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The recent army maneuvers have taught some interesting things in the war art, which are described in THE SUNDAY CALL. VOLUME C— XO. 126. HURRICANE CAUSES LOSS OF MANY MILLIONS. Storni Extends Northeast erly From Gulf, Doing Damage Over Large Area RUMORS OF LOSS OF LIFE AT PEXSACOLA Havoc Wrought Along, the Lines of Southern Rail ways and Cities Flooded LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept. 27. — The tropical burrlca»e for the. past trrenty-four haars ha* been churning: the vrateT* of the Gulf* of Mexico and dome much damage on the coast and far lnlaad. Is toniEht whipping throaßh Xorthem Alabama In a northeasterly direction at a velocity but uligbtly less than that recorded in Xcv»- Orleans dur ing the day. Report* received do not Indicate any loss of life, but the dam age to property over the territory touched ' by the citorm I* somethlns «B«rmooi, AH 'wire communication is seriously \u25a0 disarranged, and In some in stances has resulted in cutting off cities completely. Mobile not bavins been beard from In nearly twenty-four hour*. Xumeroas washouts have , oc curred, the Interruption from this cause in one case extending for thirty miles. Pensacola, where the maximum velocity of wind was probably felt early this morning, reports a property loss of $3,000,000 in the city alone, and sends rumors of loss of life, which It Is im possible' to confirm tonight, as the un certain Wire which held lons enough to jrle.-in this information late this after noon failed with the coming of night. New. Orleans furnished the subject of numerous wild rumors during the day, but authentic reports from there tonight indicate that while there was considerable damage to property, there has been no loss of life in the city. Wires bet woe n New Orleans and the gulf are prostrated, and it will be several- days before anything can be heard from the. vast territory between the Crescent City and the gulf, and from the shipping which is riding out the" storm in -the' open^ ffuit.,; Biloxi, Miss., .and iloss - .'Point.- Aliiis-- have not been heard from for.iwenly-four:hourE, Moss " Point reporting ;tfce water ~i five i eci deep ia ; the .streets j ptjlp <s"s "' ittlc town at'ifl o'clock Wednesday night.* ; There was a heavy rain and hijro wind ot. Montgomery, Ala., during the dayi but no serious damage was done: A sale Is blowing at Birmingham to r.!ght after a day of- steady rain, which has been continuous for thirty-six hours.' GREAT DAMAGE TO RAILROADS. Atlanta began to feel the storm ; at noon today, but up to 8 o'clock tonight its force had not.beVn increase! to an extent portending serious results. The damage to railroad* is very Heavy. Re ports t<i the officials of the Lou'rville and IfashvlHe road from the superin tendent of the Mobile and Montgomery divisions indicate that the loss approxi mates f1.00e.000. The tracks between Floatman, Ala., and Pensacola. Fla., are obstructed In many places., and in some localities badly torn up by falling trees, while the section between Geor gian and Graceville, Fla..- has suffered similarly. At Pensacola the Louisville and Nashville grain elevator has been de stroyed and : the entire trackage to Lscaratia Bay is ruined. " The railroad •» harf at Pensacola is reported to be a total' loss and thirty-nine cars of coal of the company was washed into the bay. "Further reports indicate that the roadbed "between Bay Minette, Fla., and Mobile, a'distance ,of thirty miles, has been washed away, rendering traffic impossible. Five hundred section work men are being rushed tonight from Montgomery and Birmingham to, the scene of the damage. The Louisville and ICashville also suffered several washouts Dear New Or-; leans