The herald., 1894-08-03
TERMINAL IsLAND.


TERMINAL ISLAND, Aug. 2.--This fine
warm weather 10 Q good thing for the
seaside resorts, as it causes thousands Of
people to seek the sea coast, to escape
from the uncomfortably hot weather
which usually psecedss the advent of the
dog days. That more are coming to this
place than to many Of the other
resorts is due principally to its prs.smi-
nent superiority as bathing resort. a.
we'll ss to the highly respectable class OF
visitors who freqaent it, to say nothing
Of its manifold advantages for hosting,
shell gathering or fishing.
Mr.. Jeasup Of Terminal came down
Tuesday evening and examined the site
selected for the dance pavilion, the i'm
mediate erection Of which has been Or
dered by tho company.
The Terminal Islsad quintette and
some aeeomplices from San Pedro are
in training to do the Pinafore act some
of these moonlight evenings.
A number ofshell hunters were out
early this morning, patrclling the beach
'speeimens, The frog. shells, which
have been four or FIVE years among the
missing, sturnsa up again Monday, and
were cattursd by Wholesale. They are
very pretty shell, and arc eagerly
sought alter by shell fanciers.
The third of the large cealv essels
which have been lying ouJeide, the Gen.
Fairchild, sailed this morning north.
ward bound.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the
tiden were unusually high, and it is
supposed the clans were unusually
happy.
The yachts and sailing craft hailing
from the harbor take pleasure parties
out for sail every day, some Of the
boats making extended trips lasting sew
eral days.
A party will leave this place for Cata-
lima Monday on yacht which will cir
eumnavigste that island.
Howard Lawrence of Kaneas City,
who is spending few days at this
place, is perfectly delighted with the
bathing.
The California Fish Canning compa-
ny's boat is over fishing in Catalina
waters.
The sloop-yacht Marguerite, which
took a party over to Catalina several
days ago, got back this forenoon.
A steam schooner loaded with lumber
for one OF the yards on the other side Of
the creek tied,up to their wharf a little
before neon today.
The yacht Ninnehaha got bsok from q
short cruise this forenoon.
Mr.. T. Rives. with party Of young
ladies fpom Los Angeles, came down
this morning upon shell hunting expe-
dition.
The Misses Cora Bisbee and Blanche
Horton of Colorado Springs are in
raptures with the bathing at Terminal
leland.
E. A. Armstrong, wife and sister-in.
law, Addis and Mollie Orkney OF Los An
gees put in todsy bathing, shell gather.
ing and calling.
b. J. McGrew and H. L. McMinn Of
Long Beach ran over this morning.
l.. A. Bailey Of Long Beach came over
on business.
Mrs. Hugh Vail of Los Angeles WAS
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas at
the Pavilion.
Miss Effie Halpin and Dora Fellows Of
Los Angeles tried the surf bathing here
today.
FIRE BUGS AT sAN PEDRO.
An attempt at incendiarism which
luckily failed took place Tuesday night
over in San Pedro. A curious state of
things was found to exist about the con.
etruction of the house, it being honey
combed with q network, OF fuse, which
was connected with explosive and in.
fammable material in different portions
OF the premises. A Lreacher's wife and
child wore the only occupants at the
time, her husband being absent on his
duties. The noise caused by the ex-
ploeives attracted attention, and by the
help OF chemicals the fire was smoth .
cred. The house was insured by the
owner, who now lives in Los Angeles.
A man was seen running away from the
back OF the house about the time the
fire was first discovered. A rigid inves-
tigation is being made, and from the
peculiar circumstances surrounding the
case it is thought the matter of locating
the guilty party will not be difficult.