The morning call., 1894-02-23
FROM THE HILL.
How Sunset City Seemed
to Many People.
GORGEOUS COLOR EFFECTS.
The Panorama BriStled With
Field-GlaSSes.
A GUARDS LOT WAS NOT HAPPY.
The Drives Made by the Unemployed
Were Much Admired - People
Who Stunned the Fair.

There is not finer view in the whole
world, sir"
1t was a middle-aged globe-trotter.
bronzed with the suns of many chimes.
who made this remark in strident voice
at the top of the Park Panorama" on
Strawberry Hill yesterday afternoon.
Having thrown down the challenge the
globe looked around defantly as
m UGH as to say, IF there is any one here
who thinks he knows more about views
than / do should like TO hear from him..
But every man and woman In the
densely packed throng had stumbled up
the narrow winding staircase TO gaze upon
the view and instead of differing from the
globe-trotter each one was ready to say
"amen" to his remark. 1t certainly was
glorious view. The ocean to the west
CLEANED, like mass of gold, in the suns
rays; to the north lay the bay with the
Golden Gate. and the wild mountains be-
hiud SausaIltO. while at the beboder's
very feet was Sunset City, gay with thousands
OF flags, its towers, miDaies and roofs OF RED,
blue and gold glIttering IN the California sun
shine, with all the magDiiicence OF some tabled
city read OF IN lie arabian Night>."
The people went UP Strawberry Hill 10 their
thousands 10 gaze upon this I'D cam City" yes
terday. They carried opera glasses and held
lis streets In manner that would have been
highly embarrassing at IA near range TO any
thing but a collection OF inanimate obj cts
The people In Sunset CITY, however, were too
far away 10 see how their movements were be-
ing inspected. Besides, they had paid their 90
cents head for admission, and they ala not
care button What was taking place outside
the city walls. Ii took all their time 10 gaze
upon the wonders Within.
The slzhtseers on Strawberry Hill, who were
most OF tnem unable or unwilling TO pay such a
faction OF knowing that thanks 10 their Ied-
glasses anu The clrarness OF the California at
mOSpiiere, they were enjoying good deal Of
the show gratis"
"At hose the UNEMPLOYED pr This Ques-
ton must have been asked thousands of times
yesterday by the adyentu Gus scalers of Stu
berry Hill, who, after gazing upon the gorgeous
colOrs OF Sunset Guy Till they longeu for
smoked glasses 10 give their eyes rest, turned
those optics 10 the right for change, and be-
held long files of men. with wheelbaTTows, hard
al work upon the new south drive.
Those were Indeed, the unemployed"
They old moi m ke merry upon The birthday OF
the father OF their country" but worked for
their daily dollar as usual. cit was one OF the
advantages OF lie high rate OF admission that
.he top OF Strawberry Hill that they were able
10 see for themselves how wonderfully The
roadways between the fair grounds and The
unemployed"
Tie island in STOW Like. at the base of Straw.
berry Hui, which the "unrmplOyed" are also
PARK policemen yesterday. Horde> of boys
continued To cross and recross the bridge of
planks Ia defiance OF all authority. The boys
established themselves In tue island, made a
happy huntIng ground OF II ana yelled out
Three Little Girls In Blue'' and after the
Ball." 10 the amusement of the by-stauaers and
the wrath and despair uf The policeman on The
beat.
The guard, mounted In the waich-tower
overlooking Stow Lake, might also have QIIes-
TONED yes ertay whether his lot was Il happy
one. Ii was bis duty To d [ nd the walls of
sunset Clly. as tar as his eye couId reach, along
the drive, but what was one man among 80
many? People III 5ugges hailed aud stood on
the seats 10 look over lie Charmed wall and tile
guard eyed Them askance. Small boys Clam
pered up 10 knotuOle> and the guard who knew
that the barbed wire that surrounded the fence
would only add zest to the uTchins' delight in
getting within The city walls unIawfuly, locke ed
al every small boy with suspicion IN his eagle
eye. There was another patrol OF guards out
side the ieuce, however, aud on the whole the
small Duy with ielOniuus intentions had The
worst OF IL yesterday.
Many people were content 10 take the park as
tney nad been wont 10 take IL before Sunset
City was bulit or thought OF. They never went
near the lar grounds or strawberry Hill, but
listened the Park band as of yure. Some OF
th m threw themselves Oh the grass and basked
there, reckless OF rh. umatIsm. Others took
their Children 10 the playground or fed tie
deer, enjoying WashingioD's birthday without
apparently pang OF regret that they were
missing the fair In Sunset City.