The morning call., 1894-04-05

with brakeman to guard them, started down
the hill. The brakeman ran to the first brake.
but found the chain was broken. and has enlng
to the second car discovered that the brake
rod was uncOupled, leaving him no means or
controlling the now rapidly descending cars.
The brakeman jumped and landed safely.
Meanwhile the engineer had discovered the
accident and hastily running his engine onto
the main track adopted the only plan which
seemed feastble-pursult of the runaway cars.
Down the grade at over sixty miles an hour
went the cars, while the engine. with the aid OF
steam. gained rapidly until finally the bumpers
came together. Several Intellectual attempts to
couple were made, when the little town OF
Fountain doomed up in the distance. The sta
ton agent saw he cars coming and. warned
by the shrleking engine whistle, threw the
switch. The engine slowed up and the cars
took the SPUR, ran the length OF the long siding
and wrecked half the town when they finally
Jumped The track. They were loaded with
dynamite"
j. q. Sylvester, pioneer resident OF Alta
Vile, near Angels, arrived In the city yester-
day. MIR. Sylvester first came to California
during The exciting days of '49. He remained
In San Francisco about two months at that time,
after which he went up to Allaville and settled
there, and has made that place his home ever
since. That was forty-fiye years ago. and up TO
yesterday he had never visited San francisco
since that time. Mr.. Sylvester was born in
1900 and Is consequently "a years OF age. He
says ho never took dose of medicine In his
life up to four weeks ago, when ne had an at
tack OF the grip. The remedy. he AYERS, was
worse than the disease, aud he proposes TO
wear out' any future Iapses In health Mr..
Sylvester is In the city to view the Midwinter
Fair but finds many attractions in the changes
fbo MI oil M q
VISIT
1.-THE trial of Congressman Breckenridge
brought to light little episode that is not
without its humorous phase" said j. L. Booth
OF Memphis yesterday. "The d. PENDANT In the
now famous case has a family OF grown-up
children-three girls aud two boys, one of the
latter lawyer now aiding in the defense OF his
father. The other. named for his grandfather,
Robert j. Breckenridge, is OF a wild disposi-
tion. just before the breaking out OF the
scandal this son got on spree and had several
fights, and his father telegraphed from Wash
ington TO put him in jail and keep him there
until the father returned. which instructions
were followed. 1t was finally decided to send
the boy on sea voyage. and just as he was
boarding vessel he read an account OF his
fathers troubles with Miss Pollard. Bob in
stanily wired to his brother: Put he old man
in jail and keep him there until 1 return""
"Tbere recently died In Dayton, Ohio, gen.
tleman who was among the be- t-kn0wn editors
OF the interior press in the United s aies. and
who had something TO do with the making OF
early California history" said W. w. Ross of
the city named yesterday. II refer to w. D.
Brkbam. for many years editor OF the Journal
In Dayton. During the early gold excitement
he came to San Francisco and was. believe,
city editor OF one of your PAPERS. During the
war bis letters to the Cincinnati Commercial
were considered the brightest newsiest and
abiest contributed to any Western paper. For
over twenty-five years he made the Journal,
which he owned ono of the best Republican
papers in the country, and Notwithstanding his
intense partisanship he was extremely popular
With the men Of all parties"