The herald., 1897-02-22
BRITISH MEN-OF-WAR'S MEN
Will Help to Celebrate Washing.
toms Birthday
THE SAN DIEGO CARNIVAL
Promises One Feature Which Makes an
Historical Record
Even the Magnificent Pyrotechn'cs Become
Of Secondary Importance - Cfusadlng
Theosophists Make Addresses
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21.-The trains to-
day brought in several hundred more
visitors, and as the storm has broken
there will no doubt be a large influx to-
morrow. All preparations have been
made excepting the decoration of the
goddess barge, which was interrupted
by the storm yesterday. +. w. Sumpf,
the designer, and his assistants will be-
gin work at midnight the chairman Of
the committee in charge having relig-
iouS scrupleS against Sunday work.
However. Mr.. Sumpf says the barge
will be finished on time.
The visitors spent the day In excur-
sions around the bay, only few visit
ing the ships, owing to the bay being
rough. The fireworks and naval pa
rade tomorrow night will be the event.
and will be a beautiful and magnificent
spectacle. M. II. Squires and c. II.
Smith, experts representing the Califor-
MIA fireworks of San Francisco, arrived
this evening with cargo of fireworks
representing forty numbers each num-
Der having a different effect. At the
firing Of the signal gun the fleet and the
floats will begin the water parade. The
first Of the fireworks will be flight of
four fire balloons, each thirty feet in
length. Following will be display
devils and beaconS, in various colors.
The display will include a salute of six
aerial cannons fired from copper NOR
tars. During the display there will be
fired twenty dozen two-pound rockets,
ten dozen four-pound fancy rockets,
showing every describable design known
to pyrotechnical art. a novel feature
will be fifteen sets Of union prismatic
batteries of blue and gold, each battery
consisting of twenty dozen candles.
There will also be fired during the even
ing $50 bombshells, representing weep
ing willows, festoons, national stream
ers and many other features. The dis
play Will conclude with the design,
Good Night, twenty feet In length by
three feet in width, showing national
colors and ending with a grand comb!-
nation of colors, occupying about five
minutes. This display will take place
on barges in front of the Philadelphia.
using the flagship as background.
The commander of the British ship
Comus has received permission to land
his sailors and join in the parade to-
morrow, Monday afternoon. This BODY
will consist of $50 men, and 1t will be
the first time such an event has taken
place on the Pacific coast Parties COM
ing down on the morning train will be
in time to witness this interesting
spectacle.
Colonel A. G. Gassen, grand marshal
of the parade, has given the E6itish the
post of honor. This is the first instance
on record in which British troops have
Joined in celebration of Washington's
birthday. The weather is clear and the
carnival will be a brilliant success.
THE THEOSoPHISTS.
There were at least 800 people at the
meeting held by the Theosophical cru
saders tonight. hundred and fifty
people stood up all evening. The opera
house had been previously engaged and
the hall used was not nearly large
enough for two hundred people were
turned away. The stage was hung with
the great purple banner of the Crusa-
ders, containing in large gilt letters the
words Truth, Light, Liberation for
Discouraged Humanity" Around the
seal of the Philosophical society and
upon the pulpit hung the Stars and
Stripes, which the Crusaders have car
ried with them around the world. Col.
E. T. Blackmer, president of the San
Diego branch, opened the meeting with
a brief address, and then introduced
H. L. Patterson, chairman of the Cru
SADIE party, who presided the rest of
the evening. Mr.. Patterson, who ls
well-known hardware merchant of New
York city, soon showed that he had as
much knowledge of Theosophy as he has
| of the hardware business, ana tgat
saying a good deal. for he he has been
| engaged in the latter business for more
| than twenty years. Claude Falls Wright,
| E. T. Hargrove and Rev. M. Williams
made addresses which were listened to
with great interest, the remarks of
| Hargrove espe cially being received with
much applause. Mrs. Tingley did not
| sreak tonight. The Crusaders will be
| heard at the laying of the cornerstone of
the great school on Tuesday. Questions
| from the pulpit to the audience were
answered, and in some respects this was
| the most interesting part of the meet
| ing
| At the close a large number came
! forward to shake hands with the Cru
| saders and wish them godspeed in their
labor of love for all humanity.
| Brotherhood and liberation was the
| keynote of the whole meeting.