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VOLUME CL— NO. ZZ.
PANIC FOLLOWS
SPREADING OF
FLAMES
Firenien and Police of New
: ; York Make Brave Effort
to Subdue Tenement Fire
iPATROLMAST RESCUES
AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Three : Persons Believed to
:: Have Perished and Others
Injured During Stampede
NEW TORK.'JSn; -?• — Fire early to
day wiped, out a dairy., sales stable.
dyeing.establlshment and a dozen ten
ements .on West- Fifty : tbird street,
.midway between Ninth and Tenth ave
,nueB, caused the probable loss of three
lives and- destroyed property worth
$250,000. •; At 3:20" o'clock, the. fire; .was
said to be 'under control." ' ' ' ;•
One fireman was probably fatally in
jured, a woman horribly burned and a
negro shot through the head during: a
clash between white wen: end. colored
men. \u25a0 • • : *'\u25a0'
Five alarms were sounded in quick
succession. - summoning an immense
•a mount- of- apparatus' to . the . scene .of
the fire, while hundreds of police re
serves were called to " restore' order; • .' :
The firemen were handicapped by low
water pressure and they were, repeat-.
edly driven back by the. flames, which,
spreading in every ' direction,; soon
threatened the whole thickly populated
tenfment section. # 'Tenements -on-each'
fti.de 'of the block were In; flames before
the occupants, could escape from their,
homes.. The wildest confusion' fol*-
Jo^red among the hundreds of tenants,
who rushed to the streets scantily
clad, and the police had the greatest
difficulty in preventing a reckless sac
riflce of life among those who wished
to return to their homes, for , their
belongings. ' , ' -. .^ •'••*"-..". , "'•' •" \u25a0
At 2:15 o'clock ten' bu.lidlngs had
bf'eri destroyed or were in -flames..
They were a stable block, a silk manu
factory and •*>j£bf tenements. At that
h«9ur the fire was raining steadily, and
threatened the entire block. Tenants
within a radius of half a dozen blocks
had been ordered out. '. \u25a0• \
At 2:20 -o'clock a dyeing -establish
ment at* 242 "West Fifty-third street,
near the place where ..he flre started,
burst into flames. ,'.'•'\u25a0:, : • .•'
"When the walls of the stable fell
John Shay, a fireman, went down with
the ruins. He was rescued with ' diffi
culty and removed to' a Tiospital in a
dying condition. '••• '.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .\u25a0
The burning of the dyeing establish
ment was accompanied . by explosions
of chemicals, rendering greater . the'
darker to the firemen and helping to
spread the flames/ *!.->\u25a0-. ••• \u25a0 \u25a0-".
In Imminent danger of his "life, Po
liceman Sullivan made his- way to the
top floor of the burning tenement,
where he found a mother and six chil.-.
<sren huddled together . and" helpless
from fear. Unaided anfl by repeated
trlj\s he carried the entire family .to
the street. ' . .
A hundred horses released from the
stable and ungovernable from fear ran
through the adjacent streets. To add
to the confusion, thieves began -looting
the burning tenements. They were
fired upon by the police, but with, what
effect could not be learned. . •
Falling walls made Fifty-third street
in the vicinity of the fire impassable.
All the police reserves on the West Side
and extra ambulances were ordered out.
At 3 o'clock- the flre had not yet been"
controlled. Several 'persons are' miss
ing from the families that occupied
the tenements, but in the confusion it
\u25a0was Impossible to determine the exact
loss of life. One woman had been taken
to the hospital dangerously burned. -
OVBRCOME.BV SMOKE
Six Families Penned In Itiiildlns; by
Hurninc *>t Stairway
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. — Five .persons
Were rescued with difficulty late to
night from a burning.- tenement 'in
West Forty-ninth street Three women
who had been overcome by smoke were
carried out over the roofs of adjoining
houses to a place of safety. Six fami
lies had been penned In the building by
the burning of the stairway. Many
made their way to the* ground by the
fire escapes, while the others .were
taken from the sixth floor by firemen.
Several policemen were badly injured.
