The record-union., 1895-05-31
Special to the REcoRD-UNrov.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN BERNARDINo. May 30.-A serious
accident happened to-day on the mount
ain road near Arrow Head Hotel, in
which three persons were badly ia
jured, one perhaps fatally. q, party of
teachers and students of the high School
drove to Coldwater Canyon. In going
down grade into the canyon the team ba-
came unmanagea ole and ran away,
throwing the occupants down a steep de-
cliyity among rocks and brush. Mrs.
Allen, teacher, had her leg broken be-
tween the knee and the thigh. Carrie
Craig suffered severe confusion of the
scalp, tearing it from the skull from tho
eye to the top of her head, filling it with
dirt and gravel. Houston Snidow,
graduate of the class of '95, received
severe internal injuries and bruises about
the head, rendering him unconscious, in
which state he has remained ever since.
Mrs. Allen and Miss Craig were brought
TO tnls city this evening, but young SniF
dow was taken to the Arrow Head Hotel.
GRAVES OF DEAD DECORATED.
How Memorial Day Was Observed in
California Cities.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Decoration
! Day was observed by parade OF del
tachment of United States troops, the
National Guards, League of Cross, Ca
diets. q. a. X. Posts, city officials and
citizens. The graves of Federal soldiers
were covered with flowers. General r..
II. Warfeld was Grand Marshal. and s.
NJ. Shortridge Orator of the Day.
AT SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, May 30.-This morning
| school children, with Grand Army es-l
| corts, decorated the graves and in the
afternoon parade of school children and.
societies was followed by exercises in.
| st. James Park. This evening there
were exercises in the Auditorium. Tne'
| programme presented was unusually
| tine. there being chorus OF over 400
| voices from the State Normal School.
| General II. B. Carpenter OF San Francisco
| was the speaker OF the evening. The
! programme closed with a drill and
tableaux by girls from the public schools,
assisted by company OF the boys brl-
| gade.
AT Los ANGELES.
| Los ANGELES, May 30.-Memorial Day
was tittingly observed here, and South
ern Calitornias wealth of flowers per-
mitted the most lavish floral decoration
| OF the graves OF soldier dead. Services
were held at Evergreen, Rosedale and
| the cemeteries in the morning, where
| large crowds were assembled. and where
marched the various q. A. Il. Posts and
Women's Relief Corps of the city.
The formal exercises took place in
| Simpson Tabernacle under the auspices
| of the @. a. X. during the afternoon. a
| dense thropg filled the great building.
| In many of the public schools appropri-
ate exercises took place. Henry Glaze
was the Orator OF the Day.
| AT FRESNO.
| FRESNO, May 30.-Decoration Day was
observed here by closing of the schools,
| banks and principal business houses. IN
| the morning Atlanta Post, q. A. r.,
| visited the cemetery and decorated the
graves of comrades. In the evening eX-
! ercises were held at the Presbyterian
| Church, with an address by Post Com
mander ). f. Noble and songs, recitations
and quartets appropriate to the occasion,
| in the absence of the band. The attend
ance at the cemetery was smaller than in
previous years.
AT SAN DIEGO.
! SAN DIEGO, May 30.-Memorial Day
was appropriately observed here. The
| two G.. a. 4. Posts and Women's Re-
and military bodies and public school
children, made presentable parade. The
regular exercises were conducted in the
| First NJ. Il. Church, the orator OF the day
| being Hon. NJ. l.. Ward. Hundreds were
unable to gain admittance. The mag
| nificent floral decorations were used by
! the posts during the afternoon at Mount
| Hope Cemetery, where memorial services
! were also conducted.