The herald., 1893-01-16
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
THE HORRIBLE FATE OF REV,
JAMES JAMESON.
He Faiisd to See an Approaching Cable
Car at Spring and First Streets,
and Was by 1t Struck
and Killed.

The Rev. James M. Jameson was fun
over and instantly killed by a Downey
avenue cable car at the corner of First
and Spring streets yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock. He had come from
his residence on Court street, and wac
crossing First street, southwark, for the
purpose of taking q Main street horse
car to attend meeting at st. Vincent's
church on Main and Twenty-ninth
streets, in which deliberations he was
TO participate. He had crossed the
Downey avenue car track, and had
cleared the outer rail about two feet,
when several people called out to him
to look out for the car. Instead of pro-
ceeding, he stepped backward upon the
track which he had just crossed, when
he was knocked down and horribly
mangled and killed by the Car, which
was iuet then making the curve.
His son Harry, who was passing at
the moment, was attracted 10 the spot
by the crowd that Immediately as
sembled, and found that it was his own
father who had been killed. ..
The body was removed to the under
taking rooms of Garrett & Samson. The
body was found to be mangled in most
frightful and horrible manner. Both
arms were broken, the right forearm
WAS completely crushed, and the left
arm broken above the elbow; the
back portion of the head was bruised
and the neck was dislocated; the chest
was crushed, the right hip bone was
crushed and the leg broken, and the left
leg was severely bruised. There were
some slight bruises about the face. The
numerous wounds, either one being al
most fatal, shows the accident to be of
the most horrible nature, and ss the car
was running very rapidly, the corpse
was pushed forward some distance on
the track in front of the whirling
wheels.
Tho sripn7sG is, named y "a. Dsma2,
and G. NJ. Wood was T. conductor.
Their names were takeii at the central
police station and they will be sum
moned before the coroner's jury.
The corner where the accident oc-
Cured, commonly known as accident
corner" is grid.ironed with street car
tracks, or rather the double car tracks
at this junction form kind OF SPIDERS
web network. These crossings are
more crowded than any other portion of
the city and policeman is stationed at
the junction of the streets to warn peo-
pie of the approaching street cars on
every week day. The pedestrian travel
not being 60 large on Sundays no police
man is placed on duty there. the two
switchmen being considered sufficient to
warn the people.
There are five systems of street cars
centering at this junction, of which two
are cable, two electric, and one horse
car. and of the very frequent trips made
during the day, Car must paes this
junction at intervals of perhaps not
not longer than one minute. Four dou-
BILE tracks converge at the junction, over
which these five systems run their cars
The Rev. James M. Jameson leaves a
widow, Mrs. M. A. Jameson, and an
only son, Harry NJ. Jameson, who reside
at the family residence. 800 Court
street. Deceased was aged 81 years last
March, and was born in Center county,
Penn. For many years he lived at
Columbus, o.. where he was in the
Methodist ministry. He had been in
active service for half century, and
about IL wears ago WAS placed on the
retired liet in consequence Of old age
and failing health. He came to Cali
fornia, and lived at Orange for few
years. but for the past six years has
been living in this city.
Coroner Gates will hold an inquest
today at / O'Clock at Garrett & Samson's
undertaking rooms.