Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
RUSH WORK ON
ARROWHEAD DAM
CONTRACTORS MAKE SAND
OUT or B0ULDERS
Three Hundred Additional Men En-
saeed---prus CLERK Missing, Also
an Helress--New Tour
let Car
aneoinl tn Tha tlernld.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 30.-Bright
& Drew. contractors on the big Arrow
head dam enterprise, have secured a
machine for use at the dam that VIII
convert granite boulders into sand. 10
complete the core wall II Is necessary
to have $4,000 cubic yards of sand ana
the boulders for making this can be
had within 400 feet Of where 1t Is to
be used. This will save long haul
Of sand from above the dam. Arrange
ments are being made now for putting
900 more men at work on the dam for
the summer, which will enable them
to erect a much larger section OF wall
than last summer. one year after tne
tractors to finish the job, which is cost
ing sever Il million dollars to complete.
Clarence Allison, the Santa Fe brake
man who had miraculous escape
from death in Cajon pass last night,
is still in a serious condition. That ne
was not ground to pieces beneath the
train is because his foot caught be-
tween the brake rod and the car, allow
ing him to dangle head down between
the rapidly moving cars for six miles.
He was found in that position when
the train reached Cajon and being
placed on a light engine was brought
to this city.
Mrs. p. r. Garcia is at her home suf-
fering from serious injuries received
by being thrown to the floor of the
car on a Santa Fe train in Arizona d
few days ago. The train is said to have
had a slight collision resulting in shak-
ing up the passengers.
George D. Harraden, one of the sur
vivors of the Valencia, is a former San
Bernardino boy, having been brought
up in this city in the family of DR..
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swim, an art that probably saved his
life His mother was drowned in the
disaster.
The Poinsettia excursion car Of the
San Bernardino Valley Traction COM
pany made it's first trip today with
officials of the three cities of San
Bernardino, Redlands and Cotton on
board, also several newspaper men. The
car will begin to make regular trips
for the benefit of tourists Thursday for
the balance of the winter.
Coroner Pittman has returned from
Needles, where he was called by the
death of an Italian, Sigantini de Ven
ecie, who was burned to death near
Coffs station by rolling into a camp
fire beside which he was sleeping. He
awoke with his clothing ablaze and
started to run. He finally became ex-
hausted and lay down and rolled in
the sand, being found later by track
men who took him to Needles.
Extensive Improvements are to be
made at e and First streets by the
Union Ice company and Wieland Brew
ing company. The former has pur-
chased a new site for its buildings.
while the present site will be utilized
by the brewing company for new bot
tling works.
NJ. H. Fleishman, who has been
prominent here as a drug clerk for
several months, has left the city. SO
has one Mable Gray alias Adeline
Rogers. She is alleged to have fallen
heir to several thousand dollars on
condition that she would quit certain
associates, the legacy being left by an
aunt in Pomona, which was formerly
the girls home. Fleshman's wife died
some weeks ago in this city. He is
said to have been seen with the Rogers
woman less than a week after as well
as for several weeks before his wifes
death. Some months ago the police
say Fleishman and his wife had a
flstic encounter on one of the main
streets one morning about 1 o'clock,
the wife having ambushed her hus-
band on his return from a certain dis
trict. Fleishman is said to have over
looked a note for several hundred dol
lars for his wifes funeral expenses,
hence local anxiety as to his where
abouts.
Montgomerys window shows Coronado
prizes.