The herald., 1896-11-04
NEWS NOTES FROMP PASADENA
A Frightened Chinaman Meets
Sudden Death
JUMPED TO ESCAPE FIRE
And Struck on His Head on the Curb
stone
The Election Draws Out Large Vote.
A Surprise Party to Miss Lamon.
News Brevities

PASADENA, Nov. 4.-Despite the er-
forts of the fire department the large
frame building on the corner of Glendale
street and Fair Oaks avenue was to-
tally destroyed by fire about midnight
last night and Chin Sing, Chinaman,
received injuries from which he died
shortly after. The building was occu-
pied by the Sue Yen laundry, and at the
time of the fire all the Cinnamon had re-
tired with the exception of two who were
at work in a shed in the rear. Seven
were asleep upstairs and when they
awoke they found the stairway ablaze
and escape cut off. The man who was
killed threw out some of his bedclothes
and jumped from an upper window. The
Cinnamon We're evidently very much ex-
cited, as they piled out one after the 9TH
er in wild confusion. Reports differ as
to just how Chin met his death. Thomas
Banbury says that he jumped from the
window and alghted on the curb head
first. Another report says that he had
quilt or mattress in his hand when he
jumped and that when he a]ighted this
covered him up 50 that his companions
leaped on him. At any rate he was ta-
ken to the receiving hospital and died
soon after without recovering conscious
ness. The building was a total loss. 1t
was owned by Thomas Banbury and G.
J. Drodesser and was valued at $1,000. The
laundry company loses about $500. Both
the building and contents were insured
Coroner Campbell held an inquest on the
body of the dead man this afternoon.
ELECTION NOTES
The weather here was excellent all
day and the heaviest vote ever polled
by this city was counted tonight Car
riages ran all day carrying voters of all
descriptions to the polls. Some slight
difficulty was caused by voters who did
2ot know their precincts, but they were
I'll finally directed in the way they should
go. In some precincts changes were
made from the regularly appointed Of
ficers as follows: In the First precinct
Frank Healy as judge took the place of
G. II. Frost. In the Second precinct D.
]. Mcpherson served in the place of the
hitherto unappointed Judge; w. E. Buck
ingham served in the place of o. L.
Braddock and J. Peaslee as ballot clerk
served in the place of c. w. Abbott. In
the Third precinct Judge Griswold
served as unappointed officer. In the
Fifth John Showalter acted as unap-
pointed inspector and S. Bennett served
as judge in the place of A. c. Drake. In
the Seventh j. B. Young served in the
place of William Lewis as judge. In the
Eighth c. H. Rhodes took the place of G.
H. Richardson. Returns will be found in
another column.
SURPRISE PARTY
Miss Lamon of East Colorado street
was surprised by her friends last even
ing as a farewell before her departure
for San Francisco. The guests were in
vited by Mrs. Lamon and the evening
was spent in the enjoyment of games
and refreshments. The guests were:
Misses May Brooks, Essie Mendenhall,
Emma Rood, May Mendenhall, Messrs.
John Chapman. Richard Shoemaker
Arthur Stonehouse, Henry Patten, Wal
ter Willis, Charles Farr and Frank Men
denhall.
BREVITIES
Assistant Engineer Rolla Monahan of
the Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric
railway met with a painful accident yes
terday afternoon while at work i'll the
power house. He was nearly blinded
by an electric fuse which flashed in
his face. This morning he could not
see.
The Marengo Avenue Chautauqua cir
Gle held a meeting last evening at the
home of Miss Hurd on North Los Ro-
bles avenue, when paragraphs were read
by George Burman and Miss Woodruff
from different books. The rest of the
evening was given up to discussion and
the admittance of five new members
The Trilbys, who are the Southern
California champions, will play ball with
the local team on the bicycle track
grounds on Friday. Nov. 9Th. This
should be an excellent game, and If
everybody in town does not turn out
they vii, miss it. Busses will leave the
Brunswick at 1880.
The Y p S. c. Z. of the Presbyterian
church will hold social in the parlors
of the church on Friday evening. A fine
musical and literary program has been
arranged and pleasant time is ex-
pected.
the Yosemite.
Dr.. Berry is very i'll at his home on
North Euclid avenue.
Mrs. c. c. Thompson has returned
from Long Beach for the winter.
Mrs. DR.. Reid, who has been very
sick, is recovering.
H. M. Singer has returned from his
eastern trip.
George Howell and Ned Carr left this
morning on a hunting trip.
Mrs. T.. A. Wore is a guest in the
city today.
the east.
C. G.. Harding left on this mornings
overland for Boston
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, the singer, and
her mother are the guests of Mrs. Han
nah Fish and family of South Marengo
avenue.
Amandus Juers, late steward of the
Hotel Green, is now acting in a similar
capacity for the Stewart hotel at San
Bernardino. His family will remain in
Pasadena for the present, at least.
FULLERTON.