Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-06

tory ceremonies at the Garfield memorial
will begin at 3 o'clock tomorrow, and if
the weather is pleasant there will be at
least $4,000 strangers in the city.
The Chicago Races.
CHICAGO, May 30.-A crowd Of 10000
people witnessed five events upon the card
at the west side race track this afternoon
with the main interest conferred in the
third race "the speculation handicap
which had among it's starters the famous
Riley, winner of tie Kentucky derby, and
the no less noted R~obespierre. The days
high temperature was indicative of fast
time, with the track in the finest condi.
ton, and several good races of the after.
noon caused general comment upon the
excellent sport furnished by the West
Side association. The first race was be.
tween two-year Odds, three.quarters of a
mile. Pesarra LIST, Joe Carter End, Bob
L 3rd; time 1:164. The second race was
between three-year olds, seven %furlongs.
Davidson LIST, Williams End, Gagie B
Bird; time 1:29.
Third race, three year olds, speculation
handicap; one mile and an eighth. -Four
started and came to the post-Riley, Red
light, Pilgrim and Robesperre. The
flag fell at the first break away, with Red
light in the lead by a length, Robesperre
second, Riley and Pilgrim on even terms
half a length behind. At the judges
staDd and quarter, Riley by a length wa
setting the pace with the others in bunch
and running easy; at half, Pilgrim was
first by three-fourths of a length, Riley
and Redlight neck and neck, Robesperre
three lengths away. At the three quarters
Riley and Redlight were even up, with
Godfrey giving Riley his head, Pilgrim
second, a length behind Robesperre,
beaten off. Coming into the home
stretch Godfrey urged Riley, who was
half g length in the lead. The noble son
of Longfellow responding, left his field
as if they we're anchored. Into the
stretch Riley came a length and a half
in the lead, running fast, Redlight sec.
ond, with Pilgrim close up, Robesperre
three lengths away. Coming home
Riley was leading by three lengths, run.
ming easy, and winning by open three
lengths in a canter. Redlight was sec.
ond by half a length from Pilgrim with
Robesperre in trouble six lengths away.
The Drawbridge was Open.
SAN Francisco, May 30.-One of the
most horrible railway accidents ever
known in California occurred at LAO
o'clock this afternoon, when a local train,
connecting at Oakland with the ferry
boats from San Francisco, ran through an
open drawbridge, over San Antonio creek
at Webster street, Oakland. The yacht
Juniata, had just passed through draw
when a train appeared going in the direc'
ton of Alameda. The drawbridge keeper
endeavored at one to close the bridge.
but it was too late, and the engine with
it's tender and first car, which was filled
with passengers, plunged into the river,
which was quite deep here. Engineer
and fireman O'Brien went down with the
engine, the former when he saw that the
bridge did not close reversed the lever
but the momentum of the engine was toe
great to be stopped in time. The weight
of the engine and the first car, broke the
coupling and left the other two
cars of the train standing on
the track. The second ran about one.
third of the way across the bridge and
stopped, but a jar was sufficient to break
! open the front end of the car and many
persons were thrown into the water. The
first car which had followed the engine
to the bottom of the muddy estuary soon
rose and such of the passengers as had
escaped were picked up by yachts and
small boats which gathered at the scene
The trainmen and the rest of the passen,
gers lent their aid to the work of rescue
and when the wrecking train
arrived from Oakland the car was
drawn into shallow water and boats be.
gan dredging the creek. The conductor
stated that probably twenty-five persons
had met death. The top of the passen.
ger coach was cut open as soon as it was
raised above water and the work of re-,
moving bodies commenced, ten being
taken out in quick succession. Engi
neer Dunn was not to be found and it is
believed he persisted beneath his engine
~ Mccarthy Couldn't Find Him.