Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
ONE KILLED, ONE
HURT IN WRECK
FREIGHT ENGINE IS UPSET
NEAR SAN DIEGO
CAR TOPPLES OVER ON IT
Engineer Dies Of His injuries and
the Flreman's Wounds Are
Believed to Be
CAR TOPPLES OVER ON IT

Special 10 The Herald
SAN DIEGO, May 20.--A freight train
on the National City & otay railroad
met with disaster this afternoon while
coming north six miles south of this
city. The engine left the track and
freight train Immediately behind
toppled over on 1t, burying the en-
gineer and fireman under the wreckage.
The engineer, Mark Baird, was extri-
Gated after long effort, being pinned
under the oil tank of the engine, and
died soon after being released. He was
unmarried. The fireman, Benjamin
Smith, also was got out after much
difficulty and Is delirious from pain.
1t is believed he is fatally injured. 1t
is not known what caused the accident,
which occurred on a sharp curve and
on rather heavy grade near the Sweet
Water junction.
German Cruiser Coming
Word has been received from Gov
ernor Pardee to the effect that the Ger
man cruiser Fake will be in this city
on or about June %, to remain a week.
The German people of this city and the
chamber of commerce will unite in ex-
tending a welcome which will be hearty.
After leaving here 1t is expected that
the Fake will stop at several of the
coast resorts on her way UP the coast.
The chamber of commerce at its
meeting yesterday afternoon decided
to assist the local Christian Endeavor
societies to send a delegate to the ma
tional convention, to be held in Balti-
more in June. 1t Is the expressed un-
derstanding that the delegate who will
be chosen by the County Christian En-
deavor union shall go instructed to use
all efforts to secure the next national
convention for Los Angeles and to aid
the Los Angeles delegation in every
way possible to that end. He will be
supplied with Southern California and
San Diego literature for distribution at
Baltimore.
council another step was taken IN the
matter of acquiring the water bear; =
land in Ell Cajon valley. 1t was
the form of a resolution Of intention tC
call a bond election at which the mat
ter might be submitted to the voters
of the city.
Plans for New Hotel
Next week the architects who are to
plan the new hotel to be built on the
Horton house site are expected to ar
rive for personal inspection Of the
location. The site is 200 feet by 200 feet,
filling the entire block on D street, be-
tween Third and Fourth strets, and
will be seven or eight stories high,
costing 100000 for the building alone.
The hotel will be owned by u. S.
Grant.
New Bank Project
A new banking institution, to be
known probably as the San Diego
Trust and Savings bank, is being
formed and will soon be ready for busi-
ness. julius Wangenheim, president of
the National Bank of Commerce;
George w. Marston and other San
Diegans are interested, besides num-
ber of San Francisco and Los Angeles
capitalists. Among northern finan-
ciers who have interested themselves
in the project are I. w. Hellman, pres
ident of the Wells-Fargo Nevada bank
of San Francisco. the largest CONNER
cial bank of the Pacific coast (Mr.
Hellman is also president Of the Farm
ers and Merchants bank of Los An
geles, which is the largest institution
of the kind in that city,; Daniel Meyer,
we'll known in this city as a promi-
nent banker of San Francisco; w. c.
Patterson. president of the Los An
geles National bank; John S. Cravens,
president of the Southwestern bank,
Los Angeles; R. J. Waters, president of
the iCtizens' National bank. Los An