The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
CONDOLENCES
THAT PUZZLED
Cases Handled at the Branch
Receiving Hospital on
the Front.
Three Men Treated for Broken
Left Legs Within Fifteen
Minutes of Each Other.
Two Of the Men Did Not Know the
Limbs Were Broken Until They
Tried to Get Up.

The branch receiving hospital on the
water front made peculiar record yester
day. In the course of three quarters of
an hour three men were brought in all
with the left leg broken. They were all
treated, and two of them were sent to
their homes, while the third was sent to
the United States Marine Hospital.
Alexander Gass is a watchman on the
Mail Company's steamer Colon, which ar
rived from Panama and the way ports
yesterday. Gass had been out to his
homo, 13 Geary place, and was on his way
back to the ship He boarded an electric
car, and as he was steppinc on board felt
a sharp pain i'll mis- lett leg above the
ankle. 1t panied him little all the way
down Third street, but he paid no atten-
tion to it. When he attempted to get off
the car at Third aud Brannan the leg gave
way under him and he fell in heap in
the street. The ambulance was sent for
and he was taken 20 the hospital.
J. l.. Jones, who works for Levi Strauss
81 Co., met with q similar accident. He
was pushing very heavy truck and in
order 10 get it up little incline gave an
extra heavy shove when he also felt a
sharp pain in his left leg. He did not
think his leg was broken and attem pied
again 10 push the truck and the leg gave
way com pleteIy and he also had to be re-
moved to the hospital in the am bulance.
w. M. EaKen of 564 Mission street was
working IN factory on Battery and Sac
ramenlo streets. He was lifting an extra
heavy case when the leg snapped and the
ambulance had TO be put into com mission
again.
When the Cyrus Wakefield arrived from
New York yesterday almost the first per-
son 10 greet Captain Henry was Captain
Rivers of the A. g. Ropes. The two ves-
sells sailed about the same time from the
l., East and had a friendly little race around
the Horn. The Ropes was 123 days max
| ing he run, arriving here August 30 last,
while the Wakefield took 13l days to cover
the passage. Both vessels made good
| time and are ahead of several ships that
sailed before them.
The barkentine Tropic Bird brought a
| light cargo from Tahiti and only one pas
seEger. Captain Jackson was accom- panied
| by mis- wife and family. who made the
round trip to Papeete and back. Mrs. Jack
son was delighted with the capital of the
| French possessions in the southern seas,
and wished that she could have spent
another couple OF months there. l.. =.
| Oppenheimer, who made the round trip
! for his health, returned very much i'm
proved. He said If he can manage it tha
ne Will bhke dnOtHtE run 10 laQlLl dnG
Marquesas next year.
The steamer Homer, which also arrived
| from Papeete, will not return there until
next November. In the meantime she
| will go in the coasting trade. The con-
tract between the French Governm ent
and the sailing vessels that now trade to
Tahiti will not expire until Novem Der,
and they have been already notified tn at
| the contract will be awarded to the Homer
at that TINA The cargoes brought up by
the Tropic Bird and Homer consisted en-
tirely of cocoanuts, copra and beche-de
mer and vanilla beans.
1.-The Coon brought up a considerable
amount o; treasure and silver ore. Among
1t was S1344, $50. 900 in Mexican eagles for
Wells, Fargo & Co., $50 900 for the Anglo
Californian Bank, silver bullion valued at
$37, S43, and 13S sacks of silver ore Much
to the Joy of the steerage passengers she
had also In close proximity to their quar-.
ters forty-two parrots and seven MONKEYS.
The four-masted barkentine Olympic ar
rived here from Departure Bay with a
cargo OF coal. She lett here several
months ago with cargo of general mer-
chandise and machinery for the Trans
Siberian Railway for Vladivostok. 1t
took her quite time TO discharge there
and thence she went to Departure Bay,
where she loaded for San Francisco. The
chances are that when the big barkentlne
is discharged she will load for Europe