The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
PLAN FIREWORKS
DISPLAY ON LAKE
Great Pyrotechnic Celebration
to Be Given Tomorrow in
Honor OF Fleet
Secretary MetcaIf to Enter Pa
rade in Carriage Used
by Mckinley

OAKLAND, May THE first public
demonstration to be given in this city
in honor of the fleet will occur on Lake
Merritt tomorrow evening, when the
most magnificent pyrotechnic display
ever seen on the east shore of the
bay Is to take place. Fireworks of the
most pretentious kind have been pro-
vided and the celebration will last for
several hours. Temporary floats, al
which the launches from all the battle
ships may land, have been placed at the
Southern Pacific mole, Long wharf, Key
Route pier and at the foot of Franklin
street in Oakland harbor. Arrange
ments have been made with the trans
portation companies whereby the men
of the feet will be brought into Oak
land on both the Southern Pacific and
Key Route trains free of charge, their
uniform serving as a pass. 1t is ex-
pected that large number of the men
of wars men will witness the display
in their honor. The fireworks will be
set off at the foot of Fourteenth street
The landau in which President Nc
Kinley rode during his visit to Oak
land the year before his assassination
and which was afterward used by
Roosevelt, has been placed at the dis
posal of Secretary of the Navy Met
calf for use in the Oakland fleet parade
through the courtesy of F. NJ Smith
With the secretary will ride Governor
Gillett Mayor Mott and the ranking ad-
mirals of the fleet. The same horses
and liverymen who served for the presi-
dents will be inattendance Saturday
The carriage has never been occupied
heretofore except by Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
Goat island will again be thrown
open to the public tomorrow on the
Gi Of he mi
neither the Key Route nor the Southern
Pacific will land boats there, and those
who make the trip will have to provide
their own means of transportation.
The Key Route company announced
today that, owing to the fact that they
were unable on account of their limited
transportation facilities to carry to
Goat island many people who pur-
chased tickets yesterday, money will
be. refunded for all unusued tickets
which are presented at the Office of the
company, 710 San Pablo avenue, within
the next 10 days.
The silver service which was pur-
chased by the people of the state for
the cruiser California will be presented
to the officers OF the warship tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Oaklanders
who desire to witness the presenta tion
must be at the Mission street wharf in
San Francisco not later than i 80 p. m,
and they will be transported ON
launches to the cruiser.
Lieutenant Raider de Aquino, naval
attache TO the Brazilian embassy at
Washington. has arrived in Oakland to
represent the Brazilian government at
the official ceremonies in honor of the
feet. Lieutenant Aquino is stopping at
the Hotel. St Mark, and he will ac-
company Secretary Metcalf on board
of the Yorktown tomorrow during the
review of the fleet. 1t was expected
that a representative of the Japanese
embassy would also be member of the
party, but 1t was stated at the secre-
tary's headquarters tonight that he had
been delayed on his trip from Wash
ington and would not arrive here in
time to take part in the review.
The ladies' relief corps of the Apo
mattox and Lyon posts, Grand Army
of the Republic. of Oakland. and the
women of the Grand Army of the Re-
public of Berkeley will be in charge
of the decorations of the tables at the
barbecue on Adams point Saturday
Oaklanders have been requested to
bring or send as many flowers as pos
sible to Adams point Saturday morning
before 10 o'clock.
The following aids have been ap-
pointed by Grand Marshal Gard of the
feet parade: