The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06
THE CENSUS FARCE.
A Special Agent to Investigate
Seattle and Tacoma.
DOUBTS ABOUT A RECOUNT
Tacoma Also Demands q Recount-Fur-
Their List Of the Uncnumerated-
Nearly 1,4oO Missed.

The demand for a recount of the popu-
lation of Seattle has so far borne fruit that
q special agent OF the treasury department
will be sent to examine the case in both
this city and Tacoma, though it is doubt
full whether a recount can be had at this
late date, as the following special telegram
from Washington City to the PosT-INTEL-
LIGENcER will show:
There Is a demand for a recount In both Seat
tie and Tacoma. The members of the Washing
ton delegation received kilograms from Seattle
saying that the Chamber Of Commerce OF thst
city had asked o recount. and q few moments
later came kilograms from Tacoma, saying that
II Seattle had q recount Tacoma wanted one
also. As the schedules have already been
formed from these cities 1t is doubtful IL a re-
count will be ordered, although special agent
viii examine the case in both cities.
The PosT-IHTELLIGEYcER continues to
demonstrate the necessity far recount in
this city by presenting further statement
of persons who we're not enumerated.
Communications on the subject continue
20 come to this Office, and all who know of
any more persons who have not been
counted are requested to send in their
names aud addresses and the number in
the family.
The number of persons given in the
statements below is 131, which added to
those already recorded, makes the total
1892. The returns are still incomplete.
c. w. Smith writes: At the house where
/ room, 1880 Front street, there were at
least four persons who were not enumer-
ated; and it seems probable that the cause
OF this defect in the count was
common one throughout the
city in the houses where there are
transient roomers. The enumerator came
in the daytime. when every roomer but
one was out. The lady of the house. after
giving the statistics Tor her own family,
began TO try to account for the rest of the
people in the house. She could give the
full name of one, but had to answer II don't
know" TO the remaining questions. She
knew the surname only OF No. 2 and moth
ing more about him. OF No. 3 all she
knew was the first name. by which she
had heard him called. At this point, in
despair at the endless questions. rot one of
which could she answer, and at the incred-
lous looks of the enumeration. who ap-
peared about ready to impose the fine for
contempt OF the census, the lady escaped
further torment by sending him to the
room of the only person who happened to
be in, and made no mention of the others.
OF course he never called again.
George White. of Budlong & White, who
keep boathouse at the foot of Columbia
street, states that there are eight men in
the house where he is stopping whose
names have not been taken. He claims
that the census enumerator came to the
house and asked for a certain man and he
not being at home at the present time, the
enumerator went off without asking
whether there were any other persons in
the house.
A. v. Paulson, of 1908 Front street, was
not included in the census. nor, indeed,
was anyone else in the building. Among
those missed were Miss Magnus, clerk for
Mr.. Paulson; n. j. Nelson and Charles
Gronlund, awning-makers; n. K Eikoss.
- Evenson Martin Ringheim. - Smith
and two others connected with real estate
Office, and Albert Paulson, a lodger. Lewis
Paulson, residing on Franklin street, near
Lake Union, was overlooked. At least fif-
teen others of Mr.. A. V. Paulson's ac-
quaintances have told him they were
skipped.
The block bounded by Seventh, Eighth.
Spring and Seneca streets, in which from
forty to fifty persons reside, is said to have
been entirely missed.
None of the eight men employed at
Singers sewing machine agency, at Third
and Seneca streets. were counted.
The following were also omitted: s.
Kreielsheimer. J. Kreielsheimer. NJ. KreieI-
sheimer and s. w. Peterson of 800 and 3lf
Commercial stree.
Nordhoff & Co.. 2.201 Front street. and
their lodger, = Stauffer.
brewer Pbilias' family of three. Joel
vesey, William Foster, ]. ]. Smith and
wife, 2,016 West street.
Bernhard Krohn, Otto Elmegreen. GINS.
tav Null, Sixth between Union and Uni.
versity streets.
Y. n. Dodge, 1.514 Seventh street.
q. S. Logan, Fifth and Seneca streets.
l.. II. Wheeler, 406 Bell street, family of
five persons.
C. A. Rose, wife and two children. $40
Dexter street.
J. w. Mckeehan and wife, 7oS Madison
street.
Miss Ella and Miss Martha Hall, s1e AL.
der street.
K. s. Doan. lis Stewart street.
]. ID. Coppersmid. Yesler avenue. be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
Miss May Elliott. Yesler and McClare
street.
G. Albert Turner. Bellevue hotel.
+. w. Fuller, corner of Market and Main
streets-family of five persons.
Mrs Gordon. Phoenix hotel.