The morning call., 1891-12-16
ACROSS THE BAY.
Another Man Injured at the Fatal
Tower No. 2.
Slashed in the Face-Wallace on the War.
Path-Launch of Four-Master-Burg-
lars and Robbers Still Active.

On Monday evening the $50 Berkeley
train from San Francisco in rounding the
sharp curve at Oakland Point struck coal
wagon belonging to Flynn 81 Co. of San
Francisco. The team was in charge of
James Timmins, who was thrown from his
seat and bruised considerably about the
head and face. He was taken in an I'M
conscious state to the Receiving Hospital,
where his wounds were dressed, after
which he was sent to his home in San
Francisco. The vehicle was not badly
damaged and the horse was not thrown
into the bay. as the published accounts
stated The railroad people claim that the
man was intoxicated at the time of the acct
dent, which happened directly opposite
Tower 9, where more than a hundred per-
sons have been killed or wounded within
five years. During the month of August,
1883, eight persons were injured on this
curve, three of whom were instantly
killed. On all the system there is no more
treacherous piece of track than that run
ming between Sixteenth-street Station and
Tower 2 and many are the accidents on
his short quarter of a mile. The short
curve, of course, is the most dangerous
point, but as Huntington once said that
Oakland was one of his workshops of
course the citizens, or employees rather, can
not insist that a fiagman be stationed at the
fatal tower as protection to life and
property.
MAY RESULT FATALLY.
a stabbing affray occurred yesterday
afternoon on the o'clock Oakland train
from San Francisco, and in all probability
will result fatally. E. L. Norris. young
colored man residing at S37h Brush street,
became involved in dispute with white
man whose name is not known. The negro
attempted to throw his enemy from the
train, but the latter drew knife and
slashed him across the face, partially sew
ering the temporal artery. The wounded
man was taken to a drugstore, where he
tainted from loss of blood. and later was re-
moved to his home in very critical condi-
ton.
The President of the Oakland Board of
Trade has received letter from Congress
man Mckenna stating that he has prepared
bill for introd uction in Congress to appro-
PIRATE 100000 for Postoffice building in
this city.
j. G. Henssman, brought down from Sac
ramento two weeks ago on charge Of fall
ing TO provide for his family and of selling
the household goods, was found guilty yes
terday afternoon.
1t is said that Miss Rose Reinhart. COM
poSitor. fired shot at an early hour on
Monday at burglar.
ARTHUR COUSINS.
Relative to the arrest of Arthur Cousens
who had some trouble at the barracks of the
Salvation Army, a friend of Couseus, who
is but II years old, writes as follows: The
boy in question did not enter the Salvation
Army Barracks in disguise, but ulerely hap
pened in with friend. AS the boys were
about to depart the hero of all this news
paper romance extracted a small mustache
from his pocket (Which he had only recently
bought for dime) and applied it to his face;
but. unfortunately. not securely, and it
dropped Off The falling on the floor of the
apDendage caused laughter, probably dis
tuTbing the meeting, and the hapless boy
was unceremoniousiy escorted TO the door
by one OF the attaches of the place. In
proximity to the door scuffle occurred, AS
the result of the boys hat being knocked
OFF and his endeavor to regain it. At this
junctuTe one OF Oaklald's stalwart police
men appeared, and, evidently wishing to
show his usefulness TO The community, ar
rested the boy against the protests OF sew
eral habltueS of the Westinghouse, and also
contrary to the final request of the attache
who was in the act OF putting him out AS
relates TO the atfaire glamour this is partlc-
ularly ludicrous, the BOY having but scarce
entered his teens and not being given TO any
such manifestations. The boy was released
IN an hour"
WALLACE UP IN ARMS.
Alexander Wallace, an employe in San
Francisco of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, came over to Oakland the other
day with a basket of delicacies for his
cousin, Mrs. Charles Godfrey of 655 Myrtle
street. A feast was spread, in which the
husband participated, and during the repast
Wallace dilated on his ancestors, tracing his
family lineage from the famous chief, Sir
William Wallace, 10 the present General.
Sir Alexander Wallace, K {. b., who, the
speaker alleged, is his father. Godfrey
pooh pooled this, though, and heated words
eDsued, resulting in Godfrey hitting his
visitor first with potato masher, then with
a ham bone and finally with chunk of wood.
That is the reason why Wallace now desires
to have Godfrey arrested for battery.
The rumor that William Schmidt and Miss
Susie Perkins were married on Monday was
denied yesterday. Schmidt Is the young
man who had the difficulty with young
Harry X. Allen. Schmidt was fined $50
yesterday for battery on Allen, and paid
the fine.
The four-masted vessel John D. Tallant
was launched from the ship-yards on the
estuary yesterday. She was built for Wright
Il Bowen, Captain Henderson will be her
master aud she will be used in the lumber
trade.
The California Door Works has shut down
its stock department for a couple of weeks,
letting out about 100 men and leaving only
10 at work.
BURGLARS AND ROBBERS.
During the night on Monday two masked
ulHu duCu Citdiutl( ucpOt Oh Dan
Pablo avenue, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets. They stood up with
pistols three men who were sleeping in the
place, and carried off all the money in the
tills. The exact amount OF the loss is not
yet known. A car-driveI named Macdonald
OF the Fdurteenth-Street line. was also held
up and his pockets emptied Of their cash
contents. 1t was reported yesterday that
an Italian peddler named Carlos Grondina
was stood up on San Pablo avenue, opposite
Durant street, at an early hour few days
ago. He seized box Stat lying handy and
gave the footpad good beating.
William Warner, who was "vagged" and
sent to Jail for six months, was let out yes
terday by reason of the expiration of his
sentence. Mrs. Chambers, his spiritual
wife, was not present to welcome him. 1t
is understood her friends had knowledge
OF the date OF his discharge and kept her
away.
Sanford Helbert of Buffalo, n. Y, left
TWENTY-FIVE lots in Lorin, valued at $500,
and willed them to his son, William n, of
Oakland. An exemplihed copy of the will
was filed yesterday.
Drs. II. p. Webster and G. Fl. Stockham
were acquitted yesterday in the Police
Court of violating the ordinance with refer
ence to reporting contagious diseases
ADULT BLIND HOME.
The Home for the Adult Blind Directors
have reelected John 2. Irish as President,
Arthur Thomson, Vice-President, and j.
II. Ames, Secretary. A little breeze was
caused over the election Of physician, and
an effort to elect DIR. w. f. Blood over DR..
Fine was defeated. Two Republicans voted
with the one Democrat on the board and
reelected Fine, who is a Democrat.
Mrs. Martin, charged by Miss Leonardwith
bypn otiZing her to transfer S14,0 900 worth OF
property without consideration. is expected
from the East to-day. She will be immedi-
ately served with summons in the suit to
recover the property
Judge Greene let off with a sentence of
fifteen DAYS William OWans the Salvation