The morning call., 1893-07-03
LITTLE PISTOLS.
How Two Lads Startled
Park Visitors.
But at Least Twenty Thousand Per-
SONS Enjoyed the Beauties
and the Music.

At least 10000 persons enjoyed the beau
ties and music of Golden Gate Park yes
terday afternoon. Along the approaches
to the city's big breathing spot the wind
blew in rather unpleasantly from the
ocean, but once inside the park the visitor
was sheltered by trees and shrubbery and
the weather was perfect.
Every seat in the area in front of the
music-stand was occupied, while walks
and grassy slopes were crowded by the
visitors. The bright costumes of the ladies
blended in beautiful harmony with the
gorgeous flowers and wonders of nature.
Long lines OF fashionable equlpages of
every description spread along the drive
ways or staid in the vicinity of the music
stand. There were no runaways or sensa-
tional incidents to mar the pleasures of
the park on perfect day in July. Is is no
wonder then that the visitors were all so
happy.
Stay! There was one incident tn at
caused considerable guessing for while.
The band had just finished selection
when the visitors were startled by fusil-
Strawberry Hill. Three park officers
galIoped off in the direction of the sup
posed battle. They swooped down the
hill swinging their lariats and nearly ran
over two little boys who were trying to
conceal two small pistols ana q box of
cartridges.
what are you kids doing?" demanded
the leader OF the charging platoon.
Nothing" answered one of the young
sters, me and Jimmy just came out here
to celebrate the Fourth of july"
''Well, you are two days previous, said
the officer in command. and with that the
frightened youngsters were escorted to
the Park station. At first Sergeant
Thompson was Inclined to charge the
youth with quail, murder. but he suddenly
recalled the fact that he was once a small
boy himself and fond of dischargng fire.
arms at any time within week or two
of the glorious Fourth. So he returned
aud let the boys 60 with reprimand to be
more careful in celebrating in the park in
the future.
The two pistols and the box of cartridges.
however. were confiscated and filed away
in the Office Of the park superintendent.
There was an unusually large number of
spectators around the animal paddocks,
aud the Javanese spotted deer and their
buffalo protectors were greatly admired.
One enthusiastic youngster was anxious to
pet deer and had climbed half over the
fence before his father jerked him down
to the ground. 1t was we'll that the parent
acted so promptly. for Big Ben had his
head down and was preparing for rush
that would have resulted disastrously for
| the venturesOme boy.
| When information reached the new City
Hall that Policeman Hanley had been
seriously injured by falling horse on the
| Ocean House road the patrol wagon was
| started out and made the fastest trip of the
kind to the park on record. The run from
the City Hall TO the park station was made
| in fifteen minutes. When the wagon ar
rived at the park, however. it proceeded
no further because Information HAD bsen
received by telephone that Haniey was too
badly hurt to be removed. and hao re-
ceived proper medical treatment at tn 9
house of his brother-in-law. The drive
back to the City Hall was not so speedy
| and took just thirty minutes.