The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
HER WELCOME HOME.
Seattle Gives a Greeting to Her
Floating Namesake.
DELIGHTFUL TRIP DOWN SOUND
Chamber OF Commerce Brings the
steamer City Of Seattle Home
Guns and Fireworks Blaze.


voyage of Il 900 miles from her Eastern birth
place through two oceans and along the shores
OF two continents She was received at Port
Townsend By over 200 Of Seattles leading citi-
gems, greeted on her voyage up the sound by
every passing steamer and welcomed on her ar
rival by the cheers of 500 people, the firing OF
guns, and all ON board was gaiety and good
humor.
The day was one OF natures best. and seemed
10 have been made for the occasion. Scarcely
ripple stirred the blue surface OF the sound, and
the only movement in the air was produced Dy
the motion of the ship and the swooping OF sne
gulls down to the water. The say was cloud
less, save for few streaks OF cloud, and there
was nothing to obscure the view OF the richest
stretch Of country on God footstooi, walled ID
on each side by range OF mountains
The City Of Kingston rounded into Port Towns
end harbor about 80 D. N. and all hands
crowded the decks to catch first glimpse OF the
new steamer. She lay motionlcss in the stream,
her white sides cleaning in the sunlight. The
Kingston steamed around her and whistled
sisteriy greeting to her, while the City OF Seattle
hoisted the new set OF colors which were pre-
sented by the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
the finest flags which ever adorned ships
masts and rigging. As the two steamers came
side by side the whistles blew, bells rang, and
yankee Doodle" was played by band on boad
the tag Pioneer.
left Yeslers wharf at 1870 in the morning, bear
ing over 200 ladies and gentlemen-members OF
the Chamber of Commerce, their wives, wives
elect, daughters and sisters-whe were Inc
guests of the Puget Sound and Alaska Steam
ship Company, owners OF the boat. As the
steamer swung out into the stream the First
Regiment band, which was ON board, struck up
lively air. When the Kingston steamed upto
the Tyler street wharf, at Port Townsend, where
several hundred people had gathered. the party
on the Kingston gave three lusty cheers
and tiger, which met with hearty response
from the City of Seattlc's crew.
There was no movement on the part OF the
Port Townsend people to give the visitors
demonstration, but they greeted the party with
cheers and great cordially.
On landing at Port Townsend the visitors were
met by Secretary Rupert, OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, and several other citizens and we're
escorted 10 the Key City club rooms. There they
were invited TO make themselves at home. The
clubrooms are large and commodious and are
comfortably furnished. The band was called
into the building and played an air in the dane
ing hall, to which a few of the visitors danced.
Then the seattleite5 dispersed in search OF
lunch, to gather later on the wharf and hear an
occasional air from the band, while the Port
Townsend people ayailed themselves OF Captain
Jackson's invitation to look at the new steamer,
which had meanwhile come up alongside tbe
wharf.
About $50 D. m the City of Seattle threw off
her lines and began to move of gracefully into
the stream, the crowd on the wharf giving her
three cheers, which her guests acknowledged
by cheering for Port Townsend. The sight
which met the gaze as she started for her new
home was well worth the trip. On one side
stretched the Jupiter hills, which are well
worthy the name OF mountains on another the
main range OF the Olympics, snow-colored
almost TO their base, while far to the east across
the Sound. Mount Bakers white head stood out
in sharp outline against the clear sky, and other
lesser peaks formed q series OF towers to the
southwark
The excursionists had not been long on board
the steamer when they were called TO the dining
room to dinner, and there found plentiful re-
past set out. New reliefs sat down to dinner
until the steamer reached her wharf, when the
band was eating, and was to much engaged to
respond to the frequent cries OF the waiting
crowd on the wharves for music. On the voyage
home the band entertained those OH board with
some well-rendered selections. George wilkin-
son won especial applause by his clarioDet solos,
the army calls, "ln Cottage Near Wood"
with variations, and "Miserere" in II Iroya
tore"
Following is a complete list of those on board.
w. s. Relic, wife and daughter. w. W. Eldred
and wife, \. Ice Willard, james A. Painting and
wife, George r. Meacham, W. p McElwain,
Walter oakes, C. Fl. kittinger, E. o. Graves and
daughter, Miss Towles, G. A. Mckenzie and
wife, Thomas W. Proseh and wife, Jesse W.
George and wife, DIR. c. A. Walsh and wife, J.
