Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-07
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Pom TowxsExD, May s. 1ee6-
Dr.. Hail, g. s. Army, has Feturnsd
from Veaeoaser, where he accompanied
the two companies that len here veek
assn.
TIA quarters, which have been 10
course cf oonsarucsion 20 accommodate
ali, are cot quite finished, and ons CON
RAINY. Cautain EsnsinQton's, have gone
iuto ssaruu. The ether has foaud an old
hsa3idtna. wbieh they have tzksn pes
seasierl Of. Msiar Burke aud family
have gone 10 board outside Of the gar
rtson grounds. and Lie1tenauts ONeii
and Bnshanan have pitched thefr tents
ike true soldhers, essioying the freedom
tkat canp life offers. They are all
pleased with their SURROUNDINGS. anc
hOpe that ii1 time the other part Of The
cemziand win be ordered 70 Jotn them
a. for the present families are separaf-
cd. Mira EIarke, wife Of the Major, "
sister 70 Mrs Murphy. wife Of Lieutsn,
ant lhurphy. Who remained here ana
Lisuiensnt O'Neil. who i nsw a Van
oeuvtF, il . son Of Mrs. Mnrphy.
Albert r. Smith Of this place, pEopri-
atoF CT the Central Hotel. has received
the first cargo Of stone from Stewart
Island, and will commence work on the
sea wall and foundation 70 the addition
Of his hossI. The vail will extend about
100 fsef Gus from the old b1iidinR, With
frontage Of aboat loo feet 20 ITO feet,
making Ia all = contina0us wall Of about
$40 fset, Of Eve feet thickness az the
base, rising 20 high water mark, from
two feet 10 twelve fest, and eighteen
innhss on top. isyeied Oh 70 recsive the
siHi OF the nsW structure. with clear
ing e, allow the crest Of the waves dur
ing blow to Mss over tbs wall, thereby
avoiding tins UNPLEASANT ooncussisn,
should fhsy be allowed 10 strike any
solid work. The plan Of the new psrt
will be q continuation In the architeo-
turs Of the present building, with marx
Cd interior improvements. aud vii cost
from $1,000 70 $4,000, The enlarge
ment Of shis hotel has been necessity,
existing for Z number Of years, as the
present house il too small. It will taxa
from 600 10 500 Tons of stone 10 do the
mason work.
A gentleman Just arrived from Old
Tacoma informed your correspondent
that the nall 81 that place was working
on full tine. and that though the cul
had reached some days 20 nearly 200, cor
feet. ships loading there do not receiy;
- good dispatch a. their captains de-
sire. The Norwegian ship Doctor MED
ger, Captain Eneiestadt. bound 10 Mel
bourne, has been over a month loading.
The bark heHp@ra Captain Ryder, ais.o
beund % MelbouFse, twenty days load
ing ship Peru, Captain fLarabee-
Bound 20 Monteyideo, twenty one DAYS
loading. Schooner festa1 Captain
Fisher, bound 20 Mahnkenas 70 alIso
twenty-one days. The following vesssle
are also loading A. Tacoma: Schooner
Mafifin, Captain hoiestedt, bound 10
San Francisco With lumber; snip fosem'
ice, Captain Saunders, loading coal fol
San Francisco.
Captain Louis N. Stodder Of the q 8,
revenue marine, who commanded thu
revenue cutter Oliver Woicott, stationed
on ne SOUND, nas Deem teIieoeo IIon,
sne oomnaad q .ne stestner CoaIhA y
wnminkson, " W anu Rshe !" M
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