Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-06
IS FRIGHTENED At SIGHT OF
BURNING OIL
RECEIVES SERIOUS INJURIES
Mrs. W. N. Collins Of Bakersfield,
Suffers Conclusion Of Brain, but
Child In Her Arms Mlraeus
Iously Escapes Injury
Pasadena Agency,
114 East Colorado Street

PASADENA, July 5.-Burning oil
alongside the track of the Pacific Elec-
trio railway so frightened Mrs. w. N.
Collins of Bakersfield this afternoon
that she jumped from a moving car
near Lincoln park and was seriously
injured, the fall causing conclusion Of
the brain. Mrs. Collins jumped with
a two year old child in her arms. but
the infant miraculously escaped injury.
The woman struck on her head, was
rendered unconscious and has been in
a stupor ever since. DIR. Rowland Is
attending her at the Carleton hotel.
Mrs. Collins is the wife of Baptist
minister of Bakersfield. They had
been spending a few days at Long
Beach and were en- route to Pasadena
when the burning oil attracted the at
tention of the passengers. nearly all
rising from their seats. Mr.. and Mrs
Collins were near one of the front en-
frances and when those in front arose
as If in panic Mrs. Collins grabbed
her child and jumped. She was
brought to the Carleton hotel in a car
riage. DR.. Rowland regards her con-
dition tonight as critical.
The recent ruling OF the city attor-
ney regarding the salaries of city Of
ficials will result in the probable res
ignation of Assistant City Attorney
Robert Mcdonald, City Electrician
Robert s. Allen and Building Inspec-
tor Shaver, each being subject to Sc
we're cut in salary If the suggestions of
Attorney Fitzgerald are CARRIED out.
The designations were to have been
presented to the city council today, but
that order of business was not
reached, and they will be presented at
tomorrow's adjourned session.
Committees from the county highway
commission have asked permission of
the city council to place mile stones
and sign boards at several of the
prominent street corners in the city as
guides to tourists and other travellers.
One of these is to be placed at the
southeast corner of Orange Grove and
Colorado street and is to bear the in
scription, "Foothill boulevard to Los
Angeles and to Monrovia." Another at
the southwest corner of Raymond and
Colorado will read, "Camino La Can
ada, San Fernando Mission and San
Gabriel Mission" The request was pre-
sented by G. A. Day and M. o. Ran
dali, who stated that the signs will be
the means of causing local residents,
as well as visitors to frequent places
of interest In and around Pasadena.
Work on the Improvements at Mount
Wilson is progressing steadily. The
main building for the observatory is
completed and carpenters are now
erecting the cook house. The construc-
ton of cottages will begin as fast as
the material can be sent up the noun
one room, twenty-eight with two
rooms and twelve with three rooms.
Mixed NitrogIycerin and Fireworks
Chief Clifford Of the fire department
has learned that the explosion at the
home of T. r. Till last Friday night
was due to nitroglycerin. which had
been deposited in bureau drawer to-
gether with a parcel of fire. works.
While Mrs. Mary Bonnie was
seated in a chair at her home, 173
North Euclid avenue last night she
was startled by crash in the CELL
ing in which a skyrocket stick had
landed. 1t was found that the stick
had penetrated the shingle roof of the
house.
No word has been heard from T. R.
Spear the young dairyman Of North
Pasadena, who disappeared last week,
deserting his wife and three small
children, who are still at their old
home. The dairy business has been
assumed by l.. S. Morse.
The home of James Ross at 1S9
North Marengo had close call from
destruction by fire last night. A MEM
ber of the family had used gasoline to
exterminate ants and a lighted match
caused fire to start. 1t was put out
with but little damage.
George w. Witherill has returned
from visit to Catalina, where he in
vested in a cottage on Sumner avenue
known as "The Frolic." Mr.. Wither-
ilrs family will remain at Catalina for
some time.
The Universalist Sunday school,
members Of the Women's league and
the Junior leigue will picnic at East
lake park next Friday.