and trains from the" latter city are being run tonight over certain sec tions of this trackage. The New Or leans and Kortheastern road reports its tracks under water at several places in the vicinity of New Orleans. No word has/come from any of the other railroads having their tsrminals at Mobile. The waters ; of Lake Pontchartrain, which for th«; past twenty-four hours have been five feet above normi!, caus ing a serious overflow* in parts of New Orleans, receded, appreciably. The waters in the 'submerged districts be gan to drain off, .arid the wind, which veered to the northwest, began to drive the waters of the lake towaid the gulf. PEXJfVOITIiAY BRIXGS I>- 510.000 TO HEIRS Ilciatlvcs of Victim nfaa En?ii«h Kail - xtbt Disaster Receive I^rtrse Sum From London Weekly. LOXDOX. Sept. 27.— The heirs of one of the victims of the Grantham rail way disaster have received 110,005 in surance, which was effected at a cost of one penny. The insured was a regular subscriber to a* London penny weekly which- in sures. its readers against accidents and death. The day of the disaster he sent his bag.' containing a current: copy of thepaper, duly- signed, :!©_ the: hotel at Retford,' where he expected to pass the nlgrht. Within'a" few hours of his death the, claim was- examined,- allowed 'and *»ttled ''aHHOHaMMiH The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY. TELEPHOXE TEMPOR.VKY 88. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28.1906. j WEATHER COXDITIOXSi ; VESTEBPAY — C!*ar; rr«^t wind: maximum temperature 70: minimum temperature 51. FORECAST FOR . TODAY— Fair; continued lvarm; light west wind. • Pae« 7 j CITY. \u25a0> St. Patrick's Church parishioners will hold a pionie j tomorrow at' Snrilmound. . Pa.?* 10 Mrs. Oelri;hs receives letters ct administra tion of estates of husband and brother. ..Fa.ge 16 ; Negotiations pending between. M. H. de* Youns and Eastern firm abont buildins on Geary street tlirocgh to O'Farrell. - Fare 16 "» Committee on unifcrm leplilstion recommends measures suggested by the Armstrong commit tee of New York. | Face 9 Closing arguments made in trial of Vance and Simmons for killing Tilden. . Paye'ls Jcker believed to have been inserted in spur j track ordinance through Southern > Pacific ,in | fluence. . Page 9 Washincton advises that' British steamer He ! storer need not be forfeited for violating J nav j ijst'.on law?. ' "Page 7 Insnrance >ocimi|tee tn make complete tech j nical report on the recent disaster. Page 9 Interstate Commerce . Commission notifies \u25a0 Southern " I'aciflc of modified ruling covering "ex ! cursions. 'Z+ . Paje 15 Ralph Scanlin beats two telephone girls and be?s merer from rival. . , ; ; Page 3 ; Two women plead for a divorce by which one ] can rid herself of husband and. the other se • cure him. '. Page 16 Junk thieves^ steal .valuable brass from St. Francis Hotel and damage plumbing.-* Page 16 Southern Pacific . announces intention of rush- Ing the Sacramento Southern' Railroad to com pletion. = ; . Pace 16 Albert M. Johnson, has been, selected as at torney for the Carmen's Union •in the arbitra ! tion proceedings. .'••'» \u0084 "Page 16 Charles Husband, ja \u25a0 driver, found lying j near i Softer street car tracks fatally injured. Paye 16 California Liquor Dealers' > Association - re considers the proposal to remove, Abe Ruef as | attorney and Instead give 6 \u25a0 him • warm indorse ! ment. V~V? Page '5 I POLITICS. Hearst decides to pull down the Independence League candidates in New York. , Paje 1 1 Gillett makes telling speech at Yallejo' and | arouses great enthusiasm. Page 2, i Langdon. ' candidate of -_,the Independence ] L^apre. campaigns in Contra Costa. - Page 15 j Union Labor party decides to place no candl | dates in field for Supreme Justices. Page 2 I 'Bryan declares ijesrst's nomination pleas?s' i him and that editor will make a - strong | race. Page 2 ; LABOR. San • Francisco Carpenters' Union \u25a0 ' No. 22 \ at ! tracts attention at Niagara Falls. 1 . . Page 8 Waiters* Union is to make war on union men \u25a0 patronlrlns Japanese restaurants. - • Page: 9 ! SPORTS. Automobllists want , challenging motor' cathu | slsts to make contest. reliability; eVent. Page 10. " Portland i defeats Seals \ f in . ten-Inning .. game; ; score. 2 ta l.f \u25a0':-_ " : '~ , \u25a0 \u25a0.'-. .--' '\u25a0'"'\u25a0 •'."-'Pist) 10; Roseberi-Lady Amelia match race declared. off \ ewlsw lo'cafaTortble track. conditions.*.. Fags *^ll } M Jkb Gol&i Myer ': ail :- Hanold I Gets ' Tlctorlous ] Sin ' "iiais> tennis ! tournament.'- V; ' '/-f;; J^Page^lO j* ' Sj^amento; dogs i-i\-ln /first" and : ; Eecond^ prizes Pat Vancouver -field /trials. /-.. * .: - '?, Pace- 10 " Jack O'Brien, the boxer, undertakes .to' stop j two men. each ln : ten" rounds.' ' '. Page-11 i ; . Eddie . Hanloa - rules ; an . S»4-to-10 i choice ; OTer . j Hyland in the betting ontonight'a fight. Page 11 = Beifger and'- O'Brien are unable to agree '• on' I rulr3 governing their proposed bout. Page 11 Judd' n. ' Gibbs, once a power In local \u25a0 fia'tlc i circles, is dead. : ,-'."" Vtst 11 L j SOCIETY. Mrs.. Ot-lrlrhs to leave San Francisco on Sat i urday for the East. '\u25a0\u25a0'.* ; Page 8 j MIXIXG. j Promising development work proceeds in many ! j Nevada mining camps. : , Page 7 JMARIVE. I>ombard street wharf, long ago condemned. | collapses. ~ Page 7 Merchants call Harbor Commission's atten j tien to necessity of providing docking facilities ; for grain . trade. Page 7 | SUBURBAN. ; . Oatrandcr says wife caroused with other men while he was ill. I Page 6 . Shoplifting charges against Mrs. Fanny - Rosen j thai dismissed at Berkeley. Page 1 6 Carl tea Wall, after, Oakland accident, -says his autcnioblling career is endeU. Slight change in the i critical condition of Mrs.* Henry- A. j Mclvln.. Page 6 Schoolmaster elopes with his pretty pupil arid I can't be found.:, . ~ -'Page* 6 i Man and woman boldly attempt to rob Italian lat SoctlT San' Francisco. \u25a0 Fajo 6 \u25a0 Litigation over a $100,000 estate at Redwood I City ccraproniised. Page 6 Woepii of " Ross Valley tear down cards of I Candida Ifs tacked on telr graph poles. - Page 6 | COAST. . J,* Hotel- clerk, well "known In California;' weds I daug'iit?.." at Eastern millionaire. - Page 3 " J.~ TV. .Brewster says miners at fJoldfield ran ! him out of town. . Page 5 Adolph Weber, Acburn mnrdr rer, meets deata j on gallows with smile on ; lips. : Page 5 DO3IESTIC. ' ; CompT roller of Currency Ridgcly; addresses I Bankers" Association in Pliiladelphia. : Payejll Couple that. robbed butcher of nearly .slo,ooo jnt Portland, - Or., are- under arre3t in • Salt i^ke. . \u0084. . -;. -.- < • : :."; :_•'. Paje 11 Hurricane extends northward, causing, prop erty loss of niariy - millions. \u25a0 Page \u25a0: 5 T«;tlmony before Interstate Commerce Cora mlFsloner" at Denver "Indicates coal land ] frauds. :.:.:,.- ;?»r»'l i Heavy earthquake causes panic in Porto, Rico," i but does little damage. Page 6 j FOREIG>\ Army . and navy; preparing for possible in i.vasioD'of Cuba. ' 'Page 1 ' Moderate p*rty of Cnba makes fin.il effort to j fcerp PtfslSent- Palms in- office. "• Page'l : Secretary Taft- maj-; Boon proclaim himself j provisional Governor of: Cuba. ; Page.l: . ".. Sealers' report \ Japanese raiding .. Russian r seai . rooterles la the Bering Sea with heavily; nrm'e<l forcrs. : ;';;-. Pa^e 1 AFONG PASSES AWAY I 2n t HIS NATIVE LAND HONOLUIiU. Sept. .27.— News _ has j ! been received^ here that Afong. the i , well-k'npwn Chinese capitalipt; formerly of Hawaii; died in; China on Tuesday, ! i September 25.'? " • ' :: Afong settled, in Hawaii about' forty j years ago and amassed .considerable ! wealth. In business.' He married a-half white wonian, by whom he had fifteen ! children. . two ' sons and thirteen da u gh- | ters. About .fifteen years ago; he; re-*1 turned to. China with one of ; his"; sons, ! leaving over $1,000,000 for his -family. l His daughters'became prominent in so- j cial- circles and- were noted' as : being! among the most.beautiful- women inUhei Hawaiian Island?. Nearly , air of ;them i married men .of \u25a0'.prominence.- one .he- \ coming the wife of Rear AdmiraltWhit--,i ins.:" . ' - \u25a0 ' * ' SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER' 28,, 1906. PREPARING PLANS FOR INVASION OF CUBA. Transportation of Troops a Grave 'Problem' \u25a0• Being, Con sidered bvArmy and Navy INTERVENTION SEEMS QUESTION; OE HOURS All Efforts to Keep/Palma in Office Fail— Taft Max Soon Become -"Governor SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. CALL BUREAU, - . - .POST. BUILDING, ; WASHINGTON, : Sept. 2/.— possible: invasion' ;- : of Cuba was the incentive of con tinued activity in the AVar ,and Navy departments to-day. : At. the war col lege ".. th e general staff of the army has held a\u25a0 ; session which ' lasted' through the - after noon. At its close : the policy of secrecy which > Has- characterized the army in ' the : prosecution 1 of Cuban- as well as other matters \vas*. maintained, and; it was said thatUhemee'tinghad to do only^ with .the practical working of the problems dealing with the trans portation,' arming ; and feeding a United States army which might be called upon , to sail from the Atlantic Coast to Havana or some other point on the: Cuban 'coast. In spite-- of repeated assertions by members of the •general staff that an army, sufficient^ to quell the disturb ances in Cuba could be landed in that island within . a. week,; the question is raised by military, experts not directly interested in the general stnff. plans •whether this is. actually possible. They seem inclined to doubt , whether .the army is very much better prepared for a contingency than it.was in 1898. /They .point: out- that'the bids for horse's a.nd: mules were- opened ;ln .Chicago only, two days'*ago.{and'that"'at least^^month: wfir^bfe inspection"; and .acceptance!'. l n '>^ the,. matter.;, of transportation .the army ; is said to be equallj>badlyc6ff. /' Only \u25a0 the .Sumnor : is available, and, although , the "general staff is keeping^ watch: of ships which might be pressed • into the service, the number' of these varies day to day, and v.'hen.an>' one of them be comes available it will- require several days to refit it ? for* the transportation of troops; • ... \u25a0: \u25a0'--; - -:/. \u25a0 ,\u25a0, \u25a0 • \u25a0" . ;. . -. WORK AHEAD FOR THE XAV Y. Meanwhile the brunt of actual op erations has fallen upon the navy. In addition' to the ships already dispatched to Cuba it, was officially announced this afternoon that the: Columbia, after reaching \ New/ York : ,with : Secretary Root onboard,' would be held in^readi ness to transport ibluejackets and ma rines'to Cuba if required: It was said that this • was also ," the intention :\u25a0 to-, ward the Rhode Island, which has been Continued on Pagje 3, ;.: Column ,3. ALLEGED FRAUD IN COAL LANDS. , DENVER, • SepO'if-'i 27. — Charles . t A. Prouty, Interstate Commerce Commis sioner, heard evidence 'here today under congressional authorization .. against the Union Pacific Coal; Company, -a sub sidiary corporation 'of the railway com pany, in connection <vith charges that the [company; fraudulently; secured .'con trol of '.immense tracts of •,' coal '; lands. Tonight Commissioner; FJrouty said: *\u25a0-. ."If; the evidence given beforeCme— ; and I : believe Jt'.to: he i true— can be sub stantiated, the Union Pacific Coal Com pany wrongfully "controls coal lands: jn "Wyoming and othei- States that are worth millions' of; dollars. The matter will have to come before Con§ress, and after It does ; it remains for. those most., deeply. interested to begin civil. actions in?thef courts.'