Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-12
PILGRIMS REST
At LAS VEGAS
VISITORS SURPRISED AT ITS
RAPID GROWTH
HEAT CAUSES THEM TO SHED
All Rejoice In NeeIlgee Costume,
Except summerlsnd, Who Inn
presses Nevadans With Red
Vest and Rolled Up Sleeves
HEAT CAUSES THEM TO SHED
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LAS VEGAS, New, June lin the
hegira of the California faithful, the
pilgrims rested for an hour today at
the Las Vegas oasis in the Nevada
desert. The train pulled into the sta
tion at 11:40 O'Clock a. m. and the pas
sengers found the population EN- masse
OF the thriving city lined up to meet
them. Those who were here four weeks
ago marveled at the extensive develop
ment which has taken place since that
time.
Heat and dust almost unbearable
have caused a general desire on the
part of everyone to dispense with as
much clothing as is consistent with
appearance and the only dressed-up
man on the train is Councilman Sum-
merland, conspicuous In red vest and
his sleeves rolled up to his elbows.
The delegations which Joined the Los
Angeles crowd at Riverside, Cotton and
San Bernardino have proved them
selves good fellows and the entire COM
pany is enjoying itself as one large
happy family.
The instrument of torture which the
younger crowd expected to bring along
did not materialize, but megaphones
and strong voices which started in to
work at O'Clock this morning were
a suffieiency. Leo Youngworth, with
large trumpet, accompanied by Gus
Woodward, Corney Pendleton and
Johnnie Nightingale proved quartet
inimitable
Dreaming of his first crossing of the
desert by OK team and now of the re-
turn in a Pullman coach, Uncle Billy
Workman was awakened by the mob
at a. m. and told the engineer wished
to see him. Only his pleading that he
was seventy years old saved him from,
being dragged from his berth as were
many of the others.
Killing time is not yet serious ques-
tion. Sleep was out of the question
last night. Most of the party did not
wish for sleep and the rest could not
In one car the vocalists of the COM
poHy dooCuipiCo anu ocH6 uiitll III,
with repertoire of songs ranging from
Hot Time to Nearer, My God, to
Thee" In the forward cars those who
were fond of checkers and dominoes
took hand. The first call for break
fast in the diner came at o'clock this
morning, with many taking their ear
liest Sunday morning meal in years.
Record Breaking Time
The first section was running on
schedule time and cutting off miles at
record breaking time even for an old
road. Between Gina and Lyons, dis
tance of thirty miles, a speed of a mile
minute was maintained, and another
54 miles were reeled off in 4 minutes
and 2-5 seconds.
The second section, carrying the
chamber of commerce delegation, is
travelling an hour and half in the
wake of the first section.
Frequent stops have been made along
the way, and at all the desert settle
ments laying claim to population, the
inhabitants have been lined up along
side the track to pay their respects to
the pilgrimage. At Kelso, Houghton's
former abode, the population of twelve
men, a woman and two babies paid
their respects to the councilman of the
Sixth ward, who, dressed in an immac-
ualte suit of pink pajamas and pleas
ant smile, waved greetings from the
rear platform of the observation car
The first edition of the Daily Cac-
tus, printed en- route by typewriter, ap-
peared this morning, with F. B. Silver
wood editor in chief, Robert Wankow-
ski general manager. and L. j. S. Spru-
ance as financial engineer.