Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-06
THIRTY YEARS ago.
SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
A Lady Burned to Death-Great Guzzling
Feat of a Demonstrations
Local Incidents.

A Lady Burned to Death-Great Guzzlin,
Feat of Teamster-Minor
Local Incidents.
On the evening of the 4th of July, 1860, a
Mrs. Anna N. Hayden, who resided OF
Sixth street, between I and ], was cooking
dish over an alcohol stove, she under
took to replenish the latter from larg'
can of the fluid. 1t exploded and set fir
to Mrs. Hayden's clothing. which wa
saturated with the alcohol. Her husband
who was in an adjoining room, ran to tn,
kitchen, and when he saw his wife il
flames he rushed to bedroom to secure ,
blanket in which to envelop her. TIL,
bedding had been removed, and he coult
find nothing for the purpose desired. H,
ran back to the kitchen to ask his wifi,
where the blankets were, and found sh,
had gone out on the porch, her CLOTHING
still blazing. Then he went to another
room and found a counterpart and ran ou
and tried to smother the flames with it. bu
was unsuccessful. at this he lost all pres
ence of mind and ran aimlessly abou
while his wife was being consumed BY
the fire. By this time George P Warner
came along and got bucket of water anC
dashed its contents over the poor woman
extinguishing the fire. But it was too late
The fire had done its awful work. Three
fourths of Mrs. Hayden's body had been
h1rpoH and nf IL hoe ol 80
A little daughter, two years old, seeing hel
mother on fire, ran to her as it to help her
and was badly burned Oh the head
shoulders and arms Mrs HAYDEN died
before morning. Her husband was re.
Spected and trusted employe of Wells
Fargo & Co. The terrible affair cast q
gloom over the community, as Mrs. Hay.
den was lady widely known and es.
teemed.
.......Alhert Grubbs, the well-known
colored citizen, was robbed of fine gold
watch one day by man named James
Howard, and he had hard time recover.
ing it. YES" replied Mr.. Grubbs the
other day, when reminded of the incident
II recoilect it well. Why, bless you,
paid $3.50 for that watch. 1t was the first ]
ever owned, and l priced it highly. 1t cost
me another hundred to get it back again
no rights that white men were bound to
respect. Our people were still in slavery
their day of deiiverance hadn't come then
and it was uphill work for one of US to
secure justice, even in the courts, with q
white man against him. Yes, things have
changed in these thirty years." he added
meditatively. How much did you say
these flags are. young man? morrow's
the Attn of July, you see. and | want tC
decorate my wagon" As the reporter
turned away the old man was heard tc
soliloquize: Thirty years ago-that golG
watch-Lord bless US, but how the worlG
moves"
......... Last week an account was giver
of boating episode on the Sacramento
river in which L. G. Chandler and S. II
being drowned by the upsetting of theil
boat. But it seems they tried it agair
the following week, when they were &C
companied by E. G. Gilbert. When neal
the Yolo bridge their craft was again over
turned, and all three barely escaped drown
ing. They grabbed hold of the overturned
boat and loated down to NJ street, wher,
they were rescued by John Crosson, Samuel
Crofton and R. T. Rodgers. The UNION
then remarked I'VE think the sailing
mania of this trio of typesetters has been
about cooled off, and that experience ha.
taught them that setting type and sailing
boats are two quite distinct professions
Mr.. Chandler now does his sailing in s
buggy, and doesn't go near the river.
........ Young America Engine Company
elected as officers: Foreman, John H. Lyon
First Assistant S. Mosier; Second Assist.
ant, ]. A. Griesel; Recording Secretary
Edward Kimball; Financial Secretary, G
Moritz; Engineer, P. S. Finney; Trustees
E. Soule, S. Tryon and W. NJ. Barber
~ Eureka Engine Company: w. r.
Warnock, Foreman; j. n. Cartier, First
Assistant; w. H. Mcintosh, Second Assist.
ant; c. d. Rivett, Secretary; j. Rolieri
Treasurer; c. Clapp, Steward; G. Rowland
]. Eppinger and w. Artbury, Trustees.
.........The beautiful marble fountain that
now graces the Court. house yard at Seventh
and l streets had just been purchased by
the county for the then new agricultural
exhibition building at Sixth and NJ streets
When the pavilion was sold few years age
the fountain and basin were removed anc
stored away for possible future use. Tht
opportunity presented itself when the
Court. house yard was improved, and thu
fountain was found to be just the thing
desired to beautify the place. 1t cost 81 800
1.-THE street car system was inau
gurated in San Francisco on the 4th o
July thirty years ago. The first track lai(
was between the city and the Mission Do
lores, and was on Mission street. Up t.
that time all the travel was done by omni
buses, and these were not crowded OF
theirNhalf hourly trips. Wonderful progress
has been made in the city by the sea sine,
then, where now is operated the fines
cable-car system in the world.
....... Dan Rice's great circus performed
IS Iyn,,
His famous elephant, Queen Victoria, tool
sick while there and died. During he
illness her companion, Albert, watches
over her with almost human intelligenc
and care He fed her himself, and did al
he could 10 alleviate her suffering. Victo
ria was buried on the farm of Mr.. Rick
about a mile from town, on the Jackson
valley road.
5000. a bout sunrise on the morning o
July LIST Samuel Crouch was shot at Castle
ranch, near the Costumes river, thi
county, by Jesse Mcmahon. Crouch wa
in bed at the time. He was shot in tn
breast, receiving two charges, and died il
few minutes. The shooting was the re
suit of bad whisky and a row between tn
men on the day preceding. McMahol
was arrested, bat escaped from Constabl
Bigelow.
.........A teamster named James Morrison
left this city one day with load of mer
chandise for Columbia Hill, Nevada county
Somehow he discovered that one of tn
cases composing his load containe'
schnspps, powerful liquor. He stoppe'
his team in the vicinity of Rough ant
Ready and went to work on the schnapps
When found he was dying, and the dozel
bottles lay empty by his side.
....... NJ street was crowded on the 29tl
of June with people to witness the feat 0
Charles Summers, a local fireman, in climb
ing the flagstaff over the Pavilion at Sixth
and NJ streets to adjust the halyards. Tn
pole was 40 feet high, and he performed
the task successfully, but it took him on
hour to do it. 1t was regarded as peril
GUS undertaking.
........A husband in Albany, n. Y, tool
heroic means TO secure relief from tai
seedlings of his ill-tempered wife. Will
she was engaged in one of her abusive cur
tain lectures he became desperate, seizet
her by the throat, choked her until he
tongue protruded, and then cut off good
sized piece of it. That piece gave hin
peace"
......... Garibaldi. the Italian revolution
ist, or patriot, was then in the hight o
his glory. The news had just been re
ceived of his attack on Palermo, which b.
entered, flag in hand, after six hours O
hard fighting, and penetrated to the hear
OF the city. capturing and burning tn