Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-25
head like that. Just like q lot Of bones.
1t showed me back, but didn't fall"

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It showed me back, but l didn't fall"
DYING MANS GIFT.
Louisa r. Carbon, of 2l8 West Ann
street, testified: II was at the fireworks
with my little boy. was standing by
Victor Casino when he was hurt. / am
no relation OF his. He was single
man.
when they fred off the portrait Of
Columbus was close to the rope. When
the ship went off was near the band.
All at once there was an explosion.
little after there was another explosion.
Some one said there was boy dying.
saw him lying on the ground dying.
Some one said there is an Italian hurt.
| went over there and saw him lying.
He recognized me. He said in Italian,
Come to me, dear sister, | am not his
sieter, but he said that. He asked Inc
not to leave him, and said all Of them
had left him like dog. / told him l
would not, and knelt down by him. He
said he was cold, and l wrapped his
hands up in my dress. The doctors
came, and turned my head away. He
gave me some money, SAL 35 asked
him what l should do with the money.
He said, You did not leave me, you
keep it, have got it. He lived at the
corner OF Ord and Upper Main Streets"
Coroner Weldon-''You will ] think,
have to turn the money over. 1t will
probably be necessary to bury him."
The money was handed to the COR
oner, and Mrs. Carbon given receipt
for it.
THE CIGAR BOX FOUND.
Frank mckinley, little boy living on
Galena avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, testified that he was at
the fireworks, within the ropes. He was
exploded. He did not know who
touched 1t off; it was too dark. The
ship was just dying out when the ex-
plosion took place. The cigar box ex-
hibited by the coroner was produced
and the witness identified it as the one
found by him the morning after the ex-
plosion. He said:
II found that cigar box on the fence
corner, at the corner of Galena avenue
and Seventh, Saturday morning. 1t was
a third full OF powder when found it.
1t was block and half away from the
place of the explosion. 1t is big open
field inside the fence. 1t is right oppo-
site Mr.. Wilson's place of business.
This was on the south side, and Mr..
Wilson's is on the north side. No one
was with me when found it.
/ was with my brother at the fire.
works. Ieaw some one injured, Louis
Gden was 10 feet away. l don't know
if there were one or two explosions.
Mr.. Wilson tried to keep the boys
away"
DEMoRALIzED RAND.
Dave Parten, sworn: ''I waa playing
in the band. The band was just inside
the ropes, on the western end. One set
piece was directly in front OF us, and
others further along. There were differ
ent mortars. Some in the rear of the
ship and some south. The ones behind
the ship are the ones that burst. The
boys would swing the ropes. Mr.. Will
son got some boys with laths to drive
the bows back, but they wouldn't go;
only laughed. Itwas like tug of war.
They swung the rope so that it finally
went down, then all poured in. / was
30 or go feet from the explosion. With
out lights you could not see 10 feet.
They were all around the set pieces.
The boys were not making any more
noise than usual at fireworks. The
mortar exploded when only email por-
ton of the ship was left. The crowd
was between us and the ship. Wher-
ever Mr.. Wilson went the crowd fol-
lowed. The first report shook me.
There were two reports"
W. D Dieble, s. A. Parkesley and A.
Berklein. musicians, who were playing
in the band, testified substantially as
the preceding witness, Mr.. Parten.
TORE HIS SHOE OPEN.
P.W. Ross: "I was at the fireworks; 1
went down when it was about half
through; tried to get closer to see.
followed up with the crowd toward the
band, stopping almost in front of tie
Santa Maria; il was almost all burned
out, and an explosion took place, with
another in two or three seconds; cav
man fall near me; heard some one say
q man had his leg torn off, but did not
think it was 80 bad; but a little fur
ther found the Christian boy with some
one holding his head. The last explo-
sion was a little louder than the first
one both were louder than the former
ones; thought right away the explo-
eions were too large, and that something
was wrong; / was hit on the foot, but
did not know it at the time; the crowd
was not more boisterous than usual at
such events"
KNOCKED THEM DOWN.
William Ralston, corner Fifth and
Regent streets, bricklsyer, was at the
fireworks. He was about 10 feet out
side of the rope when the explosion
took place, close to the band. He saw
young man going across with torch
to fire off something He did not see
him touch it off. It knocked him down,
and several others around him. He had
his hand on the shoulder OF Young
man who was hit by slug. He died
right there. 1t was Louis Oden. 1t was
about 100 feet from the explosion, the
witness thought. There were number
of people between him and the explos-
ion. He was struck, but was not hurt
much.
II WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE"
Tnelle Mercadante, son of Nicolas
Mercadante, 1886 Winston street, testi-
fed:
Il was about the length of the room
from the bomb when it exploded. /
did not see any boy with
cigar box or who poured any
thing into the mortar. Mr.. Wilson
was lighting the fireworks. He told the
boys to get back. He had club in his
hand and was hitting the boys. The ex-
plosion was after the ship was burned.
think Mr.. Wilson and the man work