The "monetary loss was only $15,000. •
CASTRO'S ILLNESS
IS SERIOUS
. \u25a0 •
CARACAS. Jan. L—The usual New
,Tear'» diplomatic reception was not
held here today, owing- to the Illness of
President Castro, who is .still unable to
attend to business.
The President is generally- believed
to be seriously ill. The last bulletin
declared that his doctors expect him
to recover within a month, but accord-
Ing to private advices, if hie 1 recovery
Is possible it will take much longer.
The country is generally quiet Just
now. but a revolutionary outbreak un
doubtedly will follow President Cas
tro's death, and in. order to promote
f tranqullity for as long- as possible, mis
leading bulletins regarding: the Presi
dent's health are Issued frequently.
The San Francisco Call
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY, 8«
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2. 1907.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
•YESTERDAY — Cloudy; aortlwert wind; mast
mum temperature, CO; minimum temper
•tore, 50. • \ - ' \u0084
FORECAST FOE TOD AT— Partlj . cloudy 5
freab north wind. " .--.-' ***• U
EDITORIAL
Call enlightens Sacramento Bee on the consti
tution • end the direct primary. Pace S
A - 3-cent fare would pif ample interest -on
adequate streetcar system, j PajreS
With Roosevelt looking after ©w spelling and
Hwiry James taking care of oar p*s and q's 'tis
a great <j aJ - for prunes and prisms. Pit« !
GRAFT SCANDAL .
Judge Duzme may limit' Attorney Henry Acb
in hi»- interrogation of member* of Grand
Jury. :; P«*« H
CITY ~X.':f£ \u25a0 \u25a0- . '
Two 'mea killed, .two badly injured and wall
wrecked are results of Journey Into city \of
Southern Pacific train. : ." • ***• 1
Passengers on McAllister-street car fight to'
c«cape -sparks ••from exploding transformer box
on bigh stref t pole and firemen fight flames from
standing ladder. ... \u25a0 . £»*• 14
\u25a0 Daring steeple Jack'- climbs t trpo.le of Oao»
SpreekeUi.' building. -' . " . Page 14
Negro slashes fare --of young woman wfao
refused to marry him. • -\ Pag« 9
\u25a0 Many people rlsit Golden Gate Park and the
beach on New Year's 'day. • . P»g« 9
Women' of California dub entertain old people
in refugee -camp at Ingleside. | . . Pag« 12
AU *i]p« Indicate s 11 rely, battle in theXnion.
League Club at the .annual, ejection .bext Tues
day! . . ' "'.-.. • • ' . \u25a0 \u25a0 .- " •• Pig© 14
. "Mother Goose" operetta to be siren at" Coto
. nial Theater tomorrow afternoon, and erening in
eld of 'school \ building' fund. .] : "?•*• 3
Forty-four N*w" Year -enthnfiar'ts. were treated
at' city's- hospitals during night, of \ ("elebra-
Hon. ." -.-.. ."•.•. ' '-. . • . '. Page 14
51'BrRBA.V ". ;'. .\u25a0-.-.•.. •.-\u25a0' .. ,
.George; R":' Touhgj architect of Ala
meda,. killed and 'four. others severely Injured in
collision of.aßtbmoblle. and electric car in Oak
landi- . '_ '': ' '' .' •.". \u25a0'..-' '; ,\ .' ./-'Pag«l
: Rahroad* interest.ed° iin •WQOd.-etre'et franchises
seed, representatlvef to \u25a0 confer "with" Oakland*
City- Attorney!. "••\u25a0.'•. ' ; , : ; ; ". •'• Page 4
\u25a0..Police search gypsy «a»ps'n^ar Berkeley, but
fail to find, little .Cecil Brittan.- •' ' .Page 4
• Charles E. Palmeri-.-the cashier!) to Be. presi
dent..of 'tbe.'reorgaßlzed Union National Bask
of Oakland. • "\u25a0'..'-. \u25a0'\u25a0• : . Page 4
•Mercljants' lExcharig'e. df Oakland holds New
Yecr'a..day reception,, attended by' 800 •• business
men of cities and town* la. the -county.- Page 4
'. • "Sodil. clubs" to take the- place, bf.the'sa
ioon* ,}n West . Berkeley, which were closed
p.v. -. <n>era.ti<m .of I'the. neW i prohibitory ordl
n;" f "» •\u25a0 In " the' college -.town. •*• " • -Page 4
\u25a0 '.'.'n wh6. looted postpfflee and robbed sfores at
r'-n* IHchmond believed to' be In custody. ?age 4.
