The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-29

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Lowell Navigator Lopez: surgeon Wilsos.
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hatidsofne, and their appearance 81 tue re-
reut receptions and balls given
~ their honor were signals for !
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sex Of l1eona soesety. Thes ar ID mem
in the inIl sense ef the word. The interest
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lori While on duty. they attend to their
DUTY, but when q guest il abroad he il
steps oHi The gaslgway until he leaves the
launch On the wharf In the cabin ono Is
entertained In royal style. He could not
wish Tor better entertainment from the
queen Everything possible Is done for
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granted the privilege Of going aboard. and
when there they are shown everything Of
interest 70 be seem The guns appear 10 be
the mist interesting. aud these are taken
apart and explained In such manner that
then taken into the ofsecrss cabin. and
are here shown the many curiositics which
the different officers have collected on their
dinercilt cruises. Pictures taken IN samoa,
In south America, in Alaska and the arc
TICS. and. y facs, every place where L has
While in this port they have made nuner-
GUS fritnds and acquaintance, and their
prekenfH At dinner parties and receptions
has been eagerly sought Commander
1t4cH41f - K&H kuuWHs B058 IN I6frd1n
and SETTLE. he having been here orssy
short time since on the naval commission
This viii kr the second cruise into the
arctic waters for this vessel within swo
years. Ehe having been north only last
winter on the same mission which taxes
her hack at prcsent-to protect whalers
The ~mess" consists Of eli the ofncers,
and instead OF their drawing the 80 cent |
allowances which the government appre- |
PIRATES for rxtiofs, they draw the cash and |
add 10 that amount 3 certain sum and have |
cafairr buy AL that II needed for their
consun1ptfon.
The uiiters' quarters are neat. although. |
- person aecusfomed 70 large rooms |
w0hld say. somewhat hampered. Every |
available nook or quarter II utilized for /
some purpose. The ship itself Il kept In . /
most t1ofnmendabie shape. The bras |
over the several c0mpasses. and - diner |
eut places on board the vessel, shines Ike /
Q new hopper. and the decks all over the |
ship are kept - clean - new PIN The |
large engines are kept - bright - poest
bic, ana 81 any hear In the day one might |
observs8 some one Of the machtniets |
brishhmtng mp some part OF the massive
machblcyy.
There are several pets on board the |
Thetis, among them 4 dog, Terrfpen b. |
name, : coaf. and several cAts. The dog II |
the friond Of aIl. aud Is most Intelligent |
animaa. He was born on the ahip, aud it |
IS said could not live on land. Hc Il . |
strong swimmer, and IS u stated that
shonid he die or b killed the ship would |
be almost drAped In mourning IN his honor