The morning call., 1894-09-24
THE WEATHER CLERK ANGRY
Even the Baby Buffalo Did Not
Draw the Crowd.
Sudden Break-Up of the Warm,
Genial Weather - How the
Ocean Beach Appeared.


strong, at the park and ocean beach yes
terday at the sudden and wholly unjustifi-
able change in the weather. From an
early hour in the afternoon cars might
have been seen creeping up or sliding
down the many hills, but not as of recent
date crowded with outside passengers.
Nc, as soon as the nice, damp, chilly log
starred 10 roll in there was an exodus
from the forecaslle and an invasion OF the
after cabin In each and every car.
The lille magician that sits on top OF
the Mills building is tn be held response
bic for the curtailing OF many
pleasure-seeker's fun. 1t is to be sup
posed that he got tired OF tanning himself
and resolved 10 turn round and fan some
body else, 10 see the effect. Anyhow after
the rising sun had ushered in as balmy
and beautiful day as ever sladdened the
heart Of man, and after early promise had
been given of a temperature that should
be recorded al 80 degrees at least, a state
of things which endured until past MD
day, all OF a sudden there came over
the top of Mob Hill what looked like
the cloud, ''NO bigger than aman's hand,
recorded in the scriptures. 1t was no
cloud, il was fog. PLAIN damp, chilly I'M
romantic fog.
In the early part of the day there was a
lRig e attendance at the ocean beach. 1t
looked as though the scene of the previous
Sunday was TO be repeated, and the stretch
of sand Immediately beneath the Cliff House
and Adolph Sutr0's elegant high-board
fence made to resemble one of the seaside
scenes which exhaust the talents OF
comic artist for eekiY paper. But ii
was not TO be. Ere the witchlng hour oil
P. NJ. had sounded from the clock towers
the bank of would.be bathers, waders
and general frolickers had gathered them
selves in out of the wet
The park. too, presented forl0rn ap-
pearance quite early. Whether from some
subtle divlnatiOn of what WAS to follow, or
from some lneXpllcable stroke OF the hand
Of providence, there was a smaller crowd
noticeable along tie drives and around
the band stand than has graced the park
for quite long time. The usual number
of buggiss ana bicycles were to be seen
darling hther and thither, but there was
not the same dense throng of perspiring
sandwich-eatlng hoiday-makers. and by
four or five o'clock in the afternoon the
mist was so dense that there was really no
Uark to be seen.
All this was pitiable, of course, and
especially when il is considered that new
attractions await the weary traveller TO
that pleasant locality. There is a baby
buffalo; a he-male bull buffalo, who made
his appearance into this world on Tuesday
last, and who within fifteen minutes of
his being created huge CONSERVATION in
the breast of his fond mother by running
about in such way as never was. OF
course such an event as this could not
take place without great rejoicing. The
buffalOes inhabiting comfortable quarters
in the park met together the night after
The baDy'S birth in close and eIi0us con-
sultation in regard TO the newcomers
nomenclature. Superintendent McLaren
himself took hand IN the fight, but his
suggestions of 'Tom," bob" "Julius
Cesar" and such like met with The scorn
they merited. To the person representing
IHE CALL at Golden GAZE Park yesterday
was the secret revealed. The baby is to
be called Chris Buckley" There will be
quite party al the christening.
Then there are some new ierus for in
spsctiOn by lovers Of botany. MI. William
Gall, while hunting deer in Marin County
the other day, Game across some spec-
mems Of what Is known as the five-fingered
fern. 1t is the most delicate fern known.
and the specimens collected reach as much
as 2 p feet IN height. Mr.. Gall packed two
boxes of the ferns and sent them as a
present 10 the park SUPERINTENDENT As
their natural element is rock and moisture
the ferns are 10 be planted around the
waterfall on Straw berry Hill.
One feature Of yesterdays show at the
park ought not t, be passed over. All the
drivers OF the sprlnkllng wagons turned
out IN gorgeous uniforms of blue. This Is
the latest eccentricity devised by the Park
Commissioners, and the effect is very good
indeed. The uniforms are good, too, and
enable the passer-by TO distinguish the
wearer thereof from park policeman.
Only one trivial accident is reported a
hack from Peter Garrity's stables, while
standing Ia the square opposite the band
stand, had the misfortune to collide with
a private OnQQV and rpnnVa heel tharn-
from. There was no bio0dshed, however,