COAST •'.'.. x' • " V .
i : ' •' \u25a0 • \u25a0 : , \u25a0•• . .
Porch-«Uniber, tislng spring wagon to. carry,
ol .plunder, -loots' house of General Adna B.
ChaCee 1h A&gele>."^^(QggMf^JPage 1
Three childre-a cf widow at -• Anderson^^ere^.
burned id death ' while she \u25a0 pays' SfewTi tar's
visit at neighbor's bouse. . .- ' .-. ; ( Page 9
-. .V.- M.j'C A,- students at c«oferenc« at Pacific
Grore hear addresses on work at the oreanlza
tion. • ; ' . . •.. .. . '\u25a0•-',: . " Page 4
rasadena holds acnusl tonrßament. ef roses
with' surrounding mountain peaks 'capped 'with
snow. • . • . ' .-Page 2
DOMESTIC ' . ' ' • ' ..
.Fire- In- tenement New \ York," causes
probable loss bf three lire* and 'does much dam
age to property: _ ••' Page I'
Strike of firemen- on alt Southern Y'seiflc lines
ie threatened ' In ultimatum sent to Ha rr) man by
grand master of brotherhood. Page 1
Archbiebop Byan at New Year reception "de
nounces French officials -fQr their ennsity.' to"
chjlrch.. ' ' . . . • Page 2
\u25a0Honolulu citizens take steps to prevent sale
of Govenlment holdings, on island of Lanal. fear
ing Japanese will obtain possession. Page 2
Charles E. Hughes is Inaugurated as Governor
of New- York in presence' ot large' assemblage. P. 3
'\u25a0 Oklahoma State conrention of socialists passes
resolutions denouncing. Supreme Court of- the
United States. . '\u25a0 Page 2
•Raißull arrested and taken to Tangier owing to
•fats threats against chiefs of the Fahs. Page 1
Shah- of .Persia signs new \u25a0 constitution, which
places; country in class of free . nations. Page 2
Bq'ttle _ containing, .message from missing,
stpamer ' Huronlan picked up oh -beach near
Castle Rock, Ireland, .. , 'Page S
President FallierM of France at New. Year's
reception, expresses w-ish. for- concord and
peace, . •'. . . Page 3'
SPORTS '. , ; . '
Joe Gslns knocks out Kid Herman in the eighth
round, the Chicago lad not being in' the colored
boxer's class.- . . . . Ptge 7
n. X \u25a0 Shanks the star at California- Tennis
Club's handicap singles tournament. Page 11
Victory of Schrriber'a .filly. Kittle Reins, the
feature of day's, races -at Ascot. ' '_ Page 10
, Staßfords play 'a better. Ragby game thin
Vancourers and score is 3 to S. Page 10
Pnsper wins the New Year's.' handicap for the
third «me. . Page 6
LABOR •';.: " ' .'"•; ;
George W. Bell and. Andrew J. Gallagher are
V-a ding- candid at rs for the nomination for-presi
dent of the. Labor Council. Page 9
MARINE . ' . ••.\u25a0 •
Crpw of schooner .Lizzie Prien spend Christ
mas day battling for' their live* in a terrific
gale. ' • '. Page 11
MINING ' '.
Dlridcnds of Tonopah district . mines .in 1906
amount to f 2.200,000. The output of the'dis
trict when mills are completed, will be . $30.
