Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-20
Ray CITY BREEzEs.
Another Frightful Elevator Catas.
trOphe-LOcal Briefs.

SAN Francisco, September 1S-The
elevator in the Bancroft Building, Mar
ket street. fell from the fifth floor to the
basement to-day. Ten people were in the
car at the time. The accident was caused
by the cable breaking. The car shot to
the bottom of the shaft and was demol-
ished. The next instant the heavy cable
came crashing down on the top of the
wreck and added to the destruction. All
of the passengers were more or less in
iured, several very severely. Following
are the names of the injured:
w. A. Little, right arm broken.
w. o. Clymo, one leg broken.
Robert Crichery, both ankles broken.
A. Alexander, nose broken and one"
foot severely injured; it is believed that
his back is also broken and that he will
die.
Prof. A. Vandernaillen, slightly in
jured.
The elevator boy William Umfred, is
said to be injured seriously.
A Shaw, left wrist cut and leg injured.
r. f Haskings. back sprained, badly
injured.
w. H. Laily has one OF his wrists cut
and received wound over the eye.
Louis Abrahams is badly cut about the
head and hands.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT ODD FELLOW.
Judge John d. Frere, Superior Judge
of Sutter county, who for some time
past has been lying seriously i'll here,
died to-day at Haywards Of hemorrhage
OF the lnngs. He was one of the leading
members OF the organization OF Odd
Fellows on this coast, and was repeatedly
summoned by the Grand Lodge of the
State to represent it in the national
body. Three months ago he was elected
session in Los Angeles.
The United States grand jury indicted
William O'Brien, James Nagle, William
Snow, William Mcnamara and other
man, charging them with smuggling COL
boxes OF opium on the steamship City of
Sydney.
At meeting of the Pilot Commission
ers this afternoon the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That Pilot Louis Meyer be
and he is hereby exonerated from all
blame in the matter of the collision be-
tween the steamships Oceanic and the
City of Chester at the entrance to the
harbor, on August %, 1888.
The reported sale of the Lick House
property, this city, to Senator James G.
Fair, for million and a quarter, has
been confirmed by statements of the
Lick trustees. 1t is learned that of this
amount $3.50, ,519 will be equally divided
between the Society of California Pio-
neers and the Academy of Sciences,
while the remainder will be expended in,
works for which bequests were made.
The railroad officials have received
information that heavy rain storm, like
cloudburst, passed over Northern Utah
last night. The rain poured down in the
cafions and cuts west of Ogden and
number of washouts occurred. The track
was repaired this morning, but trains
will be delayed several hours. There
were also heavy rains in Arizona, but no
disasters to the track are reported.
| When asked to-day as to what was
Sheriff McManns position in regard to
Father Fassonnoti's statement that Col
denson had given him capsule contain
ing poison, before his execution, Under
Sheriff O'Connor said Sheriff McMann,
before leaving the city, told him that he
had received no such poison, and author
lied him to deny the story that he had
received it.
William A. Bissell, the newly ap-
pointed General Freight and Passenger
Agent of the Atlantic and Pacific, re-
turned from the East to-day and this
question was asked him:
| "Do you not think your people are be-
hind in the survey now being made from
Stockton to Sacramento?"
"No more than | am in my individual
capacity, was the reply. The Company
has nothing to do with it,"
The Council of Federated Trades at
meeting to-dav indited letter to Presi-
dent Cleveland asking that he would not
interpose executive clemency in the case
| of Adolph HIM, who some weeks
ago pleaded guilty to partnership with
Boyd and Ciprico in fraudulent Chinese
certificate dealings, and who afterwards
sought escape OF sentence by procuring q
pardon from the President. One of his
pleas was that he was ignorant
of the English language. The Coun-
Gil forwards a letter written in good
English by HIM, as Secretary of
the Beer Brewer's Protective Association,
in which he threatens the boycott of a
dealer in book beer. The Council also
sent letter to Postmaster General Dick
inson, protesting against the granting of
a subsidy to the Oceanic Steamship
Company for carrying mails between the
United States and Honolulu, unless they
agree to employ no Chinese on the
vessels.
The United States survey steamer
Hassler, Lieutenant H. B. Mansfield,
United States Navy, commanding. ar
rived in port to-day from a surveying
trip along the northern Coast of Cali
fornia.
Leung Book Heong was stabbed and
killed by some unknown assailant in
Chinatown tonight. The police were
notified of the murder by Tin
Tock, foreman Of gang of Chinese
laborers, who stated that he had paid
Heong and several others 500 each dur
ing the day for work. Several Cinnamon
occupying building said they heard
struggle, and heard Heong exclaim that
he was being robbed. The police arrested
a number of Chinese on suspicion.
To-day when the customs officers at
tempted to keep the Chinese from going
on board the steamer City of Rio de Jan
eiro they stampeded, but were driven
back by the officers. The Chinese then
drew knifes and were about to make an
attack when several policemen appeared
and quelled the riot.
Republican Bali ROlltnu