.!-' . i'-i'" / Judge Cyrus Beard of the • Supreme Court of "Wyoming , was one of. the Wit nesses today, and he testified that/he located i coal 1 lands for ,the % company and -.then sold his • location "right -for "s2oo more , than the -specula tion cost him: At" that .time -he 'was Union Pacific at torney. -."\u25a0He . that y the .com pany provided .; the money, . with which he paid for'rthe lands \u25a0orlglnalijv : a"nd that.,the : $20« was .for his .trouble. ;' Half a.dbzehvvyltnesses testified were -* taken * to '• a ;. room '\u25a0 In :\u25a0'\u25a0 the '.Union station': bJV.George'-, ilcsholder,- ...'a'.: gani bier,-and-were, there, given : from* $3 'to $S->ach"' for papers the ; , nature of 'which ttlieyt t1iey did .hotkhow. \u25a0 ; It "is , alleged [that .''."\u25a0 these"; men, -who w'cr'p : 'mainly..^habitues . off; saloon : arid s!miiar> rssprtP^ ,^v»re ,;upedv ; asV^'durn-' mips":'. by;^the> company in securing lands .under,-thelr. names. • AnK^^wlt^ n'f5 f s ;)r"?.)ifi to have bcon premised immunity and -th<=y testified freely; ' The Denver hearing is tho last to-b<» \u25a0h»ld in th<*^\>.«t;at this time "and'Com mi s s lone r.. Pr out y ; ha s . sts t art^afl^^^^Sf ineton,, where he will hle,hisf"repSrt^ LEAGUE NOMINEES TO BE PULLED DOWN. Hearst Decides to Be'"Res: ...... \u25a0..-.,- .••\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• :;a .j-. <\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0.\u25a0:.> \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 O ular " in -His ; Campaign for -Governor of New York DISGUST£BERVADES DE]MpS|HIG SANKS Vote Shows Editor Could Xot Have Won Had He Not Sandl^^|eiiDelegates SPECIAL DISPATCH- TO 'THE CALL. BUFFALO, -«rpf. 27.— With no at tempt to conceal 'their hfttcrnejis nnd their hope that [the' ticket named this ••- .-\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 "' " -->-.. \u25a0\u25a0"'• "Si \u25a0h'i>;'-' : -";'i'j'»j r-.>r,^.r -.>r,^. , ...... .- .... mornluß "Ml meet •ot errrhelinlng de feat, the. . Democratic flea de*ft rrho made a gallant, though losing^ flßbt to me i their party, -from Hi he. HearatOlnrphy alllanc«>r i left:-for. j .thelr;honic» todaV.":-- : - That Hearst :\u25a0 om» ' hj« nomination wholly to t?ie ; brataliunseatlnj; of Dem ocratic delegates, who .rrcrc ; legally elected and sent to Buffalo "to oppose his candidacy,; is ;\u25a0\u25a0 novr more , apparent than ever. V -.Without / the assistance of Murphy and Sullivan j not seven jthelav lsh use of mnnoy in the; rural districts of the State could have given him more than a handful of delegates. These two Tammany poTrers literally naaii bagsred \u25a0'.. the : convention and •' turned it over to him in : a t helpless condition. This Is established? by. an analysis -of the vote- cast for Hearst. ' .' ; Hearst' owed, ninety-five of^his 309 votea to >ther;unseatingof~duly elected delegates holding credentials -arid i to the desire of delegates to protect'them selves locally- when, there was no' longer, any. chance of defeating him.;' ,r, r : •"•';' LACKED A .MAJORITY. ' As avrnatter ; of » fact there; were"' four more votes', from' two western ; counties which, had ; been; instructed for 'him, -but which '.- would "have "been -cast:* against h i m if v necessary, r- His real ; s tren gt'n in the'conventiohN .therefore. ! was, 210 out of 450," or. sixteen.votes less than i a;ma jority. '" ( *."'