The morning call., 1890-05-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
An Express Agent Struck by a
Railway Train.
The Body of Young Man Found on the Beach
at Berkeley-Death of a Well-Known
Locomotive Engineer.

At about o'clock last evening Jacob C.
Schrsder, the agent of Wells, Fargo & Co. q
Express freight-house, at the Sixteenth
street depot was struck by a train at the
depot and thrown from the track. Several
of his ribs were broken and he was consid-
erably bruised. He was taken to DR.. Wool
sey's Hospital and his injuries attended to-.
1t is believed that his injuries are not dan
gerOus,
The body of young man was found Oh
the beach, between the stock-yards and
Berkeley. at an early hour this morning
The body had apparently been in the water
about two weeks and is supposed to be one
of the young men drowned at the time the
boat capszed in Raccoon Straits. The feat
ures have been disfgured by fishes. The
color Of the hair is sandy and may lead to
the identification of the body.
George Cooper, a well-known locomotive
engineer of West Oakland, died yesterday
at the residence of his parents, SIC Camp
bell street, of consumption. He was ma
tive of Scotland, 26 years of age. His fun
eral will take place tomorrow under the
auspices of Liberty Lodge, No. 35, K. of p.
Henry Rhodes, the pianO-mover, who fell
from the local train at West Oakland on
Friday night, is the father of Eddie Rhodes,
who disappeared with Frank Pierce about
two months ago while out sailing on the
bay and has never been seen since.
At ST. Patrick's Church, West Oakland,
last evening, Very Rev. Joseph SASHA of St
Ignatius Church, San Francisco, delivered
r lecture to a large audience on The
Church of Rome the Work of God"
AT the First Congregational Church yes
terday the morning service was for Young
Peoples day. In the evening a graduation
praise service was held. attended by the
pupils of Field and Smell seminaries and
Hopkins Academy.
Rev. james Hume, recently of Eureka,
Cal, occupied the pulpit of st. PauPs Prot
eStant Episcopal Church yesterday. The
vestry have not as yet called any one to the
vacant rectorship.
Rev. DIR. c. e. Stratton preached in the
First Methodist Church last evening. Rev.
Charles II. Williams OF New Haven. Conn.,,
occupied the pulpit Of Rev. DR.. Horton at
the First Presbyterian Church yesterday,
The topic of Rev. c. w. Wendt of the Uni
tartan Church yesterday was: God in the
Whirlwind and in the Whisper" Rev. Ii.
ii. Rice OF the Second Presbyterian Church
delivered a sermon on The Place and
Power of Christian Men" Rev. A. Lem
kau at the German Methodist Church de-
livered sermon on Gods Warnings to the
Careless" Social Problems" were dis
cusSed by Rev. j. b. SilcoX at the Eighth
avenue Congregational Church. The Mar
ket-street Congregational Church set apart
yesterday as the Nebraska Prohibitory
Amendment day. "The Extent of the
Christian Field was the theme of Rev
Frank Dixon at the Tenth-avenue Baptist
Church. The topic of Rev. George B. RE
man at the San Pablo-avenue Baptist
Church was: "He That Formed the Eye
Shall He Not See?"
Alameda.
D. W. Merwin, conductor ON the broad
gauge local, returned yesterday from his
visit TO Illinois, whittier lie accompanied
his mother a few weeks ago.
The condition of Constable HenryetT.
Morris continues to grow worse, and little
hopes are now entertained for his recovery.
He is delirious most of the time. His ill
ness is one of the after effects of la grippe,
from which he suffered severely few
months ago.
p. b. Ladd has sold his house on Paru
street and will take up his residence in San
Francisco. The purchaser of his place is
L. Is. Wright, ship-builder Of San Fran
CISCO
The City Trustees will consider this
evening the bids for furnishing this city
with an electric fire-alarm system. The es-
timatpu POSt is 5000