The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-25
At SANTA CATALINA island
A War of Words Makes Sport
for Visitors
NO FATALITIES REPORTED
But Passengers Hereafter Will Probably
Pay Fare
A Big Celebration Arranged for the FOURTH
and the People VIII Be
There to See

AVALON, June 24.-Yesterday wit
messed one of the liveliest and most ex-
citing scenes that ever took place at
Avalon. The Point Iona, a gasoline
launch from Long Beach, owned by Cap
tain and Mrs. r. w. Cresswell, with ten
passengers, tried to land without pay
ing the usual fare to the Wilmington
Transportation company. The officers
of the company backed by officers of the
law kept the boat from making land
ing, and there was wordy war between
Judge Jos. Banning for the company
and Mr.. Charles Wellborn, formerly a
prominent lawyer of San Diego, now of
Los Angeles. and son of the honorable
Judge Oline Wellborn. Mr.. Wellborn,
who was a passenger on the launch
took the ground that they had right to
land the company disputed that right
and held their ground and the party re-
manned in the launch until o'clock, when
she left for Long Beach, leaving behind
Mrs. w. S. Praeger and little girl and
Mrs. E. A. Cahoon and child of Roswell,
N. NJ, who paid the regular steamer
fare, 81, %, round trip from San Pedro.
The passengers were w. A. Cole, n. w.
Maxwell, Arthur Starked, and Andrew
Lincoln of Long Beach, Lenora Keeney,
Mrs Carver and Mr.. Joyce of Los Ange-
les.
Several alterations took place over
the matter Louis Busse, the boatman,
insisted on trying to land the passengers
and made himself SO obnoxious to the
men interested that Captain Alexander
Smith gave him whipping and then
presented himself before his honor,Judge
Whitney, pleaded guilty and paid his
fine.
Another funny occurrence took place.
The captain of the Lindo, Mr.. Colley,
and Tom Savage, the engineer, We're go
ing ashore. A Mr.. Campbell, friend.
pushed them off. Carrying the fun too
far, they started to tussle. The fight
terminated when Mr.. Campbell was held
up by the heels and thoroughly ducked.
A crowd collected, thinking one of the
Objectionable passengers was the mis-
used party.
Another funny incident happened
when Louis" the boatman, tried to
land the wife of the captain on Hamil-
ton Beach, about a mile from Avalon.
He was chased by the company's pow
erful yacht Linda, but succeeded in
landing the lady in an inaccessible spot
which prevented her from reaching Ava
lon. When the boat entered the harbor
a man with a gun stood in the DOW ana
things looked very warlike for awhile.
Everything is now very quiet and IN
all probability today's affair will not be
repeated.
The company always welcomes yacht
ing parties where no fare is paid, but If
the party is pay one, they must pay the
regular fare before landing.
The passengers on the Point Iona
said they did not pay fare, but it was ad-
mitted that $1.00 for the return trip was
to be collected. The captain was served
with a written notice by the company
that If he attempted to land passengers
they would have to pay the fare.
In the general scuff1e the Linda acct
dentally wrecked the fine rowboat OF
Mr.. Charles Patrick while Louis" the
boatman, was in charge.
The excursion business and fishing was
neglected, as was everything else, on
account of the excitement.
Mr.. Allayne-JOneS, accompanied by
his wife, captured, with rod and reel,
yesterday afternoon, forty-pound yell
lowtail and twenty five pound sea bass
Captain Jack Williams was the boat
man for the occasion.
Mr.. ]. A. Fairchild, the well-known
paving contractor. is at the Metropolis.
Henry A. Darling of L. Angeles is
here.
Misses Lottie Chalfaut, Marcia Pat
rick and Charles Patrick assembled the
mountain overlooking Pebbly beach.
The Throop institute at Pasadena is
represented here by Professors Frank
Policy, c. N. Chambers and Hoeg.
Mr.. c. H. Miller is here for short
stay.
Mrs. DIR. Shoemaker and Miss Shoe
maker are here for a few days.
Mr.. Geo. B. Perkins, prominent bust
ness man of Phoenix, Ariz with his wife,
are going to spend a month taking in at
fractions of Catalina.
Walter Scott is an expert pilot; he is
here for the summer.
The citizens of Avalon are going to
give a big celebration on the Fourth.
Prizes for the best Illuminated yachts,
tug of war in boats, etc, will be given.
The whole bay will be illuminated and
the grandest water carnival ever given
at Catalina will take place.
Invitations are out for the first out
ing Of the Catalina Yacht club. They
will leave San Pedro on the fast yacht
La Paloma on Friday. Saturday they
will take yachting trips and in the even
ing a grand ball will be given.
Bicycling is all the rage.
Avalon has eight hotels.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLeish, Misses A. w.
Beaver, Ethel Beaver and Virginia Fitch
of San Francisco, Miss Lottie Chalfant
Mr.. j. e. G. Hunter, Bakersfield, and
Victor Buck, jr., enjoyed the trip to Seal
rocks yesterday on the yacht La PalOma
Goat hunting is becoming the fad, the
last party, composed of Senator Ives OF
New York, F. H. Ives and Harry Tufts
was successful in bringing down several
fine specimens.
Among the arrivals at the Metropole
are Mrs. E. A. Calhoun, Roswell, N. M.
Geo. A. Porter, jr., Prescott Ariz. P. H
Sternberg, Grafton, Cal; Mr.. and Mrs
Clement Hull, Fallbrook, CAL; S. F,
Lieb, San Jose; J. J. Laventhal, Hades;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Whiting, Whiting,
Iowa; Willard Whiting and Julia Whit
ing.