Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-07
ENGINEER RIDES
AGAINST DEATH
DYING SISTER BEGS HIM TO
VISIT HER
Discouraged Invalid From Salt Lake
Commits Suicide In San Ber-
nardlno by Drinking Car
boIlc Acid
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. EN-
gineer Albert C. Long of this city, a
Santa Fe engineer, made a race with
death last night to reach the bedside
of his dying sister, Mrs. Thomas c..
WEIGH, and won by a narrow margin
Mr.. Long was in San Diego, where
he has been engineer of a work train
for some time past on the Santa Fe.
His dying sisters wish to see him was
conveyed to superintendent j. r.
Hitchcock of the Santa Fe and he at
once issued orders that Mr.. Long
should take light engine at San Diego
and come to this city as fast as steam
could carry him.
He reached this city about 2 o'clock
this morning, and, leaving his engine
standing in the yards, fastened to
his sisters home, reaching her bedside
while she was still conscious and able
to recognize him.
A stranger, Frank A. Smith of Salt
Lake, broken in health and discouraged
with life, took his own life in the Mag
nolia saloon in this city last night by
drinking a whisky glass filled with car
bolic acid, which he poured into the
glass on the pretense that 1t was medi-
cine. He had been in the city but a
couple of days, having been looking
for light work. He secured the acid
by telling the druggist that 1t was
wanted for washing a dog. He has a
son in Salt Lake and a wife in Paw
nee Rock, Kas. The body will be ship
ped east.
The parties interested in the Katz-
Walkinshaw suit and the case of Bar
ton VS.. the Riverside Water company,
the two famous water suits which in
volve the percolating water rights in
the entire upper end of this valley,
have agreed on stipulation that a
selection may be made from the fol-
! lowing judges to hear the cases, the
selection to be made by Judge r. F.
Oster of this city: Judge Paul w.
Bennett of Kern county, j. e. Prewett
of Placer county, II. C. Gesford of
Napa county and w. NJ. Conley of
MADEIRA.
Burglars attempted last night to
enter the home of Charles Kelly. 1t
was early in the evening and the MEM
bers of the family were all at home.
Mr.. Kelly stepped out on a screen
porch and bumped into a stranger who
was attempting to gain entrance to
a window. The stranger made a
hasty exit with Mr.. Kelly after him,
but he soon disappeared in the dark.
The police have been unable to gain
a clue to the would-be burglars iden-
tity.
1t is expected the suit of the City of
San Bernardino VS.. the Fontana De-
velopment company ct al. will come on
for trial in the superior court January
before Judge Oster. The case is an
important one, involving as it does
many important questions in connec-
ton with the Campbell water right
of 100 inches Of Lytle creek water own
ed by the city. The water is delivered
to the city by the Fontana company
and the most important question is the
right of the defendant company to sub
stitute pumped water for the mountain
water. The city denies this right, it
being pointed out that the city's right
might be very materially impaired in
value were such a policy permitted
The right is worth over 100000.
The death of Mrs. Ida Rourke, wife
of William Rourke, a well-known bust
ness man of this city, occurred this
morning after an illness of many
years Her age was 38, and she leaves
beside her husband a daughter, Miss
Hazel Rourke, an accomplished vocal
list, and a son. Her death is mourned
by a large circle.
Mrs. Mary A. Conant, whose death
occurred in Los Angeles as a result Of
an operation, had been a resident of
San Bernardino for number of years
and had a large circle of friends here.
She leaves n son and a sister here.
Congressman S. c. Smith was in the
city yesterday looking after his fences
before leaving for the east to attend
the winter session of congress.