The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-29
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FIRST CABLE ROAD - J. R. W., City. The
present system OF drawing cars by q cable
through the streets of cities is one OF progress
and improvement. In 1912 w. and Z. h.
chapman, in town in England, laid down
road which was made to pass over a
grooved wheel in a Carriage adapted specially
1or H. BY turning the wheel the carriage
was moved. This was the beginning OF the
present system. This was followed by many
improvements until Andrew S. Haliidie OF San
Francisco perfected the present under ground
system Ot moving cars He took out his first
patent in 1870, and the first railroad of the
present system was operated on Clay street,
from Kearny street west, and the first car
passed over the road August l, 1873
STATEN IsLAND-G. W, City. Some time ago
this department published an answer to "A
question TO hospitals on Staten Island.
N. Y, basing the answer upon Kings Guide
Book OF the City and State of New York of
quite O recent date. communication ao-
dressed 10 lnlS department by Mr.. Ernest F.
Birmingham of New York, publisher of the
Staten Island News Letter, which is given he
low, established the fact that guide books can
not always be depended on. In his letter Mr.
Birmingham says:
The quarantine hospitals to which you refer
were formerly located on the east shore of Staten
Island. but they burned down in 1859 by an
organized committee of the populace who re-
beIied again the practice then in vogue of pl ac
ing there yellow fever patients. History relates
the fact that the patients then in the hospitals
we're removed to safe places BY tie committee be
fore the buildings fired. The New York
papers of that date denounced the act and termed
citizens Sepoys, Whereupon newspaper was
established under the title OF The SepOy, and the
subj ct aritated 10 such an extent that two
islands were built in the lower bay upon which
hospitals ed that have ever since served
their purposes admiral bly,
Now 10 the hospitals that do exist on Staten
Island to-day. The Sailors snug HI Dor, located
of its kind In America, If not in the world. 1t was
founded by the private mum fcence of one kober.
Richard andaiI, a retired ship-owner. and is open
all aged AID dlSa bl, veterans OF the merchant
marine 1t has upward of o inmates, occupies
enormous tract of ground with more than
of magnificent buldinrs, and is one Of the
richest corporate institutions OF New 1ork state
owning whole blocks OF The most valuable real
estate in York City, including the Waua
maker Gate A. Il. Stewart) store and many others
The New York Marine Hospital, on the east
shore, is very large institution, serving the pur-
pose which its name i'm plies
The Smith IntirmRry on the heights is q splen-
did Institution founded in the early sixties Dy the
lead er of the ciIze s. relief committee above r.
public subscriptions 1t has eight buildings, finely
located and admirably equipped, and there is
probably better Institution of its kind on side
of Il few of the larger cities
Importance, but the above facts will probably
suffice.