Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
CALL OF OCEAN
LURES THOUSANDS
TROLLEYS AND AUTOS CONVEY
PLEASURE SEEKERS
Everybody Sought the Cool 5reezes
and Everything on Wheels
Was in Motion All Day
and Night

"Hol for the beaches" was the cry
OF nearly half of Los Angeles yesterday
and before the sun was many hours
high street cars and trains were loaded
and the family horses were hitched to
the family carriage, to say nothing of
the hundreds of automobiles that car
ried the pleasure seekers to cool spots
within radius Of twenty miles of Los
Angeles.
Many who had contemplated spending
a quiet day at home with their families
changed their minds soon after Old Sol
drove chariot across the mountains and
shed the rays of an almost tropical sun
upon fair Los Angeles. Those who re-
mained in the city. however, did not
suffer from the heat, for a cool ocean
breeze was stirring most of the day and
drove away any chances for prickly
heat such as the people in the east were
compelled to endure.
Venice was popular yesterday and all
day the cars were crowded between
there and Los Angeles. Thousands of
people thronged the streets and pier of
the place, while the ocean breeze sub
dued the hot rays of the sun.
Long Beach and the other beaches
reached by the Pacific Electric probably
never afforded pleasure and comfort for
more people than yesterday.
An Umbrella Convention
The space for several feet back from
the ocean was so thoroughly covered
with umbrellas that very little sand
was perceptible. Those who donned
bathing suits and played in the water
from early morning until the sun began
slowly sinking numbered tens of thou
sands. Redondo and it's ever-present
bunch of moonstone searchers drew
thousands, as did Santa Monica.
The shady strand at Terminal island
proved to be an attractive place and
dozens of picnic parties ate their
lunches under the trees that border the
waters.
The first ain over the Salt Lake yes
terday morning - Terminal island was
well filled. mostly with people loaded
with fishing tackle who desired to spend
the day playing with the line Ind bob
ber. The officials were well pleased
with the additional service that was
inaugurated to this beach two weeks
ago.
In Launches and Livery
San Pedro and its many launches ap-
pealed to lose who wanted to sail on
old ocean.
Not everyone who sought pleasure,
went to the beaches. Early in the
morning there was a great demand for
turnouts at the Los Angeles liveries,
and hundreds went to the mountains to
spend the day in some shady canyon,
plucking flowers and resting or tramp
ing up the sides of the mountains where
the ocean breezes blow unchecked.
Los Angeles city parks furnished
shade for thousands. Early the parks
were well filled and the people read
their morning papers until noon. But
little time was spent over lunch and
dinner and the crowds strolleG about
the parks until the shades of evening
put an end to the reflection of the heat
from the pavement and brick and stone
buildings.
I'VE ought to be we'll satisfied with
this country of ours" said a well
dressed man as he calmly and comfort
ably puffed on his cigar in Central park
II had letter from friend yesterday
who lives in Chicago and he says that
he spent one day in a bathtub full of
water to escape suffering on account of
the heat. Los Angeles is good enough
for me-"