The morning call., 1892-10-01
WILD BULLS OF San juan
Tortured in These Latter Days to Make
an AngIo-Saxon Holiday.
WILD RIDERS FROM THE PENINSULA.
HOW the CabrillO Celebration Came TO an End and
How the Great CrGWd Departed From
the City Of San Diego.
Special TO THA MORNING CALL

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 80. - This morning
! proved no exception 10 the glorious weather
| that has prevailed during the Cabrillo cee.
! bration, which closes to-day. But three
DAYS of feverish hustle and activity have
| followed on week Of hurried preparations
and it is putting it mildly to say that the
| ball at the Coronado last night has left the
! principal movers in the affair in state OF
| total physical exhaustion. The beautiful
! court of the Hotel del Coronado with its
/ tropical plants, date palms, orange trees,
! banana trees. bearing fruit, and innumer-
| able Towering shrubs, looked this morning
| like vision of heaven, but there were few
to gaze on it till long after the sun rose.
A few words about the ball will be In
order here. Over 600 invitations had been
Issued, and nearly all had been accepted.
The rotunda, corridors, receptiOn-rooms and
parlors of the hotel were veritable crush
when the Twenty-fOurth Mexican Infantry
band, under the directorship OF Major An
tonic Cuenca, began tie overture, "Eloisa. ,"
Refreshments were provided in the break
fast-room, which had been decorated in ex-
quisite taste. The chandelier was entirely
hidden in q bower Of smilaX, through which
the incandescent lamps cleaned with a
of smiax swung from the chandelier to the
walls, and pendent from these cables hung
japanese lanterns, each of which was lighted
by a wax candle In the center of the
room were arranged grove OF tall feathery
palms while double ropes of smilax were
twiEed along The center Of the tables. Be-
tween these ropes peeped piles OF luscious
semi-tropical fruits.
The ball was full dress in the strictest
sonse of that term. The ladies' costumes
were decollete and en- train, while pink, blue
and orange were the prevailing e0loTs with
here ard there Hash OF red or somber
black affording a striking contrast. Flow
ers were few, and those were vIoiets ana
white roses. The officers Of the army and
navy were in fun uniform, the civilians in
the regulation dress
At The conclusion Of the first waltz Ad-
miral GheraTdi eBteTed on tile arm OF Lieu
tenant Commander A. H. Field OF the
Charleston; they were met by General a.
Med. McCO0k. They were followed few
moments later by Governor LUIS L. Torres
in full dress accompanied by several mem.
bers Of his staff ia uniform. The party was
escorted by General Eli II. Murray. They
were also warmly welcomed by General
McCook.
Among the more prominent officers Of the
navy present were Admiral Gherardi. Lieu
tenant Commander A II. Field. CAPTAIN
". il. BridgemaD, Lieutenant Potter, Lleu-
tenant Hunt, Medical Inspector Cook. Pay
master Woodruff. Chief Engineer Potts.
Ensign Hayward and Naval Cadets Allen
and Stitt OF the cruiser Baltimore, and
Chief Engineer a. 5. Green, Lieutenant y.
J. X. Patch, Surgeon a. Z. Mccormick,
Eusigns Il. i. Wiley and \ I. Coleman,
and N<al Cadets j. Sheehan and d. r. L.
Hasbro0k of the cruiser Charleston.
An ag tne army Steers were: General
Act 2 MajcT Hortcn, Lieuteaants c. B.
3 kel. i MeAahon and c. l.. Collins,
Gola7al ] g. g. Lee. Ma5or ID. L. Smith,
: Cappee, True al.d Z. ). ). Dud-
.sy al1 t'eUtanant Aitis.
sg1ag the SaIiOCai Guard officers were:
major 8oReb 50 O. Los Angeles, Major
W. Blrrra Isjor J. A Dliffle, Captain
z, Z. Jones aud Captain II 4dge.
Among she quests from i-ss-a..~z- sara.
Colonel ). II. Ross, Judge Rendou, Jnaso
Monroy. SenOr Joaquin CaleTo, Senor Cao-
aldero, CAPTAIN Fldencio Gonzales and
Senior Artigas.
The bali was a pronounced success. The
decorations of the ballroom were confined
to the flags of the American and Mexican
republics and the blue, white ana gold OF
the Coronado. Immediately in front OF
each pillar was placed a feather palm.
The First Cavalry band from Fort Grant,
Ariz.. played at the plaza last evening for
few minutes. Several selections were rem
dered, among them Home. Sweet Home"