The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-25

heated tenemenf-. where they are
pied IN like 50 many bees in hive.
Seeing sncti large crowds together will
give some idea bow thickIy the. are
packed in the human tinder-box.s.
and one viii immediately set 10 won
dering how il il possible for 80 many
people 10 live at ali in such q small
district. 1t was shortly alter III
o'clock when the reporter walked up
The pier. The string pieces on eact.
side were Just one line OF sleeping
men, lying a. near 10 each other a.
safety or comfort would permit. The
end of the dock was completely COW
cred with women with the
regular complement Of sleeping
infants and baby carriages.
At ore corner Of the dock the reporter
hesrd a childish Voice Singh school
dirty. The voice Was that OF young
girl and Vas remarkably sweet and
pure.
I'll give yon s solden spoon
Eyou vii marry niece.
To feed the baby afternoon.
II you viii marry me
Then another voice. similar in pa
rity OF tone. responded.
Won't aeeept your golden spoon
And wi'l not marry you-u-B.
To feta the baby sftsrncvn.
Far won't marry you.
Several more verses We're sung. the
first one offering a golden ball.
dress OF black and green. and lots OF
costly things, each one being refused
In turn by the naughty little party of
the second part. Finally the little
hero sang:
I'll give 10 you myself and heart,
III yen will marry me-e-e.
And nothing cen as ever part
ii you VIII marry me.
This seemed to eaten on" hut il
was i'm The song. ANYWAY. so the offer
was accepted. and the quaint court
ship closed with the following verse,
which they both sang together
Oh. yes. We are both happy.
For soon well married tse-e-e
Well both be true aud swear VOW
To love none e'er but thee.
This little duet had attracted the at
tenticn of nearly every one on the
dock, and at its conclusion the APP
plause given was indeed hearty. The
reporter attention was next attracted
by group of bows. They were talk
ing 60 several girls about their own
age who were as fair examples OF what
are known as ''ehippies" as could be
oufld.
I. Ii was II clock when the reporter
walked on the BIZ dock at the foot of
Jefferson street This dock In fully
three hundred feet long, and from a
careful calculation the reporter estl-
mated that there were at least fifteen
hundred men. women and children
sitting about and sleeping. rhere
were a great many Germans among
the crowd. and as a consequence. the
-scan" was running backward and for
ward AT a lively rate. Mot Of the
men aud children we're asleep and The
women talking or 500 hing a Colicsy
baby. The ias out on this dock seemed
To b.. more elaborate than on any oi
the others. that l. to say, the people
came rassre prepared 10 have au easy
time With their rest ard sleep.
One tierinan had huge atermeion
and wa distributing the in ciogs fruit
antuug his friends with a stilit oil gem
crosby lha would have doiie credit 10
Georg. W. shiids. Many OF the Others
had brought IliiogS from their homes
ana we're lately wrapped in pleasant
dreams. TIE Italians are also great
patrons OF this dock and they come
Down in Groves and remain all night,
sic. ping on the cases, barrels. or In
fact any piace that allows them To
stretch out at full length.
The watchman OF the dock. Corne-
Illus j. sullivan. SAYS they give him
more trouble than all the rest OF the
people pnt together. Al the slightest
provoeation they pull their knives and
some one il almost always cut. In
~ a Nrssfra
sleeping on the stringpleces IL can
) safely 81. said that more than one-half
I Of the unsnown drowned men found
meet their death in this manner.
Watchrnan sullivan SAYS he knows OF
/ three eases on this very dock that
7 have happened during the past two
months. The last case was that OF a
ponr Young tramp known rs Ed. He
would get drunk every afternoon and
as soon as evening came would lac
down on the stTingpiece and 30 70
sleep. On the evening of the 4th
az Iglv his body wss lound heating
among the piers. lie hal been drunk
ali dav and had gone 20 sleep early in
The afternoon lnsensihse 10 ali else
( he had rolled oil and quietly dissp-
reared beneath the water He - now
I ia potter'S Field.
( The East river of the END 0f this
ao..k j. known as the Nile. snd The
peofle now speak of 'Eoing down 20
The Nile. About Two weeks ago
voun, woman went on an excursion,
and inst before the boat rescaed the
3osk. where the landing was made,
! ~ha was presented with a healthy boy.
He was chrissenesi Moses. hence the
changing of the rivers name. lhis
dock used Ia be one II she noiSie>t IN
the city. and when there MAS not
brawl going on among The itailanS me
tseTmaaS were giving concert the
nrelsoat Mavvmeyer use0 10 lie mere
and the crew could rot sleep on &C
count al the morse. one rsgat whfn
the dock WAS crowded aud the air a.
tll.esl with souE and bser the engineer
turnesi the hose on the crowd. oi''Se
then the ross ard concerts nave tSeh
ieN sud far betWeeu-
Wbep yhe reporter left she men aRa
lsavs wegr nearly all asleep. and the
uuch-rvfreShesi mothers wcre one hy
one Slfppins quietly away 10 their
homes. sheir hatie, sleeping peaces '4lsy
On their breasts
pfer> 81 assd S.. az the fooi % Geuv-
erseuF ~,ip aua Jackson street "ere
next visfrst III 3 contained a Ia
isss Is; Interest the 0ssiy PERSONS on
thsm hcinr tafo. . be Nffe a32fltt
.1.,.,sss,s- 80 f3atsf stt5e &oaH~. Fer a
a ~. stsss ot kras sar street, "a tssstl-
fartshsy b}s,g. ahsre ~eTe svveTa4
sitting around taiklnE. bat every
;hsise &ss aaiet ard rotbins eoa14 -
heard save the CONSTANT lappans -
me Nassr against the piies- Toe lsssail-
cey street peer wS> seAi hs5ed. anu ftas5Fe
.hSiar,a we're Ssen here than on any
. az the other docks. The reporter con
sinuext the visit 20 az the decks ANITA
! he reached Twenty third street. when