The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Speed Madness Carries
limerick to Death 5 Brink
Pretty Companion Narrowly
Escapes With Her Life.

"o gentle providence. in the
code Of which speed madness is
not listed with the capital Of
lenses, w A limerick, society.
club and business man, can offer thanks
that some grim carver of tombstones Is
not chiseling on a shaft to mark his
grave this epitaph:
Here rests at last a restless man;
In a race with death his auto ran;
Who lost? Why lies he in this silent
bed?
He lost. of course; death won. 'Nuf
ced"
But, even as it is, it was with diff
Guilty that the gaunt king of the valley
OF the shadow was driven from the bed
side OF limerick. With a crown that is
cracked and a body racked he tosses.
sometimes in pain, sometimes in de-
lirium. as a phantom car hurls him into
inagination's eternity at his home, 1915
O'Farrell street. Guarding his life is
DR. T c. Macdonald. He is improv-
ipg." said the physician yesterday.
Consciousness returns at intervals. He
will get we'll" And this is how it hap
pened.
SUGGESTS A MERRY WHIRL.
Thursday evening, dinner through
and the cigars passed round, Emerick's
mind swept back TO the joys of ante
oonf1agration days. Let's get back to
normal conditions he said to the
merry party around him, and take a
whirl through the park in automobiles"
Agreed. Two big touring cars soon
wheezed up to the door. In one Mr..
and Mrs. David Fox, w. w. Collins and
Mrs. Mallory. who conducts the O'Far-
rell-street home, were seated. In the
other. limerick and Miss Mallory were
comfortably installed. ITO the Cliff
House" was the order to the chauffeurs.
and off rolled the devil cars"
The trip through the park was I'M
eventful: the Cliff House was visited
and the start for home was made. All
went well until they travelled past Mike
Sheeha ms inn, whence came in rousing
tones the song: Come away with me,
Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobi1e. Down
the read of life we'll fly"
Let's fly, too" said limerick. Let's
race. Smoke UP. boys; let'r out"
Caps were pulled down: goggles ad-
justed The two chaufteurs leaned for
ward, touched a lever here, a lever
there and off they rushed through the
night Speed Madness they say, has
been Emerick's falling, the terror of his
friends and the joy of life to him. AS
though IL caught his thrill his auto
plowed forward and soon was victor in
the spurt Good ght, we're going
home" shouted Fox from the van
quished car, and turning around, head
ed back for the South Drive.
TAKES THE CoRBETT ROAD.
Wen come home along the Corbett
road and see If we can't beat them
out" said limerick. Advance your
spark to the limit and give 'er all the
benzine she'll eat" The chauffeur
obeyed and the car sped through the
dark like a comet astray until just at
the spot where not long ago, hire
devil Jack Baird was killed for his
folly.
Perhaps it was the same rut that
turned Jack Baird's machine a somer-
sault and crushed out his life that
ripped the wheel from the hands of
Emerick's chauffeur. Like a giant ac-
robat the car leaped into the air. turned
clear over, righted and stood still.
In the road lay limerick, bleeding.
covered with dust and gasping. Hang
ing by her gown from a barbed wire
fence at the roadside but little in
jured was Miss Mallory Still grip
ping his seat was the chauffeur, who
affirms with wide eyes and raised hand
that there's where he sat through all
the tumble. Hurrying to Miss NAL
/ lory's side the chauffeur tore her gown
from the barbs and assisted her into
the automobile. Then he dragged En-
erick to the car and lifted him in. a
tire was fat and two of the four cylin-
ders Of the engine were out of COM
mission, but the car responded to his
skill and moved off for home.
EXCITEMENT AT THE HOME.
Their arrival at the O'Farrell- street
dwelling threw the Mallory household
into wild excitement. DR.. Macdonald
was hurriedly summoned and for a
time his prognosis was unfavorable
! But yesterday limerick frightened
Now the physician says he will recover
| Many weeks will pass before Miss
Mallory's nerves are quiet again and