The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
FOURTH V|CT I'M OF
ACC|DENT I DEAD
Donna Bellani, Aged 2, Elk
pires in St. Francis Hos
pital Yesterday


OAKLAND, Aug. 11.-With the
death today OF year old Donna Bel
lani, daughter Of John l. Bellani, 373a
Clay street, in st. Francis hospital in
San Francisco, the list OF dead result
ing from the double automobile and
train smashup near San Lorenzo station
Of the Southern Pacific company was
Increased to four.
The child's father. who Is at the same
institution, and who also was victim
Of the accident. is doing well and il
expected to recover. Albert Be1lanI
Another victim, also will get we'll
John y. McTeer driver OF the McTeer
car. is in. a critical condition. His
injuries consist of a smashed nose. sew
eral lacerations about the head and
possible internal injuries. He recov-
cred consciousness this morning.
Those in the McTaer car who sur
vived. including Mrs. Louise McTeer
Mrs. Edith Elliott and John p. McTeer
husband of Mrs. McTeer. were removed
from the county hospital The two
women were taken to the home of 4
friend at s5s Fifty sixth street, while
McTeer was removed to an Oakland
hospital.
At the Hayward morgue lie the
bodies of the three victims, Mrs. John
T. Beflani. Mrs Margaret Odenwe1der
and Albert McTecr. the II year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs John d. McTeer. The
bodies will be removed soon by the
families. as they have been examined
by physicians and the cause of death
determined. The inquest will he held
at 10 o'clock next Monday morning
Mrs McTeer's injuries are slight
being only bruises and shock and a
laceration Of the left elbow. John T.
Bellani was only cut about the head
and could walk today, although weak
from shock Mrs Albert Bellani is also
In a serious condition. having a frontal
fracture of the skull and internal In
juries. Little Albert Bellani has q
broken leg and Mrs. Elliott. OF the Nc
Teer party, incurred internal injuries
and severe shock.
A board of inquiry was held at San
Lorenzo late today to place the blame
for the accident. Assistant Superin-
tendent B. A. Campbell Of the Southern
Pacific company hastened to the scene
this morning and spent the day inves-
tigating On the board of inquiry
with him were A. c. Hinckley, master
mechanic; ID. A. Porter, division en-
gineer: H. f. Schleuter, postmaster OF
San Lorenzo. and H. B. Marlin.
Hearing was given several eye wit
nesses who were at the station at the
time, and to the members of the train
crew of the flyer" The findings were
that the automobile parties drove on
without noticing the approach of the
train. and that the view of the tracks
was unobscured for half a mile, SO
that IL they had used ordinary pre-
cautions they could have seen the ap-
proach Of the train.v The motorists
are held at fault and the employees ex-
onerated from blame.
1t was brought out that streetcar
had stopped several yards from the
tracks on which the flyer passed and
that the automobilists must have passed
four tracks before they reached the
main line. thus giving them oppor-
tunity to stop In time. The man who
was driving the buggy which stopped
to walt for the train to pass was found
and said that he waved his hands
wildly and cried to the motorists to
stop s they passed him, but they paid
no heed.