The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
THE SEA GIVES UP ITS DEAD
The Body of a Young Woman
Found on the Beach at
Park.Street Wharf.
At the Meeting of the City Trustees
Attention Was Drawn to the
Sewage in the Tida Canal.

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 1S.-At midday
to-day the body of q woman recently
drowned was found at the foot of Park
street, about chain east of the wharf, by
l.. Sarrahinga, city scavenger living at
1014 Regent street. She had been washed
up by the tide, and as it receded the body
was left face downward, with the feet
pointing to the shore. The face was bat
tered and the right eye closed and heavily
confused. making Identification almost
matter of impo ssibility.
She seems to have been of Scandinavian
or English origin and about so years OF
age. On her person nothing could be
found to lead to her identification. She
is of medium height, has fine faxen hair,
blue eyes and apparently belonged to the
humber class. She was dressed in thick.
warm WOODEN fabric, brown in color, but
showing a bright red in the wool, skirt
and bodice being OF the same material.
Her jacket was short-waisted black.
cheviot, double breasted mandolin sleeves
and six large black buttons. No hat was
found with or near the body. Her under
skirt is OF black sateen and her flannel
| pettcoat made of gray worsted, hand
knitted. She wore black stockings and
black eIoth-topped boots.
In her pockets were four keys on a ri ng
with dress-fastener, pair of black kid
| gloves and purse containing an English
shilling and penny, two-cent piece a
nickel and dime, together with a small
! almanac for 1896, issued py E. Colgate. the
English perfumer.
She carried silver open-faced Geneva
watch in her breast with the initials n. s.
cut in the form of monogram attached
to gold-plated fob-chain with a bangle at
end. Of .S0
The collar OF her waist was pinned with a
common brooch from which all the plat
ing had been worn, leaving two swallows
in blue enamel remaining. In her ears
she wore red coral earrings, the coral set
in goId-the coral being about the size
and shape OF split pea. Her two front
upper teeth are gold stopped. 1t is con-
jectured that she was domestic in
search of employment, as some one very
like her called at Cory's employment office
about week ago, but did not
leave her name or address. The BODY is
lying at the parlors OF A 2. Smiley, dep
uty coroner.
Board of Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 1S.-At the meet
ing OF the Board or Trustees this evening
accounts to the amount of 1915 40 were
passed Tor payment. The City Electri-
clan s report for the past month showed
Working expenses $3.50 95, salaries S412 so
total $1O52 As; receipts-consumers S23S 80,
arc lights and city lights 1886 80, library
$27, old material sold S33, total $1O97 O5.
letter was received from E. w. Lin
forth OF 17l6 Everett street, traversing the
1ncompIetion OF the tidal canal and the
accumulation of NTH and sewage therein.
He made complaint of the terrible stencil
that arises from its waters, so much so
that the car-conductors go inside their
cars and close the doors when crossing it,
and pointed out what menace to the pub
lie health the nuisance IS.
As Congress will djourn soon and no
appropriation is likely to be made it is
the duty of the City Trustees, as the rep
resentatives of the citizens, to take imme-
date action and see that the canal is fin
ished to San Leandro Bay, so that the
securing action OF the tide can remove the
effiuvIa.
Five hundred feet Of Paragon hose were
ordered to be procured. At the request OF
the City Attorney it. was decided to re-
woke the business license of Sallinger
Bros. OF Oakland. 1t was resolved to ask
the Board of Health to recommend the
nameof suitable physician to succeed to