The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-19
CARS KILL A MAN
AND MAIN -FOUR
Motorman Fails to Stop
When Life Is Crushed
Out of Turkish Laborer
TWO MORE MAY DIE


One man was instantly killed and
four more seriously injured yesterday
by the cars of the United Railroads
and the Geary Street Railroad Com
pany. The accidents In some instances
appeared to have been the result of
carelessness.
The man who lost his life was a
young Turkish laborer named f. Mas
tus. He was struck by westbound car
No. 1897 of the Eddy-street line on
Market street, near Third, shortly after
IL o'clock in the morning. The car
evidently struck the unfortunate man
squarely on the head, for his right ear
was completely severed from the head
and several ugly gashes were cut in his
scalp
Motorman Richard Foley disclaims
all knowledge of the car striking the
man, although several pedestrians saw
the accident. They called to Foley, but
he did not hear their cries, however,
and continued on his way.
Shortly after the fatality Mounted
Patrolman McPhee arrived He was
told of the occurrence and started in
pursuit of the car, overhauling it three
blocks from where the man was killed
The motorman said that he knew moth
ing about the tragedy and insisted that
McPhee had made a mistake. Foley
was locked up in the OFarrell-
station and later released on $50 cash
bail, furnished by the United Railroads.
An elder brother OF the dead man
appeared at the Morgue last night and
identified the remains. While talking
with the Coroner's deputies he was
seized with spasrns and was removed
to the Central Emergency Hospital for
treatment.
The victim of the car was about 20
years old and came to this city about
two weeks ago from ST. Louis. He had
been employed at Tait's cafe and lived
in a lodging house at 1873 Third street.
Arthur Kingdom, an aged refugee,
who resides with his wife and seven
children in hut at Brazil and Walnut
streets, slipped off a Valencia street
car near Fourteenth street yesterday
afternoon and his right shoulder was
dislocated. He also received internal
injuries. He was treated at the Central
Emergency Hospital.
Robert Walker, 1927 Treat avenue,
ran for southbound Fillmore-street
car at Haight street yesterday after
noon, and as, he was about to board the
car. it started suddenly and his foot
slipped He was thrown to the ground,
sustaining a broken shoulder and in
ternal injuries that may prove fatal.
Although the doctors at the Central
Emergency Hospital did all they could
to revive Walker he failed to regain
consciousness last night.
M. Nelson, 1912 Ninth avenue. fell
from a Geary-street car at Second and
Point Lobos avenues last night He
managed to pick himself up, and in a
dazed condition wandered to Post and
Fillmore streets. where William Re-
gan, fireman, picked him up and took
him TO the Central Emergency Hos
pital, where it was found that he was
suffering from a fracture of the right
arm and internal injuries. He is still
unconscious and his injuries are Sc
rious.
A man who refused to give his name
was treated at the same hospital for
decorations on the head and body re-
ceived in jumping off A Fillmore street
car. He says that the conductor re-
fused to stop the car and that he was
compelled to jump off at the risk Of
his life.