The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
PARK AND BEACH.
Work on the New Museum Building
A Runaway without Damage-A
Slide for Life.


The day being fine, albeit chilly, thou
sands crowded to the peoples pleasure
ground, Golden Gate Park, yesterday to
enjoy the invigorating air, the flowers in
the conservatory, the music of the Park
band and to view the wonders in the
museum.
During the past week the additions to
the museum have been: Two peridots in
the rough, wonderful stones found in
Navajo IL New Mexico, presented by c. e.
Van Horn; a quaint ivory carving. an
imprint of fish on limestone, from Mrs.
III. l.. kaufman; petrlhed sea urchln,
one of the most perfect specimens ever
secured, found on the island of Rugen in
the Baltic Sea, and loaned by Rae Brown
a splendid collection of birdskins, nests
and eggs, donated by DR.. Albert G. Prill OF
SodavIlIe, Or. The doctor has notified
that he will send down another case con-
tanning 14S specimens.
A letter from ID. John Rabe of Oakland,
who is now solourning at Selangir, in the
Straits settlement, was received, inclosed
IN which is one from l.. B. Van Doup, Sec
rotary of the museum at Selanglr, offering
to exchange curios for specimens OF Cali
fornia minerals, woods and metals. Some
action will probably be taken at an early
day IN relation to this matter.
Acting Custodian Brown reported that
during the week ending Saturday evening,
1852 persons visited the museum.
The Commissioners have awarded the
contract for the addition to the museum
and this work will be commenced to-day,
the foundation having been prepared.
The work on the new music concourse is
progressing rapidly, and the work of build
ing the concrete tunnel that will connect
tho VOL to tho aViory from tho cSnponrSa
will be commenced to-day.
During the afternoon f. Lehman of ISL
Cough street and l. Hess of Dwight way,
Berkeley, drove in buggy to the museum
and hitched their horse by the bride to a
post near by. When they returned one got
into the buggy while the other went to un-
hitch the animal. 1t became frightened,
broke away and darted at rapid gait
along the road through Ninth avenue and,
turning into Fulton street, ran into Nc
Allister-street car, somewhat to the dam
age of the buggy. The man in the buggy
dropped to the ground from behind, but
was not injured.
The park drives were crowded with b1cy-
clers all day long, the roads being in good
conditition for riding, though little hard.
A great many people went to the beach
and walked to the pier to see the spot
where the money stolen by the Ingleside
robbers was buried.
The Sutro road and depot are finished
and the cars will be put in operation just
as soon as the interior of the new Cliff
House is fitted up, which will probably be
in about two weeks. There were not less
than 5000 in the Haight-street grounds
yesterday afternoon when Professor Mar
keberg walked tight wire from the top
of the chutes to a post forty feet above
ground over $50 feet away. This was ac-
complished successfully.
In the evening the professor, in the
presence OF a large crowd, gave his slide
for life. He started from the top of the
chutes, hanging with his teeth to a
strap affixed to pulley running on the
wire, and when Eearly 600 feet from the
starting point he let go his hold on the
strap and dropped into the laKe. His act
was loudly applauded.