The San Francisco call., 1908-08-02

Telegraphic s6vices from Arizona
brought word yesterday to the family
In this city that Frederick D. Spauld-
ing. owner and manager Of the Broad
way garage, had perished from the
heat on the desert near Yuma. With
Spsulding was T. P. McCauley. his
chauffeur, who was rendered uncon-
scious; but later revived Spaulding
had undertaken the trip In his auto
mobile 70 GiIs Bend, where he was
developing gold mine. While driv-
Ing over the blistering sands the two
men halted 70 crank the machine.
Weakened by their violent exertions.
they were overcome by the torrid sun
and. collapsed almost at the same mo
nent For hours they lay like corpses
with the burning rays beating down
upon them It was late IN the after
noon when they were found and taken
10 BlsisdelI station Spaulding died on
the way.
Spzuldinz was one Of the best known
automobile men on the Pacific coast.
n addition 10 the big garage at Broad
way and Polk streets he was the pro-
prietor OF the Pioneer carpet beating
works he was an enthusiastic autoist
and yachtsmal- He owned several
motor cars, many OF which he had de-
signed. eduipping them with devices Of
his own invention His wife and child
i've at 1897 Vallejo street Mrs.
Spsulding was -prostrated by the shock,
as she received letter from her hus-
band earlier IN the day telling of his
good health and prospective good for
tune
SpauIding left san Francisco on
Tuesday. July q. IL his SO horsepower
rupabout, which he had called The
yellow Peril" because OF the color OF
the wheels and running gear. He had
provided a canopy and other equipment
especially for desert use. With T P
Mccauley, one OF the most skilled
chaudeurs OF the city. he set out for
ella Bend 10 arrange for the further
development OF his mine. A new body
OF ore had just been struck which
promised large returns. SpauldIng was
warned OF the danger OF the trip into
an almost inaccessible part Of the
country, but he was OF an adventurous
spirit and laughed away the fears of
his friends
The two men made a lefsurely trip to
Los Angeles and then drove toward the
desert country. Letters received after
they had entered the desert told OF the
terrific heat and the endless waste OF
sand. They also told OF an injury TO
the machine and the difficulty OF travel
They arrived IN Yuma on Friday, hay-
ing made what was considered as good
time
WARNED AGAINST HEAT
When Spaulding announced his inten-
ton OF pressing forward into the desert
the same day. ne was advised 70 postpone
his departure until night and TO travel
only IN the cool Of the evening. But
his enthusiasm spurred him on and. at
! o'clock IN the afternoon. the hottest
part OF the day, he started out again.
The road is travelled but little. and
Spaulding and McCauley net neither
teams nor auto cars After motoring
for more than an hour they had COW
cred but six miles and the heat had in
creased almost beyond endurance. The
sand had clogged the machine and they
stopped 10 crank up What happened
from that moment until they Were
found several hours later can. be only
con5ectured. but according 70 a tele-
gram received last night from Yuma
both men must have worked on the car.
II was while thus engaged that they
were stricken.
An examination Of the ground indi-
Gated that Spaulding had collapsed
first and that McCauley had fallen
PROSTATE while rushing 10 his assist
snce Within a few feet Of each other
they lay. alone and unconscious the
relentless sun Burning their lives away
The hours passed and no traveller came
10 help the dying men, With one cheek
buried in the baking sand and the
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