9 I arose better this morning. This was the day of the great celebration of the pioneers of Sanfrancisco
and the admission of Calafornia. There was a great
procession of 6 miles in length & was 3 Hours in passing
any given Point some 20000 Men in the procession
mostly in Military costume Hundreds of carriges &
waggons filled with Indians sage Brush & [codee]
representing Calafornia as they found it & other waggons
loaded with grain & fruits to show Calafornia as it
is it was a great Day. At the close of the procession some 10000 people gathered in the Street North of the palace Hotel to see two men & a Lady step out
of the 7 story windor & let themselves down to
the ground on a small fire Escape rope the Lady
stoped on my window sill in the 3rd story I
offerd her a place in the room but she went to
the ground in safety. The following Day A man tryd
to go Down on the opposite building of 10 stories He tried
to cary a Boy with [him] they Both fell at the last 20 feet Hurt the man
A German Doctor recommended something
for my cold I wrote to Emma 4 pages I was
[FIGURE] quite Poorly with my cold through the day
~ Sunday
7Sunday I was sick through the day with my cold sisters
Clawson & Kimball staid with me through the Evening
I had to have a fire in room all day
~ Monday
8. I am some better this morning H. B. Clawson
[FIGURE] brought us the News & Herald which gave us some
News from S. L. City I wrote 2 letters to Emma
~ Tuesday
9 I arose better this morning. This was the day of the
FIGURES great celebration of the pioneers of Sanfrancisco
and the admission of Calafornia. There was a great
procession of 6 miles in length & was 3 Hours in passing
any given Point some 20000 Men in the procession
mostly in Military costume Hundreds of carriges &
waggons filled with Indians sage Brush & codee
representing Calafornia as they found it & other waggons
loaded with grain & fruits to show Calafornia as it
is it was a great Day. At the close of the procession some
10000 people gathered in the Street North of the
palace Hotel to see two men & a Lady step out
of the 7 story windor & let themselves down to
the ground on a small fire Escape rope the Lady
stoped on my window sill in the 3rd story I
offerd her a place in the room but she went to
the ground in safety. The following Day A man tryd
to go Down on the opposite building of 10 stories He tried
to cary a Boy with him they Both fell at the last 20 feet Hurt the man
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," September 6, 1890 - September 9, 1890, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/pZxr