San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-07
NO ADJUSTMENTS.
The Usual Sunday Festivities in the
Alamo City Stopped by the
Rain.

nS Usual oOIudy FSSllVlIlSS III II1S
Alamo City Stopped by the
Rain.
Yesterday morning dawned gloomy
and cloudy, and rather sultry. Never
tn eless, as no rain seemed imminent,
several picnic parties, including the
Turner association, the Knights and
Ladies Of Honor and Singing and Social
club, started out in the morning, very
gaily.
The church bells rang o ut merrily and
all the church doors were thrown wide
open for Sunday school and for church
service, and ali were we'll filled with
worshippers. The beer gardens of the
city looked for ward to scenes Of revelry
at night, and the proprietors, with an
eye to largely incre ased gains, ordered
extra kegs of beer, and extra baskets of
sOda-pop, ginger ale and other fixes
About II O'Clock, however, the scene
changed. After several ominous thun-
der growls, the sky became more deeply
overcast, and people became anxious
and wished the minister would cut it off
short that they might get home before
the rain descended. Not 30, however,
for by 1910 the rain came, easily at first,
then harder and all the devout
worshippers had just time to get
home before the full "wet" of
the clouds fell. 1t fell INCREASINGLY
for nearly two hours and fell in great
quantity, accompanied by very sudden
change in the atmosphere, which grew
quite chilly, and in the northern portion
OF the city some small hailstones accom-
panied the rain. These did no damages.
hn hn rafn
damper on the festivities always in full
blast In San Antonio. Livery rigs re-
NAMED In the stables, and only hacks
and private vehicles were to be seen on
the streets. No ball game was played
on Government hill, as the ground was
thoroughly soaked and the surface very
muddy.
This rain was a lucky hit for the San
Antonio nine, as 1t saved their "bacon"
for once. About o'clock the Turner
picnic came troOping In In wagons. They
had been to Mauermann's pasture, now
called Riverside park, and had, when it
rained, got under tolersble shelter of
the tarpaulin they had used in the morn
ing to dance upon, and which now, the
gentlemen had stretched on poles for q
tent. All OF the large company who
could not crowd under this shelter, fled
to the barn of neighboring farmer, and
In this wise, none scarcely were
wet, though their spirits were consider
ably dampened, by seeing the muddy
condition of the walks and drives about
the grounds. At picnic everybody sits
upon the ground, OF course; but now in
the mud. this was impossible, and all
stood up. They did not "stand" this
very long and soon made a start for
home, where they all repaired to Turner
hall, reopened their baskets and soon
tinued the picnic" indoors. All had a
nice time, anyhow, and with music, eat
ing and drinking, and the rest, thor
oughly enjoyed themselves.
Several sportsmen and fishermen. who
were out, came in thoroughly soaked
from the rain. The Knights and Ladies
OF Honor Jared no better, nor did the
Singing and Social club.
On account OF the rain the opening of
Mission Concert garden was postponed
and will take place, weather permitting
next Sunday night. TESTS and Sommers'
garden also were compelled to close on
account of the wet weather.