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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
CAR WAS RUNNING
At HIGH SPEED
Cause of the Bridgeport
Horror.
WHEELS LEFT THE RAILS
BOUNDED WHEN THEY STRUCK
THE BRIDGE
Motorman Hamilton Arraigned In
Justice Court for MansiaugnteF
and Released on
Bail.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

RRTDGEPORT Conn., Aug. IAN opeu
trolley car of the Shelton Extension jim
pany twisted, bent and smasheu ali. 11I
into kindling wood, lying in the HIiuui9
of Peck s millpond at Oronoque, "oou'
miles north of here, this morhihs 20 NO
only visible Indication of the Iris Aul -. a.
cident of yesterday afternoon, "he'i 80
ty-nine lives were lost ana 49, 80 cor
persons seriously injured by tue CO.
tumbline off the trestle which crosses the
pond at this point. r. +ho
George Hamilton, the motorman OIL tie
car, was arraigned in the otlal 49,! "a 10
tice Court. charged with nallSlau i. 49,.
He pleaded not guilty and the co., 80
continued for one week ne VI ,litl5
bail was fixed at $1,000, when ne 9upii
The Coroner's jury made thoI ousA
inspection of the trestle and its ap-
proaches to-day. The structure appa,
rentIv is substantial. The str1ngCrs on
the outside of each rail are OF reu oda,
six by ten inches, bolteo 20 me the rails.
The rails however, measure nVe uhu d
half inches from base to top, mus peing
only one-half inch lower ttidh p 5nn ~
tiyes of the Jury measured the Instance
which the car ran after leaving the IRONS,
as indicated by marks ha ana save feet ~
Al the south end of the bridge, Is an
earthwork approach 25O feet M IN Iens ax
with a per cent grace. ne ~ -,
perts who to-day accompanied the July
said that a car running rapidly over this
earth approach would acquire a. sp HlagfIc
swaying motion because OF the ei ,aaIdS
down dtTn9i the the "a approach at high rate Of
speed. they said it would at the time 9i5 tne
trestle was reached be swaylng consld1 ho
ably So long as it remained on the
earthen foundation there would be little
danger of it leaving the irons but Whe a9
the bridge was reached the elasticity OF
a 10 al
moved the bridge being rigid, and the ten
dency would be for the car to spring up
The car. which had sunk in the. mud
beneath the bridge. was removed and
carefully examined. The wheel Ranges
were found to he in perfect condition ne
The brakes were set. The condition OF
the lever by which the power was regu-
lated showed that al the time the car left
the bridge the power was turned COM
pletely off.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS
CHARGED WITH MURDER

NEW YORK, Aug. IAN examination
of the body of James Mcclure, formerly
a paretic inmate at the Manhattan Hos
pital on Wards Island, and who died in
that institution on Saturday, led to the
arrest tonight of four keepers, Thomas
Sexton. Patrick Ryan. Daniel O'Connell
and Martin White, Who may have to
answer to a charge of murder. The ar
rests were made on the strength of the
report of the Coroner's physician who
conducted the post-mortem and reached
the conclusion that Mcclure met death
by violence.
Scarcely a spot en- the dead mans body
was free from bruises, which apparently
were the result not of blows from a club
or other instrument, but of pressure from
the knees of the attendants. From his
head to his knees deep blue dents were
dscernible on the flesh. Six of the ribs
on the right side were broken. The In
testines had broken through the abdom-
inal membrane, while the membrane itself
had been torn almost to ribbons. The
kidneys and liver had been badly bruised
and although there was no fracture of
the skull there was a large abrasion at
the back of the head.
Mcguire. before becoming insane, had
been a professional strong man and
wrestler
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
SOLDIERS CHEER THE
CLEVELAND STRIKERS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. More per-
sons rode on the cars of the Big Consoli-
dated Streetcar Company to-day than on
any day since the boycott was declared.
A new feature of the strike was the act
of prominent business men in signing a
call for O. meeting to be held in the Cham
her of Commerce building tomorrow
night to organize a law and order league
to fight the boycott. Sympathy for the
strikers has extended to the soldiers who
are guarding the property Of the street
car company. and to-day. when COM
pany of the Fourth Regiment lined up at
the Miles-avenue barns in Newburg, the
soldiers gave three cheers for the strik-
ers. These were followed by three lusty
groans for the non-union men.
To-day the local Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers lodge sent a contribu-
ton of 800 and letter to the strikers.
In the letter the lodge said the contribu-
ton was made because p. NJ. Arthur.
chief of the brotherhood, had advanced
himself in the favor of the company and
had ridden on the boycotted cars. The
lodge by a unanimous vote censured the
chief.
To-day the newsboys declared boycott
on the Leader and Plain Dealer, morning
newspapers. because of their favorable
attitude toward the streetcar company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
STRIFE OVER A PIANO
MAY END IN COURT

