Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-24
COAST CuLLlNGS.
Devoted Principally to warrington
Territory and California

drowned while bathing in the SURF heai
San Diego, Cal.
A Chinaman was found dead in bed
1t Anaheim, Cal. He had been poi
,oned.
Robert Anderson, while out driving
1t Santa Cruz, Cal, was thrown OUT
and killed.
Train Dispatcher w. P. Rudd. OF
The Sonora railroad, shot himself at
A. I.
The garrison building al Walla
Walla, w. T., was burned. Loss about
$4,000.
A drunken man who name is un-
known, was drowned at Seattle, W. L.,
while out rowing.
Frank Gallagher was drowned at
San Rafael, CAL, while in bathing.
The body has not been recovered.
Henry A. Caulfield was run over
and killed by train at Sacramento,
CAL
James B. Kennedy, fireman on
died from injuries received at
Renton, w. T.
A disastrous fire broke out in
CAL, in which the most
valuable business houses in the city
were destroyed. Loss about $780, 600,
San Francisco customs officials
made seiznre Of about 100 pounds
of opium on board the steamship
Mexico, from Victoria, b. G.
By premature discharge of blast
at San Francisco, man named
Michael McDermott was killed by a
bank caving in on him.
A man named Haskell shot and
killed a man named Prayer, near Los
Angeles, Cal. He mistook him for a
deer.
VIM. Fulton was seriously and per-
haps fatally wounded at Visalia, CAL,
by the accidental discharge of pistol
he was fourishing while intoxicated.
c. B. Sylvester had the end of his
nose bitten off by fellow with whom
he had fight in melodeon on Du-
pont street, in San Francisco.
VIM. w. Hammer, young man
who has been stopping at San Fran
cisco hotel, committed suicide in his
room by shooting himself in the
head.
An old Indian named Christoro
while intoxicated fell across street
car track at San Diego, Cal, and the
car passed over his body, killing him
instantly.
Ed. Wales, blacksmith, while en-.
deavoring to stop runaway team al
San Jose, Cal, fell beneath the wheels
which crushed his skull, killing hin
instantly.
The dead body of Swede named
Oltf Mahberg, was found hanging TO {
tree in an orange grove, at Los An
geles, Cal. Deceased was about 81
years old.
Fire broke out in the basement O
the building occupied by the Oakland
Tribune, at Oakland, Cal, and dam
aged property to the amount OF SIS
900 or $4,000. Fully insured.
The Weld county fair buildings a
Greeley, Colo, burned, and VIM. Nc
Cleland's 5000 stallion Rembrandt
burned to death. The johnson fou,
ing mill also burned. The loss on tn
mill was $25, 900.
Ole Olsen, sailor on the SEQ,
schooner Theresa, was drowned o.
the VALLEJO street wharf, at San Frar
cisco. He fell overheard from tn
vessel and could not be rescued i
time.
A railroad engine ran over a Chins
man at Sacramento, Cal, and Instant
killed him. The pilot and porto
of the running gear of the engin
were splattered with large pieces {
the dead mans brains.
Ed. Brouse, who had been owe
hauling machinery in a sawmill 6
Visalia, Cal, set the engine going
try its speed, when the great driv
wheel burst, and fragment struc
Brouse in the head, fracturing h
skull.
Charles Banks, 13'year-old bo
was sitting on doorstep at San Fral
cisco, when boy named Hoppe O
dered him to throw up his hand
Upon his refusal to do so Hoppe pulle
the trigger. The ballentered the rigl
temple, and banks fell to the sidewal
dead.
Ernest NJ. Keller, aged "a, WI
) drowned while bathing in the SUI
at Mantecito, Cal. No one was wit
him except two small children. 1t
supposed he got into hole and W
unable to swim. He leaves q wido
and young child.
An engine and car on the car lii
,, to the Cliff house were derailed
San Francisco, Cal The engine w
thrown on its side, but the engine
jumped out, receiving but a fe
scratches. The passenger coach W
canted on its side up against sar
bank. The seats were overturned al
> all Of the windows broken. The occ
pants were badly shaken up and son
! OF them cut by broken glass al
! bruised. There were none serious
injured, however.
!. OF GENERAL INTEREST.
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