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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
ENGINE STRIKES
A TROLLEY CAR
Prominent Winemaker of Los
Angeles Is Killed and Five
Other Passengers Are Injured
THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK
MOtOrman and Conductor Save
Themselves by Jumping Just
Before the Collision Occurs

Los ANGELES. Dec. sO--Charfes
Stern, prominent winema ker, was
killed and five passengers were badly
injured in a collision at noon to-day.
The injured: Joseph Stein of 1884
Macy street. seriously. may die; Mrs.
z. O'Brien, 943 Macy street. face cut
and head injured; H. G. Miller, An
derson and Macy streets. painfully
bruised; Mrs. Marker. cut and bruised
on face and body; Miss Barr bruised
and cut on upper part of body.
The accident occurred at the end of
the Macy Street bridge, where a Pacific
electric car was struck by engine No.
of the salt Lake Railway Company.
The engine was going north pulling a
long train OF fiatcars loaded with stone.
The point where the collision occurred
is one of the most dangerous crossings
in the city. The fiagman ran out 10
give the danger signal, but the car
crew failed TO see him in time or lost
control Of the brakes for a moment,
and the train, which was running slow
ly, struck the car. The mOtOrman and
conductor of the car saw that a smash
up was inevitable and jumped. saving
themselves. Stern was inside the car
and could not escape. Mrs. O'BTien and
Stein were hurled from their seats on
the dummy.
Charles Stern was thes owner of the
Stern winery. He was about S. years OF
age and leaves three grown sons.
Charles Stern. who was killed was
one of the best known wine men in
the United States and one of the piO-
neer wine and brandy makers of hos
Angeles. He was president of the
Sterns Winery ard Brandy Company,
Limited. and besides the winery at
Macy street and Mission road main
tanned offices anti warehouses at New
York and Chicago. with a wholesale
house on South Spring street in this
city In recent years Stern had made
his home in New York, passing his
winters here He was 81 years of
age and leavesua wife, two sons and a
daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
LIFE LOSS
BY FIRES
IS GREAT
Many Hundreds Have
Perished by Flames
in the Past.

At fire which occurred in the Rich
mond Wa.) Theater during the third
or fourth decade of the last century
some 16O people of that city and the
vicinity perished
Two thousand people perished at the
burning Of the Jesuit church, Santiago,
Chile, December 8, 1863.
In fire which broke out on Decem-
Der 5, 1876, during a presentation of
THE Two Orphans" at the Brooklyn
Theater, 293 lives were lost, many by
being trampled to death.
On December s, 1881, one of the most
disastrous conf1agrations as to the loss
of life that ever occurred broke out in
the Ring Theater, Vienna, and 1000
people lost their lives.
A fire in the Opera Comique, Paris,
May 20, 1887. destroyed from $50 to 400
lives.
At the Charity Bazaar, Paris, May 5,
1897, more than $50 persons perished by
being trampled down and burned to
death, most of whom were titled ladies.
On March II. 1899. the Windsor Hotel
in New York City was destroyed by fire
and 45 persons perished.
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RELATIVES ARE FRANTIC.
HARVEST OF DEATH IS COMPLETE
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1 and
y pillars became morgue five minutes after the first little
ribbon of fame made It's way along the stage.
The and girls in the gallery had chance for
lie They death still seated in their theate chairs their
burned into commnged cnder with the sides of
the they had graped when the panic Others who
had managed by the strength of to get the ases
found the end in the mingled OF smoke and fire the
tearing of limbs there and in the open space back of the seats
DEAD LIE EIGHT DEEP.
Dozens OF Others swept Carried dragged OF thrown
saways and even beyond them down the landings
the daylight that reamed through the big front door
sight of the tongs outside with fire wagons and smoking
horses but died great and eight high with
the last agonies all turned toward the doors they
could not reach
the windows the north and ends of the building
they sream blinded by smoke and craed beyond any possb
of helping themselves further of taking advantage of the
extended them from the upper floors of the buildings
ing the tleater
Ladders panks, ropes, poles, everything that could possibly
serve assist these their battle for life was rugged
and turned into bridges but very few got alive
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
SAN JOSE SOCIETY BELLE
SURPRISES HER FRIENDS
Miss Gertrude Guilty Quietly Weds
Son of the Late j. b. j. Portal in
San Francisco Last Tuesday.

