The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08
PORT SAN PEDRO.
SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND MARINE
IMPROVEM ENTS.
Sad Drowning of n Little hld-Ths
Traffic for Deoembsr-Psrsonais
and News Notes.

SAN PEDRO, Jan. AT the meeting
of the city council last Thursday even
ing IL was decided not to accept the Offer
for electric lighting OF the city for the
present.
A sad accident occurred on Saturday
afternoon, whereby the S-year.old child
of Frank Camille, an Italian fisherman.
lost its life. The little one was playing
on the porch about p. M, when it &C.
cidentally fell over. head downwards. in
barrel used for catching rainwater.
The mother missing the young one
shortly afterwards, searched the neigh
borhood without avail, and ii was mol
until 8 p. m. that neighbor found tbs
body of the unfortunate child in the
/ rain water barrel. The coroner was
notified, and on Sunday returned YER
dict of accidental death. after which the
remains we're buried in the Harbor View
cemetery.
Yesterday, Justice Of the Peace Pat.
terson opened his Office in tho Ryder
building. Constable Schwartz will hang
his shingls from she same address.
Justice Downing of Wilmington will
dispense justice from the room lately
occupied by retiring Justice Moore.
Constable Mathsus of Wilmington will
have his headquarters at the village at
the head of the bay.
Father Seaman OF Pasadena has been
visiting Father Curran, and now Father
Currsn is returning the visit in the
hope that the change will improve his
health, which has not been very good OF
late.
Mrs. Waters, wife of the deputy coll
lector at this port, who had been seri-
ously ill for aome time past. 10 now
convalescing.
The Methodists will give social on
the evening of the 12th, with oyster, ice
cream and cake accomplishments.
There 10 some talk OF getting up an
impromptu dance on the evening OF the
10th inst. With go many schooners in
port it would be good idea.
Master Francis Weldon, son OF tho
doctor. is of an jnquiring turn of mind.
and whilst delving into the mysteries Of
carving knives and their utility. cut one
of his fingers to the bone, and daddy
had to put couple of stitches in to
hold it together until nature has q
chance to heal the breach.
School Principal Latham. his mother
and Miss Campbell Of Wilmington are
visiting friends in Stockton.
The traffic of the port during Dscem-
Der waa up to the average, consisting of
18 steamers, 10 schoonera and bar
kentine which conveyed to the San
Pedro eide 81 tons OF general merchants
disc, 16 tors of beans. 4,20l, 900 feet of
lumber and 100000 shingles; and to
the Terminal island. or East San Pedro
side, 3l7 tons of general merchandise,
1,422,000 feet of lumber and 100000
shingles.
During the year just passed there ar
rived 430 vessels. not including Catalina
island steamers. tugs, fishing boats, eic.,
classified re foiloWs: DAB steamers. $50
schooners, IS barkentines, 5 briggs and 9
ships. Upwards of 100000. 900 feet of
lumber was received, two new whsrfs
erected and franchises for two new ones
granted.
Twenty.four vessels. coal or lumber
laden, from Australia, British Columbia
and the South Sea islands are now on
the high seas bound for San Pedro.
On January there was estimated to
be 100000 feet of lumber on board
chips then lying in the inner hsrbor at
port San Pedro