4: Milroy and wife, E. l. Sanford, Miss Taft,
Miss Anita Hunt, Miss Hamilton, c. d. Rhodes
and wife, AL Fonda, /. Hill Case and wife, ia.
Trimborn. o. d. Butterield, J.w. Edwards, wife
and daughter, A. VI. Brookes, W. r. Boone,
James Leddy and wife, H. +. whitney, Morti-
mer Cook, Daniel Jones and wife, Robert Moran,
G. .. Langridge and wife, Mrs. s. T. elise, /.
wife, X. 4. Milroy and wife, T. X. Fleming and
wife, Francis w Parsons, w. II: Pettis and wife,
w. F. Pettis, Griffith Davies and wife, Mrs. r. r.
rest and wife, Miss Jennie Stewart, Judge John
7. Hoyt, wife and daughter, j. H. Elder, ". j.
Jones, OF Port Townsend; Henry Roths-
d. C. II. Rothscbild, Miss Re-
CINE Rothschilds, Z. C. Cheasty, John E.
Aver, G. Ii. Aver, of Olympia: w. A. Richie and
Van Devanter and wife, Collector Bradshaw,
j. W. Dodge and wife, A II. Harrison and wife,
C. 3: Bagiey and vile, D. A: spencer and wife,
g. Winehifl, Mrs. Winchill, Miss Matilda Wine
hill, W. r. Bentley and wife, E. W. Hills and
wife, I. Arthur Whitaker, Miss May Pearce, II.
a. Van AmTinge and wife, Mrs. Dr.W. NJ. Hilton,
Watson Allen, Miss Lena Allen, j. p. Thomp-
son and wife. X. G. Faegre and wife, A. Hebron,
OF Boston; Frank Beach and Miss Nellie Beach.S.
Ramsey and vile Miss Campbell, OF Pittsfeid III:
b. h. Briefly and wife, John Hollster and wife,
=. B. Ward and wife, l. y. Bigelow and wife,
General c. W. Turner and wife, Mrs b. F. Shau-
but, MIS- J. A. sanborn. Miss Aline Demaray,
samuel T. Short and wife. W. W. Buchanan and
wife, Mrs. George E. Miller. r. NJ Daulton and
wife, ;. L. Crawford and wife, W. D. Conner,
Johnson and wife, Eugene yeddy, L. D. Ross,
Miss Grace Martin, Noah Armstrong. f.
NJ Muldoon and wife, Dr.. George Il. Ran
dell and wife, G; G Chandler and vile,
Gould and wife, General George p fhrie and
wife; W "A, A. Iolehard and wife, ". 5. Dean, G.
Morse, 4. ChiIberg, John NJ Tenney and wife.
James Leddy and wife, 4. ". Conant, Mrs Hor-
ner, c. r. West, E. :. Osborne and wife G.
Kenyon, stewart Z, Smith, J NJ. Lang, A Hew-
lit, +. la Roche, q. f. De Steiguer, E. b. Hussey
and wife, Mrs. L. +. Blaine.
Every steamer and tugbpat passing on the up
Sound trip greeted its new neighbor and re-
eeived hoarSe bat cheerful response from the
Seattle When the shin passe2 sTnjthss eo S..
electric lights shining in all her windows q gurl
was run out on the main deck and fred two
guns n sanitation to the home she was fast APP
preaching. After few minutes response CAME
iroIa another gun on lesler's wharf
and Its hrst report was followed By
two others, Then the firing ceased,
one OF the men in charge OF the gun having meE
with an accident which disabled him 4s TIE
City OF >esttie steamed up the BAY her sister
steamers sounded notes OF welcome from their
whistles and her arrival was announced b7 a
salFo OF applause peculiar 20 steamers She
PASSED along the line OF whaTves. above which
saone the lights OF the city like the gems in a
crown, ana took her statiouin the middle OF the
harbor, near the edge OF thu tide aats, her head
turned towards West Seattle
hen the crew tried their hands al shooting
on nrsworks. and proved themselves 'prerltics
hands az the business They took their stsvi
IL the bows with their bundle Of fireworks. an
exposed, scarcely ten feet from them on the
1eek ne passengers crowded TO the forward
enc 81 the ship TO see the sport some of them
on the saloon and others on the gallery deg
Rocket after rocket went soaring 10 the sky and
- ssss4a IN q shower OF manyeolered streams
% IRE into the bay, and batteries Of Roman EN-
QleS sent balls OF eaatifully-eocre1 ire fu.n ffs
go So, 'ae oehoiceTs venting their admiration in