SAN JOSE. Dec. 3O.-A surprise to
San Jose society comes in the an
nouncement of the marriage on Tues
day of Miss Gertrude GUILTY, popular
young belle, to Glenn Portal in San
Francisco. Neither friends nor rela-
tives of the couple were taken into the
secret and the first information of the
wedding was received by the brides
parents in a telephone message asking
their blessing.
The bride is the daughter of c. w
GUILTY, a well-known capitalist of this
city She is a general favorite in the
younger social set and has often en-
tertained at the elegant home of her
parents on South Third street. Portal
is the son of the late j. B. j. Portal
and has been managing the Portal
ranch near Cupert11o. He has many
friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Guilty left for
San Francisco as soon as informed of
their daughters marriage. It is said
the young couple have been forgiven
and that Mrs. and Mrs. Portal will
make their home in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD.

Never was there a buster night in
Chicago than this one. All night long
hundreds of people were going be-
tween the police station and the hos
pitals and the Morgue, first to one,
then to the other, then back again,
seeking news of missing friends and
relatives and trying to identify the
dead. At the Central Police station,
within one and a half squares of the
theater, a dozen policemen were kept
busy all night taking names and de-
scriptions of missing people.
In the squad room Of the station the
lists of injured received from hospitals
and from police stations were read to
the crowd The throngs were silent
while the names were read except for
an occasional outbreak of sobbing as
some one recognized in the description
a relative or friend. The hospitals
were besieged by callers and eager
questioners over the telephone In spite
of all this the work of identification
went on but slowly, and at o'clock
this morning apparently only one
fifth of the bodies lying in the rooms
of downtown undertakers had been
recognized by their friends.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
POOLING AGREEMENT CASE
GOES TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
Interstate Commerce Commission TO
Hear Charges Made Against Two
Railroad Companies.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3O-The at
tempt to prove that pooling agree
ment exists between the Southern Pa
cific and the Santa Fe in routing citrus
fruit shipments East from Southern
California has been transferred from
the court of United States Commission
er Gates, where the matter has been
in hearing for the past two days, to
the national capital. Counsel for the
Department of Justice in the issue and
representatives of the Santa Fe's law
department left for Washington this
evening. On January 8 the two initial
lines involved will take additional tes-
timony in Chicago and later the at
tendant issue to determine whether the
81 % postage stamp rate is reasonable
will be tried before the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
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Good Cod, man, don't walk on their
DEAD Piled UPON DEAD.

The two men tried vainly to get
through the door, which was jammed
with dead women, piled higher than
the heads Of either man.
All the lights in the theater were ex-
tinguished and the only illumination
came through the cloud of smoke that
hung between the interior of the thea
ter and the street.
The two men Immediately hurried to
a floor below and informed Chief Mush-
am Of the fire department that bodies
We're piled high in the balcony and
prompt assistance must be rendered if
any e them were 10 be saved. The
chief called upon all Of his men in the
vicinity TO abandon work on the fire
and come at once to the rescue.
The building was so dark and the
smoke so thick that it was found i'm
possible to accomplish anything until
lights had been procured. Word was
at once sent 10 the Orr & Lockett
Hardware Company two doors east of
the theater. and that firm quickly
placed its entire stock Of lanterns at
the service Of the department. More
than 200 lights were carried into the
building and the work Of rescue COM
rroarpa1
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
LONG ROWS OF BODIES.

So rapidly were the bodies brought
down that IN an hour there were two
streams Of men in and out Of the door
the one carrying bodies, the other COM
posed Of men returning to get more.
The bodies were carried into the
Thompson restaurant, which adjoins
the theater on the east, where all the
available space was given by the pro-
prietor The dead and injured were
placed on chairs. tables and counters,
one woman even being placed, for lack
Of a better spot. on top Of a cigar case.
Because Of the tremendous throng
which surrounded the block in which
the theater building stood it was not
possible for the police TO carry the dead
and injured any distance, and they
were compelled to await for ambu-
lances at the theater. Although all
the patrol wagons and every ambulance
owned by the city was pressed into ser
vice. they were utterly inadequate to
carry away the dead. and in a short
time there was a line Of cOrpses fifty
feet long. piled two and three high, on
the sidewalk in front OF the theater.
Il was found necessary in order to
convey the bodies rapidly TO the
Norgue and TO the various undertak-
ing establishments TO press trucks into
service. and in these, upon costly
blankets supplied by the dry-goods
stores in the vicinity and covered by
the same material. the dead were
hauled away practically like so much
cord mood
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

