The morning call., 1893-04-01
DAVE SCANNELL.

The kindly face of bluff Dave Scanned
will be missed by those who used to watch
his buggy roll through the streets. He was
type Of a class which is passing away !;
genial, hearty, loud-yoiced, brave, thorough
Few of those who noticed the vigor of the
old man realized that he was over 70. He
looked as if he had vitality enough 10 last
twenty years more. And yet his life had
been Of 50 eXhaustiDg a nature that he must
s have had a constitution of iron to last as
I long as he did.
He was a connecting link between the old
times aud the present. He was Sheriff
when Casey and Cora were taken out of
the jail on Broadway to be hanged, and his
discretion helped to save San Francisco
from bloody fight that day. The survi-
yOrs Of those stirring times are not many.
Scannell was one of the lieutenants of
Broderick. They were both New Workers,
both fUemen, bred to battle with danger and
, sudden death. Scanned had some military
T. raining, which Broderick lacked. But
sS4BToderick was a born leader of men, in
dactiVely conscious of the working of
eas minds and absolutely fearless in
oiding them to his will. Had Broderick
1Led be would have been the leader of the
Republican party in this State. His un-
timely death overlook him while he still
drained in the ranks of party whose pur-
oses he distrusted. Scannsn was heart
nd soul with his chief on the questions of
Mon ard slavery. When an unfounded
r arose that synpathizers with seces-
roposed to seize the port of San Frau
Tor the Southern COnfederacy ScanneIl
he lead in raising a secret force to
under the stars and stripes. His
was true to his country, and be was
shrewd to doubt the issue between
y and anti-slavery in this State.
lad been bred in a rough school, in
arguments were referred on appeal
~ ply zeal force. In the forties and the
ftties there was a rough element in New
York which sometimes disturbed the peace
and frightened the timid. But there was
good in it at bottom. and it kept alive a
mt Which brought forth good fruit during
r war. This element found a-yent for its
plus energy in the Volunteer Fire De-
meGt. But those who hold that they
worthy of nothing but blame for their
illness ignore the conditions of human
re. 1t was such men as Dave Scannel,
y training such as his, who raced up
d gacis at Fort McAllister in the teeth
murderous fire and planted the stars
stripes on the parapet. ''Thee will not
lt," said the old Quaker to his son, but
nder fellows should try to get on board
ship thee may try to push them over
I'd"
he essential characteristic of this class
its maLliness. Like the Germans of
it abhorred nidergerke, it took no
advantage, carried no hidden pistol
20 knife in the boot. In fair, SQUARE
IL would engage with forwardness
ould not squeal if it came out second
When the fight was over it stood
to grasp the hand of its late antag-
i in honest friendship. 1t cherished
aneor or malice. And in pursuits
eh made no appeal to belligerent in
cts the men OF this school were thor
p What they set out to do, whether it
building bridge or extinguishng a
or corduroying swamp, they did if 1t
humanity possible. They were not
OH OF people who undertake job and
don it because they find it too difficult.
obstacles unforeseen rose in their
They set their teeth and went on peg
away. 1t is such men vino accomplish
+ And it is Of such men and Of their
tnat great nations are begotten.