The herald., 1897-09-10
BOTH HISLEGS BROKEN
BY A FALL FROM A TROLLEY
PLATFORM
A Pasadena Workman Very Seriously
Injured-Admission Day Sports
at the Valleys Crown

employed by the electric company, broke
both his legs at $3.50 this afternoon. Turner
and H. H. Lee, who resides on South Fair
Oaks avenue, below the power house. were
putting up the wires on the new branch
around the curve of Lake avenue and
California street. They pulled the trolley
wire taut and suddenly 1t snapped. The
men were standing upon the tower on
the line wagon, which put them even with
the top of the poles, nearly twenty feet
from the ground. The broken trolley
slashed Turner across the eyes and hurled
| him to the ground. He struck the wagon
| tongue on his knees. In one leg two bones
were broken and in the other one. Lee was
hit under the chin by the wire, and was
thrown into the gutter, alighting on his
face and shoulder. He was severely
bruised, but not seriously injured. He tel
ephoned to the receiving hospital and DR..
Hodge drove out and brought Turner in.
| The bones were set and he Is now resting
| at the hospital, where the electric company
will care for him. Turner formerly lived
on Green street, but of late has been liv-
ing in George Greeley's house on the cor
ner of Wilson avenue and Colorado street.
while Mr.. Greeley and family are at Cata-
lima He has Il wife and baby.
STREET CAR FARE
| When the original horse car ran between
Pasadena and the cemetery north of town
5 cents fare was charged. Later when the
electric road was built 10-cent fare was
charged, except within the city limits.
Then M. D. Painter. proprietor Of the
Painter hotel, threatened to run bus to
the city in competition with the electric
| road, unless the rate was cut. The electric
people then reduced to cents from Pasa-
dena to the Painter. Since then persons
living beyond the Painter have walked
down as far as the Painter and taken the
cars there. in order to save cents. Last
week petition was circulated in North
Pasadena, asking the road to cut their
rates to 5 cents. Nearly one hundred
people signed the petition and 1t was hand
ed in to the company There were threats
that if the petition was not granted North
Pasadenans would get together and run
bus Of their own. Manager Smith has
compromised the matter by deciding to
sell twenty-ride Communication tickets for
ST. good only as far north as Montana street
and when detached by the conductor Mr.
Smith was at work on the tickets today,
and will give them to the printer at once.
They will be circulated In the course Of
ten days or two weeks. This, Of course,
sengers from Altadena and the Mount
Lowe road terminus.
WoODMEN's PICNIC
Eleven cars were necessary to take the
Woodmen of the World to their basket pic
mic at Redondo today. At about 9:15 the
Riverside, San Bernardino and way con-
tingent arrived in the city, and five empty
coaches were brought up from Los An
geles for the Pasadena lodge and their
friends. The two trains were coupled to-
gether here and departed at about 920
with one engine for Redondo. About 800
people were present in all, $50 Of them
being from Pasadena. 1t was very or
derly crowd, but nevertheless a genuine
good time was had, and Pasadena lodge
feels justly proud. The Pasadena team
won the lightweight tug-of-war contest.
Messrs. A. and P. Mcintosh Of Pasadena
camp won the saving contest. for which
the handsome silk banner was offered.
This banner must be won three times to be
held. A. Mcintosh and a Downey man
competed in the chopping contest. Owing
to a misunderstanding on the part of the
timekeepers, this contest was declared
draw, though Mcintosh is said to have won
by minute. The camp will hold the gold
plated axe offered for this winner until
next year. The most popular Woodman
proved to be Henry Ramel of Pasadena,
the most popular member of the Ladies'
circle Mrs. Harry Munger. Orrin Hayes Of
Pasadena won both the mems trotting
race and the sack race. Mrs. C. j. Pierson
of Pasadena won Mungers ham, her guess
as to its weight being the nearest Other
Pasadenans who carried off honors were
George Reynolds, hat offered by Heiss
Brothers for the largest head at the pic
mic; Mrs. Conrad Biedbach, the rocking
chair offered for the wife Of a Woodman
who had the largest number of children
present; Cecil Hannah. girls race; Ralph
Hannah, boys race; c. E. jeremiah, guess
ing nearest to number Of eyelets in bottle,
pair of shoes from Livingstons. A San Ber-
nardino team carried off the heavyweight
tug -of-war. Justice j. G. Rossiter made
the speech of the day for the Woodmen,
and Mrs. A. H. May the speech for the
Ladies' circle. The picnickers arrived in
Pasadena about 1885 this evening.
THE BALL GAME
The forces of the Star and News and their
friends and their friends "rooters" were
all on hand this afternoon for the much
practiced-for game of baseball The grand
stand al the bicycle track was fairly we'll
filled, and there was a goodly proportion Of
ladies. The game began shortly after :
o'clock, with the Stars at the bat 1t
looked from the first like News victory,
that side making nine runs In the first
INNING. But the Star boys were out for
blood and did their best. finally yielding
with the score of "a to IA against them
George Turner umpired and George Rob-
inson scored Features of the game were
| the batting of w. II. Korstian Of the Star
and Frank Pinney Of the News, the fielding
| of Center Field Hurlbut of the News, First
Baseman Glenn of the News and Shortstop
Mendenhall of the Star. Both batteries
did good work. The players were: Stars
Westring, catcher; Richards. pitcher;
Forbes, first base; King, second base; An
derson, third base; Mendenhall, shortstop;
Cummings, left field; Cobb center field:
| Korstain, right field. News-Stebbns,
catcher; Binney, pitcher; Glenn, first base;
Linney, second base; Snudden. third base:
Hall. shortstop G. Snudden. left field:
Hurlbut center field; Fabrick, right field.
After the game the losers paid for the ice
cream at McCament's.
BREVITIES
| The town was billed today by the fore
runners of w. L. Mains circus, which ap-
pears in Pasadena on Sept. 25th. The tents
will be pitched on the northwest corner Of
South Fair Oaks avenue and California
street, on the ground recently occupied by
the Seventh Day Adventists camp meet
l. ing
The directors of the Deciduous Fruit
| Growers association met this evening In
the office of Wood & Church on South
Raymond avenue. President c. H.
Thompson occupied the chair and Mr..
Randall acted as secretary. The only busi-
ness was the appointment of a committee
to cooperate with the Orange and Lemon
Growers association for the building of a
warehouse to be used by the two associa-
tions jointly. The fruit dryers think that