Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-16
SEATTLES CELEBRATION.
The Greatest ConeOnre Of People Ever
Assembled on Puget Sou nd.
Brilliant Procession and Glorious
Rarbecue-Serbatim Report OF
the Speeches. Etc. Etc.

day was Fourth of July with ven
geance.
The morning dawned bright and clear,
and from daylight till noon steamers
continued TO arrive from all points OF
tbs compass, bringing gay and happy
crowds of people to vie with their Sc
attic neighbors in celebrating the com
pletion of the Northern Pacific Rail
road.
At9o'clock the procession commenced
forming, and by a quarter past 10 was
ready to move. When in line this pro
cession was over two miles In length,
and surpassed anything of the kind ever
attempted on Puget Sound.
Following Was the order of parade.
j. H. Griswold, Grand Marshal
Aids-G. N. Alexander and ID. G.
Kenyon.
Carbonate Band 20 pieces.
FIRST DIVISION.
Aids-W. G. Latimer, III. A. Freasr-
lex, l.. F. Cempton.
g. A. r., 80 men, and soldiers of the
late Rebeliion-Union and Confederate.
Seattle Cornet Band-l5 pieces.
SECOND DIVISION.
Knights Of Pythias, Selected Knights,
40. u. W.
Sing Verein Arion Club.
Three trucks.
Two trucks-J. II. Cutter whiskey.
One truck--Ooe Price Dry Goods
House.
,rAo an, o~nk.;o,an aAro.t;r. -
daughter of old Chief Seattle, for whom
the Queen City" was named. Tais In
dian woman is very old, and is the only
ly dressed, in paudy colors, and was
known as "Princes Angeline."
Fifteen carriages containing citizens
and visitors.
One truck-San Francisco Store. ex-
hibit.
One truck-Golden Rule Bazsr.
One car of exhibits-Commercial
Mills.
One truck, four black horses-Dens-
more d johnson.
One car containing printing press in
full northumberland & Co.
One car of specimen work, and two
upright engines-Puget Sound Iron
Works.
One car agricultural implements
Wald d Campbell.
One car containing Hallett & Davis
piano.
One car staple and fancy groceries,
Casper Mcintyre.
Three large empty cars.
One oar, Seattle Standard Soap Com
pany.
Queen City Band.
THIRD DIVISION.
Seattle Engine No. l, drawn by four
black horses.
Seattle No. hose cart.
Washington Engine No. 2, drawn by
four gray horses.
Seattle Hook and Ladder Co.
Citizens ON horseback; invited guests
in carriages.
Nine cars-Hali Il Paulson Manufac-
turing Co, representing products of
factory, together with the various pro-
oesse. of furniture manufacture.
Long line of mui wagons and dump
carts.
Citizens on horseback and on foot.
RxBRcIsEs AT the GROUNDS.
Several thousand persons had proceed
cd the procession and were seated be
Meath the immense pavilion erected on
the University grounds, eager for the
exercises to commence. Seated on the
large raised platform were United States
Senators, Representatives in Congress,
1uagea, clergvmen, eminent lawyers,
statesmen and noted men from all SEQ
tions of the Union. 1t il estimated
that ever twelve thousand persons we're
present at the opening exercises.
Gov. Ferry, being master Of cereno-
MES, in few brief remarks called the
vast ooncourse TO order, after which he
introduced Judge Thomas Burke of So
attic. Mr.. Burke said:
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen;
Less than half an hour ago Twas greatly
surprised TO be notified that l was ex-
pected at this time to deliver an address
Of welcome to the distinguished guests
who are here today. OF course that ad-
dress will necessarily be verv short; but
IL will not be the less cordial for all that.
But, after all. what need is there, ladies
and gentlemen, of any address Of vel
oome here today? The presence of this
great audience IL itself speech Of vel
come. Il far surpasses any welcome
any speaker could express TO you. The
thrungs Of people that line the streets
from here 10 the wharves are them
selves a welcome to these distinguished
guests. From all along the shores of
Puget Sound they come for tens aud
hundreds Of miles, tens aud hundreds
and thous ands of people, TO render an
address of welcome to you; and every
man and woman who has come, 10y the
very act, by their very coming, express
a warm and cordial welcome To You
Every heart before you is filled with en-
thusiastic welcome. | may very well
therefore, say that any address of vel
come is q work OF supererogatien, But
IL we had the tame, sh suld not detaiu
yos. There are amongst our guests
here a number of distinguished persons
from different parts of the conatry
whom YOU will be more pleased To- hear
I will, however, call your atteaiion t.
the fact that We have here country you
zee wild mad uncultivated, as y-u per
haps we're led 10 believe when you first
started upon yonr journey; that we raw.
here the magnificent lake of Puget
Sound, extending from the boundar,
line OF British Columbus to the plao'
where you sit today. But want O. SAY
70 YOU that perhaps you do not knov
that this very port OF Puget aound, IL
this remote part of the United States. II
the northwestern part Of this great coun
try, stands as the third rort IN the Unises
States in the extent Of the number q
ocean steamships that oou.e th RI
The ports OF New York and San Fran
cisco arg the only ports in the Unitet
States that can show larger nunhe
of ocean steam vessels going ,hrou 4
those ports than the port of Port Town
send. The tonnage of Port Townsent
Ia upwards of 100000 tons. and th'
ships required for that are 900 vessels
And yet We are frontier settlement OF
the magnificent lake of Puget Sound
And il could turn your attention for |
moment to the forbidding mountain
that lie. beyond you-if had the posel
TO do that, I could show you miner
wealth that would rival the world. ana
in comparison with which the gold ans
silver mines Of California and Nevada
sink into insipnifcanoe. Less thai
fifty miles from where you SIT
and extending in 4 direct easterls lint
from here, have been discovered during
the past year immense deposits of iroi
ore, which by the comnon consent o
ccmpetent experts, Who have examined