The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-08

sa5a day ~ tie formal opeuinc Of Ii.
hrst section Of the Se.,,le & Wallawall,
haiiroad, ShScn ciauce1 e. fal, on vs..
leFday, Will how l.. nGmb~rel an..g
.he events Of the past l. witnessed
.ne triumph of the consa lca.tior Il tbe
'lFst grand step towards a ersa,
o"lect % vital Importance t. us - 5
community. The day IS regard, the
Afs' part OF II, was beautiful AMI AT
suspicious ora Tor the occasion. Al ter
minutes IT ten o'ciock a. N. the ele.
CANT lev passenger coach. aua f5ar
platform cars provided with sat, for
the occasion, rolled out from the deIot =,
tne foot Of Second street. drawn by the
Ueau'ifnl new engine, 4 4. Denny. AID
laden with about two hund-el and fifty
persons TIE party ~as : ,uerrv one.
ia ncIutei inauy 81 the lroi.liusp,
ard leading business Elen u our rle-
troIoDs. ! he ladies were also vel! re-
presented The ride VA, eal.gened
% nutaher Of little incidents. son 3
bordering oh the ludicsuus and others Of
nore startling nature, Tor instance.
way over the long .re,t!c leading up t.
the head OF the lay, the cry Was raised
"nan OF the track. and sure enough
there he WAS Bat short distance
ahead. The fellow quickcnci up his
pace tu: SOON saw that he could
not reach the shore in time.
So he took the better course and careful
" climbed down OH To the lower par,
OF the snperstructure, and held on ike
grim death until the train had passed.
when he got up again amid the cheers
Of the crowd IF passengers who had
just passed over him While runniny
along Mt rapid rate. up the valley. a
young fellow. who was over-anxiuus 10
look ahead, stood Oh the step of the
platform car leaning over as far rs pos
sIsle, aud just as the train was passing
large projecting root. some one caught
aud pnlled him back, Just IN time TO
save. perhaps. his life. The train ran
over the read with an ease and steadi-
ness OF motion quite surprising to many
who had not expected to find it in such
excellent condition. Mr.. Coiman man
aged the engine himself, and superin.
tended the trip with great care aud
precaution. lowering the speed over
dangerous places and driving at live
ly rate over other portions of the road.
The train reached the race track in 30
minutes from the time it left the de-
pot, and at Steele's place in one hour. At
this latter point the train was trans
ferred 10 the little engine, and over the
old track, for the balance Of the four
and half miles. which is quite rough,
slower time was made. The settlers
along the line Of the road, " ho were
doubtless overjoyed to witness the final
contamination of the work. were to
be seen standing in their doors and
yards, all along, greeting the excursion
lists with cheers The people at Renton
were out in full force at the depot, and
the little burg generally bore a holt
day appearance. After Il stop of half
All hour or more at Kenton the whistle
gave the signal for departure. and the
passengers responded to the ''all
aboard" by a general rush for the cars
Jus. az the train was leaving. the Rem
ton Band struck up lively tune. which
hfeW ioftU, as response, ROUND OF
hearty cheers from the merry crowd Of
excursionists. Ia one hour and twenty
minutes from the time of leaving Rem
ton il arrived at the depot in tins city,
returning again about $3.50. +. NJ,
sor Renton with a som what smaller
crowd of eXcursionists. OF the coun-
try through which the first fifteen
miles section of the road passes. we
have not space to dilate, but may at
some future time Suffice 1t TO say,
that It promises in the near future 10
be one of the most populous and beau
tiful on the coast All the clements are
there to be found fer the creation Of
happy valley"-a luxurious garden
that would even approach that created
by the vivid Imagination of johnson in
his romance of Rssselas. Prince OF
kbyssinia We must not forget to
mention before closing the terse and
appropriate little spec cb made by Mr.
J. J. McGilvrs. from one of the fiat
ears at Renton. at the close Of which. he
paid deserving and neat compliment
10 Mr.. Coman. who has carried the
work forward with so much credit 10
himself and ali concerned.