The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-05
TRAINS TO SANTA CRUZ,
Special and Ample Facilities
for Attending the Water
Carnival.
A Pullman Train Service That In
cludeS Three Days Hotel
Accommodations.


to Santa Cruz during the water carnival.
Ample facilities, both by water and land
will be afforded from San Francisco and
return by the transportation companies.
The special Sunday excursion train service
will be put on daily and the Los Gatos train
will be run through to Santa Cruz.
Commencing Tuesday, the 18th, the mar.
row. gauge trains will leave the foot of Mar
ket street on the following time: 7:45 and
8:15 in the morning, and 2:15 and 45 in
the afternoon. On the broad gauge there
will be no special service other than that
provided for the accommodation of the
Half-million Club and its guests, and the
special sleeping and din ing car train, via
Niles and San Jose, that leaves the ferry
depot at o'clock on the evening of the
18th. This service is for the accommoda-
ton of those who desire to attend the ball
Tickets for this service are IS for the round
trip, lasting three days, and including
| sleeping accommodations on the train for
three nights Meals will be served on the
train la carte. Persons who go by this
train will need no other hotel accommoda-
tons than those furnished on the cars.
The regular broad-gauge service, starting
from the ferry, to Santa Cruz, includes
one train at S:15 o'clock in the morning
and one at 2:3O clock in the afternoon.
Special round-trip tickets, good from the
| date of sale until and including the 18th,
will be placed on sale at the ticket offices
of the Southern Pacific in San Francisco,
Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley on Satur-
day morning, the Sth. The price of the
tickets will be 81 &c. which is the usual
| single-fare rate.
| Saturday next the regular parlor-car
service on the narrow gauge between here
and Santa Cruz will be put on for the rest
of the season. On Saturday, also, second
campers excursion viii be run to the
mountains of Santa Cruz. The excursion
last month was SO successful, they are
| likely to be repeated frequently during the
summer months. Over LOO passengers
went on the last excursion, and even a
larger party will probably avail them
selves of this one. The train leaves on the
narrow gauge at the foot of Market street
at 7:45 O'Clock Saturday morning, and ar
rives here at 8:15 o'clock in the evening
| The round-trip ticket is only 81 25.
The Half-million Club has accepted an
invitation to visit Santa Cruz during the
| Venetian Water Carnival. a special train
of seven Pullman cars and diner will leave
! the depot, Third and Townsend streets,
Friday, June Ia, at 4 80 P. M, returning to
this city early Monday morning, the 18th.
The train will be at the disposition of
members families and their guests during
the entire stay at Santa Cruz, thus avoid
ing the necessity of securing hotel accom-
luOudllOuS Willie lucIe, Lie southern Fa-
citc will have ticket agent at the Office
of the Half-million Club, rooms and s.,
fifth floor, Mills building, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th and 18th of this
month, SO that members can procure their
tickets for themselves, families and friends
No tickets will be sold for this train after
the evening of the 18th inst. A special
rate, including transportation and sleeper
for three days and nights, has been fixed
at So for the entire trip. All members of
the club with their families and friends are
invited. Special arrangements have been
made by the directors of the carnival for
their reception and entertainment.
To Santa Cruz by water is longer but
a very pleasant trip. The steamship Po-
mona makes weekly trips to Santa Cruz
and Monterey. She leaves Broadway
wharf Saturdays at o'clock in the after
noon, reaches Santa Cruz the same even
ing between and 10 o'clock, remains
there till 8 o'clock in the morning, when
she runs down to Monterey in two hours.
On the return trip the Pomona leaves
| Monterey at o'clock Sunday afternoon
and Santa Cruz at 10 o'clock the same
evening, and arrives at this City alt 5
O'Clock Monday morning. The round fare
for this trip is 81 to Santa Cruz and S. to
| Monterey. Those who desire it may take
the steamer Eureka to Santa Cruz on the
/ 10th or the steamer st. Paul on the 18th.
| In returning the st. Paul leaves Santa
Cruz on the 18th and the Eureka on the
10Th. The local fare by boat is 50 so each
way or 81 for the round trip. With all
these facilities at hand there seems TO be
but little danger that anybody who cares
to attend the festival will be hindered for
/ lack of transportation there and back