. Peppin. mother of the dead boy,
I has been confined to her bed for several
weeks and when Informed of her son's
I death almost collanped from the attend
{ ant shock. E. D. Peppin. the stepfather
I of the dead Jjoy,. Is employed by the
Southern Pacific Company as a. telegraph
operator and an uncle, John Carroll, is a
I well-known horseman.
Owing to the fact that Hunter had his
back turned at the time of the accident
it is not positively known what occurred
after the start wai made, and the first
intimation of anything wrong was the
cry of the boy and the sudden jar of
the elevator. It has been ascertained
that the rear screen on the cage had
been shoved up and the most plausible
theory Is that Carroll in the darkness
of the basement pulled his truck on the
elevator and started to lean against the
screen, as had been his custom. As the
usual support had been raised he lost
his balance and fell backward. The boy
was caught between the basement and
first floors and his chest was crushed in
a frightful manner. The elevator was
itopped and medical attendance sum-
A« near as can be learned shortly after
rioon yesterday Carroll rang the bell at
the basement floor, and upon the descent
of the elevator pushed a truck he was
handling on the waiting cage. The ele
vator Is enclosed on three sides as a mat
ter of safety with heavy iron screen".
Upon the arrival of the elevator at the
bottom of the shaft Carroll proceeded to
push his truck on the platform and when
he had done so gave the signal to H. R.
Hunter, the elevator operator, to go up.
killed by a freight elevator in that
establishment yesterday afternoon. There
were no eye-witnesses to th» tragedy,
and it can only be conjectured how the
accident occurred.
The deceased went to work for the Em
porium about ten days ago and his em
ployers rpe&k in the highest terms of
hlai. He resided with his mother and
stepfather, E. D. Peppin. at S24 Hayes
etreet-
h— — s^UGENE CARROLL, a 17-year
m old boy, employed by the Em-
pcrium ia the capacity of por
** ter. was crushed and Instantly
William Desmond, chief of detectives of
St. Louis. Mo., called upon Chief Wittman
yesterday and was shown over the Hall
of Justice, lie is here with his bride on
their honeymoon 'trip and is stopping at
the Occidental Hotel. Chief Desmond is
credited with being one of the cleverest
men in the detective business in the Unit
ed States.
St. Louis Chief Sere.
The Aberdeen, which was bound for
Gray's Harbor, continued on her way
to Eea after the collision. Before she
reached the heads, however, It was dis
covered that she was leaking and Cap
tain Ilansen returned to Mission-street
wharf for repairs. Captain Ilansen dis
claims all responsibility for the collision.
The passengers on the Tiburon wtre
greatly frightened by the shock of the
collision. A catastrophe was only avert.ed
by the fact that the ferryboat's engines
were moving at half speed at the time of
the collision and the prompt action of
Captain White in stopping his boat. The
Tiburon left her slip at Tiburon at 5:30,
having on board about 150 passengers
from Santa Rosa, Petaluma and other
up-country stations along the California
Northwestern road. Captain H. R. AVhite
was in charge of the ferryboat. All went
well until the pilot was turning his boat
toward the San Krancisco slip. The
eteain schooner Aberdeen, bound out, was
running close to the^ wharves. Captain
White had the right of way, but the
schooner pilot paid no attention to the
whistle of warning and continued going
ahead. The Tiburon's engines were
slowed down. Captain White, seeing the
collision was inevitable, gave several
short whistles and reversed his engines.,
but it was too late to avert ( the collision.
The Aberdeen's bow struck the Tiburon
just to the rear of her forward lifeboat
davits, cutting away the rail and several
teet of decking. "After disentangling her
self the Tiburon made the run into the
slip and discharged her passengers.
James Black, a passenger on the TI
buron, said in an Interview last night:
"I was on the Tiburon this evening when
she was struck by that steam schooner.
The first I knew of the impending danger
was when the whistle sounded several
short blasts and immediately thereafter
the engine gong sounded four times. Only
a few seconds thereafter we collided, i
rushed to the outside and saw the other
boat backing away. Our boat was badly
damaged, but we passengers could not
tell whether the hull was penetrated or
not. We were about two hundred" yards
from the shore. The boat's officers as
sured us all was well, but it was some
time before the women passengers could
be quieted down. It was evidently the
schooner's fault and not the Tiburon's."
Captain White of the Tiburon. who re
sides at Tiburon, absolutely refused to
discuss thej collision. The Tiburon is laid
up at her slip on this side of the bay.
She is badly damaged outside and her
timbers wrenched. The Donahue, which
has been taking the place of the Tamal
pals on the North Shore road, took the
Tiburon's place.
The California Northwestern Railroad
ferry boat Tiburon collided with the
steam schooner Aberdeen about C o'clock
last evening off Washington-street wharf.
The schooner struck the ferryboat on the
port side about. ten feet from the bow,
tearing away her rail and damaging a
portion of her deck, but not penetratlnjr
her hull. The Aberdeen was slightly in
jured. Is'o one was hurt on either vessel.
Passengers. Receive a Big
Scare, but Escape With
out Harm.
Steam Schooner Pokes
a Hole in Bow of
the Tiburon.
ABERDEEN RUNS
INTO FERRY-BOAT
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FBIDAY, JANUARY 23, 3903.
Distressing Accident Occurs in Emporium,
and Owing to Absence of Eyewitnesses
It Is Not Known How It Happened
EUGENE CARROLL IS CRUSHED
TO DEATH BY FREIGHT ELEVATOR
TOUKG BOY EMPLOYED AS A PORTER AT THE EMPORIUM WHO
"WAS CRUSHED BT AX ELEVATOR "WHILE AT WORK YESTERDAY
AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
C. E. Perkins, a salesman of Palp Alto,
filed notice of bankruptcy In the United
States District Court yesterday. Hla lia
bilities are $1607 95 and assets $800. t
He Is Insolvent.
Ernest Alexander, former policeman,
was arraigned before Judge Lawlor yes
terday on the charge of accepting a bribe
frcm Lulu "Wilson while he was a mem
ber of the force. Attorney W. W. Foote,
who represented Alexander, asked for a
speedy trial and the Judge set the data
for next Tuesday. . ¦'•¦." -'"
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