The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS,
A Southern Pacific SWitchman
Killed by the Alameda
Local.
FRANK PATTERNS LAST SIGNAL
No Trace of Capitano Garibaldps
Buried Wealth Found by HIS
Nephew.

Frank f. Patten. switchman in the
employ OF the Southern Pacific Company,
was instantly killed by the Alameda local
train, Engineer D. Reynolds, at the foot
OF Center street yesterday morning. He
was on yard engine 1920, and stepped into
the track along which the local was APP
preaching TO signal some one down the
track, apparently not seeing or hearing it.
The Alameda train runs at high rate
of speed at that point, and nothing could
be done to check the speed of the train
before it struck Patten, whose back was
to it.
He was thrown thirty feet by the shock,
and when picked Up was dead, almost
every bone in his body being broken.
Patten was single man, and resided at
1l35 East Nineteenth street.
Deceased had been in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Company for fifteen
years and up to the day of his death had
enjoyed the singular good fortune of en-
tirely escaping injury. Prior to the strike
he had worked himself up to the position
OF conductor. About year ago the COM
pany discharged eight conductors without
assigning any reason, Patten being among
them.
Later he applied for a position as
switchman and was given a job. He re-
manned loyal TO the company during the
a. r. Z. troubles.
The engine on which he was working
was the one on which the trouble started
q year ago. The engineer of 1920 was
ordered to haul Pullman out of one track
on 10 another and his fireman quit work
at once. Within a few hours the great
strike was fairly inaugurated on the coast
New Board of Health
VIZ u
the new members Of the Board of Health
appointed by Mayor Davie to take the
places left vacant by the removal of Drs.
Sarah l. Shuey and Beckwith, took the
oath of Office before City Clerk Tompkins
yesterday.
DR.. E. W Bradley is the oldest son of
DR.. II. l.. Bradley, now deceased, who was
member of the board some years ago.
He is brother of Attorney Thomas Brad
ley, law partner of ex-Mayor NJ. c.. Chap
man. DR.. Bradley has been practitioner
here for fourteen years. He is graduate
of the Hahnemann Medical College of Chi
cago and of Lawrence University, Wis
consin.
Dr. E. D. Curtis has been in practice in
California for eighteen years. During the
last seven years he has been in Oakland.
He came here from Woodland, where he
had established a large practice. DIR. Cur
It's is graduate of the Hahnemann NJ dical
College of Chicago and of the New York
Homeopathic College. He is also a men,
Der OF the American Institute of Homeo-
pathy.
EIks Society Circus.
The Elks' circus, for which elaborate
preparations have been made for the past
two weeks, opens tonight in the NAM
moth tent at Twelfth and Jackson streets.
The rehearsals for the various acts have
been going on regularly for some time,
qSSririro good rerfOrnance
This morning Jake Foster will appear on
the streets from 10 A. NJ. to II O'Clock with
a Roman chariot drawn by six prancing
steeds as sort Of preliminary to the open
ing. Among the celebrities at the show
will be Billy White, the famous minstrel,
who will play the jester. Mrs. NJ. HI. de
Young has given to the management the
use of her educated horse, White Wings,
which was such factor In the society cir
Gus in San Francisco last year.
The performance begins at o'clock. 1t
will be repeated tomorrow at o'clock,
and also IN the evening.
Looking for GaribaIdPs Wealth.
Luigi Trueffelli, a nephew of Capitano
Garibaldi, who was killed by the local
train several weeks ago, has assumed
his duties as administrator of the
estate of the deceased and is making dill
igent search for the money which is sup
posed to be secreIed about the pace.
Thus far he has only succeeded IN find
ing $4,000, which was deposited in bank.
The hiding-place of the rest is as yet deep
mystery. No pains will be spared in a
search for it. All the yard surrounding
the house will be dug up, and if the wealth
is not discovered then the shanty will be
torn down in the hope that the treasure
will be found concealed in the rafters. The
place has already become resort for curl
osity-seekers. Each day crowd gathers
around to view the already famous shanty,
and it will probably be greatly increased
when the digging commences next week.
Waylaid by Footpads.
Thomas Dolan, laborer living on
Forty-third street, was rather roughly
treated late Wednesday night by two I'M
known footpads. He was returning from
neighboring grocery with his arms
full OF provisions when he was suddenly
confronted by two men, VINO ordered him
TO give up his money. He did
not comply with their request, but
dropped his groceries and showed
fight a lively tussle followed, in which
Dolan received an ugly cut above the right
ear. He held his own so bravely that the
footpads became frightened and ran away.
The wounded man boarded a car and came
down to the Receiving Hospital, where his
injuries were dressed.
Oakland Turner's in Los Angeles.
Oakland will be represented in the
Kreisturnfest, which begins in Los An
geles tomorrow, by the following members
OF the turn verein of this City: Paul 9TH,
director; Charles Steinbeck, leader; John
Will. second leader; A. Greub, a. Neu-
baus T. Sonderleiter, j. Bumgarten, J..
Korn. O. Wemmer, w. Pink, II. Levy, II.
Kramm, Albert Kayser, NJ. Klinwood, Gus
Berns and A. Feltman.
ALAMEDA.