The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08


time he reached the sanatorium and ne
walked up the stairs leading TO the en-
trance Of the institution. His broken
bones We're set, and II the internal in
-5uries are not OF serious character Dr..
Reynolds thinks he has a fair chance
for recovery. Wall and those in his
automobile went TO Santa Cruz last
Friday and were returning from
San Jose last night when the
accident occurred. Wall. who is known
as a daring driver. was at the wheel Of
his machine, and those who were in
the car declare he was steering true
course and was on the right side OF the
road. Muller. they assert was on the
wrong side of the highway and carried
no light or his wagon.
KEPT HIS HEAD IN CRISIS.
When Wall discerned the milk wagon
in the gloom directly in his path and
saw that a collision could not be avert
cd he reversed his engine and set his
brakes. This presence of mind pre-
vented the automobile from tearing its
way through the wrecked milk wagon
and indubitably saved the others who
were in the car from being mangled, If
not killed. When Wall was forced
by pain TO release his hold Of the
steering wheel the big machine
cramped around and stopped Of its own
accord. Ii was when the automobile
swerved that Mrs. Kesner was thrown
into the roadway.
Following the accident those who
were in the Wall car thought for
time that the milk wagon was without
driver, not seeing young Muller, who
was lying near by in dazed state. The
milkman. however. recovered quickly
from the effects of his journey into the
air and his fall He is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs Jacob Muller, who conduct
dairy on the San Beandro and Hay
wards road, near Seminary avenue.
Wallis chauffeur. Goodrum, declares
that his employer had the machine,
which is an imported forty horsepower,
under perfect control and blames young
Muller for the accident He gives the
following account Of the collision:
CHAUFFEUR GOoDRUM'S ACCOUNT.
Wall was at the wheel and was
running along at a good clip on the
right side Of the road The milk
wagon. which was without a light,
came upon him so quickly that he
could not avoid a collision. although
he did shut off the power and set the
brake clutch When the auto hit the
horse il stove in the chest of the ami
NAL and killed IL instantly. l think
that a shaft Of the wagon must have
struck Wall in the left side, for he
complained Of the pain there. The first
words that I heard him say after he
was hit was. Look out for Vi mean
ing Mrs. Kesner. who had been sitting
beside him on the front seat, but who
was flung over into the tonneau by the
shock and who fell out Of the machine
when il swerved in coming to dead
stop. Habernicht was sitting on the
swinging seat in the tonneau. I was
sitting on the left and Mrs Becker was
sitting next TO me. When the machine
stopped after the crash we found Wall
doubled up near the wheel saying
Look out for vi look out for Vi and
complaining OF pains in his side When
McBryde came up with his friends we
secured a doctor and got an automobile
10 move Wall, Mrs. Kesner and Mrs
Becker 10 the sanatorium. The fender
OF the Wall machine was badly
smashed. The strong seat in front
probably saved US in the back from be-
ing seriously hurt The horse was
killed outright its chest being crushed
in by the fender"
JOKED IN FACE OF DEATH.
Douglas McBryde confirmed Good
rum in his account Of the high courage
displayed by Wall. He says that when
he came upon the scene Wall was fully
conscious and was concerned for the
other members Of his party rather than
for himself Though suffering greatly
and weakened by the loss OF blood, he
walked to a waiting machine and
PASSED jokes with his friends, who,
with the dictors, took him TO the sana-
tOriUm.
Wall is the son Of the late General
J. G. Wall and Mrs. Margaret Wall
and resides with his mother on Lafay-
cite street and Santa Clara avenue. in
Alameda. Last year, while driving one
Of his automobiles on Montgomery
street, in San Francisco, he collided
with end ~ a pa1Saxr-
ing that the teamsteF was responsible
for the smash-up, Wall jumped from
his motor car and administered a beat
ing TO the drayman. He was arrested
for battery and was also sued for dam
ages. The case attracted much atten-
tfOn and was finally settled out of
court Wall is a brother-in-law Of
Robert B. Mott Of Alameda and also of
Captain Bradley Of the ferry steamer
Piedmont
One week ago today Wallis automo-
bile, handled by Chauffeur W. L. Good
rum, ran down J. J. Atkins on a bicy-
Gle at the junction Of Central and Ala
media avenues. Atkins was run over
by the front wheels of the car, and
when dragged from beneath the body
OF the auto was found TO be severely
bruised but not dangerously hurt.
THE LADY WHO WAS HURT.
Mrs. Kesner is a sister of Mrs
Becker and resides at 57S East Six
teenth street in East Oakland. She
remained at the Alameda Sanatorium
today.
About five months ago Mrs. Kesner
came near TO death from a dose Of
lysol, which il was said she took by
mistake at her apartments in the Hotel
FL Monterey. at Pine and HYDE streets,
in San Francisco. She was hustled into
an. automobile by her friends a. the