000,000 a year, as now estimated. Page 9
SOCIAL . , . . /
Local society people will go to San Mateo to
attend ball to be glren by Mrs. ' Eastern \u25a0 and
Miss .Jennie Crocker." . , Page 8
Army people keep open bouse. at Presidio and
fpstiritr rVijms. SGSIO Paffe 14
THE CALL'S
BRANCH OFFICES
Subscriptions and Advertise*
ments will be received in San
Francisco at following offices:
XBCI FILLMORE STREET
Open until 10 o'clock every - night
SIS VAJV, .VESS AVEXCB
Parent's Stationery. Store. -.
\u25a0 \u25a0 - _;_• '
942 TURK STREET ,
At the Sign of the Lamp.
f fxTEE.VTH AXD MARKET BTS.V
Jackson's Branch..
CSS HAIGHT STREET
Stationery Store, -
1006, VALENCIA STREET
Rothschild's Branch.
1 531 ' CHURCH STREET,
George Preiritt's Branch.
zsoo riLLMORE Street
'Woodward* - Branch.'
SAN; rFRANCISGQ^^EDNESDAY, > JANUARY r2>y 1907:
STRIKE OF ALL
S. P. FIREMEN
THREATENED
Harriman Gets Ultimatum
From Brotherhood GMef
to End Trouble : at ; Once
GR&ND MASTER WILL
: NOT BROOK DELAY
;^^ ; V.- -.\u25a0 '; :\u25a0;.,•:-'\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0 :.• •* "... \u25a0• .--_;'
Wprkers Prepare for Long
.'Struggle Over Question
of an Agreement Made
}\u25a0\u25a0 SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
PEOniA. 111., Jan. I^—^ Arbitrate or
nettle the Southern Pacific strike -or
suffer ... the walkout : of firemen .on all
your lines, 1 " wa» the nltimatnm sent to
n. H. Harriman tonight by Grand Mas
ter John J. Hannahan of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Ea>
Srlnemen. -[ ._ \
Hannahan will not stand , for - delay,
his- ultimatum 'says. Unless immediate
reply. Is ' received* from Harriman all
firemen on the following lines will be
called out: Illinois Central, Union* Pa
cific,'. Chicago arid Alton, Oregon Skort
Line/ Kansas City Southern, Galveston.
'Harrlsburg and "San Antonio, and all
lines of the Southern Pacific not now
affected; "•• ';'"'•*
.The strike of firemen on the Atlantic
system "of. the. Southern Pacific, accord-,
ing/to the railway .officials, is a strug
gle, between engineers and firemen rel
ative to jurisdiction over, switch en
ginemeri, -and is in no way a contest
between. the Brotherhood and the^rall-!
road. This' argument Is denied by Han-;
nahan. He charges that the offlclals'of
the" Southern Pacific entered willingly
into an agreement with the Brother
hood -of Locomotive Engineers that
nullified .an agreement with the fire
men. He declares that there is a grow
ing feeling among the firemen on the
other HarJrmah lines "that they may
expect the same injustico - tne near
future." " . '
The ultimatum of Tlarriman followed
an^ll-day session of. the grand execu
tive board of the brotherhood fiere 'to
day. Since he. called the strike Decem
ber-23'on the Atlantic system . of the
Southern Pacific, Hannahan has not de
nied that his association v was laying
plans for more drastic methods should
the necessity present itself: Last.-Frl
day Vice Grand Master. Mater was -sent
to the Pacific .division of the road; and
the meeting of the^grand executive
board here, today Indicates that : the
possibility o.f ' a further strike Is .'not
far removed. The brotherhood is pre
paring itself for a long struggle > and
it Is feeling. the pulse of the men on
the other Harrlman lines. •
EL* PASO, Tex., Jan. I.—Superintend
ent Marks of the El Pasa division^- of
the Galveston, Harrlsburg arfd San 'An-'
tonlo Railroad stated this evening that
so far as his dlyison was concerned
there- was ho strike as all the trains
were fully manned and all were being
handled on time.