..'-'' '' : *\u25a0* In; the' new; organization';ofUhe.pern ocratic; party ;' Murphy is. the State lead er. He has absolute, control, of .the new- State* committee, which will meet for organization in the Hoffmann House'on Monday.^ VWlHlam J. .Conner's lof \u25a0 Buffalo will be "elected chairman as -a reward for,: nominating his ; candidate for Gov ernor. "",••\u25a0 . \u25a0\u25a0.'"''; \u0084.\u25a0'•': :. - . - • " ' \u25a0 .' " v -For the men who. have- managed f the Hearst campaign trouoleig- already be ing-made^byy persons i who. '\u25a0} -hadv*; been promised local nominations and r by. can didates 'who will ; be . dropped from" the Independence ' League ticket. , " '.- - ;NO;I.BAGUE->OMixATIO\s/' tIV In \u25a0'\u25a0many: part's ;of the State; {where iocal -.tickets wereiin course of prepafa-* tion, r the J.Hearst 1 ; followers have \u25a0 been told'there will i be > no.; League nomlna tiohsnand i'they must; now/seekt-tolbe placed • upon i.the: Democratic ' ticket.^As a of this necessary development of the Hearst. campaign there is much dlpcord, among 'the? men; who, have: bepfi his most • ent I hlisiast ' c ..^^^^^^^^andi echoes of It began today to\'r^^^^ cars;of tho Hearst .political [manager's; .According, to present plansth?rc?will be '-no -Independence League -ticket an; the 5 '- field." ., That; has been^practically - --.- . '<' \u25a0,-.\u25a0,-•\u25a0-.'-\u25a0>'.•\u25a0.\u25a0 '-.^ \u25a0•" --\u25a0:-.\u25a0•-,---\u25a0 -'..-.,-..,:.;.,. -.f.,. decided-i by. : the •\u25a0; -Hearst ;. managers/ Formnl; action; on the matter will be taken tomorrow In New;- York, at fa .*\u25a0 - * — > meeting ;'of- the. Independence. League executive^ committee." :;-It; is- the ;plah to ;st_^p|aBllde jr. the interest ofj^^^|% their »Pac'rlfl ? p. -If. the Conw^^J^g*lg^CoiiSa?g NINE PERSONS HURT IN COLLISION OF A RUNAWAY CAR AND WAGON. j»; '""',';..."::,.--;"'"." ..-•--— , ... :. : ::. r .._,.. .,'/. ' , — - — : — — — : \u25a0 — — — — \u2666 Nine persons -.were injured yesterday" afternoon when a runaway ear on Oak street, [crowded ;with .passengers,' struck a wagon at Pierce street in its descent. \u25a0 — — " ' — — ' ' " — \u25a0 ' — . ' . * * JAPANESE RAIDING SEAL ROOKERIES. VICTORIA, B/C, 'Sept.; 27.— The sealing schooner " City } of," San ; Diegoi first ; of ; the fleet ' from ., Bering. Sea .to reach port, arrived * tonight, ; bringing news of . several ; more ; raids made^ by 'Japanese sealing '; schooners, ] armed with quick-firmg s guns, on Copper, and i B ering \ islands, whose ; rookeries *. are I leased by , an American \ company from the \u25a0 Russian Government, .which ] has guards: on the .islands; .Hunters r of Japanese schooners "who -boarded'ths City > of; San (Diego; in { Bering 5 Sea ported ; that a number;.' of .Japanese ; schooners : had made raids \u25a0 at ; Copper Island^Jtwo - being /armed , '.'with 3 Gat ]iings,S_withT: which i^they"; bombarded ' the : hutsv of \u25a0> the.- guards :on : - the? island. b*ef ore^lancjin'g. : : ';. " ; . ;jr':.^ : ':'_: ' ";'Z ,"\u25a0 " ! : : "^During ; the. past (summer,-itvwashesti iniated.-j at. least twenty. Japanese, were jSiTied * and \u25a0 none know how -many • Rus sians, had been , \u25a0shot. -The : captain', of one ; of *?the ' Japanese" 'schooners' v.was amone. the killed, . having been ""^shot "through 'the... head, by. \u25a0 the' \u25a0\u25a0' rookery g-uards. Th" City of ..-air'Dipgn rp-. \ ported seeing about twenty-five ~''Jap anese schoonprs in, Bering i Sea"., -They were fclusteredi close ,'aboutphe I islands and shooting -right, and left. \u25a0 Conse-" quently the Victoria schooners' were obliged- to" remain sixty -mtlss. out3ide ! itheUslandsland'hadjaipoor, season. V- f, jF*A| gapd • ij^us ttated\story, ot the - revolution *in % the - Philippines * olwrought bv»r t lie introduction ot I jj T»stjne^pnP I ma'cJ&inery appears. in\ ih , I I^THfi^UNFDAY CA'fcL.