The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
w. j. Boyd Sees Pas
senger Pinioned i'm
Restaurant.
j. Hartwell Either
Killed by Timbers
or Drowned.
Brave Telegraph OPP
orator Makes Sew
eral ResCues.

one OL the udEIOW~
est escapes Of any
one aboard the San Rafael. and yet there
was perhaps nobody on the Inflated
steamer who after the collision performed
more heroic services than he. Boyds
thrilling story bodies Ill to the hope that
there were 10 fatalities resulting from
the accident. Boyd, who is to-day laid up
In bed from injuries received trying to
aid others, believes that man named
J. Hartwell was either killed in the res
taurant, where the PROV of the Sausalito
rammed through the San Rafael, or so
badly injured that, he was unable to es-
cape and was carried to the bottom OF
the bay with the steamer when she went
down. Boyd last saw Hartwell when they
all made a mad rush out OF the way OF
the breaking timbers in the restaurant.
Hartwen was pinned under a falling tim
Der and IL looked as II he was dead
Boyd also tells a realistic story OF the
rescue OF one child and the reported loss
of another.
When Boyd and his companions succeed
ed in getting on the upper deck OF the
steamer they did not stop TO consider
their own injuries. The brave telegraph
operator was severely cut about the lips
and he was limpIng from a bruised side.
but he set about at once to lend his aid
in the task of succoring the helpless wouI-
en- and children. About the first person
Boyd saw in dire distress was Mrs. Wal
ler OF Ross Station. The unfortunate
woman was rushing around the upper
deck of the San Rafael with two helpless
children holding tightly TO her dress One
of the children was boy about years
old, and the other a girl slightly older
Boyd grabbed the two children and CALI
ing aloud to Mrs. Waller. told her to fol-
low him.
The operator led the way to the side OF
the deck where the Sausalitos passen-
gers were casting lines to unfortunates
aboard the San Rafael. On the way to
safety Mrs. Waller became frantic and
hystericsl and snatched the boy out OF
Boyd's arms A moment later she dis
appeared from view and Boyd clambered
over the side OF the Sausalito with the
other child safely folded away in his
arms. Later Mrs. Waller, in trying to
get aboard the Sausalito, fell over the
side with her boy in her arms. She was
in the water quite time, and when they
finally pulled her out, she began wailing
and moaning over the disappearance OF
her SON.
Seeing Boyd on the deck OF the Sausalfto
she ran. up to him and cried: MY Godl
My God my boy Is drownedr'
After landing Mrs. Walters girl safely
aboard the Sausalito.- Boyd jumped into
one of the Sausalito 5 rlifeboats and with
several other passengers did good service
in pulling people out of the water. He
saw little girl about five years Of age
floating on a bench and succeeded In res
cuing her. This child whose name Is not
known, was packed from the San Rafael
by Charles F. Seller Of Sausalito.
Its mother made her way along a mar
row gang plank some distance ahead.
When the party was halfway across the
breach between the vessels, widened and
the plank dropped, plunging man. woman
and baby into the water. Seller lost sight
of the woman and swan about with the
child In his arms. There was no boat near
nor dangling rope in sight and. becoming
exhausted. the swimmer placed his little
burden on a bench that was floating near
by and swan back to the sinking ship.
Mr.. Boyd's sister was passenger on the
Sausalito on the trip TO the city. but
after the accident she turned around anC
went back to her home In San Rafael to
nurse her brothers injuries.