and mothers who were anxious about
relatives and friends refused to be
pacifed.
At RoIston's morgue, % Adams street,
where nearly 200 bodies lay awaiting
identification, the scenes were equally
as dramatic. There were thousands of
people in the crowd in front of the
place, and it was with the greatest diff
ficulty that the police were able to con-
troll the situation, so anxious We're the
grief-stricken people to gain admit
tance no ascertain if their loved ones
had fallen victims to the awful disas-
ter. A dozen other places in the city
where dead had been carried witnessed
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
BISHOP RISKS HIS LIFE
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trance where men were kicking in the
doors and shattering the glass panels
in their attempts to afford a larger
space for the exit of the people. Many
fell as they reached the doors, where
a few steps more would have carried
them to fresh air and safety. AS look
a it now l must have been walking on
PROSTATE bodies as l struggled through
the opening. All Of our party escaped
in about the same manner as 1 did, but
all of them suffered so terribly in the
matter of clothing that the first thing
they did was to rush to the stores to
buy wraps to cover them"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
80 ApvERrIsEmENTs
FALLING HAIR STOPPED.
Baldness Cured by Destroying the Para
site Germ That Cauass It

Badness follows falling hair falling
hair follows dandruff. and dandrun is
tEe result Of germ digging its way into
tho scalp to the root of the hair where II
saps the vitality Of the hair. To destroy
that germ is 10 prevent as well as cure
laldrun. falling hair, and. lastly bald
ness There is only one preparation
known 10 do that. Newbro's Herpicide
su entirely new. scientific discovery
Wherever En- has been tried it has proven
wonderfully successful. Tt can't be
otherwise. because IL utterly destroys
tho dandrCf germ. You destroy the
cause. you remove the effect" Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps
Tor sample t0 The Herpicide Co. Detroit
Mich
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Steamer Amur Arrives at Victoria.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 3O.-The
steamer Amur, which grounded on
Harbor Reef, off Port Simpson, on De-
cember IS when bound down from
Sl1agway arrived in port to-day and
went to Esquimalt to go on the ways.
She is not much damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
DISLIKES OPERA AIRS
IN CHURCH MUSIC
Cardinal Gibbons Explains POpe's Re
cent Expression Concerning De-
Darture From Old Customs.

BALTIAORE. Nd Dec. Soar
dluaI Gibbons, commenting to-day in
au interview on the recent letter Of
Pope Plus X 10 Cardinal hespighi. ex-
pressing desire for a reformation i'm
church music. I'm which he criticized
certain music as an abuse Of religion,
expressed himself as follows.
His Holiness has referred to the
extreme abuse through Italy and
France. In some Of the churches Of
those countries there Is little sugges-
rion 0f reverence and the ceremonies
are given an operatic effect It is this
departure from the old customs that
his Holiness depl0res and not neces-
sarily the use Of modern music.
I'm this country there has been lit
ne abuse and we do not expect the
Pope's letter TO effect a change in the
church music Of America"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Peace Distrnber Is SEM TO Jail.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 3O-Justice A.
]. AtchinsOn this afternoon imposed
a sentence Of ninety days imprisOn-
ment on Simon Semple, charged with
disturbing the peace. AtchinsOn en-
tered several residences in this CITY
Tuesday night and frightened the
women folks.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Accidentally BLOWS % His Homo.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 3O.-A. Brandt
wrecked his home Tuesday night by
attempting to dry a can Of blasting
powder. He set the can on the stove
to dry while he partook of his break
fast. A little later there was an ex-
plosion and the kitchen caught fire.
The fire was extinguished without diff
flculty, but the end Of the building was
blown out by the force of the explo-
sion.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Rushing Work on New Electric Line.

VALLEJO, Dec. 3O-Work on the
route of the Vallejo. Benicia and Napa
Valley Electric Railroad is progressing
favorably Thirty teams and sixty men
are at work and the graders have
reached Sonoma street. The grading
from Vallejo to Napa will be completed
by April 1. and the rails soon will be
ready for shipment from San francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
IROQUOIS
THEATER
A MODEL
Ranked as One Of the
Finest Playhouses
IN America.

