La Junta tribune., 1908-05-09
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af,er5q@.z " April i3sa SATURDAY
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faI-5 x is e1,ire b9gndary. He
drggs tae -eyea n7i,es fro;l our
.so,u4 % Sznta Ara ard took the
earliest Santa Re train fzt s1s5i
from there 70 Nespsrt. hoping 70
get ahead Of TIE crush. but fo1ni
oorselxes aide 10 get oaly Standing
room. although there were eleven
coaches on the train. Newport Is
only srnzii summer resort. but il
fs2s good beach, and 81 unons.--2et-
ed view Of miles Of ocean frontage.
and Was therefore a GOOD Place
from whence 10 sie~ the feet uD-
der szil. Fron1 the tine q ogr
arrival sntii noon. hoarly trains cor
tinued to bring the crowd Of sxi1t-
se.rs. until one zlrnnst wondered
whether anybody mad STAYED al
home, for If Lbs cr0wd szs 50 great
al tins small toxin. what Egst il
have been al LoTg Beach. Hunting
ton Beach an; Szn .4dr5, where the
people from Los Angeles eo4nty ard
city were eoogrexatesis
TIE morning was passed by the
grown people in strolling zlong the
beach and the pier. watching waves
ard gulls and fishing boats. while
the children played IN the surf and
on the sand TIE day was brigh;
and fairly clear. 80 that the noun
tains on Catalina Island. twenty-five
miles away. were plainly Giscernib!e
By noon. the bach. balk-heads,
and pier. Eere covered with group.
of people. eating their lunches In
true picnic fashion. and enjoying
what appeared 10 be an ordinary
day a; the beach
Al 1870. al else was Pot ASIDE,
and every eye Has turned southwark
toward the rocky point which iuts
out between Newport ard Laguna
Beaches. and around which the fee;
would appear. Innurnerable field
glasses, spy glasses, opera glasses,
and small telescopes we're trained
upon this point. watching for the
first faint thread of smoke which
would proclaim the approach Of the
vessels. A long passenger train had
been run part way out on the pier,
and this Was crowded. from pilot 10
rear platform. roof ard all. with
eager people On every inch OF
space on the pi--r. on the long bulk
heads that extend for blocks along
the ocean front. al windows and on
porches and roofs of houses. ard
all along the sands. people stood OF
sat waiting patiently with their eyes
fixed upon that far-axay point.
Flags and pennznts were every
where. and out 90 the end Of the
pier were the nortars from which
the saluting bombs we're to be fired.
Out in<he oaing. pilot boat bad
lowered for an hour. and t~o ocean.
liners. decorated profusely and car
rying the '.Erandees and officials o:
southern California, steamed siow-
Is about Launches and fishing
boats were numerous, so that the
water appeared quite a. expectanl
as the lard.
A. length. about l O'Clock, = dis