The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-01

finally Strengthened the tangie, after which
all was smooth sailing.
The morning was all that could be de-
sired for spin on the bay, but in the after
noon the weather was very rough. People
of all classes were among the visitors from
the man who built q ship to the lass who
loved, and who still lovers a sailor The
lass was very much in evidence, resplen-
dent in holiday costume TO catch the sail
or's eye. 1t was very lovely in the morn
ing but the girls who fingered too long on
the cruisers found it very different in the
afternoon. a gale soughed through the
pillows, and the waters were dashed with
foam, the whitecaps almost burying the
little launches and whitening the smoke
stacks of the tugs. The boats rocked like
cradles and an epidemic of seasickness
broke out among the fair sex, and even
men who bIaved the terrorS of the deep
had that strange longing for terra tirma.
Tickets for the round trip were selling at
so cents and up to O'Clock in the after
noon all passengers were taken to the
Olympia and transferred to the Philadel-
phia by the next boat.
After That the round tips Stilf went, but
landings were only effected now and then
and excursionists had to be content
with sailing round the cruisers. On board
the vessels the officers were extremely
courteous and explained again and again
the workings of the guns the electric
plants and everything else connected with
the ships-of-war and escorted the guests
through the cruisers from the engine
rooms to the military tops.
! Seven enSigns, fresh from the gradual
| ing class at Annapolis, arrived here yester-
| day morning and went directly on board
the Olympia. 1t did not take the young
sailors long to get broken in and before l
O'Clock they were all doing duty as escorts
/ nJh Of ncy
men said that he and his companions ex-
pected to stay on the Olympia for three
| years and that she was going to leave
! shortly for Japan TO become the flagship
| of the Asiastic squadron.
Landing on the cruisers was made more
difficult from the fact that only the weather
companion ladders could be used, the lee
! side being reserved FOR the officers. Engels
/ and Carter had provided stagings at both
! ladders. The Ethel and Marion smashed
I the staging at the Philadelphia side in
| the afternoon. and no passengers were al
| lowed to go aboard the cruiser until the
damage was repaired There was considera-
BILE grum bling in consequence, but the Phil
adeiphia's officers were not willing TO take
chances Of further damage. 81 suppose
we will be censured for our action, said
one of the officers, ''but we could not afford
! to risk smashing the ladder in weather like
! this, and somebody might be lost over
/ board"
Commissioner Chadbourne, accompanied
| by General r. ?. Hammond and Captain
| l.. Smith went down on the water front
| yesterday to look at the rows of palms and
! elms which were planted some months ago
| to beautify East street. 1t was a very sad
! spectacle-the trees, not the colonel and
his party.
"Why these tears?" asked General Ham
mond, soothingly.
1--WE got something in my eye said the
military Commissioner Isn't that splen-
about it, Dick? VIII they grow? You
used to be Park Commissioner and you
ought to be an expert"
1.-THE palms have stopped growing,
Chad" said Expert Hammond. slowly,
'sDut the cork elms will be all right in a
year or two.
sin year or two" gasped Chadbourne.
'sShall | have to wait that long before [
can gather a bouquet down here and throw
trees, anyhow?
Not enough water, Chad"
s'Well, / be court-martialedl / went out
to Superintendent McLaren and asked him
for good man to take care of this garden.
He said he would give me the best man he
had. I'm going to give him back to-mor-
row and tell him he's too good to be taken
away from the park. l thought would
get crop of corks out of those elms for
the Fourth OF July, sure"
Commissioner Chadbourne donned his
war feathers on Saturday and went after
the Southern Pacific Company and the Pa
chic Transfer Company. The sheds and
Terry buildings have been newly painted
ana the Commissioner has insisted that
the companies shall touch up their shabby
signs IN and about the waiting-room.