The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-18
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Strange Suicide of
Frank Boyd.
HE LEFT SEALED LETTERS.
Numerous Victims of the Southern Pa
cific Suburban Trains-News From
Alameda and Berkeley.

Frank Boyd, foreman Of the glycerne
works of the Judson Dynamite and Powder
Company. near West Berkeley killed him.
self Thursday night with a revolver. He
went to his room at y o'clock and dressed
himself in black suit. white vest, black tie
and slippers and then lay down on his bed
and sent ball through his right temple.
Boyd had been in the company OF four
ladies of West Berkeley, and they spent the
evening in walking about the powder
works. He babe them goodnight at 8
o'clock, apparently in good spirits. and his
subsequent whereabouts is not known till
~ o'clock, when he was seen to enter his
clearinghouse.
He left three sealed letters, one addressed
to Superintendent Kennedy, one to his
father, John W. Boyd of Cheviot, Hamilton
County, Ohio, and one to Miss Lulu Orr. 80
Carroll street, Cincinnati These letters,
which, doubtless, explain the mystery OF
his self-murder. are in the custody OF the
Coroner, but have not baen opened. Boyd
was % years old and in good circumstances
His death was not knows till last evening,
when the room was broken into.
A good deal OF comment has been created
on the city front by .he extension of a
branch track by the Southern Pacific Com.
pany from the Alameda track at Second
and Franklin streets 20 the Broadway
wharf. The track is about quarter Of a
mile in length. and rurs through the big
lumber-yards owned by Keed Bros. 1t was
learned yesterday that Ele railroad COM
pany has arranged TO do all the transport
ing of meat from the Baden stoCkyards to
the refrigerator, recently built on Second
street, in order To start competition in the
Oakland meat trade, and the track is TO
facilitate its handling.
One OF the features noticeable on the
streets of Oakland is the large number of
boys and men minus legs or arms. 1t is the
result of another feature, which consists of
Mr.. Huntngt0n's Juggernauts that run
through the heart of the city every half
hour, gathering up passengers to be con-
veyed TO Mr.. Huntington ferry. Accidents
occur, and sometimes the victim Is killed
aud sometimes he only loses limb. Men
manned by this means asking Charity on the
streets are common, but one of them has
adopted novel method of making money.
He Is a whistler OF unusual excellence
named Bryant. He lost an arm and leg two
years ago. and now takes up his stand every
day in front of the Broadway depot as the
passengers gather, and whistles while they
are waiting. He is pleasant faced and we'll
dressed. with rose in his butt0nhole. and
never asks for charity But dimes and
nickels are showered upon him so that ne
has enough at the end of the day TO provide
comfortably for his aged mother and little
sister, whom he says he supports. Ii is one
way of turning an accomplishment 10 good
account when other means OF livelihood are
closed
The new st. Francis de Sales Church,
which is regarded as the hands0mest church
edihce in Oakland, is nearing completion.
1t was commenced nearly two years ago
and work has been in progress ever since.
The cornerstone was laid by Archbishop
mr. n har
McSweeney. the pastor. was donated $4,000
with which 10 assist in the building. One of
the conditions was that the name Of tho
giyer should remain a secret until after the
church Is finished. That will be in the lat
ter part of May. II is expected that the
dedicatory exercises Will be held on Easter
Sunday. After everything IS completed
Father McSweeney will announce to the
congregation the name OF the church's bene-
factor. He is giving personal supervision
to the finishing Of The interior OF the church,
which Is now going on.
j. w. Girvin If the firm Of J. w. Girvin g.
Co.. rubber dealers, at California street,
San Francisco. has filed petition in in
solyency. He owes Sl23 SOB 33, with assets
at SO, 5J0 numbered for SIG. 3lj. His wife
claims as separate property the horses,
carriages and household furniture, valued
al $40, 3l5, and has begun proceedings to
retain them. The creditors will fight her
claim on the ground that there was collision.
Thomas +. naperlan has filed petition
with the City Clerk to be placed on the Off
cial ballot as an independent candidate for
the Council from the Third Ward. DR..
WoOlsey has filed his petition As an inde-
pendent candidate for Mayor. There are
more men running Independently this year
than ever Known in municipal election in
Oakland.
Tue Seventh Ward Non-Partisan Club
has completed organization with the follow
ing officers: President, George X Williams;
vice president, +. Foster; treasurer, l.. III.
Wakefield; secretary, f. {. Jordan; execu-
tive committee-W. w. Whitman, G. w.
Prosser, A. j. Reed aud j. Marriott.
The winter conference of the Congrega-
tional churches about the bay will be held
at the First Congregational Church. Oak
land, on the oath inst. The inaugural ad-
dress will be delivered by Professor Frank
Hough.
NJ S. Plmentel. who was supposed to
have been burned to death In a fire at
Decoto, returned after several hours and
tod the anxious searchers that he was not
under the embers.