The herald., 1898-08-26
WANDERERS RETURN
CATALINANS FEAST ON
ROAST GOAT FLESH
A Couple Of Minor Accidents Vary the
Round Of Pleasure and Sport.
New Arrivals

Round Of Pleasure and Sport.
New Arrivals
AVALON. August 25.-There were a
couple of small accidents yesterday. and
one of them might have resulted in death
very easily. Captain Sandy Mcdonald
was taking party down to the isthmus in
his yacht Fllet Wing, when one of the cleo
trodes began to miss sparkling, and made
the engine run in a very jerky manner. The
captain took out the electrode to file it, and
was just replacing 1t when the accident &C.
Cured. He had Just started to screw the
electrode holder and electrode into the en-
CINE frame when in some mannelt the en-
CINE, which had been standing still, was
turned over and the inner electrode touch
ing the top one, produced an explosion Of
gas in the cylinder. The electrode holder
had not got good hold Of the threads,
and when the explosion came 1t was blown
out, striking Mcdonald just at the hair
line above the forehead. Had he not lodged
it would have struck him right between the
eyes, and would probably have gone
through him. The flying piece of steel
Embedded itself in one of the cabin walls,
ithout doing any more harm. Fortunately
there was doctor on board, and Sandy was
soon fixed up and the engine started. When
the party first set out 1t was with the in
tention OF picnlcking at the isthmus. and
this place was reached and lunch spread on
the dead grass there. The party was COM
posed Of Mesdames Bacon, Smith. Misses
c. and Il. Smith and Messrs. F. Bacon, s.
Bacon, w. A. Bell q. Eardman and Miss
Ornbaun. Mr.. Erdman held the position
of lord high josher and pretty much lord
high everything else that there was any
fun to be gotten out of, and kept the party
In merry mood.
Arnold Hotson, the owner of the launch
Putting Pig, met with an accident that will
lay him up for while. He had party out
in the Pig and stopped the engine for some
thing. and when he went to start 1t again,
and had his hand on the handle of the fly
wheel, with which, the first half dozen revo-
lutions are made, the thing bucked back,
or turned back very quickly. AS 1t turned,
and before he could get his hand out of the
way, the fly wheel caught the first joint
Of the index finger on his right hand and
almost tore it off. The flesh was all torn
loose and the tip hung by merely few
threads of flesh. 1t was not thought that
the tip will have to be amputated, and 1t
will not, unless complications set In.
Mr.. e. A. Stems and his son were out
with Percy Neal yesterday afternoon and
made a catch of four yellowtail.
Mr.. Wiltsie of the yacht Aggie returned
to San Francisco yesterday. He left the
yacht here in the care of Mr.. Dan McFar-
funv 90
Pedro yesterday Mrs. Dan Mcfarland, Miss
l.. Mcfarland, Miss s. Mcfarland Mrs. ].
Won Smith and Charles Ellis. The party
will cruise around in these waters and on
Friday will return to the other side.
Merrs. Fuerborn and Bosbyshell were out
with George Cornell yesterday and brought
in two yellowtail, an immense albacore and
rock bass.
Mr.. J. A. Powell and Mr.. Joe Powell, who
created such an excitement by being out
two days longer than they intended to,
have returned 1t seems that they went up
to Whites Landing and shot goat. and
then, as 1t was getting dark. started for
Avalon. As they reached the bay they de-
cided that they would run around to the
beach Just the other side Of the fence and
spend the night there, They reached the
beach all right, and when morning came
tried to get off. After being capsized twice
they gave up the attempt, and there they
stayed until late yesterday afternoon.
When they reached the beach they built a
fire and cooked some of the goat, and, saw
ing a small piece, threw the balance into
the sea. Fortunately, they had little
wa ter. and SO did not suffer muchf for want
of something to drink. For two days they
stayed there, making spasmodic attempts
to get away, and having nothing to eat for
thirty-sIx hours. The launch Catalina was
passing yesterday, saw them and picked
them up and brought them to Avalon.
Their boat was picked up by the Lolland,
which had been sent out for It. and was
brought back, little damaged, but still
seaworthy. The young men say that they
never want another experience like this
one.
At the Hotels
Metropole-F. Thorpe, Azusa; H. v.
Clark, Alameda; H. W. Earle, George e.
Crane, Stockton; R. Kohlsaat, Mrs. T. e.
Smith, Eva Baur C. Schmidt, jr.. Pasadena
MrsJ L. o. Knapp, st. Louis; c. H. Brown,
H. L. Harris, Miss c. D. Allen, Mrs. Dan
Mcfarland, Miss l.. Mcfarland, w. B.
Stewart, Los Angeles.
Island villa-W. A. Davis, H. A. Hughes,
IT, T. Hanley, Phoenix; j. p. Garrigan,
Pittsburg; Mrs. H. g. Atwater, Downey. o.
Buckaleny, Tucson; Mrs. NJ. Moore. Miss A.
Moore, Lamanda; Miss s. w. Ford, Po-
mona; ]. E. Logan, w. 8. Carroll, Los An
gegles.
Grand View-E M. Latham, Los Angeles
A. Butcher, Riverside; Mrs. B. M. Evans.
=. M. Evans, Pittsburg.
Glenmore-A r. Beckwith, A. sPercival.
Los Angeles; J. c. Reeves, Redlands; c. w.
Linch, Phoenix.
Swanfeldts-H. J. White, Mrs. J. c. Pres
ton, Miss H. M. Preston. Miss r. Preston,
Los Angeles; H. Black. Tropico: Charles
Brooke, F. Brooke, Miss r. N. Paul, Kansas
City; Miss b. C. Thomas, Arson Thomas,
Mrs. q. Hinenan, Miss F. Hineman. Harry