The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-23
BEYOND THE BRIDGE.
John Wilson Burned by an Ex-
plosiOn of Benzine.
Bad Condition Of the Streets-The Burglar Is
at Wcrk-Neubling Is Dangerously
Stabbed.

A fire broke out In South San Francisco on
Monday afternoon in a house on Illinois street,
above Napa, owned by Captain Shultz. The
damage amounted 10 several hundred dollars,
and the fire was extinguished by the South San
francisco engine. The fire was occasioned In a
peculiar manner. John Wilson, an employe OF
the Union Iron Works, was making fire In the
house, and used a can of what he thought con.
tanned coal oil. Instead, 1t was benziue, and
when be placed some of 1t on The fire, terrific
explosion followed. Wilson was thrown to the
floor and rendered unconscious. When the fire.
men arrived they just had time TO rescue him from
being burnt To death. Wilson was conveyed to
DIR. Wempe's drugstore where it was found that
he had been seriously burned on the right SIDE
the thigh, the lower part OF the right leg and the
neck. His right hand was almost shattered by
the explosion The most severe injury Is the one
in the right SIDE where The greatest force of the
explosion was felt.s Wilson yesterday was
thought TO be in b condition TO recover, although
he was yet suffering horribly from his burns.
CONDITION OF THE STREETS
Residents of South San Francisco are com.
planning OF the terrible condition OF the streets
particularly kentucky street and Railroad
avenue Pedestrians can no longer travel on
kentucky slieef, but are compeled to use the
old Long Bridge, which was barred because it
was consider ed dangerous Some time ago re-
pairs were begun on Kentucky street. from the
Potrero side. but they have now been stopped
for Two weeks, because ii is said no rocS be
obtained. Wagons crossing the road sink to the
renee to see one team STOP unhitch and assist in
pulling belated team out OF the deep mud In
which ii had b en- stuck. Vehicles are CON-
PEELED to travel down Illinois street In order to
reach the city. A great part OF Railroad avenue
Is under water, pools having formed all along
the road over a foot deep.
THE BURGLAR is NOT IDLE.
a consuera BILE number of burgaries have
taken place lately in South San francisco.
About week ago a barber named James Lopetr,
who keeps place on Napa street, employed an
assistant named James Grimes. Grimes worked
all the week and was paid of on Saturday night.
When Lovett opened his place Sunday morn
ing he found that all his razors and shaving i'm
plementS had been carried off. AS Grimes has
not showed up again The crime has beenfa,tened
on him, and tbs police are looking Tor him in
kland, where lie Is supposed 10 be. Several
days ago John DletZ, residing at the Shasta
House. had $40 stolen from his room. A day
later the room OF j. f. NJ. Craig, at Hughes
Hotel, was entered and all his clothes were
stolen.
IN A DANG CONDITION.
The condition OF John Neubling, a bartender
Tor Crowiey's saloon, VITO was stabbed on Satur-
day night by Peter HOlleran, Is SIN considered
dangerous H0lleran jabbed Neublng III the
sid with knife while the former was smoking.
Hosleran ran away and hid. bur was afterwafd
captured by Sergeant Bennett and Officers RiOr-
dan and ONeil. The case Is exciting consider
able talk in South san Francisco.
On Saturday Joseph Durant, aged ! 0 year s. a
stepSon OF MIR. Rasmussen, proprietor of the
White House on Sierra street. had his leg frac-
tuTed while trying to board freight locomotive
on Illinois street