Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-05

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hfance upoa thoss VIM ehsred IN chs
danger and browning success Of the
Ireeiy relief expedition of 1884.
Senstor Hale and samuel j. Randall
loiiowed IN short addresses Secretary
tnanoler hsre an nonnced .thst is was
impossible for Lieut. Greely and bis
parry to be present. wing TO the fatigue
incident 20 todsys ceremonies He then
introduced o. A. Nesmiih. a brother OF
Mfs- Greely, vh> feelingiv thankesi
Chandler and Commanders Sch,ey and
/ Cofau and Lieutenant Emery fer their
work OF rescue. He vas evidently
much affected With emotion, and his
| reference to Mr.. and Mrs GreeIy's
gratitude were very touching. Mr..
Nesnith read letter from Lieutenant
| Greedy.
Gen. Butler was then introd need amid
tremendous applause. He spoke feel
/ lnely of his early Acquaintance vita
/ Greedy, whom he described as a sad
eyed student of exploration and travel.
He said the thanks of the Nation were
due to Queen Victoria for the gift of
the Alert. A to Polar excursions Gen.
( Butler said ne thought tue Americans
would never rest until the North Pole
| was reached. He thought a party
| ought To be sent to the Are
/ tie - stay and advance SLOWLY
establishing supply aepots a. they
| moved. The North Pole belonged 81
the Uaitsd States, and he predicted that
| thar territory would SOON embrace
toe entire western hemisphere. poles
and all. In closing. be said all tsat
Americans needed to enabi. them To
r-atlIze all their posi- ,llities. Was a
Thorough knoSiedge of tn principles of
| their GovernmeSt.
The meeting cossl bout midnight
Mate Walker. Of the Jaita Baker.
Held for Triat.
KEY WEST. Aul. 4.-Mate Walker, of
the Julia Baker who has been p-r3au
atnI captain Lewis, the dead 10 .st r If
that vessel. " To-Day arralpned before
C,m missioner l. ok. on a charge of
running away Wit the vessel and dis
p'sIuR of her cargo. The testimony
proved that the muster WAS sick when
tn vessel sailed, and continued - for
SIX days. On the sixth dsv she man at
the wheel saw the captain fall from his
ch sir IN the CABIN. He sas picked ap
b. the mat, aud stew ard and laid on a
IN ,ttress on the cabin Il ,or. They then
administered something to him from
bottle. The master died in few min
utes- The mate Immediately chang. d
the vessels course 80 as to reach thu
b4haina Islands. she WAS originally
bound for Trinidad. Arriving At For
tune lslsnds. the mate sold the deck
load OF lumber. and then went to In.
auga, where no sbld some four and
bread. The vess was then taken to
An uninhabited island, where she met
probably been arranged at manga.
rhs latter vessel took on board 100 bar
rels of flour and departed. Mate Walker
going with her. Walker returned with
her in FIVE days. having been able to
sell only twelve barrels of -four. He
gave the small schooner twen'y barrels
for her services, and she left. The
steward ran away in her, Jumping on
board over the Julia Bakers sterH. The
latter came directly to this port, where
the balance OF her cargo of -four WAS
offered for sale At s. per barrel. Walker
was beid on 5000 bail for trial at the
November term of Court.
Burning OF the Pennsylvania Central
Depot nt Jersey Gay.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The Pennsyl
vtnia Central Railroad depot is in a
blaze and seems to be doomed.
10:i5 q. m.-fhe fire at thu Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot in Jersey. City is
spreading, and the heat is so great that
the tiremen and employees are prevent
ed from saving ANYTHING on shore, while
he crews of tug boats cannot get near
tn tow out the ferry boats, aud these
mu It 90 in the general destruction. The
depot piers are also burning. and this
involves Loss of all the freight and
oars upon them. The wind IL light, but
sufficient to give the fire northerly di-
rectlon. The loss will be very heavy.
New YoRK. Aug. 5-12:30 a. m.--rhe
Pennsylvania Railroad depot and ferry
houses are destroyed. The q ,mes,
however. burn furlously yet and have
attacked the Adams Express COPPER.
That portion nearest to the shore is on
fire. The firemen are lab pring hard to
save IL, but fear the shed which covers
It will carry the flames throughout its
length and breadth. The entire Fire
Department of Jersey City ia at work
pouring water upon the flames, while
the river boats are contributing a num-
Der of heavy streams. Inc Pennsyl
tania II ,ilroad depot and ferry
houses being of wood and stocked
with every sort of onmbustible
m sterisi,th flames m d sure III rap
work, inocklug tue oJ.upaiys fire de-
parttsent. -n org auiz ttioa OF employees
nd def,ing the itbprs Of the city ire
department while there Vas = stick If
wood sanding for the hsmss to
feed %.
Ols n'clock-rhs Are vas s,nsed by
Al explosion of 9sS IN the ferry en-
francs. The fumes spread rapidly To
e. a
raylor's b It'll Is saved TINS far by
f,vor,nR wind. The Brooklya annex
sl,p- and foar fr,v slips aud the RI |,
rooas, are burned. LII d mes are ad-
vincing upon the main dsp't.
Soldiers some la,esiis.t ien.
DAYroS, Aug. &-rhe Congressional
iuve.li2 ,tl.n If the Soldiers Home D.
no IN progress here. Tue commIssioD
G ,nsists Of Generals Rosecrtss and
S!o,l.n. and Representatives, Murray.
Ssr.ie aud CuicneSn. A nunber of wit
| ness-s have BEEN examined, and con
siderable imp rt,nt testimony has been
taken up t. noon.
Absolutely False.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 4-The story of the
Isncniug la North impton county, - as-
| soluteiy false.
Ass,xnnseat.
NEW YORK, Aug+-B~rliner d Strauss,
| dealers IN ueckties and scarfs, assigned
today; preferences $4,000.
Nasrsw Escape frems Fire.
NEW York, Aug. 4.-rwenty- three
occupants Of tenement on Charlton
street we're endangered b. Ere this
| morning, bat narrowly escaped Ia their
night clothes by ladders from the street
| and by fleeing 10 the roof. Nearly all
we're slightly burned. bat no lives were
| lost.
Convention Of the Amalgamaaed As
ISOLATION.
PrrrsBuRo. Aug. &.--Neariy all the
delegates TO the Convention Of the Am
algama ted Association. which beeiss
here tomorrow. have arrived. The Con-
vention will De In session thres or four
days. and every state in the Uaion ia
whicn iroa or steel II manufactured, will
| IA r,anresantad