The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-11
BY MANY
Detective t. Downey Is
Laid to Rest.
The Serious Mlshap That Befell a
Young Girl Who tainted on
Streetcar.

OAKLAND.-The funeral of Detective
Tom DOwneY was held yesterday morning
from the residence of his mother al COZ
Fifth street Mass was read by Father
King of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. A choir. under the charge of
Professor Harrison, rendered number OF
beautiful selections.
The attendance was unusually large for
a private funeral. and expressions Of re-
gard for the dead officer and OF regret at
his early taking off were unanimous.
The pail-bearers were: Chief Schaffer
and Detective Denny Holland of the Police
Department; w. D. Heitman and w.
Walkinson of the City Council; A. Z. dc
Donough and Miron Whidden OF the Order
of Elks; G. Nj. Gilbert aud j. II. Perkins
of the Knights of Pythias.
There were many superb floral pieces
piled about the easket The Police De-
partmsnfs offering was broken pyramid
OF roses bearing the inscription Farewell,
Tom" The Elks sent piece four feet
square made of La France roses. a broken
wheel was given by District Attorney
Shook, Deputies Tim Church and A. Il.
Frck and Prosecuting Attorney Melvin.
The interment was In the family lot at
st. Mary's Cemetery.
Fell From a Car.
Josie Shanlin, II wears of age. living
with her parents at Az Sixth street, while
returning from Fruilvale late Saturday
night was seiZed with a dizziness and
tainted. In this condition she fell from
the electric car on which she was riding
and struck her head violently on the track.
She was picked up in an unconscious COIL
dtion and taken in the patrol-wagon TO
the Receiving Hospital. where 1t was
4 -.
of the brain. She remained at the hospital
under the surgeons care over night and
was Yesterday morning taken home. Her
condition is not serious.
Residence Burned Down.
The residence at TalcOtt's dairy. Pres
colt road and High street, Fruitvale, was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The loss. which will not exceed S2e00 was
total one. The origin of the fire is not
known. The build ng is located some dis
lance from the Outhouses OF the dairy, and
this alUne prevented the utter destruction
OF the esta blishment, for the wind was
blowing hard all day. and besides there
are absolutely 10 facilities for fighting
fire in that locality.
The Seligman Funeral.
The funeral of Nathan n. Selgman, the
money broker who committed suicide last
Friday. was held from his late residence at
Us
Rabbi Friedla officiatsd. Delegations
from the Masonic order aud the A. o. U.
w. attended.
The display of floral pieces was impos-
ing. The iDterment was in the Hebrew
cemetery al Mountain View.
Broke Record
o. L. Pickard of the Acme club broke
the bicycle record for the forty-three miles
between this city aud San Jose by cover
q IN
minutes. The previous record was hours
48 minutes and was held by Bedbury, also
of the Acme club.
Did the Mountain.
Twenty-Five members of the Trappers'
annex TO the Acme club made an ascent
of Mount Tamalpais yesterday. Each
man went provided with his lunch and
whatever refreshment besides that he felt
he might stand ia need Of They took the
o'clock train at Seventh and Broadway
to Mil Valley. The journey is not
walkOveT, and the clubmen found that
out before they arrived at the summit.
/ The return was more deliberate and was
taken at a Ro-as-yOu-please gait The
twenty-five struggled back TO the club by
twOs and threes any time between So'clock
and 10.
Holiness In Camp,
This is the beginning of the last week of
the encampment of the National Holiness
Association at Beulah Park. The attend
anee has increased steadily since the open
ing of the session and onslderable inter-
est is being manifested in the exercises
| The children's meetings continue TO prove
an attractive feature.
Notes,
| The Associated Charities during the
month OF Nav relieved fifty-three families
! and twenty-five single cases and referred O
| number OF others TO various churches.
The Oakland Benevolent Society during
the same period relieved ffty-ihree fami-
| lies. Over S207 was expended during the
| month.
The graduating exercises of the high
school will take place in the First Congre-
! gational Church this evening.
| Drs. A. G. Anthony, II. n. Rucker and
j. R. Broadway have been appointed to
constitute the new board of United States
examining surgeons for pensioners In Oak
land. They will meet at $50 Broadway.