Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-17
THE FETE.
G. A. K. Day at Los An.
geles City.
THE VISITING VETERANS

THE VISITING VETERANS.
Arrival of the Trains-The Process
Observation-Disclosures
cert-Speeehes.
According TO the announcements in
the papers the first installment Of the
visiting veterans came in from San
Diego. arriving at the depot early Sum
day morning. after hsving .been warmly
welcomed st Sen Bsrnsrdino. Rivsrside.
Ban Diego and Tenecala, 1t all Of which
places ths liberal citisena carried out q
very nice programme Of reception. On
Sunday, having the whole day before
them. this tr~in load took the train to
anita Monica or Long Beach. visited
the churches Of the city. rumbled shout
town or drove into the country lying
around. They had fine day to see the
city, its iubnrbs or the seaside resorts.
About 5 o'clock In the afternoon the
first train from San Francisco came into
the depot, there being dozen sleePen,
all filled "A the platforms. At o'clock
the $, section wheeled up to the
platform, u about Q the third. at . little
before 10 the fourth, at 1890 the fifth. and
ct IL 10 The sixth had last section game
in. The six s1utions embraced nearly
10 cars. each Of which was crowded full.
There could hardly have been less
than $500 In ali. A good many
Of the exoursiouists wers citixens from
upper California, Oregon, Washington
Territory and even from British Colum-
bia. who took advantage Of the very
low rate Of go 70 come and return, TO
see Southern California for themselves.
The trnins for the most part made pea
ssnesr sshsdule time. ANY deviation
from that wns caused by lack Of eating
accommodations for 70 many ct the out.
of.the-way hotels along the route. The
8. p. Co. manifested much enterprise
and good management in getting the
trains Along with 90 much dispasch. Such
. thing Il easy enough in densely peo-
Piled distriom where supplies can be had,
but to feed $500 in few hours at Mo.
jsve requires gensrslship. To water 70
cars and six engines along the upper Ssn
Joaquin and the desert requires more Of
that quality. From this end . lot Of
water trains were sent out TO meet the
trains ON the desert and this prevented
much delay.
Upon the arrival Of the trains here
committees of the Los Angeles G. A. R.
Posts met the visitor, with . word Of
welcome. of direction NJ to hotel 40
commodation and az 10 the fete of the
next day. Among those observed about
the depot until the very last were Col.
l. r. Dankelbsrgsr. Col. H. H. Boyce,
Mr.. Sutherland Hilton and Mt. Frank
Marsh.
Il had good deal Of the comic sle-
msnt In the situation, 10 see people look
for frisnds among the crowds on the
trAins- For the most part no ons knew
on what train his expectations might be.
In many cases che persons looking for
each other had not met for perhaps
twenty years. Under such circum-
stances Il may be imagined that It was
hard TO succeed in the search. The
darkness sruund the depot did not help
the matter out very much. After the
arrival Of tho second section, through
the public spirit Of Colonsl G. H. How
land, the electric lights were set ablsse,
snd thus the mist obsouring the face Of
the moon was set ct defiance, and the
arsa around the depot vas made bright.
THE SEARCH FOR BEDS,
A glance e the numbsr In tne hotel
li.ta below will show at what : pig pre-
x y ~ t ts.;.s csms IN he nss.
esrsss- ,ss,s IN hirds frse from a Gaze.
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10y J" 49, x,ssias nd wsnied "a
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~ 49, go To impst;ept IA
osows nsny ~ 80 80. pnd 80 "A
s -. -, ~ 1850 svnsdit;ons vav IN
sh.;s ,c,,ds
So -. ho,aIs f;I,el nm and then the
-. ~ ~. ~. only half snswered.
s2hsh.sdovnss ~srs smesd In psrlors.
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s IT, 80 hundrsds nn.un.
No.
fsomr.ae van Oman
- III r!rht .rith nsonla vho slspt
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- $500. "a than ,~.ut hack 10
~. 49,. - - ~ sissoier rsrs.
+. - 49, 80. rst;snt and ordsrlv
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's-d 80 ehsrs ~ss not : rinpIe
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Early yesterday morning Al were
sssir IN ell parts Of the city. Women
and children we're out in holiday attire.
From Ill parts Of the country the people
had driven in to see the fete. By nine
O'Clock the several component parts Of
the procession were seen mastering from
ali sides on Main streei, between Second
and Third streets. Assembly vas 70
sound a ESQ. but 10 u hard on such
occasions TO carry ont programme 10
the letter. The schedule hour for sct.
ting the line 10 motion was ten o'clock.
but II was half N hour later befors It
moved. II was . very picturesque
line. As II moved along among
the business houses alt W gay attaret
with fags and badges eli aAying, and
down the streets similarly decorated. to
the sound Of music many bands.
The Chief Of Police, fanked by several
members Of the force, handsomely
mounted. lsd the way. These were fol.
lowed BY the Marshal Of the day, Ms.
ior Geo. %. Gard, and bis aides. The
,rum corps In white helmets and blne
Jackets attracted marked attention IS II
PISSED along. The boys played well
and ths eirls everywhere went wild over
the drum corps.
The nsxt eeotion was the Los Angeles
IRE deDsrtment. Chief Moore and his
assistant. Mr.. Moriarty. we're oonspicu-
m q ~ center 81 Il IN their handsosas
oart' The HOOK and Ladder Company,
uorri. Vineyard Hose Company and the
Lvo steamers were all in line and tullv