At the' headquarters of the striking
firemen, at which daily conferences
of- the members of that . brotherhood
and other organizations of trainmen
are heid, nothing, was" given out be
yond an expression of .confidence, in
their ultimate- victory. £ r £&'
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF LABOR MAN
BOSTON. Jan.. I.— A fracturetof . the
skull caused the death of William Hart
nett, the well-known labor man, who
was found dead , at his home here yes
terday under suspicious circumstances;
His 'son, William J. Hartriett,' was tak
en' into custody;*. ,
Drl' ," McDonald, who; performed ; the
autbpsy',_. suggested that -the wounds
could \u25a0 have ;- been s inflicted" by a. blow
from a -flst^ with -a ' ring . of,- brajga
knuckles.";. The wounds include a deep
gut over the left, eye and • a scarred
nose. "-. -. ' J ;-.-'•'
The' younger *Hartnett * is .; a C walking
delegate' for* the 'Masons'-*;" Assistants'.
Union. ; He \ claims > his S death
was undoubtedlylUitfEretult^of iatfali; ;\u25a0 -;
GEORGE B. YOUNG MEETS DEATH
IN RACING AUTO WITH CAR
evening of Nw^
ing contiicter, was y
in?Easts©aklan<d : early yesterday^ morhiiig/ Four persons w^ ';\u25a0; ; \u25a0 • :': ' : '..-,.\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION STALK
IN PATH OF FLYING TRAIN
Kium&'erigiimmmiHmMWiM
' - Death and v* destruction .'\u25a0 accompanied
the Journey Into San , Francisco ' yester-'
day afternoon, of Southern Pacific train
IVo. - 21, Tvhlcli, , after, runnings over a
man who nubaequcntly died,, bowled
aIoDRT until Its momentum Jarred 'down
a Trail ' of- masonry - -which \u25a0.- killed ' one
• . \u25a0\u25a0••• ....... -. v; -; ! ,-.- V->\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.V ->\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. r -..c- i, , : _- - :.*•\u25a0
man outright, niongled another man so
badly : that Ihe Is ; expected ; to j die '- and
rendered : another a • possible cripple :' for,
Utd C'-. >.*3'\ ;_ \u25a0' \u25a0 ;'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0 •."\u25a0'.•,. ,'.\V-:-^-- '
m _ Nicholas : Gaina^, •'. severity " years old, J
who lived ' on- a^ ranch near ' Colma,* Vwas 1
the first victim tot- tbe-ltrain." \u25a0 He /jvas
on vthe tracks at the Ocean* View icross
ing, shortly^ before j 1 ,p., p. when ."the
train,* which^wasj ten i minutes r-late;r -late; and
was • being \u25a0 driven '; at .its jitmost^ speed
to make up for'loißttime.bore^dbwn^on
hlm.V •; ;>; > : <>: \' 1 \- -\u25a0 :\u25a0\u25a0 ,' : 'vV \' '\ L '\' '
Gama,wasa;trifle deaf, arid the sup-,
position^ Is . that- _ he.- did * not <* hear- the
whistle of warning until? too :late. He
screamed" as -'he 'was'; struck,,- and *; the
train was (brought 'to a staridstlli 'after
half ; of the ; coaches had *; passed'^ over
him. Gama\ was ; taken from'" beneath
the "badly! injured but still con
scious.*: Conductor^ Myers ;•' placed him
aboard the' train, which >proceeded"wlth
Gama.to the'Emergency;Hospltal.of the
Southern ; ; Pacific ."at To wri'send ;- and
Fourth ; streets. - ; Later Gama was • taken
tOrSt. Francis Hospital, where he -died
last 'night. \u25a0 \u0084'-".
f WAJLL .THROWN : DOWX.
* It* was ';while* the .'train 'was/.onlits
way; to" the*, hospital Hhat. It- caused :the
wall .'to* tumble. . Th'e^wall stood, among
the : ruins , of the .'Calif bfnia' Can";Com
>pariy' L s '; building >at Seventh iv and 'Town
'send;, street's,*- where the ' American-Pa
"clflcl Construction *t3o'mpany's fofflce'aiTare
belrig ? ' erected.' A* \u25a0 gang of '; laborers
had , the 'wall, 'which \was
about^elghteen^feeV high, and ;had- cbrn^
pleted^ preparations* :^to \-\ raze lit;, with*
'ropes "\ when^the' _. train -by.
