Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-08

At half-pAst slsvsn O'Clock Saturday
forenoon the neg steamer ". K. Mer-
win left Harrington a Smiths wharf.
with abous thirty couples, princi-
palIy young people. and the Seattle Cor
MT Band, bound for Olympia On lsav-
ing this port the band diseourssd some
Of thsis choices music The weather
dnrine the pssvioas night and morning
vas stormy. but By ten O'Clock the rain
oeAssd falling, and b noon the san
eame cot brightly, and IL confir-sd re-
narkably deliRhsfni shfoozkou. the re-
uaindsr Of that and tbs foitovioa day.
On approaching New Tacoma the
band again struck up, and soon quite .
Delegation coo9reaassd on the wharf.
Here the seoRmeY rerna med taking water
for half An hour, while the excurxionists
scattered abous tbs wharf, and Some of
thsm climbed the hill to see the tovn
proper, bat the time vas % limited they
DO sooner reached the top of the hill
than Il was necessary for thsm 70 re-
turn. A few couples Of invited friends
Joined the party, and the boat steamed
on TO Steilacoorp, where another short
stoppaQe vas made. At this point the
genial 3. c. Woodruff ioined the excur-
si0nists. and the qnsrtette, composed Of
Mesars. Tresn, kepler, Carkeek and
Woodrnn, made things merry With their
music during the remainder Of the trip.
The scenery all along the Sound il
perfectly grand, and on q clear after
noon shows OF TO the very best ndvan-
taee, and 10 taken up with the beauties
Of the surroundings were the merry ex-
cur .ionists that the time passed very
rapidly, until the lefwin rounded
Dofilenyer's point, and the city Ut Oyu-
pia loosued MP In the distance, at the
extreme head Of the Sound.
Soon q steamer, alive with people was
seen TO put 0ut from the wharf at the
capital city, and proceed toward the
approaching Msrwin. II proved to be
| the steamer Otter, under command OF
Captain q. H. Parker, with the Olym-
pia Cornst Band, and number OF citi-
zens on board, coming down 70 receive
and welcome their approaching visitors
The two steamers came up side BIZ side
and In that manner steamed along FOL
two or three miles, during which tims
tho two bands played aitsrn stely. FRS
the Olympia band played stirring All
Of welcome, which was responded 10 by
the Seattle band, and the music con
tiuusd until th wharf WAS reached, a,
6 clock, the Merwiu having made thu
run In SIX hours and a half. including
stoppa9es at New Tacoms, Steilacoou
and Ees Amsterdam, and a short delay
while hitching onto the Otter.
On arriving at Olympia the excur
sionists scattered OF. some having
friends and relatives, went Will
them - their homes, others went stroll
ing about this town, while others tool
carriages and went for drive abou
that b sndsoms little town and its man
ufacturing suburb, one mile above, q
the falls in the Desehutes river, calist
Tumwater.
During the evening ball was givei
In Columbia hall, under the direction o
Prof. Fohnemann, about sixty couple
being present. The music WAS good
the hOor smooth and nothing occnrreS
to mar tbs evenings pleasure. Dane
ing closed a few minutes bsfore mid
night. Bright and early Sunday morn
ing th0 excursionists we're astir, eng,
70 $50 all there was to be seen. 1t wa
announced that the steamer would ne
start back till nom, and all those VIII
wished had an opportunity OF attendin
church. Some embraced this oppos
tunity, while others preferred strol
across the long bridge, walk to Tum
water or q drive around the block
Owing toa long run out Of the tide Il
steamer could not leave the wharf I'll
half past O'Clock Sunday afternoon, q
which hour several hundred of the hos
pitAble people Of the Capital City ha,
congregated ON the wharf to bid adiel
10 their visitors.
The return down the Sound was q
pleasant az that Of the mp trip on til
previous day. Stops were made at III
west side wharf. Steilacoon, and bot
Tacomas, at each of which places til
band discourssd fiue music. The ru
was made FROM the wharf ut New ia
COMA TO the wharf at Seattle in tw
hours and eight minutes, which Is con
adhered pretty good time. This wa
done on leas than an average Of IL
pounds Of steam. Mr.. McConkle, tn
engineer, says she could have been driy
On faster, but he does not like to opel
her out, as the machinery Is all new
and still little stifY. He has no doab
OF her raining qualities when the ma
chinsry becomes limbered up. Captain
w. X. 4erwin. owner aud master IT tn
nov steamer, and the purses, Mr. Chas
Stevens. did all In their power to max
the trip pleasant and agreeable, an,
succeeded admirably. All who partici
pated IN the pleasures Of this trip vii
long remember It with pleasant rccol
loofiona.