San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-09
ECHOES FROM THE COAST.
San Antonians and Others Who En-
Joy the Surf Bathing and Sailing.

San Antonians and Others Who En-
joy the Surf Bathing and Sailing.
Mr.. G. B. Epstein, accompanied
his wife, sister and children, went
to Rockport and spent Sunday.
The coast train on the Arkansas
Pass. was crowded with excursion.
lists last Saturday.
Mr.. Lewis, chief depot clerk, and
Mr.. Geo. Lupton, assistant general
agent of the Sap were, kept busy
Saturday ordering out cars to
carry the unexpected crowds to the
coast.
Mr.. B. ID. Ferris, clerk in the
quartermaster's department OF
Fort Sam Houston, has returned
from a weeks recreation at Corpus
Christi and the pass.
Henry Terrell, receiver of the
Gulf Shore, escorted his wife and
family to the Shell hotel, where
they will spend several weeks.
Judge w. w. King and son,
Clarence, and Mr.. Bryan Houston
are at the Pass and will try their
skill at Keeling in the Silver King.
Tarpon are most numerous at
Flower Bluff and Arkansas Pass
proper. A gentleman from Denver
landed five tarpon last week.
Messrs. Geo. Ellsworth, Leon
Fork, G. III. Mueller, Gus. Froebel,
w. .. Smith and w. A. Springall
are enjoying the bathing and sail
ing at Corpus.
The cat sloop Camilla, Capt.
VIM. Lsughton, took outsa party
of eighteen for a sail Sunday after
noon. The sea ran quite high,
and several of the party
had no appetites on their re-
turn voyage home, being seasick.
All aboard received a thorough
soaking, and several Of our San
Antonio boys, who had taken no
change with them, went to bed
while their clothes were going
through the process ofdrying.
Mr.. q. B. Frank, of Frank Broth
ers, had a most thrilling expert
ence at sea, and, as he expressed
himself, "once is enough for me-"
Mr.. F. got of the Corpus train
to bid some friends goodbye
and while doing so the train on
which he was bound pulled out,
leaving him but one alternative,
that of taking the other train for
Rockport. Arriving there Mr.. F.
tried to charter boat to take him
over to Corpus, about 30 miles,
by the water route. Several re-
fused on account of the high wind
and lateness of the hour, it being
about 10 o'clock p. m. However,
after a good deal Of persuasion,
Francis Smith, captain OF the Gil
max, consented to make the trip.
Mr.. F., as luck would have it, laid
in a supply Of lunch, the sails were
hoisted, and the small craft sped
on her journey. The best of the
story Is that the boat did not ar
rive at Corpus until the following
day at IL o'clock. Mr.. f. was
wet through and through, and
his mattrass aboard consisted
of a newspaper, on which
he tried to sleep. Thirteen
hours on small craft with a high
wind and Glow sailing is no fun.
The hour is unlucky and the trip
capped the climax.
A party of eleven chartered the
Oriole for a cruise about two weeks
ago and lived aboard for ten days.
They report a splendid time and
good catch Of fish. They returned
yesterday from the Pass. Follow
ing is the personnel on this enjoy
able outing:
J. w. Fuller, S. B. Weller, H. p.
Goodman, F. j. Scudder, T. A.
McVicar, H. w. McVicar, w. E
Steward, of Kerrville; ]. l.. jane
son, w. F. Behring, Jas. Watt, Of
Floresville; Asher Richardson.
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