The > wall fstbbd ori'fllled-ln grburid.and
1 1 iniißli' W li'uw Djwmriir ' r mill; i %!!\u25a0" .. i -»«!r,i»rjp"
;the^tocjkic«UßedjW|theltraln ' caused
it . to,. collapse- without i'waroingVV. \u25a0="\u25a0\u2666-. ; *!
\u25a0'.;. Bystanders jbegan* digging \u25a0 frantically
to .{u nearth • thc^burlcd^rnen.'Vand^ sue
l]ce»a^|l^^^»ng^^^^f|tfem. ' Vloria
; ia^Jr%no^aji^]^rl^)^ueBUno»^W|oC
[ the « pil«\alive,^T,tUneo^*tordjfMn
caught- by»the ; avalanche .of . bricks,' was
dead v" when, the rescuers" reached his*.
body.-.'--.*'."- T '-r ! -i ; '' ." v ... \u25a0' .* .\u25a0"•\u25a0' '\u25a0* \u25a0 ;v .*\u25a0' - ;v"; v "
,•'. At vthej^tiine of -the." accident four, men
.were ; r at "work undermining; 1 the. wall,*
and- until \u25a0 the last ; brick* ; of , the" fallen
mass ' had^ been^ removed^anpther, man
.was ; supposed .-by. the * rescuers to,- have,
been 'buried beneath it..'. ,- \u25a0'. '\u25a0'*\u25a0} '\u25a0"\u25a0 • : ' ~
\u25a0^j The", two \u25a0 men. -who were v out
alive were rushed ,to the Central ' Eme
rgency Hospltai^in : the ' automobile^, of
the president iof construction com
pany.Xwho.was'ln' charge qf/thejwork'
and was on" the scene and-witnessed the
accident..';' \u0084 -."\u25a0. ; . ; ';:..\u25a0• ....'
/.The- injured. men were. treated by-Drs. 1
Millar .and;;Tillrnan. ; Questino's; right
legi was amputated 'below'the knee and
iheils -thought : to -be internally • injured:
•Klafreno. was , crushed /from -the , hips
dbwV, but .' the ; physicians I hope to^, save
both 'legs.'-;- •-» •..•\u25a0.'••.\u25a0•"'\u25a0 •\u25a0 \u25a0
SINGLE BLOW OF
FIST FATAL
' ; EAST; ST. LOUIS, ; 111," Jan. .I.— -Wi th : a
single, blow: of .'his fist, ;Ch"arleV Smith
tonight killed D. F. Myers on the street
near : ;the. viaduct.' 'and' then,',' realizing
what s' he had done, Smith : made '; his
escape." :> Mrs.' Smith , told .; her.- husband
that '. Myers i had • attempted '. to i flirt -with
her.\ This so angered Smith -that: he ac
costed ? Myers - and \ struck! 1 him a : swing
ing blow Ton ithe^ jaw. -Myers; dropped
like] a - log * and ; never Amoved, : his neck
having -been broken.' Smith Ms :*27- : years'
old arid'Myersiwas'4o.'* .
YEAR'S ' BIRTH RATE iIX
; NEW; YORK! BREAKS RECORD
Statistics Also 1 Show;; a' \u25a0'Great ' Many
\u25a0 \u25a0 * More: Marriages, and -Small r~*- -- \u25a0
Death 1 " Increase- J '
4 NEW- JORKi': Jain.^l^Thelblrth^m'ar^
riagejandjdeath \ statistics;; of • New
city^bf.l9(^^Vere;majde.publlc ; today.