- ? I SCENE OF .STREET CAR 'ACCIDENT ON OAK STREET. NEAR TIEKCE. AND PHOT(V° y " GRAPHS OF GEOROE WILLIAMS AND OSCAR KUULSINKE, • TWO OF . THE I>*- I— — - — \u25a0 -^— i— — - — _ !—! — : — _ : :: — _ : L SANITY OF THAW IS QUESTIONED. _.; NEW jTORK, 'Sept. '\u25a0; 27.— Tt ,\ wris", dis - closed, tonight-thai 5 Harry' X. ; Thaw' ii \u25a0 to>bc"i examined -before 1 - c •tiiu'.ry'toin utission^ This stei» lias be»n ;4oci<!e-l on by ATfcaVs .lawyers ;Vi':or. m'«c* per suasion r uy-. Mrs. Wiiliam Thaw. :' She plaiic* "^to " avoid havini; . him . placed >n trial" ,- for '\u25a0 ,the slaying ~of "^ Stanford •Whiter; preferring • to? have him '< sent . to the"';Matteawan; asylum" fori the 'crimmal Insane. • • .: ' ir'A'ru; application for ."the appointment of -the-lunacy commission will be made it .is '. before ''Justice Cian chard next week. in the"Supre:no' v Court criminal branch.' "' 'The application : will be -.based 'upon i tha : affidavits '• of several of-vTha'w's' lawyers and of alienists who have'/rnade {\u25a0 a ; ; thorough physical - and men tar examination 'of the,prisoner. l"--*InformationHhat;this(wasl "--* InformationHhat;this ( was to^be made \u25a0h'aslreAchedUhe ) District f Attorney's ; of-; \u25a0 fice. <; No^oppbsitlon^willibcoffered.i The District '} Attorney's - office will insist, however,;* upon > having -\u25a0 an\ examinatioiv of iThaw;by ; Drs.^MacDonald arid Flint, representing !thetstate. ; PRICE FIVE CENTS. List of Injured in Car Accident. Martin Gray, 793 Clajton street. GnstaV Bcrgb, 225 Parnassas aye. 1 T. , R. 1 Corcoran, 1845 Devisadero ; street. Oscar Knrlsinke, ISB7 Page street. John Kelleghan, 163S Eleyenth aye. Theodore Schiafcucker, 225 Church street George Williams, Seventh ayeme and J street Benry Esserman, address an> Henry. J. Stolz, 1935 Baight street ...Nine, persons -.were Injured yesterday afternoon in a ; street - car accident on Oak;" street when one. of the Mission ! ears dashed 'down the steep grade from Stelnef ~ to. VDevis'adero 3treet Th« brakes . refused to work at the top ot the hill and the'motorman was power less to check the speed of the car. »At Pierce : street a .debris :• wagon was struck \u25a0 and half a. dozen passengefa were hurled from. their insecure' places^ .while'others, panic stricken, leaped to ,' the", street." . ' . . The presence of mind of John Reilly. . the motorman,' alone prevented a much > more, serious catastrophe. Realizing; that It was impossible for him to. stop 7 j the "car, .-he : turned \u25a0' to- the passengsri *\u25a0 I and begged them to keep their 'seata^ ( until .the up-grade .between Devisadero ( and BrodeiMck street should be reached. i He knew that then he could bring*tha ! car to a standstill.- Several men on the | car acted on hla •advice. They stood '.manfully ln^. front of the terrlfled" | women and kept them from, leaping 'to ! certain. injury and perhaps death. j ""Keep- your seats," \u25a0' Reilly shouted ] above the. clatter of the rattling car {trucks. Had it not been for the colll-' t sion with the wagon all might have ; escaped uninjured. } CARiBADIiY OVERCROWDED. , f ; The car,, which is numbered 576, was | crowded ! far beyond "its capacity. The j register showed that 120" fare3ha*l been the trip froni Sixteenth and j Branhan streets. A: the time of tha i accident there were probably 100 per-" i \u25a0\u25a0-.-\u25a0-,'- \u25a0 " '- .-.-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:.\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0• ' Coattuutd on Pase 3, Coluina 4. -