Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-03

me Na1e-HaFFaxd Hace
NEw LuaDo2, Jaly a.-Ihs elsvau&l
81 ne annual series II fur mile, eieh
oared alraiRA4 away Eaaaa. WhiuA -
innuzurated between YAla ana Harvard
h 1876. vas roued this eveuing On ~
Thames river coarse. Yale 8nignel hFa
- . min. Al = So, beating Harvard }.
seven lanakh8. The intef6st In today
rae VS. greater than II any pEeTi0a
ame for fha lask eight years, and train
and sfeameRa oEou1hl large crowds d
witness i. Hundreds 81 application
/ for seats on the lonQ observation trail
Of tWenty-tWo cara. which followed "a
crews from starr 10 NniGh, we're refused
tho aooommoda1 befng inadequate
Ihe immsnso Qrand Stand e. the star
vas packed cIos1IT, as weHe the polnt
of vantage along The r0nla. Graft o
every description Were anchored alon,
ths shore aa closely Is poasible, Will
scores az steamers and tugs followee
the rouors. The betting vas heavy.
The wMtaR at the appointed time
(Ils0 q. m vas 60 rouah that 4 pos
ponement Waa had 30 6 o'ciaak IhG
Harvard and Yals boating ofasiAfs thea
held q consultation end decided d
ANNA1A3AI|l
up ths river 10 Gates Ferry, instead 81
the usual way, 90 aa g hMve all TIE ban
eft possible from the kavoEabie tide
AZ s .. %. tbs conditions for fasl rev.
ing were almost peFfsct. she watar va
almost smooth. TIE tide and Whas iiikle
wind there was being with the boats.
AZ 6:lb the crews eame down % The
start and altar the referee had spout
several minutes getting them into line
they we're aant Oh. 4ale,N shell
was the frut 10 move and Harvard
Waa only an instant slower.
Yale staried with thirty I've strokes aud
Harvard with IS per minute. For
800 yards the struggle was grand oBe,
neither oreu being zhle b gain any ad-
vantage. Then Harvard poked the nose
Of her boat slightly IN trent. This ad-
vantage. however, Was only momentary.
Yale drew up on even terms 81 The first
quarter and sloWlY began 30 forge
ahead. AZ this point Yale Waa rowing
Ia exoellsnf fern. calling q long. pow
erful ssroke. Harvard was pulling the
same aumber Of strokes, bat her in
board work Waa nosieeably inferior 10
Yale'a
The half mile uas reached and Yale
had gained . half length. The race for
the next half nile was very exciting.
Yale dropped her stroke 20 "a, bat Har-
ward kept on ai IS, doing her bsst. HaF-
ward could not hold Yale, and when the
mile FAC vas reached the stefn of Yale's
boat was iust clear Of HaKyard'a bow.
Enthaaiaam vas now 81 q high pitch,
and partisans Of both crews shouted
themselves hoarse. The mile haQ vas
passed IL the fast tlme Of 4:A9 for Yale.
and SOCK for Harvard. AZ the end Of
the one and 3 half nile Gag Yale had
added halt 3 lsnRth 80 her lead and
Harvard appeared SLIGHTLY ratified e
unexpected turn Of Affairs. Yalo nov
began 10 take matters more eaaily and
dropped down to 81 strokes Per minute.
Harvard still kept at 50. Yale passed
the two mile DAG in l0:lS1< and Har-
ward In 1876. Yale kept up her long,
swsspina steoka and Raamnd 10 aattla ~
tbs telling work, and at the next half
mile gained half q length. At tins
point, 4x miles. Yale'B time was 1906
and Harvard i3:iI1<. Harvard was nov
doing better work, and between the ~
and 35< mila days, by running her
stroke up 70 50, sueooeded il cutting
down Yaless lead 30 two Lengths,
Yale passed the 81 mile flae in Is.a9J<
and Harvard In 1889. Yale nov b.
gan 20 epurt for the hrsi and only time
during the race, running her stroke up
to 50, while Harvard was pulling only
35. The eject vas wonderful. TIE
Yale shell Moved through the water at
q great paes and began 70 Fun riaht
away from the CambridQo men. Harvard
attempted 10 respond 10 Yates apurt.
but the attempt was disastrous. causing
two Of their men 10 lose time and all
clipped their stroke badly. Yale kept
up the apurt for the whole Of the last
half mile and With snoh telling eject
that she gained fully Eve lengths In that
distance, crossing the finish line seven
lepgtha ahead.
fine 20:4l4. Harvard's tims wna
2105X. This time Is uno oficial, aa the
judges boat steamed up the river leav-
ing the press boat 10 its own resources
Terrible Rxpaeaaon.
MonnzsFoN IN. -, Jalg "A terrible
explosion took place this morning at
7a0 az The Atlantic giant powder works,
situated betwoen MoKainegville and
DrakesvilIe, resulting in = loss of ten
lives, and Ininrina tea on twelve other
persons. The explosion took place in
ibs mixing h0uss. The cause h as yet
unknown. The loas b not known 81
present, bat will Be very heavy. The
oonoussiOn was felt distinctly for twenty
miles asound cnd glass 10 houses i've
miles away Was shattered.
The Gauss q The Atlantis giant pog.
der explosion nt MoCaip1ville will prob
- Il - 49,
occurred n The mixing foom. The
buildinR was blown into spllnfars ana
Fragments Of the bodies Of the w0fkmen
were picked up hundrsds Of fsst from
the eoe1e. some pieoes were tafen
from branches Of trees many yards
away. The largest portions of body
yst found viii NOT weigh fflsen pounds.
An fmmenss excavation was made
WheFe the building stood and the deyas.
tation 10 apparent Tor hye hundred fest
IN every direo,ios.
me AmeFiemR AasecAa6aon 81 civil
KnEineeFH.
DxxvHR, July "A special train bsag.
ing 400 delegates 10 the annual oouyun.
ti0n Of the AmaEicam Association Of
Owl EuRineera arrived here this morn.
ing. They wers mueA fatiRaed aftal
TIE ieaE1isy, and the meetinR. which
was % have been called his morning,
was poasrouad until ehia afternoon, ehe
proosedinRn Of which we're only thoan
attendant on organization. This even
ing tie Association assembled IN the
Tnbof Grand Opera Hoaso and weFn
welcomed b GoveEnar Eaion on behalf
az the STATE and the Mayer on behalf
Of the city, altar which Henry y. Ladd,
Of 81. Louis, President Of the Aasosia.
tion, deiiNeEad the annual address.
After adjoarnmeaf TIE AssooIation waa
tsndeEsd an Internal reception a. ths
Windssr HotaL
Fhe Brstherhsea 81 Postal Cleska,
IHBIAxARoxls, July 2-Ths Executive
Csmmittea Of the BFotheEhood of Pcs
al Clerks heid 3 ascFst maeting here
today. About thirty delegates. EsPEs-
seating all the &iwiEiens Of the order,
were rfessnk A telegram vas sent 20
P0ssmastsg General Villas asking
whsthar be would ree4ivs = cammiffse
cf clerks, but no AnsweK ~as received.
AnofheR meetlng 9ug hsld Ia the sxen-
ine. and Il uas dasided, notWithsland.
inR M. FiliasP eaiiaFs % answer he h
GuiEy, % send 9 oom1itl1e Of tgo 10
Waahinatan for tha pufpoes indloatsd.
Tha Anal asticn % she bfolherhood