The morning call., 1893-10-17
cRU9EDTODEATH
Run Bainst by a Car of
tI1 Electric Line.
THE cry COUNCIL MEETING.
Railroad MATTERS Come Up for Discus
:: ;slon-A Change of Political Faith.
The Supervisors.

morning James Lynch. driver for Gray
::SoIi, -Oien & Co.. the wholesale butchers.
was kIed in Alameda by being run over
INV ths hind wheels of the heavy wagon
.whichbe was driving.
He Vas driving four horses and was ac-
comnhfed bv William Miles as helper.
:AIilesIwas on the seat with him. he had
been delivering meat on Mcpherson street,
: and nd lust turned his team into Santa
:Claraayenue when hiswagon received ter
rifr hook from behind. which knocked the
-vebitfs about and frightened the horses
: In irving to control his horses he lost his
. halate and fell out, the hind wheels pass
inG over his back. The poor fellow strug-
" ,rled. 10 his feet, but fell forward again
with broken back. Miles also fell out.
but luckily escaped injury. Poor Lynch
:. FINGERED fifteen minutes in great agony.
;: VIII en- he expired.
: =: The Coroner was sent for and his body
was conveyed TO the morgue. where during
sthe.day it was visited by large number
GfIriends of the dead man.
The cause of the accident was car OF
Oakland and Alameda Electric line, which
was approaching from behind, and which
Lynch WAS evidently not aware of. The
car was No 10 of the line and was IN
Charge of J. Z. NJ. Swain as mOtorman,
and.J. r. Haynes, conductor.
- An inquest was held last night on the
remains and many conflicting stories were
..t6Id as to how the accident occurred.
There were on the car at the time of the
accident j. B. Haight. Richard Gardner.
Police Officer Lawrence, Miss a. Hagan,
Mrs. G. Smith and Jacob Joenim, all Ala
media PEOPLE.
!: = *Ijynch was married man. 50 years of
dcas. End lpeUoS wifn and PhII0rnn
W{iO+reside at West Berkeley. His mother,
a widow. owns a ranch near san Pablo,
where the deceased also has several bro
tleTs and sisters. He had been eight years
W Eth his employers, and was very highly
Spoken of by them.
: After deliberatlng nearly an hour the
Coroner'S jury brought in verdict. charg
lnRthe death of Lynch to the negligence
of the Oakland Piedmont and Alameda
Electric Railroad
" AT the Council.
+. The speed ordinance regulating the run
ning OF cars in this city was finally passed
by the City Council last night.
= according to this ordinance trains can
n0tfun at a rate Of speed to exceed eight
Iiles per hour through that part of Oak
: land contained between the nOrtherly line
.:c{: lire intersection of First and Webster
streets, and the southerly boundary line
: Of The city on Webster street. All of the
ME ih hers voted for the ordinance except
ing :Hsitmann, Watkinson and Smell.
EHpell and Dalton were absent.
a:*:I MS peaking upon the subject sharp al
tefcaii0n ensued between C0uneilmen Bar
: ste wand Smell. The latter spoke at some
sEtEsth upon his position in the matter OF
={Aak lanG 5 fight against the Southern Pa
:Iat5c. Il shall always oppose any attempt
a ia redHction Of Tapid service between
*th is city and San Francisco" he said.
= An ordinance looking TO the stopping of
*tEaj1iS at steam crossings, except where de-
-Tafl(E switches are placed. was tabled in
fledui1e-, upon a motion by MIR. Smell.
.1:he: :EOIk was 70 /.
:: yEtlen the matter OF opening Seventeenth
.stTGet: 10 the bay came mp. J. L. Foulds,
:C0jlf sci for the Southern Pacific. addressed
<t9e. Council, and submitted map showing
:fba position Of the streets in that locality.
33G offered on behalf of the railroad COM
play TO deed enough land 10 the city for
:tna opening of the street from William
:sl feet TO the Southern Pacific freight sheds
she matter was referred to the City At
IT Eiiey, who will report back his opinion
tO:rheCouncil at next weeks meeting.
80 q resolution was introduced by Mr..
:: :B&rnaTd that permission be allowed the
:cQInpeting ferry company TO land at the
::citp wharf. ard that it be allowed to
: ITlafTk at its own expense acress Webster
+: 81 reet from the city wharf TO its private
*EtaTeh ouse on the east side of Webster
STREET.. the planking to be flush with the
:,s5lrface of Webster street and be so con-
S Sirucred as not to interfere with the tran
t.-0f steam railroad or other traffic
I. :: In support of his resolution Mr. Bar
IihTd made a long and eloquent speech
~eulogiZ Mr.. DaYie and eDlarging upon
=, the work already done By him single
: r:anded against the Southern Pacific.
*'lIAfs man. said ne, sis The most dreaded
of all men by the great MONOPOLY. He
IL 20 10
SHOULD suggest that this Council does not
::de1ay any further in assisting Mr.. Davie
:. as far as il can. If were TO resign to-
morrow " as Councilman and could appoint
"a. successor it would be j. l.. DaYie. Re-
cen ntpolitieal feeling should not interfere
:: IN oiir deliberations"
: mr. Suell took the floor in defense Of the
: Council, which Mr.. Barnard seemed to
? liz HaFe@impugued. He said there had never
sheeA any retarding of action looking To
= IT,: Davies betterment, and that all
:p5Citica lines were dropped. The matter
n as referred to the City Attorney
:: Tie ordinance for the construction of a
.feTsy-hOuse and waiting-room upon the
<city wharf and an apron and addition to
cost $4,000. was finally passed
: a long communication was read from A.
n. Iowne, announcing that the railroad
Eompany had been unable TO make proper
train and ferry connections under the
Bow in operation in Oakland. He wrote
;.':1t has vaguely been charged that our
cUmPany has uot made a reasonable effort
10 operate its trains within the limits
prescribed by the speed ordinance, and
tbat IL has not endeavored to make the
best time possible under its provi.ions.
In this connection | beg leave 20 assure
you that these charges have no foundation
III fact 1.-The affidavits of every engineer
:enrployed in that service and oCr Superin-
:tendent herewith submitted conclusively
establish this"
=. To demon strate the impossibility of
making proper train connections under
tile speed ordinance attention was
cai Jed to the recent running of 4 time
; :1ndscator on Seventh street and affidavits
were attached from a. d. Wilder, W. G.
Curtis; w. b. Ludlow. j. a. Angwin and
w IS. Slater, the master of signals, to the
:.effei:t that the recorder did accurately in
dIca:e' the speed of the train on those oc-
easlons. Mr. Towne claimed that the
l4SaaIEs arrived at the pier from five to
:tWefYe minutes late aud at Fruitvale from
.lnIeeto i've minutes late. This Is claimed
~ pc: a. most serious annoyance and dis
iuEDs the boat service. The advantage TO
:VdAJahd OF rapid transit is pointed out
= !r conclusion Mr.. Towne wrote: 'As
genera manager Of this company l desire