Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
THE TERMINAL.
Yesterdays Opening of the
Long Beach Branch.
A Happy Occasion Happily
Celebrated.
Miss Lucia Burnett Drives the
Golden Spike.
A Notable Event-A Big Train of Ex-
cursionists-A Ride to Rattlesnake
Island-Long Beach Gives
Splendid welcome.

1t was notable excursion yesterday.
Notable because it announced an enter
prise which will add greatly to the pres
tige of Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia, and which promises to embrace
between the east and the west, and
beneficent to both, an empire rich in
coal and iron and other minerals. No
table, also, because those who went COM
prised the best people. 1t was no day
for toughs.
The occasion OF the festivity was the
invitation of the Los Angeles Terminal
Railway company to the members of
the chamber OF commerce and their
wives, and the members of the ladies'
annex to join in an excursion over their
line to Long Beach, where the citizens
of tn at place would unite in doing honor
to the visitors.
An early train carried several of the
guests to Long Beach, but the big train
was to leave at 80 p. IN. BY that time
the twelve cars, which made up the
train, were comfortably filed, and it is
estimated that 1000 people went to Long
Beach on the two trains. The scene at
the depot was a pleasant one and was
enlivened by selections by Arend's
band. Among the jolly throng were
noticeable the energetic promoters of
the festival, ex-Mayor Workman, Secre-
tary G. ID. Willard and Frank Virgins.
At l :37 p. m. the long line OF cars
moved out. The road is smooth and the
coaches rich and comfortable. Charlie
Judge was in charge of the train, and
Engineer Madison grasped the throttle,
and Fireman Webster did the rest.
When near Long Beach, ex- Mayor Work
man announced that the train would go
to Rattlesnake island and then return to
Long Beach. The people of San Pedro
welcomed the party with salute Of
twenty guns and with the ringing of
church bells and shrill screams of steam
ers' whistles, The run to San Pedro was
made in just forty minutes, with five
stops.
Returning to Long Beach the excur-
sionists were met by multitude of
townspeople and by the local committee
of arrangements, w. p. Wilson, j. III.
Johns and F. w .Inell. The Long Beach
band discoursed inspiriting strains, and
Arend's band led the procession to the
spot where the golden spike was to be
driven.
The be-ribboned mallet was held by
pretty Miss Lucia Burnett, the daughter
OF General Manager T. B. Burnett, who
struck the first blow on the solid spike
of gold; the second was delivered by
president of council, g. l. Goucher, of
Long Beach, and the third by Mayor
Hazard.
The speakers were secretary OF the
board of trustees, Edward Lockett, of
Long Beach; G. M.sWells, president of
the chamber OF commerce of Los An
geles; Attorney 7. E. Gibbons, Mayor
Hazard, DIR. Cook, of Long Beach, and
Engineer Campbell, of the Los Angeles
Terminal railroad. The speeches were
brief but eloquent, and yet before they
were ended fully 500 people were par
taking Of the feast at the tables which
were spread for 1000. 1t was an old
fashioned, time-honored barbecue; one
ofs4 those which in the earlier
years the coast was famous for.
The two fat beeves were cooked
to turn; the six sheep were juicy and
we'll done the hogs would have tickled
the palate of St. Patrick himself. Good
coffee and excellent bread finished the
primitive menu, and best of all the
viands were served by handsome young
ladies, one of the most enhancing prod
ucts of Long Beach. The o'clock
train bore away many of the excursion
lists, but large number remained to en-
joy the ball and other entertainments
provided.
The committee of the chamber of
commerce were: H. G. Dillon, O. M.
Wells, Fred L. Baker, ]. J. Schallert, w.
J. Brodrick, T. D. Mott Jr., G. d. Will
lard.