The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-05
How 1t Was Observed in Seattle
and Other Places.
BIG TIME ON esLLsNGHAM BAY.
Governor Ferry Deliver c Patr .0tic
Grafton Olympia.
Reports From Port Townscnd, walia
waIIa. Tacoma, Centr lila. Portland
and other Citses-tinericans IN Paris
and Berlin Remember.


Yesterday was peculiar F6rrth of July IN
one resp pect. The:s were hsrdiy any fireworks
The proclamation of the mayor and the warn
ing of the are underwriters had their effect In
almost totally sIppress.ng the explosive en-
thusiasm OF the small hoy. Occasionally some
youngster would break out ana shoot of
cracker, but the bangs sounded 80 lon ly and
foflorn Sc to be almost uneanny. sud the small
boy gave up the attempt at having genuine,
old-fashioned, noisy, suiphurous Fourth.
twas not so in the outskirts OF The city.
When the small boy gcs ou5 into the woods or
on the lake shore his crackers volleyed and
Numbered to his hearts content Toe shore of
Lake Washington was strewn with ruins, ana a
blue haze driIsed over the water 20 the nostrils
OF the rowers and anglers.
In every other respect it was ea a.taodox
Fourth. The city peopse went TO the country
to Ravenna park, West Seattle, around and
along and across lakes Washington and Union,
to snoqualnie Falls and numerous places
up and down the sound-while the
country people came to the city. rode On
the street cars 10 the lakes, wandered around
the streets sdm!ripg the new bu! dipgs and the
handsome stores, visiting their friends and
generally taking in the sights. There were
pienios, public aud pr vate, in ali directions.
and residents of the city poured out 10 them in
two and three dozens and scores.
The people did not gather together and shout
with exuberant JOY ami applaud fervid e!o-
quence because they are independent Ameri-
cans, for they have got pretty well used 10 tha.
fact, but they celebrated the fact in II CAIN. SEN
sble way by enjoying themselves ca in their
own way.
The lack of wind made the regatta of the
Seattle Yacht Club elmost a drifting contest
The start was delayed two hours to await
the wind, and th it was made
in little breeze IRON the south that barely car
ried the boats over the course in the required
tine. In the first race tor boats over twoaty-
four feet in length, the EcLsrcn took
first prize, a spirit compass. and the Nitella,
of Port Blakeiey, second priZe-a box OF cigars.
The Idler wen the first prize, beautiful silver
water set, in the second race for al beats under
tweaty-four feet IN lenyth; the Monte second
a silver card tray and SO in cash; the Viking
third-a silver clock and $40 II cash, and the
Cleveland fourth-sl0 in cSsh.
1t was 1920 O'Clock when the judges, r. Fl.
Morrison. q. A. Zeiger and L. W. Riddle
reached the buoy in the tug Violet and sounded
the whistle for the first race. The McLsren.
sailed by Phillip ssvary; the vi'ella CAPTAIN
Hansen, and the Edna NJ. NJ c. Jensen,
started. Six minutes later the boats
entered in the second event were gotten
away. They We're the idler. sailed by &. S.
Clark; Monte, by Captain keesliag; Viking,
bv Captain George White; Cleveland, by William
Howe; Eagle. by William Lake: and Petrol, by
Captain D. N. SimisoD.
Neither race wss very close st any time and
the boats in the two events finished in the fol-
lowing order and fime
First race-McLarsn, time l:5344 Vitella
2:21:44: Edna n. 2:22:S9.
Second race--Inie., time. l:S402; Monte,
1:5S40; Viking, 2;05:at: Cleveland, 2:07:S7;
Eagle 21O.l6: Petrol. 2:55:a0
The race was witnessed By several thousand
people from the Wes: Seattle heights aud along
the water front The sveaF, cxceps that there
lack of wind, wss success in every re-
spect. AT meeting OF the cub, held last eve
ming, the prizes were distributed
The attractions at the race track drew several
kundret people, who spent very enjoyable
day The programme OF races was
excellent. The best attraction OF
the day was an interesting game of
dies and the Seattle 6rsys. which was won by
the former by score of 10 g. The score by in
Mugs
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Companies B. ID and Z, OF the First regiment
headed by the regimentai band, ell under the
command of Colonel J. C. Hains, psraded yes
teriay morning "as required by law"
Ehe companies assembled at the A-rnory at
$50 O'Clock, marched down Third street to
Cherry street, to Second street and
then back 10 the ArraOTy. The
marching was very good. and the
splendid N music By the band drew crowds on the
different streets along the line o; march. The
only complaint was that the parade was not
long enough.
large number of pleasure seekers went out
to t. II. Dempsey's residence on the shore of
Lake Washington, whore they spent the day
boating and fishing, being Hospitality enter
tanned by Mr. and Mrf Dempsey.