The San Francisco call., 1896-06-08
THE PARK MUSEUM ANNEX
Changes That Are to Be Made in
the Display of the Many
Exhibits.
The Attractions of Sutroville by the
Beach-An Actor Who Wants to
Soar-Fall of the Bastile.

The work on the annex to the museum
in Golden Gate Park is progressing rap
idly, and it will not be many weeks before
it is thrown open to the public. Commits
sioner Scott was in consultation with
Curator Whilcomb yesterday several hours
on the subject of arrangements in the
annex and changes in the main building.
''Mr. Scott" said the curator, ''has taken
away number of plans for cases and will
get estimates on them. There will be
fifty-six new cases, and possibly more may
be needed. The annex will be divided
into departments, the partitions not to be
more than twelve feet in height. The
aImor-room will be transferred to the
annex, and all the displays will be under
glass, and the present armor-room will be
used for the exhibition of wrought-iron
curios. There will be picture gallery in
the southwest corner of the annex, and ad-
joining that the educational room, con-
tanning many objects of use to students.
The upper gallery of the main building
will be cleared Of all exhibits except those
appertaining to natural history. The
others Will be transferred to the annex,
and one of these, the products of the
state, will be kept up by the State Board of
Trade. In the annex there will also be the
mineral exhibits. Then there will be an
antique room of my personal collection OF
colonial antiquities"
During the week the Grant Memorial
Committee has placed in position a new
granite base on which will rest the
pedestal that Is to bear the bust of the
hero of Appomattox Courthouse.
The worKmen of the park are at present
engaged in putting the new bicycle track
n order and IL le aYnanfpH thar il will ba
in condition for use by the middle OF July.
Superintendent McLaren has recovered
from his illness and is again on duty.
The park police have been instructed to
keep a sharp lookout for fires, as at this
time the grass is drying and there is dam
ger that careless persons might set it or
FIRE and destroy great many of the trees.
The following contributions to the
museum were received during the past
week. all from residents of this City:
From V. V. Blod gett, q specimen of the
Hercules Beetle from Ecuador; from w. s.
Sutton, nest of the African weaver and one of
the California 0riole; from G. Huguenin,
skin of the flying squirrel of Australia; from
Harry Young, a copper-colored Jacobine
pigeon; from Miss C. Allardyce, a domesticated
California canary.
The band concert attracted great many
people and those who remained until the
eighth number was rendered were re-
warded by a musical treat. That number
was "Pagliacci," by CaVallo.
There were very many people at the
ocean beach and at Sutroville. The baths
were crowded at the various attractions
announced. Miss Pearl Woodward DEM
onstrated with the assistance of profess
sionaI divers how those who work under
the seas surface attire themselves to go to
the bottom. She was placed on a plat
form in the big tank and there encased in
a divers waterproof suit and helmet. On
her feet the attendants strapped shoes
weighing thirty five pounds each, and then
there was placed on her shoulders seventy
pounds Of lead and the helmet was placed
in position after which she was let down
to the bottom of the tank. She went a
distance of eighty-three feet in two min
utes aud three quarters. She then re-
turned and when she come out or her
strange dress she was very loudly ap-
plauded.
Dana Thompson, swimmer, and Connell
on his water bicycle, which was won by
the swimmer by about three lengths of
his body.
A game of polo in the water between an
Oakland and San Francisco club was
won by the Oaklanders.
On Saturday night Golden Gate Lodge
No. 204, /. o. o. F., had banquet by tUe
seals. 1t was held in the large nall of the
Cliff House, and there were 100 present.
The attraction at the Haight- street
grounds yesterday was display of Japa-
nese day fireworks, and there were many
to witness them. There was no balloon
ascension.
Charles w. Swain, the well-known come
dian, who is out of a job, having con-
cluded his engagement at the Grand
Opera house, is endeavoring to make ar
rangements to make the next ascension
by means of a hot-air balloon. from these
grounds.
The new pavilion is being rushed and
must be ready for the 1st of July. 1t is
there that the French colony, on the 18th
OF ] uly, win celebrate the Fall CT the Bas-