The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-09
ALAMEDA.
Fatal Casualty Occurred on EncinaI
Avenue.

Fatal Casualty Occurred Encinal
Avenue.
The salary of Librarian Kirk has been in
creased from $50 to SS5 per month and that
of Miss Mary Harbaugh from 500 to $40
Children playing with matches set fire
yesterday to some clothes in closet in &
house occupied by Mr.. Dibble and family
on Webb avenue. The blaze was extin-
guished by the department.
Supervisor d. w Martin will leave to-day
for Sacramento. He was appointed Mar
shall for the Alameda side of the bridge eele-
bratioA, but in his absence Robert d. Hun
ter VIII act.
Matters relating 10 the electric light plant
were considered in secret session by the City
| Trustees last evening. They Will probably
make known to the taxpayers the result of
their deliberations at the meeting on Mon
| dav evening
The Alameda Improvement Association is
greatly IN need of funds, and unless they
| are obtained from some source very soon,
| the organization Will go out of existence.
| The secretary has been calling meetings on
! trust since September, since which the
| treasury has been depleted but the mem
| bers never took any steps to raise money.
The bridge celebration is announced to
take place positively this evening, unless
| rain Is falling, and it will not be the success
1t would have been had it taken place a few
| weeks ago. The numerous p0stponements
| have dampened the enthusiasm of many
| and HalcyOn Parl0r and other Organiza-
tons which slgnlfed their intention of
| paradlng viii not now DO so. Park street
| is covered with slush, and If there is much
| OF a crowd, those who cannot stand on the
| bridge will have to stard on wet ground
| during the literary exercises and the dis
| charge of the fireworks,
A fatal casualty occurred yesterday
morning on Encinal avenue, at the Park
| street crossing The narrOw-gauge local
| train, which connected with the :45 o'clock
boat from San Francisco, was nearing Park
| street station. and when at Oak street the
| engineer, j. w. Brown, noticed ponder
! Gus steam-roller, used by the California I'm
! proVement Company, on the track and
| whlstled danger. The steam roller was in
charge OF e. G. Leekes, and he evidently
| dlanot know train was approaching and
| even after the danger whistle OF the loco
motive he did not attempt to meve the roller
OIL the track, but continued toward the APP
| preaching train,
Engineer Brown reversed his engine and
! applied the aiT-Drake, but it was too late,
and the next moment there was a crash.
! just before it took place, however. Leckes
saw the train and jumped. but too late.
ne Dig roller was thrown aside and top
pied over, with Leckes partially beneath it.
Inc mlshap was witnessed by a number Of
| persons, VINO ran to his rescue, and it was
WIN uIlHculty tnat ne was eXtrlcated, lie
was taken TO drugstore few yards away
and surgical aid summoned. His right arm
| from the shoulder nearly TO the wrist was
almost stripped of its flesh, which hung in
shreds, and his right leg had COM
mlnuted compound fracture near the knee.
be was severely scalded by the escaping
steam. and was also internally INJURED.
Recovery was impossible, but he was re-
moved to the Receiving Hospital in Oak
land, where he fingered until the afternoon.
lie lived with his family on Encinal avenue.
not far from the scene of the fatal occur
renee, aud when he became conscious from
| his injuries he asked that bis wife 30 sent