Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-05
Euclid Heights Visited by Cunning
manders--Frolicsom Flock
of Phoenxes Appear in
University

bot" he said. That's it. Small
! cold bot" and then he swooned with
| joy.
| Out on aristocratic Euclid Heights
| the earth cracked in the heat heaved
amain and two salamanders issued
forth. They blinked their eyes, shook
themselves and then rolled back into
their holes to escape the awful heat
flock of phoenixes is reported to
have made it's appearance suddenly out
in the University district But they,
too, were overpowered, many Of them
dying before they could find shade.
On Broadway, in front of the cafe
terias, a member Of the sporting fra
ternity, on a bet, broke an egg on the
sidewalk. In exactly three minutes 1t
was cooked to turn.
E. Tobias Not Even Chilly
A mining man from Arizona, whose
name is said to be Algernon st. John
CroWninshield was almost overcome
by the heat while attempting to secure
a drink from a sprinkling wagon. He
was treated at the receiving hospital
and left last night for the desert to
cool Off
A reporter staked himself to the as
signment of interviewing E. T. Earl
on Home telephone franchises, hoping
to receive a cool reception. When he
came out of the room, however, he was
mopping his forehead. Even that eXpe-
dent had failed.
In the theaters every act event big"
There wasn't a single frost in any
house in the city, and the audiences
were correspondingly disgusted.
Out in Eastlake park fearless band
leader instructed his musicians to
strike up "There'll Be a Hot Time in
ha oh
bar of the music gang of young hood
lums seized the leader and when they
got through with him some one, more
humane than his fellows, turned in an
ambulance call.
Up in the quarters of the chamber of
commerce an under secretary prepared
bulletin for the papers.
1t read as follows:
For a few brief hours yesterday the
temperature in Los Angeles reminded
the strangers within our gates of their
eastern homes. By evening, however,
cooling sea breeze made it's appear
ance and a few minutes later the city
was shivering pleasantly, while the
gas company reported the usual con-
sumption of it's product for heating
purposes"
The shade of Ananias. standing close
by winked sarcastically and rushed
away t1dueS Search VI COIlllOFI.
Mayor Harper ShoveIs Snow
Thermometers in different parts of
the city told different stories. The
temperature seemed to be variable.
Mayor Harper, for instance, reports a
highly curious experience.
While many of his constituents were
Drawing the wrath of Anthony Com
stock by the brevity of their attire
-.
and earmuffs, took his fur mittens out
of the moth balls and began to shovel
the snow off his front walk
A small boy, not recognizing the city s
chief executive, carefully nodded a
SNOWFALL around the f1recracker, ig-
nited the fuse and then threw his i'm
provsed bomb straight at the mayor.
His honor saw it coming, but not IN
time. The cracker exploded, hurling
snow in every direction, much of 1t
striking the mayor full in the face.
Another curious occurrence is report
ed from Spring and Fifth streets. This
locality also was in the arctic belt.
While Doc Houghton was standing un-
der the caves of the new Security
building an icicle weighing probably
150 pounds, and which had formed dur
ing the night, fell crashing to the
ground, striking the Sixth ward spook-
ist a glancing blow on the head .
Cases of ChiIbIains Reported
Dock was picked up and carried un-
conscious to the receiving hospital,
where he was given a cot adjoining
that occupied by Crowninshield, an Ari-
zonan. who was suffering from near
heat prostration, or something else.
At first the physicians thought
Houghton had sustained concussion
C,,Ie tlxr hnu
they discovered their diagnosis to be
wrong owing to a slight error in the
major premise. Houghton, they ascer-
tanned. didn't have-but never mind.
Two cases of chilblains were report
ed from Garvanza, though as general
thing residents of this locality were
comfortably warm.
Churches in the heated district made
numerous converts among persons who
decided that the days temperature was
probably merely a foretaste of what
was in store for them If they didn't I'M
prove their morals. In several churches
| snecial services were held, to acoommo-
| date applicants for the mourners
| bench.
Watts Man Comfortable
| Soon after noon an agriculturist from
Watts alighted from a car in the Pacific
Electric depot. He wore an overcoat
but within a few minutes decided 1t was
safe to take it off. During the after
noon he carried the coat over his arm
and expatiated enthusiastically to every
one who would listen to him on the de-
lights of Los Angeles clicate.
The beach cars were crowded all day
long with residents of the heated dis
tricts, anxious to get into the swim
Late comers, however, were disap
pointed in this hope, as the bath houses
early ran out of bathing suits, and tn,
beach town authorities were UNUSUAL!
active in enforcing the anti-nudity or,
dinances.
This activity occasioned considerabl,
criticism, men claiming that the or
dinance was adopted at the behest o
bath house proprietors and openly stat
ing that the thing smacked Of graft.
Yacht Delayed by Ice
Several narrow escapes from freezing
to death were reported from off tn
coast at Point Firmin, where the soutl
coast yachtsmen held their annua
Fourth OF July regatta.
The ice made so fast aboard Monsoon
that she was delayed fifteen minutes Il