The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05
Home Yachting.

The quarterly meeting of the California
Yacht Club was held last evening III the
clubrooms. a few remarks were made by
A. NJ. Clay, dwelling on the brilliant
future of California yachting. Among
other things he advised the yachtsmen on
this coast to withdraw from the patronage
OF their Eastern brethren and make yacht
ing rules for themselves. To this end
representatives from the different clubs
will meet and draw up rules for California.
Mr.. Clay said that to meet expenses he
intended imposing a levy of % cents a
month on each member of the different
clubs. AT the close of his remarks he, with
Messrs. Wallace and Lancaster, was ex-
tended vote of thanks for the excellent
work done on the interclub regatta COM
mittee.
a D. Macdonough, who soon goes East,
has notified the yachtsmen that he will
leave fund to purchase cups for interclub
races. This offer amounts to several hun
bred dollars and will do much to excite
generous competition and promote this
branch of sport.
The secretary was instructed to notify
delinquent members that if their dues are
not paid up within thirty days they will
be dropped from the club. The annual
clam bake will lake place this year on Goat
Island. The following committee was APP
pointed to make the necessary arrange
nIents: Commodore c. G. Bruce, Admiral
Z. A. Won Schmidt, Captain E. Whitehead,
Port Captain Jack Sherry and Ed New
lands.
Almost Fatal Collision.
An electrician crashed into a heavily
loaded wagon tonight in the middle of
Eighth-street bridge, and both vehicles
were completely wrecked. The driver of
the wagon, Carl Schnudenhaus, was
severely cut on the head, and his recovery
is doubtful.
ha ano,Ia,% s.
which was the densest seen in Oakland for
years. The electrician had descended the
hill west of the bridge and was going along
at full rate of speed, and when right in
the middle of the bridge the wagon owned
by the Eclipse Biscuit Company was seen
coming in the opposite direction right on
the south track.
A collision was inevitable, and the
motortnan Immediately reversed his gear,
but the two horses were struck by the car
when their united speeds aggregated fully
twenty miles an hour. The result was a
complete smash-up. The wagon was en-
tirely broken and biscuits were thrown all
over the road. The front half of the cleo
tric-car was also splintered.
That the motorman was not killed is a
miracle, as the place where he stood is en-
tirely demolished. After reversing the
current he stepped back into the car and
saved his life.
The driver of the wagon was thrown sew
eral feet and picked up unconscious and
taken to the Receiving Hospital. One of
the horses was frightfully injured, and had
to be killed; the other was only badly
mutilated.
Chief of the Order.
Mrs. Mary E. Partridge, after an alb.
sence of four months in the East, re-
turned home last night. She went as a
delegate TO the General Grand Chapter of
NNfsE NWN1 = L.
Boston in August. While there she was
elected most worthy grand matron, and a
sketch of her busy career and her picture
appeared IN THE CALL at that time.
Mr.. Partridge, accompanied by Mrs.
a. D. Wilson, worthy grand matron of
the Order Of Eastern Star of California
Mrs. J. y. Merritt, Mrs. Z. S. Perkins and
Mrs. r. c. Minck, went up to Port
Costa to meet Mrs. Partridge. On their
arrival at the Sixteenth street station thew
were met by Mr.. and Mrs NJ. s. Martin
with carriage drawn by four black
horses. and the party were driven to the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Partridge on
Ninth street.
The Steele Divorce.
J. G. Steele put several witnesses on the
stand to-day TO try to prove that his wife
had occasionally bestowed smiles on other
men, but nothing definite was proved.
The testimony merely indicated that the
young wife was of pleasant disposition
and that being in pharmacy where there
were several real estate and insurance Of
fees she had made herself agreeable to
those whom she met every day at her bust
ness. Mrs. Brueck, the mother of Mrs.
Steele, testified that one day while she was
speaking to Steele about his manner OF
playing with his child he struck her in the
face. The mother said Steele was very ex-
citable and of a quarrelsome disposition.
The case will be resumed on Thursday, but
it is pretty certain that Mrs. Steele will be
awarded her divorce.
ArizOna's First Inmate.
c. w. Tillman OF Florence, Ariz., brought
the first child to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Berkeley to-day under the con-
tract recently made by which the Califor-
MIA State institution will receive suitable
inmates from Arizona Territory. The
name of the first inmate is Leslie Tillman,
and he was brought by his father. Within
a few months all the deaf and dumb chill