SAN RAFAEL. Aug. THE sensation
at Bolinas over the arrest of three prom
inent society persons on the charge OF
breaking, it being alleged that they
entered the house of William McGoVern
and took therefrom a piano, is rivaled In
local school circles. Miss Jessie Elliott,
the teacher Of the San Rafael Kinder
garten. now has a piano which she had
carted away from the rooms of the Moth
ers' Club without the consent of the own
ers, and it is probable that her arrest Will
follow.
Four years ago social and temperance
organization existed in this city known
as 'The US" The members held enter
tainments and with the money thus OBJ
tanned purchased a good piano. The club
finally disbanded and at MISS El mo- IS 3
her hands for safe keeping. For the use
of it she agreed to keep 1t in order; ana
promised to surrender 1t when majority
of the members SO wished.
Three weeks ago the members OF the
disbanded club were asked to permit the
Mothers Club to use the piano at Ger
tain monthly rental, and concluded so to
do William Mckenzie, the secretary of
1.-The VS." was sent to Miss Elliott Tor
the piano. She refused at first to sur
render it, but finally became angry and
said that If it was not taken out of her
house by 9 o'clock the next morning she
would take Ratchet and destroy 1T. An
expressman was sent for the instrument
and removed it to the apartments of the
Mothers Club in the High School build
ing.
another expressman to the High School
building while the janitor was engaged
in cleaning the halls and had the piano
brought back to her house. Since then
she has refused to relinquish possession
of 1t. Mckenzie threatened her with ar
rest, but she remained obdurate. The
High School opened to-day and the
Mothers Club has to carry on It's work
without the consoling strains of the
piano.
Secretary Mckenzie was suddenly called
to Bolinas and said before he departed
that on his return he intended to have
Miss Elliott placed under arrest The
Mothers Club includes in its membership
the wives of some of the most prominent
citizens of the community. Miss Elliott
is the best known of local kindergarten
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CALL HEADQUARTERS YELLING
TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Aug. T.
In accordance with the new policy inaug-
urated by Secretary Root to expedite the
departure Of achievements for General
Otis orders were telegraphed to recruit
ing officers to-day by Colonel Thomas
Ward, assistant adjutant general, direct
ing them to complete the enlistment or
men for new volunteer regiments by the
end of the present week.
TIL regiments will then be carefully
drilled at their present camps and will,
department officials say, be prepared to
commence the journey to Manila by
September l. Quartermaster General
Huntington told me this afternoon that
the transports Sherman and Grant would
be at San Francisco the latter part or the
month, and they will be able to accommo-
date two of the regiments. Other ships
will be at San Francisco early in Septem-
Der. The Logan and the Thomas, Whlch are
being converted into, modern trooRshlPs
at New York and Philadelphia, Will De
completed as rapidly posi- pie, anu tI aa
vey two of the volunteer regiments TO the
Philippines.
By the early part of Nov erdee al all i fhe
General Otis will it is stated, have
reached their destination: and ~, ne I'd VIII III
a have 46 IN th mf FAN u eampa hI
OF the $4,000 men required for the ten
regiments being organized In TINS county, IN JSSa
COlOnel w ara lOlSl ille to-uoS =
have been enlisted. leaving 275S yet to be
mustered into service. AS enllslneItS
have been made in the past al the rate OF
80 per day no doubt is expressed that the
DEPARTMENTS orders sent out to-day d.
recting that the regiments be hiled by tne
end OF the week will be complied with;
The Twenty-seventh and Thirty-hrst
regiments now have more men than they
were allowed by the President ORDERS,
but over-enlstments were permitted IN
order that they might work out some OF
the undesirable men who nave undoupt-
eddy entered the service.
Probably because of the sentiment e%-
listing in the South against the war IN the
Philippines the War Department mas
two regiments being organized at Eort
MCPHERSON Georgia, and Fort sam
Houston with Southern recruits. Inc re
cr!Iiti1g officers at Fort Mcpherson have
succeeded in enlisting only 639 men, Wrlle
those at Sam Houston have obtained but
545 men Orders will, therefore, be issued
directing that Northern and Western mon
be drafted into these regiments un III ll d
entire complement is obtained. Ihe de-
Dartment has not obtained more salts
factory reason for the unwillingness OF
Southerners to enter the army than the
sentiment which appears to exist against
continuing the struggle TO suppress the
rebellion There is reason to believe that
Major General Miles is in favor OF lncreas-
ing the cavalry force in the Phlllpp;nes 10
10 900 men and as the Herald mas stated
the department is considering the aavisa-
bility of sending more cavalry 70 Mania
General Otis has reported that ne Is oD-
tafninp a number of men for the volun-
teer cavalry regiment he is organizing at
Manila but the department Is making ar
to ship cavalry recruits along
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
TWENTY VICTIMS OF
FERRY SLIP ACCIDENT

