The herald., 1898-08-08
CATALINA BUDGET
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS.
BERTHA WANNACK
Fishermen Report Some Splendid
Catches-A Popular Season
Of Comic Opera

AVALON, Catalina Island, Aug. 7.-Mr3.
Bertha Wannack. of Los Angeles, fell dead
last night OF valvular disease of the heart.
The deceased came over on the evening
boat, and when she arrived here was seem
hgly In good health. Mrs Wannack
walked down to the band stand to hear
the band play. and listened for short
time. Feeling faint, she told her husband
That ehs thought that sho would go to their
tent III the Island Villa annex. She had
hardly reached tho tent when she COM
uenced bleeding at the mouth and nose,
and asked for q doctor. Before the doctor
reached the tent she was dead. Justice OF
che Peace Whitney held an inquest later
In the evening. and the Jury brought In a
verdict Of death from valvutar disease OF
the heart
With the Fishermen
Yesterday was a good day for t1shermen
who went out for jewish. no Tess than four
Of them being brought in by az many par
ties. To Lee Reinhardt fell the heaviest
hsh, weighing 1868 pounds, and caught on
rod and reel after fifty minutes fine sport.
Mr.. Tarhut and w. Cowles were out with
Jim Gardner. and each got fish Mr..
Tarbuts fish was caught on rod and reel.
ana weighed 1888 pounds Mr.. Cowles's fish
weighed 26o pounds, but was caught on a
hand line. Gall Borden and W. G. White
wefe out with Harry Elms in the launch
Mildred and were not SO particular as to
what they caught Jewish Of course pre-
ferred. When their catch was hung up on
the rack It was a conglomerate collection
Of deep sea fish such as is seldom seen In a
single catch. There was one jewish, four
yellowtail. two rock bass, four barracuda,
ana forty white1sh. All were caught on
rod and reel, except few Of the hast
named, pulled in by Harry Elms while
muncnins hts lunch.
Opera Season
The Carl Martens opera company played
"The Pirates OF Penzance" to a crowded
house in the Mstropole ball room last night.
The announcement was made that the
company woulxo remain till Monday, pre-
senting La Mascotte." The ban room was
prettily decorated in bunting ana Chinese
lanterns.
At the Hotels
Metropoie-E. L. Lewis. Mrs. N W.
Pitcher, Charles J. Nimmer and wife, N.
w. Bell ". r. Stats. II. Goldschmich. J.
A. Fairchild, b. W. 0emrpore Miss NJ.
Haskins. Miss Anita HaskinA Mrs. r.
Fitch. Miss z. Fitch. r. z. Hicks, Phil
Marx, Phil Kitchen, F. A. Habershaw, T.
c. Harryman, q. Hang. A. E. Bilike, II. 0.
Archibald, J. w. VOTERS, J. M. Austin, w.
A. Maier, c. D. Wilson, Mrs Duscoe, c. f.
4. Last, J. W. A. Or, T. A. Abela, P. Lebus.
r. Conner and wife. Robert e. Corcoran.
L. Isaacs, T. B. Newton. Los Angeles; Miss
Livingstone, c. E. Anderson. n. Christy,
Miss Anger, San Francisco; W. Il. Stafford
and wife, Long Beach; M. Delaney. J. Let
son, Bisbes, Arin.; y. H. Fawcette, Miss
r. r. Streets, Mrs. g. W. Palmer, San Pc
dro; F. Carthart Burbank, L. B. Ormed
and wife. Phoenix; 3. K. Locke, Pasadena;
J. Kerchener. G. J. Khurts, H. d. Clark.
N. L. Hart, Tucson; M. Oil, wilcox, A. L.;
s. White. Tombstone; w. H. Gramment,
Chicago.
island villa-E. l.. Hoffman, w. @. Ham,
bright, Mrs. d. Mellon. W. r. Bacon, Mrs.
E. L. White, Los Angeles; DR.. F. E. Hinch
and wife, Gallup, N. M; H. E. Pratt B.
Kernick. Gallup. N. NJ; E. A. Cole. c. Gin
nan, J. B. Rewray, Pasadena; Robert
Gray. Ontario; e. Clark and wife, Oak
land
Grand view--H. Thomas. c. K. HOFFMAN,
Mrs. M. Wacker, Henry Wacker, l.. Brede-
hoft, e. Kirchiner, 8. Pease and wife. W.
p. Dunham, NJ. Caswell, F. Barman and
wife, ]. Barman, Mrs c. Harrington. Miss
c. Paynter. Miss 2. e. Wood, Z. H. Sum-
mer and wife. e. g. Dunton, A. U. Stoll II.
G. Williams, r. Bradley. A. McDougall, J.
NJ. Shepard, Los Angeles; A. ]. Shepard,
San Pedro; A. s. Walker, England; Mrs.
8. J. Coffin, Minneapolis: W. II. Piney, 8.
II. Hall, N. H. Fife, Pasadena; Mrs. M.
Graf. Miss E. Graf. milwaukee,; Miss Arie
Schwam, Pomona.
Camp swanfeldt 8. H. Lovefand,
X. Bennett, E. W. Pease and wife, Miss M.
Myers, E. NJ. Dixon, Marie Dixon. Myrtle
Whitaker. George ]. Lind ana wife, Mrs.
Grebe, Miss e. Grebe. e. T. Wheeler and
wife, George Akin, W. II. Taylor, Los An
geles; e. P. Niokols and wife, Rivera; F.
G. Hart, Fresno; B. e. Miller, J. Monahan,
l. Bernbaum. A. Cohn Downey. O. b. West,
Pasadena; u. M. McComas. r. H. McCo-
mas, Andrew Jackson, Pomona; G. II.
Leishless, Boston.