The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-17
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

r,r w,Srrp GARpEN-Sub scriber, City. stani
&, MACH were the owners OF the Winter Garden
:. liz oorrar of stockton and Post streets at
the time the structure was destroyeu o SS Hle
on the morning OF the Atm OF August 1000
crsr.v WA11ER-Subscriber City. The mouse
in which the Vienna Gardens, whlcn were at
the corner of Stockton and suffer streets was
NOT built by Ell her Gustav Waiter or me
Krelngs. 1t was built by Ju6ge from t me
snrinr Of 1850 with lum per Droughl from me
East around the Horn. MT wafer 'eA0 A"S
nsh tiuenty.
TAIL. Brr1p1Nes-R. w, City. The GALL
building at Market and Third streets mas
heig h of 30 feet to the top OF the dome. Inc
Manhattan Life Insurance Company,S build
ing in New York City has zig CIV ~ Hal lee
Philadelphia has helgnt OF 21 2!,,. lee' n "a
inches including the statue Oh "lAlan rem
on the top OF the dome.
TRINITY COUNTY,. H., HOLSTER, Cal The
rigor OF the climate in Trinity Counly.depends
upon the altitude and the side OF the scott
Monnta ms person is on. The rainfall is ex-
cessive and there is some snow during the
winter months. While the climate Is not Sc
we're, it Is impO 'sible for d person 10 prospect
during that season. The tenn erature, gem
orally speaking. is from SO to AZ between the
months OF November ana March.
.GoAr IsLAND-H. E., City. This correspon-
dent asks, "Was the question OF letting the
railroad company have Goat Island for ter
minus or for bridge or warehouse purposes
ever submitted TO a vote VI the people OF the
City and County OF san Francisco? The an
swer to that question is no. 1t was not SUBJ
mitted to the people, the relations being ex-
ciusively be tween that corporation and the
Federal Government. But during 1S69-70
the Legislature authorized the board OF ou-
nervisors of san Francisco to appro pr ate one
million OF dollars 10 the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, the money % be used IN build
ing depot in San Francis CO. providing the
proposition was Endorsed by the people. A
speciaI election held in the summer of 1870
the proposition was defeated.
INSPECTOR BREcKINRIDeE-Vet Soldiers
Home, Los Angeles, Cal. Brgadier-GeneraI
Joseph Caben Breckenridge inspector general,
U. s. A., was breveted captain Tor gallant and
meritorious service in battle in front of All
Ianta, Ga, July %, 1864; major for gallant
and meritorious service during the war, March
13, 1865. He joined General William Nelson
August 30 1861, at Camp Dick Robinson, KY.
where Kentucky and Tennessee volunteers
were being organIzed; ald-de-camp to Cen
eral George H. Thomas through both advances
toward East Tennessee, terminating in the vic
tory OF Mill spring, Ky. January 19, 1862; then
in the movement to Nashville, Ten H., and
ward Shiloh. and through the siege of Corinth,
Miss; accepted commission i'll Second Arui-
lery in 1862 Joined Battery Pensacola
and afterward Battery II at Fort Barrancas
Fla; commanded boat aud scouting exptdl-
ton. and performed engineer ordnance and
other local staff duty; joined Battery on At
lanta campaign 90; Captured near time and
place of General McPherson's death; confined
at Macon, Ca, and Charleston, :. c.. ex-
changed under General Sherman's cartel ; on
sick leave; mastering officer for eastern dis
trict OF Kentucky. January 1o, 1865; went
with regiment to California September 1865,
That in brief is the war record OF the in
spector-general.