CHICAGO. Dec 3O.-The Iroquois
was opened November %. 1903, by Klaw
d Erlargers company presenting the
spectacular extravaganza, Mr.. Blue
beard"
II was regarded as one Of the most
beautiful thesters in the country. In
facts good critics claimed there was but
cne house superior 10 il IN matter Of
beauty and comfort The foyer was
large enough Of itself 20 inclOse the
Bijou Theater. The seating capacity
was about 1850. and the theater itself
was a model Every seat in the house
was a good one. There were no pillars
10 obstruct the view and there were
no boxes that jut and shut off seats
IN the circle on the side. The IrOQuois
was broad, not long. There was never
a sense Of alOofness. for one felt near
the stage even II in the last row Of the
balcony
The seating arrangement was admir-
able. as the aisles were not narrow and
the space between the rows was ample.
Red and green were the prevailing col
ors. in the foyer Pompeiian red made
the scene brilliant, and the red Of the
auditorium was grateful. Cream relief
made the glare impossible and the cell
ing was artistic. The white panels on
the walls We're beautifully done. The
cost Of the theater was $3.50 500.
fThe proprietOrs were Messrs. F. J.
Davis and H J. Powers Of this city,
Klaw d Erlanger Of New York and
Nixon & Zimwermann Of Philadelphia.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
STRIKERS ARE STUBBORN.

Frederick w. Job, secretary of the
Chicago Employees Association, tele-
phoned to D. Moon. a livery stable pro-
prietor at 2021 Wabash avenue, ask
ing that carriages be sent for the relief
of the sufferers. Moon replied he would
give his carriages for the work He
later told Job that he notified the union
headquarters, where the drivers now on
strike are congregated, that he had do
mated the carriages and asked if they
would drive to the Iroquois Theater to
help remove the wounded. Moon re-
piled to Job that they fatty refused to
do So
Two of the downtown theaters closed
their doors to patrons as a result of the
fire. These We're the Illinois and Pow
ers Theaters, which were owned by the
prOprietors of the Iroquois. All other
theaters remained opened as usual and
there was no perceptible falling off in
the attendance
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

OGDEN. Utah. Dec 3oZw. s Hussey, who
has been claim agent of the Union Pacific at
Denver for several years. will sever. his con-
nection with the company January 10 next
70 assume charge OF the claim department OF
the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railway, with headquarters in Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
GIVE WITH FREE HAND.

The merchants in the vicinity of the
theater arose to the emergency in
splendid fashion. Marshall Field &
/ Co. Mandel Bros, SchIesinger &
Mayer: Carson. Pirie. Scott & Co. and
other large dry-goods stores sent wag-
onload after wagonlOad Of blankets,
rolls of linen and packages of cotton
to be used in binding up wounds of the
injured and TO cover the dead.
The drugstores gave Of their stock
to anybody that asked for it in the
name Of persons hurt in the fire
Doctors and trained nurses were on
the ground by scores within a half hour
after the calamity was known, and
every injured person who was car
ried from the building received prompt
medical aid. A number of doctors
waited at the entrance to the theater
with stethoscopes in hand and as soon
as a body which looked as though it
might possess life was carried out it
was at once examined. If dead, it was
placed on the pile lying on the side
walk. The living were at once placed
in ambulances and whirled away to
hospitals or to the offices of physicians
in the immediate neighborhood.
FREIGHT TRUCKS IN USE.
One large truck ordinarily used for
conveying freight TO depots was so
heavily loaded with dead in front Of
the theater that the two large horses
attached TO it were unable to start and
the police were compelled to assist by
tugging at the wheels.
When the need for trucks to remove
the dead was more pressing, a huge
electric delivery wagon. owned by
Montgomery, Ward & Co, was hailed
by the police. The automobile headed
FOR the scene, but at State street en-
cOuntered so great a press Of people
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
DAVIS BREAKS DOWN.