There were ; : repor^!ili;i77^birj;hs7ran
iricfeaseTover. '• 1 905 J'of "8000: MS.^oo^mar^'
rlasesT]?! an^; Increase 5700 ; .\ .76,206
deaths.fan, increase; 0f^2492.- The; birth
i¥cord"is(theTgreatest ever-reported,-- '/
zf T&tat our navy guarantees peace
~^dui Japan is the opinion of -a*, naval
; who contributes' •an . . ex- :
tremely interesting article in .. . ';
;The Sunday Call • : '\
THIEF LOOTS HOME
OF CHAFFEE
LOS -'ANGELES/ 'Jin. 1 1 .— The.' * resN
.dence of Lieutenant -General. Adna K.
Chaffee' was* looted tonight -by a porch
climber and -a \u25a0 more * thorough; .cleanup
was never, made'by.any burglar- in. this'
city. If the thief overlooked anything
movable- which- was worth stealing,; it
has j -not been 1 , noticed." -The • Job netted
the, burglar Jewelry -valued, intrinsically
at" .betweVnfs2ooo : "and '$3000; .consisting
"of ,' practically,* all; the'- gems and golden
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ornatQMrtS Fowned :by,; Mrs. . Chaffee' and
her except « what » they - hap
pened,, to!; be" .wearing at the . time • the
thief, made. ithe.- raid.". "./' _.
t; Since? his* retirement;' General Chaf
fee has ; been ; living ." in. a . magnificent
house on South. Flgueroa street and the
-place; was] filled ywlth 'presents and sou
yeriirs received during'hls] long service
inJth'eJaymy.'.^Some^of.'thV.artlcles^wefe
of. almost priceless value to the. family
because'- of - ! assbclatloß*. - The burglar,
whose^work bears';the*stamp;bf profes
sional i^m". i drove '\u25a0 into the grounds "with
a spring wagon,. stopped under^ a rear
window and - then the second
floor ;by; means, of "a^ladder.'; . How »long
he \u2666"- worked sis- not known,' -but- )he
searched every room on that
floor- and. secured forty, or. more articles
of jewelry, and other, valuables. A'ser
yant -detected- the thief arid :gave - the
alarm." . but . . the • burglar : reached - his
wagon and. whipping I his J horse Into a
run,--- made; his escape before ! any satis
factory-description 1 of him • could be
secured.. % - . • '
RAISULI ARRESTED
FOR HIS THREATS
SPECIAL DISPATCH ,TO :THES: THE5 CALL.
\u0084,":P ARIS, '. Jan. I.— A to : the
Petit Parisenne'from^Tangier says that
Ralsuli, v while'-' constructing *walls yes
terday ;at Zinat with material ;;\u25a0" taken
from Tangier, ' . was \ ; taken "'" ' prisoner
and \ brought .• to • Tangier.;. arrest is
said ; to '; hay e ',- been caused by h is threats
against ; the' principal chiefs of the Fahs
if j they -should- submit to* the decisions
of- the" Bojard •of. 'Foreign ''Affairs,' as
brought' by ; Sid. Mohamed Gabbas, Mla
isterlbfiWar.*"'" '>
> PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Tragic End to
Fes^ve
Year Eve
Four Friends Riding With
Him A re Severely Injured
.; .\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0OAKLAND, ; -Jan. 'i.-^Sew, Year's- Joy
Was . suddenly " turned -to- deepest . sor
row, in the f am i 1y bf George \ B. Toun g, .
a .wealthy contracting builder. :\u25a0 At an .
early hour thls.mornlngr,. after a night
of festivity In his- home at liorpigh
street, Alameda. he niet death In a col-.
Hslon of his automobite; andan electric
car at v East Fourte^hth street. ' and
Ninth avenue, in this, city; hi? life be-
Ingr snuff ed. out. mi a twinkling' as he'
.was gay ly racing with the trolley, car.
With Young in the automobile at the.
time of the accident Were A.' P^. Swain
and wife of Oakland and Henry P;. aiar-."'
