The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-23
OVER IN OAKLAND.
An Old Man Run Over and
Killed.
HE WAS DINING ON A CAR.
The Affairs of the Home for the Adult
Berkeley News and Uni.
versity Notes.

L "A.
years old. living at 1867 Center street. was
run over and killed at the Long wharf
| yesterday afternoon.
lie had gone fishing early In the morning
and ct the time of his death was eating hi:
lunch in company with NJ G. Edgar Of San
Francisco. They had placed it upon a
freight car, the rear one of train OF forty
cars standing on the track. They stood in
the middle of the track to eat from the car
when engine backed down from the upper
end to couple on. Edgar was thrown from
the track. receiving serious injuries. Buck
lin was caught under the wheels and his
right leg, above the knee, was crushed to
shreds. He bled to death within twenty
minutes.
He had been in the habit of fishing from
the wharf nearly every Sunday for eight
years past and had formed the acquaintance
of Edgar, who always Joined him in his
pscatoral pleasures.
The investigation of the Home for Adult
Blind began Saturday at 9 A. NJ. The COM
mittee was composed of Senators Seawell,
Hoyt and Mahoney and Assemblymen
Matthews, Mordecai and Andr0us. 1t WAS
not completed, but went over till to-day at
A. NJ. Senators Sewel and Hoyt and As
complete the investigation.
The committee spent the entire day till 6
p. NJ. taking testimony. All the directors
were present, but they, together with
Superintendent Sanders, were excluded. the
committee remaining in the Office of the
superintendent and summoning the inmates
az witnesses one by one Each one was
sworn and assured that he need have no
hestancy in giving testimony. damaging or
otherwise, in regard to the management OF
the institution. as be would be projected by
the Legislature, which the committee repre-
sented.
Testimony for and against the superin-
tendent " as given, many Of the witnesses
talking freely and airing grievances, either
real or imaginary.
II. Tuck. one OF the inmates, who has
been in bad odOr with the superintendent,
testified that the home was not on paying
basis because a blind man managed its
| affairs. He tried to show how it could be
| made paying institution provided man
who could see should have its management.
| Other witnesses testified that the food was
| bad and that the superintendent is ire
| quently imposed upon in the matter of food
| because be is blind. They respected Super
| intendent Sanders personally, but would
rather have superintendent who Is not
| blind. Then testimony was offered by wit
| nesses favorable to the superlnt endent.
| The investigation will probably be COM
nouuced for several days.
A committee appointed to select suit
| able site for home Tor widows and orp ans
| of the Masonic fraternity on the Pacific
| Coast visited San Leandro and Haywards
| last week TO inspect various locations that
| have been offered. They made the trip on
| a special electric car. No decision was
| made, though The committee looked favor
| ably upon a site on the ii. w Meek tract.
neal Haywards. Other sites in San Mateo
| County are yet to be visited. A fine build
! ing is to be erected and many thousand
| dollars will be expended The committee
| is composed of j. G. Whitney OF Oakland.
| Rabbi Voorsanger and h. Spear Of San
| Francisco, y. Hanson Of Redwood City and
| j. Coleman and ID. Preston Of Grass Valley.
| No elews have been obtained 10 identify
| the three men who attempted to hold up the
/ stage near Mission San Jose last Tuesday
| evening. although tile Sheriff and his depu-
| ties have been working asaiduOusly. The
| attempt occurred at 7:30 O'Clock near a
| graveyard just outside of the town. All
! that saved the passengers was the quick
wit of Charles Prouse, the driver, who
| whipped up his horses and was cut of sight
| before the robbers could stop him. he ar
| rived In Mission San Jose twenty minutes
| ahead of time and he and the frightened
| passengers fastened to report their adven-
ture. Every body in the vicinity is now 60
| ing armed.
| George Mothersole, manager Of the Oak
| land Theater, has issued an invitation tC
] every pastor in Oakland to attend the per-
Torrance of '"fhe Old Homestead" on
| Monday, January 50. The recent opposi.
| ton to keeping the theater open on Sun.
! day has inspired him to do this, the only
| object being to give the pastors an oppor-
tunity to take practical view of a theatri-
| cal performances.
| A committee has been formed in Oakland
to secure for this city the annual meeting
| of the Society OF Christian Endeayor in
| 1895.
The stockholders of the Bank of Hay
wards have Increased the capital stock from
| $50 600 10 $4,000. w. E. Meek has been
elected director is place Of John Garrett
| son. deceased.
The Haywards electric road. which has
recently extended its line into Oakland. has
| put on new cars with alr-brakes and whistle
signals.
A call has been issued to Rabbi Franklin
OF Omaha to become rabbi IF the Jewish
synagogue in place Of Rabbi Sessler. re-
signed. He will lecture in the synagogue
next Friday evening.