The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
The Idea Originated With Com
modore Bruce and Editor
]. Il. Pryor.
MAss.MEETING ON THURSDAY.
Rec Fires Will Clean From the Peaks,
The Bay Will B. Ablaze With
Light.

"a Night in SausalIto" will be night
when the pretty Marin hill town will be
a blaze of light from peak to bay. Among
the trees electric lamps and colored fires
will glow, and out on the water hundreds
of tugs, yachts and small boats will dart
to and fro amid the most splendid ilIu-
mination.
The idea originated with Commodore
c. c.. Bruce of the San Francisco Yacht
Club and Editor ]. ii. Pryor of the Sausa-
Ito, News. Commodore Bruce is one of
the Town Trustees and Mr.. Pryor is Town
Clerk, consequently the plan of ga Night
in sausalito" has official backing.
I'VE will not know definitely what fea-
lures we will have" said Editor Pryor
yesterday, until we have our mass-meet-
ing next Thursday evening; but we will
have an affair thats will be unrivaIed in
completeness and splendor. Although the
thing is yet in its incipiency the citizens
of Sausalito are moving individually in
the matter. Already good sum of money
is pledged without single canvasser hav-
ing been sent out.
"There will be no literary programme or
any form of entertainment other than the
grand illumination that will blaze out all
over the place. AS the only expense will
be the usual ferry fare we expect that
thousands of people will cross the bav to
attend the night The North Pacific
Coast Railroad Company will be well rep
resented on the committees and conSe-
quently arrangements will be made re-
garding good and safe transportation.
The carnival will take place near the
first of September on night when there
is no fog or wind, if possible.
even at this early date we have chosen
a few features which may be mentioned.
In hn ~ Inf of he Oh = fha
town a mammoth red-fre will be kept
burning all evening. Five or six hundred
pounds of the brilliant intiammable COM
pound will be conveyed to the peak and
the flame will be seen from every point on
San Francisco Bay. Tomorrow our town
electric system will be inaugurated and
we have made arrangements to have extra
wires and lamps run all over the hill. We
will also have strung calcium lights at
different points. An electric lighting COM
pany from the City will assist US in this
There are about a dozen large ships
moored here, and they will be brou ht
down ana anchored off the town. Lanterns,
lamps and colored lights will glesm from
their lofty yards and mastheads, making
q noble, grand water display. All of the
yacht clubs will participate and their
pretty illuminatioEs will complete the
glorious display.
There will be marine parade in which
every floating craft will take part. If there
are any war vessels at hand they will be
present, and their officers and crews in
Yited to become feature of the affair.
Several bands of music will be stationed
al different points on the hill and bay.
Thousands of Japanese lanterns will be
lighted and swung from the trees and
from every conceivable place over the
town.
"a Night in Sausalito' will rival day in
the splendor of illumination. A queen of
the night will be elected by popular vote"
mass-meetlng will be held at the
Town Hall Thursday evening, to which
every body on each side of the bay is in
vited. Then full arrangements will be
made and the actual work OF the coming
carnival begun.