BAR HARBOR. Me. Aug. IA careful
examination by divers in the vicinity of
the Mount Desert ferry slip. the scene OF
yesterdays accident. and investigation on
shore seem to indicate that the twenty
victims reported last night are all who
persisted as a result of the catastrophe.
Mr.. Southland of Bangor, who was seri-
ously injured. is not likely to recover, and
two other persons are suffering from
pneumonia THE others injured are in
favorable condition.
The complete list of dead shows no
change from that sent out last night, save
that the woman who was designated as
unknown has been identified as Mrs.
Mower of California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
PROPOSE TO LICENSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES

HOLLISTER, Aug. THE District At
torney has been instructed to prepare a
license ordinance and in future all tele-
phone, telegraph and express companies
will be required to procure licenses to
transact business in San Benito County.
The action of Wells Fargo & Co. in
requiring patrons to pay the war tax has
aroused the greatest hostility to the COM
pany. and a vigorous effort Will be made
by town and county to bring 1t to book.
At the session of the Town Trustees
tonight a license ordinance affecting
telephone, telegraph and express COM
panies was passed. The officials here are
in earnest and have ample funds to carry
the case through to the highest courts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.
Monday, August Z.
Schr Mary Dodge, Olsen, 20 days from Ka-
hului.
Bark Martha Davis, Friis, % days from
Honolulu.
SAILED
Monday, August 7.
Stmr Rival, Johnson. Fort Bragg.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT TOWNSEND-Saied Aug 7-Schr Ban
eor. for Honolulu.
TACOMA Sailed Aug 7-stmr Washtenaw,
for San Francieco.
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The 0, R. & N. co.
togo KISEN KAISHA.

TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
- ner First and Brannan streets, l p. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasak and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers fo-
India etc. No cargo received board On day
of sailing
AMERICA MARU. ........... Friday, October 8
HONGKONG MARU....... Thursday, August II
NIPPON MARU .......... Tuesday September ~
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys office
421 Market st, First.
w. B CURTIS. General Agent
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suffered stroke of paralysis Sunday
morning. He has not regained conscious
ness since the attack, and it is feared he
cannot recover. Dr. Fay is a Uni
tartan minister. He formerly held
paStorates in Boston and Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
Babe Burned to Death.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 7.-Mr. and Mrs
Charles Bley's 1s-months-old baby was
burned to death in it's crib last night. The
little ones couch was set afire by a A.
year-old child which was playing with
matches and dropped lighted one into
the clOthinpe
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Dies at a Ripe Age.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. Mrs E. F.
Maltby died last night at her home in
this city at the age of so years. She was
native of Vermont and leaves two
children, Herbert Maltby and Carrie At
wood. The interment will be at the old
home at Folsom.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
MOST SENSATIONAL
DUEL WITH SQBERS
Herr Wolf Seriously WouDded by
Herr Krzekep, q Liberal
Deputy.