.tine and wife of. Alameda,. [who. had
been'members of the. watch paTtythat
\u25a0welcomed .- the - new ;.year. so happily at
his honie. and^. they were, severely j in
jured. ' and some . of '. them -, • • possiblv •
•fatally. \u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0;>;;;\u25a0.\u25a0_:•:'\u25a0•'.•,•• \u25a0\u25a0";\u25a0" ,\
.'"As ; -Young, drove alongside the; track.^
"shouting 'and .exultant ih.hiavlng gained
a slight lead, over* the street car. his
automobile, 'either >beca^use of a chuck
hole ;Or;.the : breaking' .of- the' steering
gear,- swerved .with "a" violent- lurch
Immediately in -front of the speeding
car... Instantly "came. the. terrific" impact
and Young was ground to death on the
rails by the heavy .trucks.'-*; • •
\u25a0'- The .other. occupants of .the.machine
were iiurle<J from their seats.' but, they;
landed in the street.*, clear' of the track.
-.-" Mrs.' Martine's left side .was crushed
and It Is feared that she. may # be* hurt
internally^ \u25a0 -Mrs. Swain 'was much-:
Jtuiise4*«JM3rtrne suffered a. hatL. wrench,
of the left knee and, . a .oflg hardwood
i'pHnter-was driven; through? his left
shoe} and : , into . his "leg \u25a0 above the , ankle.
Swain's scalp -was cut In several places
and he also sustained br.ain concussion,
possibly a fracture of the skull.
. Young fell In such a position that
two of- the wheels - t on one side of the
: front "truck- of the electric car passed
pve,r t his chest,' crushing- and.fracturins
hlsirlbs^and causing- the tioneir to punc
tiire his lungs and .heart. -\u25a0•V>
. The tonneau," and.; front seat of the
automobile were .ripped from the . bed,
three of - the wheels \u0084 were wrenched
..from the axles and ' what was left of
the machine' turned a. complete somer
sault and fell i.n. the gutter. The auto
mobile was • a four-cylfnder "Winton of
the 1906 model, and 'was purchased by
Young five in'phths ago. .
if)-. CRASH HEARD ;AFAR
The erash 0 of the- car .and the . auto
mobile and . the \ groans of the injured
aroused- the neighborhood near the cor
ner :. of Ninth avenue and East Four
teenth street. W. F.-.Hedgpeth, How
ard Corning and Frederick. Hicks, who
live : at 4SI East Fourteenth street,
were- among the first to assist the In
jured,-who- were taken into'the Hedg
peth home .and given medical atten
tion. The Swains were later removed
to the.'homa of .C.. G..;Corkoran, 1528
Eighth avenue, .wKere they have been
staying '.temporarily "while their own
home at Forty-eighth street and Shat
tuck avenue was being refitted. The Mar
tines were removed to their residence
at 1402 High street, Alameda, in an.
amoulance. and the body of Young- was
taken to the local morgue. Mrs. Mar
tine is a cousin of Mrs. Swain, and the
latter'a husband is a cousin of Cor
koran.
Sixteen adult couples and the chil
dren of the Young household partici
pated in the merrymaking at the watch
party last night. After it \u25a0* broke up,
about 1:30 o'clock this morning. Young
arranged to take Swain .and his wife
home, and Martine and his wife were
invited to join in the ride. They all
left the* Young residence about 1:50
o'clo'ck, with Young at . the wheel.
The machine made good time to
Tenth avenue and East Twelfth street
and then turned north in, Tenth avenue
and ran to East^ Fourteenth, turning
west in the latter thoroughfare. As
the machine . turned, into East Four
teenth street car 306. in charge of Mo
torman H.~ Memory and Conductor C.
D. Ray. approached from behind.
"•RACES WITH STREET CAR
The auto and car ran side by side
for a short distance, \u25a0 and then Younj
increased the speed of the machine and
took the lead. Suddenly and without
warning : the automobile swerved
across the , track. East Fourteenth
street at this point Is in;a trough con-,
ditlon. ruts and chuckholes" being nu
•meroQS. - / It. is thought that the , front \u25a0
wheels of the automobile dropped
into one of these ruts or chuckholes,
or that the steering gear of the ma
chine ;broke down. In any event, the
motor-car got beyond the control of
.' Motorman Memory says that the au
tomobile turned aid ran upon the track -