Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-06

To be sure the Fourth was the i'm
mense day OF the season at Redondo, and
why shouldn't it have been, when there
was so much to attract a crowd, and
then it was a national holiday, which
everyone wanted to celebrate. After the
day was over an estimate was made of
the number of persons who visited the
beach, coming over both railroads, and
it summed up nearly 5000. The Santa
Fe brought down sixty-four coaches,
packed to overAowing. there was not
standing room on the platforms while
the Redondo railway did equally as
we'll. However all this seems to have
had little effect on Sunday, for the re-
mainder of Los Angeles population
tried to come down and succeeded to a
great extent. The number of visitors
this year has far exceeded those of last,
showing the growing popularity OF the
resort. There was not an available
room or place to sleep to be had in the
whole town Saturday night, not even at
the big hotel, which was filled from gar
ret to cellar, and today the reply at
the desk was, Il should like to show you
some rooms, bnt we are full" There
are over a hundred permanent guests
for the summer, and more who have en-
gagged rooms and will arrive in few
days. As we'll as can be judged from
descriptions of fireworks elsewhere, it is
generally decided that Redondo's dis
play far surpassed anything witnessed
on Saturday evening. A steamer was
splendidly fitted out with many colored
lights and sent out in the bay, where
hundreds OF rockets, candles, and every
thing of the description were sent up.
It appeared at times to be genuine
fountain OF fire, shooting forth thousands
OF brilliant drops, refecting itself over
and over in the broad mirror of water
and lighting the bay for miles. There
were also some magnificent set pieces
revealing some beautiful designs. These
were on the land. The ball at the Re-
dondo hotel was the affair of the
season without doubt, and many
were the elegantly-dressed ladies
and gallant gentlemen who went
through the may waltz and
graceful quadrille until the hands of the
clock almost pointed to the hour of mid
night.
Many have remarked that this has
been the warmest day of the season at
the beach, yet it is decidedly comforta.
BILE. There is nothing more invigorat,
ing than plunge in the surf and the
bathers were noticed in from early
morning.
Miss Nina Dean and W. d. Mitchell
came down from the city to spend the
day and registered at the Redondo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Childress, of Loi
Angeles, arrived Saturday evening for {
few days stay at the hotel.
Major Chaffee and family are at tht
Redondo for some time.
PERSONALS.
Mark Plaisted, editor OF the Riverside
Enterprise, strolled on the sands.
Hon. T. E. Gibbon, attorney of th'
Terminal railroad, wore new summe
suit of clothes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Caswell tool
dinner at the hotel.
H. G. Lichsenberger and Perry Schu
macher were party OF two on thu
sands.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Newhall of Sal
Francisco spent the day at Redondo.
F. Il. Stratton and Miss Stratton o
San Diego came up for some OF Redon
dos baynclimate.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. List of Los An
geles were among the visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Baum of San Ber
nardino were among the visitors.
VIC. Phillips came down from Red
lands for the day.
ID. s. Unruh of Arcadia spent the da.
listening to the breakers and watching
the bathers.
M. A. Hubbard of Cotton was a visi
tor.
T.J. Harmon of Los Angeles watches
the bathers.
E. W. Mansfield, the fascinating treas
urer Of the Grand opera house, escorte'
one of the prettiest girls seen at tn
beach yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hutchinson, 0
Los Angeles, were at the beach yester
day.
L. A. Bethel and T. H. Comet, OF tn
Westinghouse company OF PlttsDurg
Pa, who are here on business Tor In