fought to-day be-
Radical Of the eichs-
furious
wound the head severng artery
blood Ultimately he sustained
in dangerous cond-
romH Herr Wolf Of always
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
HITCHCOCK SCHOOL
Late selborn). San Rafael

This well-known school will have quar-
tiers in Hotel Rafael until completion of
the new buildings. All boarders must re-
port to the principal at the hotel by $50
p. m. on Tuesday, August 20.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
DEATH OF JUDGE FROST.
Woodland Jurist Passes Away at
Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA, Aug. Judge C. S.
Frost of Woodland died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Reindollar, in this city
this afternoon. Judge Frost came to this
State in 1S49. In the early days he en-
gagged in mining. Later he practiced law
in Woodland and was Judge of the County
Court. He was a Mason. The funeral will
occur at Woodland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08

a. 20, September g. and every fifth day there,
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san Pedro East San Pedro CLos Angeles1 ana
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2s September l. and every fourth day there
For San Diego. stopping only at Port 5 6r.
ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara Port
Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles, II a
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For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, san Jose gel
Cabo. Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz. Santa Rosaila
and Guaymas Mex. 10 a m. 1th OF eacD
month. -, k.,s
For further information obtain folder,
The COMPANY reserves the right to change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
and hours of sailing. ,,.,.
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
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10 Market St. San Francisco.
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NEW REGIMENTS
TO BE HURRIED TO
THE PHILIPPINES
Otis Will Be Reinforced for the
Fall Campaign by the First
of November.

with the recruits for the two infantry
regiments General Otis has organized, 80
that he will have an ample number OF
men.
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compAeN1E GENERALLY TRANsATLANT1QUs

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIS. s.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a m: KLEIN
from, Pier AZ, North River, foot of $3.50
Morton St LA CHAMPAGNE August y: LA
BRETAGNE, August u; La NORMANDIE.
August 26 La TOURAINE. Sept. LA
CHAMPAGNE, Sept. 9. First-class to Havre.
s65 and upward. per cent reduction on round
trip Second-class to Havre, S45. 10 per cent re-
duction on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY
FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, %
Broadway Hudson building). New York: j. +.
FUG III & CO. Pacific Coast Mont
Eomery ave. San Franc:zco.
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RHEUMATISM: RI, |, D | ]!
OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Go

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco:
For Alaskan ports, 10 a m,
August 4. 9. IA. 10, "a. 20. Sep
TENDER 3, change at Seattle.
For Victoria. Vancouver tB.
CT, Port Townsend. Seattle.
Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes
and New Whatcom (Wash. },
n A1,cnnSA Q Il 10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
FOR U, s. HAYWARD and VALLEJO.

Steamer MONTICELLO.
MON, Tues. We'd. Thurs. and Sat. at Gas
a. m, 3:l5. $50 p. tex. Thurs. night) FRI
days, p. and $50; Sundays 1890 q. m,
p. M Landing and office. Mission street Dock
Pier No. 2. Telephone Main 1905
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08

Stricken by Paralysis.
PASADENA, Aug. Rev. DR.. Ely Fay
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-01
HELPLESS ON
A RAGING SEA
Trying Experience of the
Schooner Myrtle.
Special Dispatch to The Call

