The morning call., 1890-11-05
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Election Was a Quiet One
in Oakland.
a Serious Collision Between Freight Trains.
0chiltres Disfgured for Life-Custody
Of the Darling Children.

The election in Oakland passed off with
out disturbances of any kind, the division of
1.-The wards into smaller precincts making
any crowdiDg at the polls unnecessary.
Police Officer Curtis, for one. lost his vote by
some one personating him and voting on his
name before ne appeared.
Thirty precincts complete give for Judges
OF the Superior Court: Henshaw 267O,
Greene 25l9 and Gibson 1912.
AT 80 o'clock thirty-seven precincts
show majority for Greene over Gibson, for
Superior judge, of 342 votes.
FREIGHT TRAINS IN COLLISION.
serious collision between two freight
trains occurred just beyond Sixteenth-street
Station shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning. Train No. s, the Central Pacific
freight train, west bound, had reached Six
teenth-strert Station and was standing on
the main track while the engine was busy
cutting out a car that was TO be Side-tracked
at. that point.
Before the engine coupled on 10 the train
again, the Oregon freight train, No. 66, west
bound, came down the track and crashed
into the rear of the Central Pacific train, tel
escaping several cars and completely wreck
ing the engine. How it was that nobody
was killed is great mystery, for the ears
were piled UP in every conceivable shape.
The caboose of the forward train teescoped
the freight car in front of it, which was
loaded with ice. This ear was lifted COM
pletely off its trucks and slid right into the
caboose. From the third car from the rear,
pair of trucks was knocked completely
out from under it, and half-of it sp!intered
into kindling wood. This car also contained
ice. The fire in the engine set fire to these
three cars, and the latter two were almost
entirely consumed. One or two other cars
were also badly burned.
MORE OF LESS DAMAGED.
The Oregon freight train was long one,
and the force of the collision can be illus
trated by what befell the rear cars OF this
train. There were three cars loaded with
lumber from the Sissons Lumber Company,
and the shock was SO great as to lift the
forward OF these .off its trucks and slide it
on top OF the second one, while the entire
load Of this car was slid over and sand
wiched in with the load on the rear car.
The trucks OF the first car were hurled I'M
der the second Car, and draw heads and axles
were bent like pins. Nearly all the cars of
both trains were more or less damaged. and
the loss to The Southern Pacific Company
will be about 5000.
1t is hard TO say whether the rear brake
man of the Central Pacific train, tile signal
tower man, or the engineer of the Oregon
train is to blame. When train stands on
the track the block signals are supposed to
be at danger to prevent another train
approaching. The rear brakeman is also
supposed to 90 up the track aud planta light
at safe distance to warn approaching
trains of danger. If these precautions were
taken, then the engineer is TO blame for not
seeing the signals, but, still, the morning
was very f0Rgy one, and he may not have
been able to see the lights. All investiga-
ton is being made by the Division Super
iufppdpnt IN ascertain yEara the his r..sts
If any there is.
THE PARENTS HEARD FROM
The parents of Hattie aud Tiny Darling
have written from Los Angeles Directing to
the appointment of Mrs. McWade OF anyone
else as guardian of the children. They are
willing that they shall remain III the West
Oakland Home, but they do not Want to give
up entire control CT them.
William Collins, aged %, has been taken
to the County Jail by the Sc Rotary of the
Humane Society from the family residence,
it having been reported that he was con-
fined to a room in the house without proper
attention and the reports found to be true.
Victor Earl Jordan, aged year, l month
and days, the youngest son of ex-Speaker
and Mrs. w. IL. Jordan, died yesterday
morning from cholera infantum.
Mrs. Josephine Rogers las asked Judge
Ellsworth to give her alimony pending the
decision of the suit for divorce against
Oliver Rogers.
WORSE OFF THAN THOUGHT.
Ora Ochiltree, the man who was cut about
the head by Charles Grlffiths during row
in the Pullman Hotel in West Oakland, is
in much worse condition than mt first ex-
pected. The wounded mans face was
sliced into mince meat, and his cuts and
gashes aggregate fully yard in length.
Pedro kosas, the native Californian, who
shot Owen Smith at Midway two months
ago and made his escape to Livermore by
taking horse and saddle, has pleaded
guilty TO grand larceny. lie Will be SEN
fenced on Monday next.
The Salvation Army of Oakland went to
Sausaiito yesterday to the dedication of the
Home of Rest for sick and disabled officers
Mrs. Bridget Van Haltren has been fired
500 in the Oakland Police Court for renting
house 10 Chinese for gambling den.