The San Francisco call., 1899-08-24

to result seriously for the weak
! It proved only one of those spasmodlc
acts Of a crowd moved py siHul,a1eous .ha Jus
! desire to do the same thing at the same
| time and the rush was over almost ds
soon as it began. However, tney went OUT
to see the illumination, ana they saw
| sight that we'll repaid them for their trou.
! BILE, although it is extremely douptIul -
there were any in that crowd who thought
| of trouble for moment. ~,
| Rut while the downtown section o! the
! city appeared to have drained the resident
| portion of its population, there were leM
| who remained in the vicinity OF thelf
! homes and gave vent to their JOY anu en-
| thusiasm in ways of their own. fireworks
! and bonfires were numerous, and were not
! confined to any particular portion Oh the
The beach near the Cliff House was al
most as brilliantly lighted as was Market
| street, but in a different way. The news
that the transport had been slghteu com, :,
! ing in was telephoned early in the evening
! by the executive committee, with orders
to build bonfires various points aloiis
! the beach to let the BOYS on poaEq Ine
! ship know that their relatives and friends
| ashore were aware of their approach ana
were preparing welcome for them. ne
! orders were carried out to the letter, ana
! the beaconS that were soon caStlnS tneii
| brilliant glare across the water could De
seen for miles. The Cliff House was llght-
ed from top to bottom, and the ERECT from
the transport must have been srahuly
The Golden West band went out on the
! Caroline when the news that the transport
| had been sighted was first received, mop
ing to be the first. to tickle the ears ,ea or
the returning soldiers with welcoming
| music. They found that the sherman was
not coming inside the heads until morn
| ing. and after cruise around the bay re-
| turned to the city.
the cheering the current was sent tnrouS II
| the 10000 electric lights that form the
grand illumination of Market street. From
| the ferry to the City Hall night was
! turned to day the street having the ap.
pearance of being covered by canopy oI
| sparkling jewels. The big dome of the
! CITY Hall shone out in bold relief. every
outline being brought out by the rows OF
incandescent lights. The HghtS Were
turned on for only a few mlnutes-JusI !
| long enough to give Mayor Phelan ana
tion committees time to drive along tne
line of scintillating brightness. The cltl.
| zens on the street went wild with delight
| at the display. Tonight the lights VIII
| burn during the entire evening ana the
| Illumination will be repeated tomorrow:
At the California Hotel headquarters or
the Native Sons and Daughters of the
| Golden West the grand marshal ana MS
| assistants were buSily engaged In arranS-
ing the details of the procession when Inc
| report of the gun from the top OF Inc
| CaIl building gave the first notice that the
Sherman had been sighted, and feW
! minutes later confirma tory news was re-
! ceived. Then there was surprise on the
face of every one, for all their plans were
/ not ready but they soon recovered and
went to work with renewed vigor, work
being kept up until an early hour this
! morning.
During the evening the headquarters
| were crowded with people of all classes
land and when the parade by night would
! take place,