Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-06
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sr,s rsAep<nAeaee was Celebrates
NJ shr oseea CITY u rsges ssssa-
The booming of cannons and ringing
of bells 4 sanriss Friday morning. pro
clairred to toe people Of Seattle and the
surrounding ooontry that the loSsh an
urve,ssry Of oar nations Independence
Gas bsina ushereA into exisssses By
she King Of Day.
eessusfs from viesoris sad Sound
iportk, win large excursiohs on board
had arrived The Previous ds and dur
Ing the night, % that BY Q O'Clock tht
streets Of oar city fairly s~arnsd with
psople.
A, 10 o'clock the prcessioa formed
on Frent stfess, righ restinR onMadison
The line Of marc vas diva FIR nj 90
Commercial, 10 N In, to Mil. 70 Second
10 On on. % Third. md then TO the Uni
yrrsity groun q, whers the literary eI-
efelses we're beld.
At TIE osouNDs.
A stsQe, we'll built and eDaborately
decorated With fags and sverRreeus
sss erected In the northeast corner OF
the rniversity grounds in such a vaN
thn, the people could SIT along the sidr
II ths hill, Nth rise enough to allow
them 10 see and hear. THE chaplain,
Rev. r. II. Taylor, opened the EXERCISE
nv offering an ardent and patriotin
drawer. The Qasen City Band then
rendered our ma fiouAl HYMN America,
in a manner doing credit 70 both them
selves and the occasioD.
President of the Day, Hon. II. @
Struv-, delivered the address, giving :"
all A cordial welcome and kindly greet
inc. He defined the meaning of tie
sci. bratfou, and told Why IL has been
observed for q century IN eloquent and
we'll ebosen language.
There WAS more music by the band,
and the reading of the Declaration OF
Ipdspendence by Hon. l.. Is. Andr. va,
Who, by the way, has performed this
part of the program before. and upon
| this occasion be read in his usual cleaI
| and forcible manner.
Mis- Nellie q. Powell, the P,*tess OF
| the Day, recitod a Ioem. compiled from
three standard poems. Her sweet yet
| strooe 70 co and pleassnt manner drew
| forth ruunds Of applause.
The Orator of the Day. Hon. J. b.
| Metcsife, WAS then introduced aHd de-
| lIvered q most eloquent and patriotic
| Grafton. he spoke of the I" late unpleas
| au,n@ss" ~ placing the seal Of unity
imms ' ,bly upon tbe confederation Of
States making IL an ipdissOlubIe Union.
| Inc speech throughout was repiete with
thos- sentiments which sustain the Old
| vi b M. mories of the past and inspire
the young with hope for the future. Ap-
plsuse WAS c0piously sb0wer-d.
Afttr the Grafton there VAS music by
the band, after which The audience dis.
per-sd.
The f,at carriage, which followed the
platoon IT police. the Marshal and aids,
the different .Ocie' les and the Rifles.
contain. d tie Pr sident of the Day, II
q. Ssruv.; Chaplain. Rev. Z. II. Fay ior;
Orator, J. b. Metcalfe. and l.. b An
drews, the reader Of the Declaration Of
Indeper drnce.
The o., oud c,rrisge contained four
soldiers Of considerable note. Colonel
q. o. Hal o. is well known on the Sonnd.
He vas . Lieutenant in the Mexican
war, and VA Brigade Major Of the Seo'
ond b,i1ai- undor Gen. Zach. Taylor.
He afierward serve With Gen Winfield
SCOTT from the taking Of Vera Cruz 81
tue surrender Of the City # Mexico.
In the rebellion he WAS Comnandant
Of q. neral Headquarters With Generals
McCl1,lsn and Burnside.
Major Joseph IL. Whittlesey was serv-
Ing with the second DIR 'gousas Lieu
tenant in the var with Mexico, and
WAS brevetsd for gallant and meritor,-
GUS conduct at the battle of BusnH
Vnta. His health failed at the oom.
menceRsent of the rebellion, when he
was appointed Prof, ssor of Military
ieuce md Tactics at Cornell Un,ver.
sity. New York. He was subsequently
Treasurer Ut The Soldiers Home of the
District of Columbia until within the
last fee ycavs he has recently joined
IA son at this place. where hs will
here4fi, reside.
Lieuteuant VIM. A. Nichols, twenty
thITd inf .utry, represented tue army
and appeared IN full dress uniform. He
u n hneal descendant on his father
side II an officer of the Rrvslutionar,
War, VINO was member Of tie Order
of CINCINNATI, which WAS organized IN
lbs 10y the officers Ut the Revolutionary
army, and who nov wears tue badge OF
that venerable Order. He 10 the oniv
/ ICuNiutuR VII tuG thtr w a,
Nichols, of the Adjutsnt Generals De
p ,rtneut. who was distinguished for
his gallant conduct IN the Aiexissn var
aud the rebellion. Heisa son-in Law Of
Col. Halter, at whose home he will visit
during his four MOUTHS leave. He will
then Join his company, now ut ,tioned
AZ Fort Wayne, MiohiR.n.
nr. Il. r. Compton. n veteran OF the
Va n a
the late rehtllion.
Other iriages followed. a. did also
the second DIVISION. sith Marshal, aids,
pauies aud the Libsrty Car. with Miss
CLARA Wii on as Goddess Of Liberty.
SPIRITS.
In the afternoon the regatta took
p ACE, the FIRST contest being yacht
r..c..
Il. A. G,diner, J. r. T. Mitchell ard
Captain Go,dinR we're appointed lodges.
The following yachts wars entered:
Glide, Lookout. Maria. Washington,
Champion aud D.uutless.
OSinx TO the istsness Of some Of the
entries, and ihs delay incident upoa
measurement Ut the compstiag yachts,
the race was postpsned until O'Clock
.. m.
At that hour the yachts mentioned
vers In line la the order named. The
Glide being 20 windward, q time ALLOW
snce or ten seconds TO the 70 u, water
line measurement. WAS granted.
Shs breeze was very light. aud from
the northwest. The courss was around
blakely kncks and retain. The yaoh 9
were starred from tho Commercial Mil
Csmpsny's boom. by the dria2 Of pls-
vi, and Roe away Well together, the
Lookout taking deoidsd led from the
sars, the Champion sood second
when about q mile from Milton the
Glide and MARIA, much 10 the surprise
81 she spectators. came about, aud stood
sssy ON the poft tack, vhi the other
yschts held their eouras. with their star
board tack aboard. When close 20 Nil.