TACOMA. Nov. 80.-Captain Nelson OF
the fishing schooner Myrtle. who arrived
to-day. tells Of the thrilling experience Of
himself and crew during the past week
in a terrible storm that has ragged on the
North Pacific Ocean. The schooner was
on the halibut banks when the storm
arose and endeaVored 10 reach Puget
Sound. of shore winds prevented and she
was driven far out 10 sea Captain Mel
son and crew were up night and day for
ten days. engaged in what they believed
10 be a fruitless effort 70 save their lives.
The schooner shipped water and her
sails were torn 10 tatters. To cap the
climax. her rudder was broken off, leav-
ing the schooner perfectly helpless on a
raging sea. To Offset this calamity, Cap
tain Nelson threw two hawsers over the
vessels stern and drew them IN or let
them out. according as he wished 20 steer
10 port or starboard. In this way he sue
Ceeded IN keeping afiOat until the storm
fury was spent and then reached Barclay
Sound, Vancouver Island. Here tempo
rary repairs were made and the schooner
was brought 10 Scow Bay on the Straits
OF FCca. 10 be repaired. Captain Nelson
came on ahead for materials.
The ships Lucille and Occidental have
arrived from Honolulu. Captain Ander-
son Of the Lucille counted sixteen more
vessels standing off Cane F'lattery. wait
four barNs and six schooners. The bark
Abby Palmer was the only one he idenu-
fed
Some OF the vessels. including the bark
Ferris THOMPSON. have been outside for
many weeks During the past week the
storm has ragged more furiously than ever
and many outgoing vessels are seeking
shelter al Neah and Clallam bays.
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GOOD WORK OF
WEATHER BUREAU
Shipping Men Warned
of Every Storm.
Special Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3o.-The annual
report OF Professor Willis l.. Moore, chief
OF the United States Weather Bureau.
deals largely with the work of the bureau
In announcing the temperature OF the
closing months OF 1895 and in the explora-
ton Of The upper air by means Of kites
and cloud observations.
No destructive marine storm occurred
without the danger warnings OF the bu-
reau preceding the storm.
Probably the most severe storm within
the memory OF the living swept along
the Massachusetts coast on November
20 and q, 1895, entailing loss of at least
200 lives and many vessels. Hundreds Of
craft sought a safe anchorage on the al
vices Of the Weather Bureau. An impor-
tant change in the forecast work OF the
bureau was the extension of the usual
time limits of the night forecast from
thirty-sX TO forty-eight hours The Only
hurricane in the West Indies during ne
season Of 1898 followed closely the estao-
lishment OF stations in that region. Hur-
rlcane warnings were cabled TO weather
bureau stations in the lesser Antilles on
September ~ in advance OF the storm. At
Barbados eighty-three persons were
Killed. $50 injured and property of the es-
tmated value OF S2.500.O00 destroyed
In the West Indies the work + es:ab-
nShing storm warning service was pros
ecuted un Ter very great difficulties
The West Indian service was instru-
mental in giving advance warnings of A
hurricane HAT struck our South Atlantic
coast on October 2. The coming OF this
storm was successfully announced and
sailing vessels valued at 1880 900 were
held in port until the danger had pass d
Climate and crop services have been
established in both Cuba and Porto Rico
and the organization is far enough ad-
Nanced on both islands 10 issue weekly
and monthly bulletins giving the conli-
ton OF the crops as affected by the
weather
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CLIFTON E. MAYNE
Is AGAIN IN LUCK
Man Who Made and Lost a Fortune
in Real Estate Strikes a Pay
ing Mine

OMAHA. Nov. 3O.-CIifton T.. Mayne's
Omaha friends are pleased TO learn Of
his big winnings in "A lead and zinc deal
near Joplin, Mo. Mayne has had a tenn
pestuous career. Many years ago he was
a telegraph operator in the employ Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
at Omaha. When real estate began To-
take an upward tendency along about
1870, Mayne. with shrewd foresight and
with little or no capital but an abund-
ance OF nerve. got in on the ground floor
ana IN few months branched out at a
wonderfully rapid gait
MaNne soon became the chief real es-
tate boomer and was rated as a million
are. lie carried on an immense business
employing a large number Of persona He
went into the banking business as side
issue. he bought a large stock farm ami
engaged IN raising thoroughbred horses.
more as recreation than ANYTHING else
lie seemed to have more money than
he knew what 10 do with His hand vas
IN nearly every enterprise and for = time
he was regarded as "A sort of Mont =
CriStO. The crash came at last Mavna
left Omaha bankrupt early i'm 1850 Co
Ing westward, following the real estate
boom. he eventually landed in San Fran
cisco and was soon on the upgrade again
BY securing a franchise for a street "a IL
road for Adolph Sutro To the Cliff House
ne gained the bitter enmity OF the SnIfo-
ern Pacific. which owned the Marker
street system OF street railways He also
ran mp against the blind political hosS
Chris Buckley. The result was that tbese
powerful influences downed him