The herald., 1893-05-12
1T IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS,
Santa Monica Wharf Dedicated
to Commerce.
4 Gala Day Yesterday at the City
BY the Sea.
The School Children Conduct the
Celebration and Deck Everything
and Everybody with
Flowers.


floral offerings of the school children of
public schools of the City by the Sea.
A peculiarly fitting one it seems to your
correspondent, for many of their joyous
hearts and eager optics will witnessthe
mighty commerce that will make the
mammoth wharf their central point.
Many of them will participate in its &C.
tivity. The sight was particularly
pleasing one and would have gladdened
the heart OF Coils P. Huntington, whose
brain conceived the mighty project
which the engineers of the Southern Pa
cific and the workmen of the Thompson
Bridge company have made vital and
living reality; there being fully 300 Of
the children, who, under the direction
of Prof. Brown, literally covered the
San Mateo and her jolly captain, Ed
ward Perks, with the gems of Flora's
kingdom. 1t was the intention of the
committee in charge to have few re-
marks uttered in commemoratiOn OF the
event OF the landing OF the first vessel to
tie at the wharf with merchandise or
passengers but the limited time at their
disposal prevented, and Messrs. GARLIC,
Tanner and Fisher were compelled to
reserve their mighty efforts which they
had worked early and late upon recently
for some future occasion.
ALI day Wednesday the entire popula-
ton eagerly looked for the arrival of the
San Mateo, intending to duly celebrate
the event, but they were doomed to dis
appointment, but early yesterday morn
ing she was sighted and touched the
wharf at s 80 O'Clock. At 1910 the
train which was to carry the multitude
to the wharf arrived, and after slowing
away within the 10scars that comprised
the train about every man, woman and
child within the bailiewick it started on
it's journey, carrying fully 1900 passen-
gers. After the decoration OF the boat
and captain by the children, voice was
heard to exclaim three cheers for the
wharf the Southern Pacific and the San
Mateo, and they filed the cars again
full with their living freight and started
homeward.
THE WHARF.
When completed the wharf will be
400 feet long, the present intention be-
ing to drive the lsat pile on May Goth.
The approach leaves terra frma on
curve, then goes out seward for q con-
siderable distance, and then another
curve northward, making the approach
s shaped, its length being 300 feet and
width % feet, there being 1874 bents, Of
eight piles in bent, in the structure.
The outside pile in each group are
driven obliquely, while two brace piles
cross the center and are also driven out
ward, thus making the structure able to
Withstand the severest seas and form q
perfect harbor of refuge for the largest
steamers afioat. On the south side OF
the approach walk way Is being con-
styucted for the use of fishermen, and at
point outside the breakers stairway
will be built to boat house for the
benefit OF yachtsmen.
At the terminus OF the approach the
main wharf commences and extends
seaward 1900 feet, and begins to widen
sat the outset, continuing so to do until
it reaches $50 feet in width. On the
north side the coal bunkers are being
constructed. They will be 800 feet long
by So feet high and So feet wide, with a
their possible limit, and provided with
all the appliances for facilitating the
loading and unloading of vessels.
The construction OF the wharf proper
being equally as strong as the approach
and will remain until the rock of ages
has crumbled into dust as a monument
to the push, pluck and perseverance OF
the Southern Pacific.
The other improvements in connec-
ton with the wharf are freight depot,
25x2O0 feet, passenger depot, 25x50, two
stories.
Two restaurants, one for the public
and another for employees.
Light towers on each corner OF the
wharf and an immense bell to toll dur
ing foggy weather. The entire structure
to be brilliantly illuminated by cleo
tricity.
The water for the same is brought
from the cation, little over half mile
distant, where we'll has been sunk and
the water pumped to reservoirs on the
Santa Monica Heights property, from
which it is piped to the wharf, another
main leading directly to the wharf to be
used in emergencies.
The wharf, or more strictly speaking,
the land end ofathe approach, is filed in
with rock over 400 feet at the present
time, with the intention to continue il
seward indefinitely. Over mile Of
the grade adjacent to the wharf is faced
with rock to secure the earth banks.
wHARFLETs.
John Hurst was the engineer and John
Bassett the conductor of the first passen'
ger train to reach the wharf after the ar
rival OF the first steamer, the San Ma
teO.
Assistant General Passenger Agent J
M. Crawley of the Southern Pacific was
on hand to rejoice with all Santa Mon
lea.
Mayor GARLIC was happy, as were his
co-trustees, although he failed to get OF
his little speech.
Thomas Thomson of the Thomson
bridge company was extremely happy al
he received the congratulations OF every
one on the opening OF the structure hii
company has built.
The first pile was driven on August 9
1892, and the last will find it's future
home on May 20, 1893.
George Grimminger had the stars anc
stripes flying from his Santa Monics
canon pavilion in honor OF the day.
The San Mateo is loaded with 430t
tons OF coal, and was five days makini
the journey from Tacoma to Port LoI
Angeles.
A goodly delegation Of Soldiers home
veterans were present.
The Associated Press was represented
by r. r. Tanner, who was taking copi
GUS notes.
The wharf lie capable of accommodate
ing seven Of the largest sea vessels sfioa