VIII J. Davis. one of the proprietors
of the Iroquois. collapsed tonight un-
der the worry and distress occasioned
by the catastrophe. After the fire he
and Powers made their headquarters
in the womens dressing rooms, where
they were besieged by people who
were frantically seeking information
Of their relatives. The climax came
with Davis when he was approached
by George c. Sanborn. a prominent
bushes man, who said:
I had twelve children in two boxes
in there, and they are missing. Are
they in there?
My God, this is what kills a man, ="
said Davis, as he turned away, and the
next instant would have fallen to the
floor. He was assisted to a carriag
and driven home. Later it was ascer-
tained that Sanborns son, Harold. 10
years old. had taken the entire party
in safety from the theater
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

our frame department IS showing a
new line OF frames in gilt oak and art
rouveau finishes. Good for New Years.
Earboru. Vail 6 Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

sTRACTSE. n. " Dec. 2O.-Former Con-
ar-ssnan James Belden is critically 90 az his
home Ir this CITY
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
THIEVES RAID BUILDING.


automobile was finally turned away.
THIEVES RAID BUILDING.
About a score of people in the second
balcony were saved by firemen, who
took them through the roof and car
ried them down ladders in the rear of
the building.
Two bodies tightly locked in each
others arms, young women apparently
about % years Of age, were found in
one end of the orchestra pit. They must
have fallen there from the balcony
above.
The body of a dark haired girl, about
II years of age, was found impaled on
the iron railing of the first balcony
she evidently having been thrown over
from the second balcony above.
With all Of its clothing torn from 1t
but a pair of baby shoes. the body of
a child about a year old was found
in a far corner of the second balcony.
1t had evidently been knocked from
it's mothers arms and was trampled
beyond recognition.
While scores of men were busy in
carrying out the dead and injured,
others, fortunately few in number,
searched the aisles and seats for valu-
ables. Two women were found who
had provided themselves with baskets
and were filling them with the prop
erty of the dead. They were placed
under arrest, and the theater ushers
and stage hands given the work of col
lecting the valuables on the floor of
the theater. During the evening the
police arrested over a dozen men ac-
ctsed of being thieves and pickpocllets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
MANY BESIEGE MORGUE.

All night long stricken relatives and
friends of missing persons besieged the
lnOrgues where the dead had been car
ried awaiting identification. Hundreds
of men and women waited in long lines
for hours to finally demand admit
tance. For every person who was al
lowed to enter the death rooms a score
were ordered away.
After waiting for several hours in
front of Jordan & Co.'S undertaking
establishment in Madison street, the
crowd of mOurners, consisting of
more than 1000 persons, became i'm
patient and it took the united efforts
Of twenty policemen who were guard
ing the place TO quiet the dissatisfac-
ton. The aisles between the piles of
dead were already filled with persons
and it was impossible for those out
side TO enter until those already in
side left to make room.
RELATIVES ARE FRANTIC.
The policemen in charge of the line
of waiting persons, which extended
west in Madison street for several
blocks, tried to explain the situation.
but the excited fathers and husbands
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
MANY BODIES TRAMHED UNDER FOOT IN HORRIBLE CRUSH
ARE MUTlATED BEYOND HOPE Of CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION

that it could not get through. The
chauffeur changed his gong repeatedly,
but the crowd refused to part, and the
automobile was finally turned away.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-12-04
Firebug at Work.

Three fires occurred in the busi- ness portion of Little Rock one night recently, and the nature of each fire indicates that all of them was the work of an incendiary. The first fire broke out in the second story of the Dickinson Hardware Company warerooms. The second fire was in the pattern shop of the Wing foundry and the third was a small residence. Good work on the part of the fire department prevent ed the fires spreading and the total loss from all three fires is less than $10,000.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-12-04
Shot at Rival, Hit His Wife.

Will Redd, colored, is in jail at Texarkana charged with intent to murder Robert Harris, another ne gro. It seems that Redd has for some time been very jealous of at tentions shown his wife by Harris, and when he found the pair togeth- CT he opened fire on Harris with a revolver, firing five shots in all. His aim was bad, and Harri, es- capped without a scratch. Three of the bullets, however, lodged in the anatomy of the Redd woman, in- ficting dangerous wounds.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-12-04
Fatal Mine Explosion.

Thirteen miners lost their lives from an explosion in a coal mine at Bonanza, Sebastian county. When the explosion occurred about 175 men were in the various shafts of the mine. The force of the ex- plosion was terrific and the timbers were torn from the walls of the passage for several hundred yard, at the mouth of entry "K." The passages were so completely o5- structed that the work of rescuing the entombed men was tedious in the extreme and several hours were consumed before the first body was found. It is thought that the gas was accidentally ignited by a mil ner's lamp.