Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-26
AT REDONDO.
THE CHARLESTON STILL THE
GREAT ATTRACTION.
The Facilities for Seeing the White
Crusier Will Be Perfect today-The
Search Light Display-Festivities at
-, the Hotel.

The present facilities for visiting the
cruiser Charleston have proven ample
as well as convenient and comfortable,
and there has been steady line of peo-
pie going and coming all day long, the
boats being kept busy continually.
Another party of the hotel guests
took the trip early in the morning and
found the officers of the Charleston as
courteous and polite as usual, gladly
showing them over the ship and ex-
planning many things OF interest.
1t is special courtesy shown to Re-
dondo that visitors are received aboard
the ship, between the hours of IL a. m.
and pm, for this is only customary in
the hours of the afternoon.
Sundays crowd will no doubt exceed
any ever at the beach, and in order to
accommodate those desiring to visit
the Charleston in case the tug boats
prove insufficient for the number of
passengers, barge steam schooner,
now in the bay, has been chartered and
will ply between the cruiser and the
pier. n *
Friday evening the members of the
Los Angeles chamber OF commerce and
board of trade and their wives, re-
sponded to an invitation from Captain
Geo. j. Ainsworth and the Redondo
companies to visit the hotel and meet
the officers OF the navy. They arrived
on the O'Clock train and returned at
10:45, the entire house being full.
Mayor Henry T. Hazard and Mrs. Haz-
ard were in the party.
To the delight and surprise of every
one. for it was not expected till Satur-
day night, test of the search lights
on the big white ship was given Friday
evening. The guests had all gathered
ON the veranda of the hotel to witness
the fireworks display from steamer
in the bay when the lights flashed
with gorgeous brilliancy fell upon the
hotel, beautifully illuminating it. Ex-
clamations of delight were heard from
every side, and soon hats and handker-
chiefs went up by way.of appreciation
of the fact. These lights played about
for some time, flashing in all directions,
from the hotel to the pier, then on the
schooner lying near by, up to the sky,
then down in the water, then suddenly
far away in the distance. The success Of
the lights was demonstrated by its show
ing steamer far off and bringing it in
full view. 1t is indeed search light,
and if the Charleston was bent on de-
struction, any vessel would stand little
chance, if within it's range with the big
guns booming. The display Of fireworks
from the steamers was fine, and alto
gether the evening was made exceed
ingly pleasant.
The famous cowboy pianist of Texas
favored the guests of the big hotel with
some delightful selections in the music
hall yesterday morning.
Among today's arrivals at the Re-
dondo are Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Gray,
Omaha; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rosecrans,
Rosecrans, CAL; J. G. Smith, San
Francisco; E. R. Hull and family, Mrs.
Woolcroft, Pasadena; Mrs. Watson,
New York A. R. johnson, San Bernar-
dino; T. J. Lock and family, Al
hambra; G.. w. Connell, Mrs. J.. P.
Trafton, w. B. Hariott. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. F. Peck, Mrs. d. Mcfarland, Mrs.
Sheldon Borden, DR.. T. Burnett, Mr..