The herald., 1894-11-14
LATE HAPPENINGS AT PASADENA
A Runaway Santa Fe Car
Causes a Sensation.
The New City Charter Almost Ready
to Be Voted On.
4 Crystal and Wooden WEDDING
Celobrated- Social Pick Ups.
Personal Mention and
Notes.

PASADENA, Nov. ia runaway
freight car created much excitement on
the Santa Fs this morning. and did
some damage before its career was fin
ished, smasming into freight engine
and otherwise acting like g email cy-
clone.
The morning freight train was at work
near the Colorado~street crossing, when
a car loaded with coal was let down on
the Pinney switch. in charge of Brake
man Chadwick. In some way the coup.
ing chain broke and the car started
down the main line toward the Ray
mond hotel on its own hook, with the
brakeman tugging away at the brakes
in a vain effort to stop it.
The grade at this point is very steep.
end when Chadwick found that the car
was going faster and faster he concluded
the ground was the proper place for
him, and he managed to get off without
breaking any bones. Meanwhile the
car, rapidly gaining momentum on the
heavy grade above California, went
de- hing down at 50-mile rate. In
happened that an up.bound freight was
standing on the main track just below
California street. The engineer and fire.
man cav the wild car coming. and as
there was no time to get out of the way
deserted their engine before the smash
came. The collision was severe. smash-
ing in the front of the engine, head
light, cow catcher and cracked the
cylinder heads. The car itself was a
complete wreck, being almost cut in two
Its contents flying in every direction.
The total damage amounted to several
hundred dollars, but fortunately NO one
was injured.
Several accidents have occurred on
this grade from cars getting loose and 1t
requires great care on the part OF the
srain men to avoid runsways OF this
kind.
THE CHARTER ALMOST FINISHED.
The board OF freeholdsrs recently ap-
pointed by the city council for the pur-
pose Of drawing up and submitting to
the approval OF the citizens new city
charter, held q meeting in the council
rooms last evening. Eleven out OF the
Is mem bers were present, and from re-
ports received it appears that the char
ter is about completed.
The question of submitting the license
matter to the voters bv drawing up two
charters, one totally prohibiting tho
sale of liquors OF oil kinds and the other
allowing the council to grant licenses,
WAS discussed. but q majority OF the
board was not in favor the proposition.
1t was decided. however. to submit two
chorters. one to allow the present regu-
lations to continue. that is. giving
hotels and restaurants the privilege Of
serving beer and wine with meals, or to
give the council power to grant saloon
licenses If they so desired.
Messrs. Simpson, Rose and Gibbs
we're appointed a committee to draw up
this section of the charter.
Meetings will be held every evening
this week in order to get the charter in
the hands Of the president OF the coun.
oil by Saturday, which is the limit OF
time provided by the state law. After
reaching the council the charter must
be advertised for 20 days and then sub
mitted to the people.
The matter of the limit of bonded in
debtedness also came up. and It was the
sense of the meeting that about 10 per
sent OF the asse ,sed valuation would be
fair limit. The present bonded in
aebtedness of the city is $4,000. This
10 per cent limit would permit oil the
bonding OF the city for 1900, 600. should
1t be necessary, for the assessed valua-
tion 10 little over $6.000.000.
CRYSTAL WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. de Hay celebrated
their erystal Wedding at their residence,
$50 South Pasadena avenue, last even.
ing. The evening Was much enjoyed BY
oil present, the house being beautifully
decorated with ferns, roses, chrysanthe.
NUNS. etc. The music furnished BY
Miss May Barnhard At the piano and
Mr.. P. A. Collins with the violin was
very much enjoyed until o'clock, when.
to the strains Of the wedding march. Mr..
aud Mrs. de Hay marched in. The
party advanced to the center of the room.
where, standing beneath q beautiful
floral marriage bell, they again took the
VOWS of the marriage ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. d. D. Hill OF Los
Angeles. Dainty Refreshments were
then served and enjoyed by all. The re-
mainder OF the evening was spent in q
general social manner. Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Tay-
lor, Mr.. and Mrs. g. F. Hsrsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. w. Hahn, Mr.. and Mre. F. E.
Burnhsm, Mesdames E. X. Hersey, G.
o. Rasey and ]. W. Pickering, Misses
Chase, Violet Rasey,. May Barnhard
Ivslu Porter, Rev. d. D. Hill, Messrs.
p. A. Collins. Guy Porter and Georg
W. de Hay.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Pres
terisn church met yesterday afternoon
Ut Mira. ]. S. Glasscock's home.
The Republican club met in the city
hall this evening and closed up the ao.
counts of the campaign. All bills were
ordered paid.
Paving on South Fair Oaks avenue is
progressing very rapidly, both sidea of
the streets being worked at once.
j. r. Slater has been appointed spe-
cial officer for the Humane society and
Mr. French special agent. Tho society
Is last getting into shape to do some
good work during the coming winter.
lts membership list 10 rapidly growing.
frof. Kramer has moved his dancing
classes to the Wooster block. The pro-
lessor Is very popular with our young
people and starts the season with large
clasess
Messrs. McGilvary and Torrance have
purchased the northwest corner Of Ray
mona avenue and Kansas street and will
AZ once erect handsome two.story
prlck building upon it.
Two Vsge were sent to the county jail
by Recorder Rossiter this morning. one
aor five the other for ten days.
. V'ctim OF over-indulgenoe In the
moving BOWL paid So into the city treas-