The morning call., 1891-04-20
ACROSS LONG BRIDGE.
Items of Interest From the
Southern Suburb.
Visiting Day at the orphanage-Arrival Of q
Priestly Author = Business and
Social Items.

The cars of the Omnibus Line running
out to South San Francisco were crowde d
all day yesterday, especially in the after
noon, when even standing room was at a
premium. One reason for the large num-
Der of passengers was that it was visiting
day at Mount st. Joseph's Infant Asylum
and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.
1t is estimated that over thousand people
visited the two places during the day.
Not a single visitor there went empty
handed. All carried satchels, baskets or
paper bags filled with things that delight
the hearts of little ones: nuts, candy.
picture books, toys, popcorn, oranges,
apples, ETC., and the little ones were so
happy. They look forward to Visiting
day the third Sunday of every month
as reporter does to his day off, and the
faces of the little orphans beamed with
pleasure as they nestled in the arms of
those who love them and whom they see so
seldom. They munched the good things of
this world as they strolled up and down the
grassy slopes surrounding the institutions,
and thought not of the stomach-aehe this
morning.
Some OF the scenes were very affecting.
Strong men were clasping to their arms
their mothers care, tears rolling down their
cheeks as they listened to their childish
prattle, and mothers whose husbands had
crossed the dark river, and who, having to
fight life's struggle alone, had to place their
little ones in the care of the asylum, were
there careSsing their darlings on this the
red-letter day of their lives.
Rev. Father Cook walked around the
grounds with CHEEKY word for all. The
10 Ion lad hat IL fA IN
say that there is no healthier place in the
city, and no place from which finer view
can be obtained than from the lmmit Of
Mount ST. Joseph, where the asylums are
located.
At the Mount ST. Joseph Infant Asylum.
of which Sister Matilda is Superoress, there
are at present $50 inmates-121 boys, 100
girls and TO infants. Sister Stanislaus
Roche, Superioress of the Orphan Asylum,
reports that there are now 4S7 children in
that institution. All are girls and their ages
range from to IA years. All seem happy
and eontented.
A REVEREND VISITOR.
Rev. Father Alexander Berghold of New
Ulm, MIMI, a secular priest, who has OBJ
tanned leave Of absence from the Arch
bishop of st. Paul, is at present visiting
South San Francisco and is the guest Of
Henry Gantner, who studied for the priest
hood under him at New Ulm years ago.
Yesterday Father BerghOld celebrated mass
at the Catholic Church there, and in the
evening he officiated at vespers. In the
morning he preached sermon in the
English and in the evening in the German
language. He will leave on Wednesday for
Los Angeles. The reverend gentleman is
an author and On old traveller. He has
written Indian Massacres; :" book entitled
Rambings Through Four Continents"
Prairie P0ems," and has now in the press
in this city a book entitled 1.-The Indians
Revenge" dealing with the history of the
Sioux Indians up to the time OF the death
of Sitting Bull
On Sunday week ago six children,
among whom were Lizzie Riley and Maggie
Mccarthy, got into an express wagon that
was standing on the hill on Sixteenth ave
nue., between p and Q streets. One of them
took off the brake, and tie wagon, to which
no horse was attarhed, started down the
incline. After going nearly two blocks the
vehicle swerved and the two girls men
toned were thrown out and seriously in
jured. The Riley girl was improving until
yesterday, when she was attacked with
spaSms, and Drs. Todd and Mcpherson,
who are attending her, give but little hope
of her recovery. Maggie Mccarthy is in
jured internally and suffers considerable
pain, but it is not thought that her injuries
Will result fatally.
SOCIAL EVENTS.
The ball given by Bay View Lodge, No.
159. at South San Francisco Masonic Hall.
proved great success anu uclItu d COuSlu-
| cradle sum for the fund of the lodge.
The South San Francisco Mutual Aid So
| ciety will give a masquerade ball at Maso mic
| Hall on Saturday evening, May 9th,
| The South San Francisco Improvement
| Club will hold meeting on Saturday even
| ing next at Masonic Hall. Secretary ID. w.
Erwin has sent postals to every property
| holder in the district asking them to Coop
| crate In the good work the club is endeavor-
| ing to accomplish.
Engine Company No. II, at South San
Francisco, has at last got new horse in
place of "Dan," the balky animal which
was such source of trouble. The new ad-
dition is a splendid young animal, which
Eugene Crummey, the driver says is as fine
a one as there is in the department. On
Tuesday evening the company will have a
drill, when the new horse will have an OPP
portunty to show what it can do.