The herald., 1898-07-06
FOURTH AT CATALINA
HOW THE NEWS OF SIMPSONS
VICTORY WAS RECEIVED
The Tuna Return to the Bay Again
and the Fishing Is
Good


prettily decorated in honor of the day and
the streets are filled with people out for a
brief holiday. This moi ming there were
patriotic exercises at the pavilion and this
afternoon there were races of all kinds.
The swimming race for all ages was the
best race of the day and was from the
steamer bouy to the wharf, distance of
about 200 yards and was won by AL Split
stoesser, the best all around swimmer in
Southern California. Jack Larabee was
second. In the swimming race for boys.
Marion Condit was first, with Harry Allen
close second. In the glass-bottom boat
race there were but two entries, Mexican
Joe winning first and J. c. Wiley second
prize. The 15O-yard dash was won, by Ed
Hunter, Tom Whitley second; time, some
thing less than an hour. The aquatic tug
of-war was very good and also very excit
ing. Almost at the start Chappie, the boat
man, broke an oar, and the side of which
he was captain commenced to slide through
the water in q way that was alarming to
those who had backed him to win. AS
soon as another oar could be secured the
yellows, by a supermuham effort, regained
what they had lost and little more and
their hackers began to root for all there
was in 1t, but the advantage gained was
only temporary and in q few minutes the
whites had dragged them over the line and
the Fourth Of July sports were finished.
This evening the bay is all aglow with
bright-colored lanterns and all the boats
are covered with them.
When the steamer Falcon arrived this
afternoon the usual crowd was on the dock
to welcome friends. AS the boat was
warped up to the wharf F. Lathrop sung
out, "Cervera's fleet has been sunk by
Sampson" For moment silence reigned
and then the full import of the news seemed
to be understood and in another instant
men, women and in fact everybody was
cheering like mad. The way the people
rushed and fought to become the owner OF
a paper with the news in detail was proof
positive of the interest taken by the people
of Avalon in the war.
The band Is now playing every evening.
The Santa Ana was chartered last night
and party went out for moonlight ride.
Those on board were Misses Dole, Engle,
Southworth, Gray, Andrews and LIE Fevre.
and Messrs. Benhoff, Cohn, Rowland, How
ard Pausch and Nicholson
The tuna have returned and are as hun
cry for flying fish as ever. e. A. Doran, a
brother of the champion tuna fisher, was
the lucky man and landed 110-pound tuna
at an early hour this morning. 1t was his
first fish and was brought to gaff In the
short time of thirty-fve minutes. The
strike was made off Whites landing from
the boat of Jim Gardner.
J. Rackrath and L. Killing were out last
evening and returned with twenty-six bar
racuda and two yellowtails. They were
caught off Seal Rocks.
At the hotels: The Metropole-Lou p.
Fraser, Kentucky; Fred Barman and wife,
Geo. M. Trobrdge, S. r. Drew, w. II.
Cline, Geo. j. Smart, A. H. Splittstoesser,
Miss L. watson, Miss l.. Starr Los Ange-
les; John c. Wray Pasadena; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. Richards, Chicago; Newton Glazer,
Artesia: Mrs. F. c. Dallmer. San Fran
cisco.
At the Island Villa-E. Dure, Miss o. L.
Ingle, Miss L. Starr, Los Angeles; F. r.
Bartels and wife, San Pedro; H. r. Lip
man, San Pedro; Mrs. F. r. Dollmer, San
Francisco; W. L. Burton, wife and daugh
ter, San Bernardino; P. P. Bonham, wife
and daughter, Pasadena.
At she Grand View-J. P. and R. s. Chat
fin, Pasadena; NJ. E. Cooper, o. J. Mitch
ener and wife, Mrs. X. E. Roberts and
daughter, J. H. Kitchener, Los Angeles;
Miss L. M. Pothenuis, Grand Rapids. Mich.
At the Catalna-A. G. Patton, Frank
Mellus, John Moss, J. H. Masters, Mrs. M.
J. Masters, Miss Annie Moss, Mrs. A. c.
Patton. Los Angeles.
At the Pasadena-Mr. and Mrs. Alex c.
Blair, Mrs. e. Ope, ]. Rocha, Los Angeles;
Mrs. N. B. Spaulding, Miss May Lyman,
San Diego; ]. v. Berry and wife, Des
Moines Iowa.
At the Glenmore-Mrs. F. Cole, Miss v.
Crow, Denver, Colo; Miss N. LIE Roy, Los
Angeles.
At Camp Swanfeldt-H. P. Sackett and
wife, Geo. S. Robinson, Miss M. S. Kray,
Mrs. Jackson and son, Alameda; W. H.
Hathaway, Los Angeles.
At the Sea Beach,. r. Campbell and
wife, Los Angeles; H. Peterson Tacoma;
T. j. De Long and wife, Pasadena.
AVALAN, July 5.-The illumination
on the bay Monday night was
very pretty and very we'll carried out.
AS soon as 1t was fairly dark long strings
of boats, which had been decorated with
Chinese lanterns hung in every place
where there was the slightest chance of
their staying, started out from the shore in
tow of the launches, and made for the old
float which was anchored about 300, yards
from the shore. When the last of the boats
arrived the word was given, and. separat-
ing into two sections, the strings of boats
began to circle and cross and recross each
others wake. At the same time, from the
top of Sugar Loaf and from the ridge on
the other side of the bay, innumerable
rockets were sent up, while all along the
shore immense cans of red fire were lit,
throwing the hills back of Avalon into
heavy relief. The scene was prettiest from
the outside edge of the bay where every
boat, every pan of red fire and every rocket
could be plainly seen. The yacht La Palo-
ma was particularly pretty. The entire
credit for the successful display made this
year belongs to the program and finance
committees.
Col. Morehouse and Prof. Holder were out
for tuna this morning and returned with
three fine fish.
Arrivals registered at the hotels: The
Metropole-Mrs. Mabel Klenefelton, Riv-
erside; Mrs. F. NJ. Smith, F. r. Smith, Los
Angeles; Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Currier, Miss
Currier, San Francisco; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
f. Brugman, Sierra Madre.
At the Island Villa Ira Aiken, Miss
Stella Malcomb Miss Lily Caseres, w. W.
Quimble, Will Splittstoesser, Miss Nettie
Stephens, Compton; Mrs. ]. A. Turner,
Miss Marian Lyon Miss Lizzie Turner,
Go mo Ana. Mrs M Iatchptt Miss Olivnt IN