The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

stokers were being rewarded and stimu-
lated with grog until they were entirely
overcome by the liberal doses served out
TO them. When a man would become in
capacitated from an oversupply he would
reel away to his bunk howling and cheer
ing for the American craft, while fresh
and sober man took his place. The watch
ways looking down into the furn ace-room
were crowded with passengers. and the
band was playing National airs with q
vehemence that nearly undid the instru-
ments- At night the pounding of the
twin screws and the throbbiag of the pow
eriui engines shook the ship from prov to
stem, and jolted up all hands pretty Sc
verely." Cucuel made great many
sketches of the scenes along the trip.
General w. III. H. Hart of San Francisco
is at the Murray Hill Hotel, and, in COM
pany with Colonel H. l. Kowalsky, is pre-
pairing to float what the colonel says Is
the most gigantic electrical scheme ever
presented in America. They have been
up to Washington arranging the patents,
and after returning to San Francisco next
week, where the inventor lives, they will
once again come on to New York and in
corporate with large capital stock. Fritz
Hinckley of San Francisco is one OF the
directors of the new venture, and great
big surprise is promised by the principals.
Just what the nature of the scheme Is no
one seems to be able to say, but have
Mr.. Kowalsky's word that it IS better than
anything Colonel Sellers ever dreamed OIL
General H. O. Wiley, ex-Survey or-Gen-
eraI of California, is at the Imperial with
John Mckee Jr. of the Tallant Bank, San
/ Francisco. They are here il the interests
/ OF some bond floating proposition, and
will return to San Francisco after taking
! In few of the Southern States.
! Mrs. Clara Foltz departed for Long
Branch last Thursday to enjoy short
/ vacation at that famous resort.
Mrs. William E. Dargie and her son
depart for San francisco Tuesday next TO
enjoy the California summer and to escape
the frightful humidity OF New York.
! Pete Dunno, one of the best-looking men
| who ever came out of San Francisco,
arrived here in the early part of the week
and is registered at the Gilsey House. One
of Pete's pastimes is to sally forth along
the Rialto and up Broadway in search of
Californians, who after being discovered
are treated with due recognition and Cali
fornia hberality by Mr.. Dunno.
Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Mighels have returned
from their honeymoon and are now COM
forta5ly settled at 200 West Eighty ninth
street.
One hears great deal among Lawn
Tennis Association members of the Cali
fornia players. They want to know
whether or not the Hardy brothers or
or De Long intend to come into the inter
state games at Narragansett August 10.
They regard some of the CalifornIans as
hrst-class men.
The proposed st. George Club in San
Francisco is attracting the attention oi
club men of this city. Those of them
who have visited the Bay City speak OF
the very enjoyable times had at the hands
of Pacific Coast club men. The traditional
generosity and courtesy of San Francis
cans to Eastern visitors is not unfrequently
referred to by Fasteners as the standard.
| Pacific Ocean bathing resorts should be
appreciated by those who are able to en-
| Joy them. Here in New York, all around
Long Island there is a garbage output
which, when il comes in on the flow
tide, drives the bathers from the surf, and
! frequently off the island. It is likely to
! breed pestlIence at any time. and people
who enjoy saltwater bathing are COM
pelled to go some distance up or down the
Atlantic shore line or else go into quaran-
tine before returning to the city. The
sewage from the town holds the beach
and the bathers hold their noses.
BOB DAVIS.