Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-11
A FRA2ERNAL VISIT
Hesperus Commandery Knights
Templar and Their
Friends
Make Pilgrimage to British
Columbia for an
Outing
And The Party Enjoy Them
selves and Have a
Huge Time

Ihere are lNe or SIX nuUuGcu pcpplC
on Bellingham bay no do not need TO
be told that Captain John j. Irving,
Of the steamer Yosemite, and other
splendid crgft that sail from Victoria,
is a princely gentleman. That TACT
was amply proven to them last Satur-
day. They were the people who went
with Hesperus COmmandery No. 3,
Knights Templar, Of FairhaNen, on
their pilgrimage aboard the elegant
and spacious steamer Yosemite last
Saturday to Esquimalt and Victoria,
across the bay, among the Islands OF
the Archipelago de IIaro, and over the
strait of Juan de Fuca. Captain lry-
ing was everywhere all over the
steamer, seemingly ubiquitous in his
realm, and with hearty good humor,
unceasing affability, devoted in inter
est TO the pleasure of his guests, hold
ing perfect and easy discipline among
his crew, he discipline among his crew,
he dispensed hospitality that was
charming aud gratifying in a superla-
| tive degree. His own room was given
up to the commandery and their
friends, and il was supplied all day
with fruit and other refreshments,
and an active youth To do the chores,
while ihe captain did the honors, as
sisted by his guests, for the room was
Liberty Hall to the latter.
After the Farhaycn people had
boarded the steamer she sailed To
the WhatcOm aud SehOme wharves to
take on board the COntingentS at those
points, touched again at Falrhavcn on
the way out, then sailed CALAMITY
across the bay gaily decked In the
colors OF Columbia and Britain, the
band playing insplritlng music ana
everybody completely happy.
The Yosemite had barely sailed Il
mile, when it was announced that the
lower deck had been cleared for dane
ing, aud piper's orchestra was piping
away. The dancing was kept up, by
all who chose To pass the time thai
way, until the shores Of NancouNel
island were sighted, and the spires o.
Victoria began to glcam through the
luxurious foliage of Beacon Hill park
Then all were on the decks and guards
the day being lovely and the air fresl
and bracing. The steamer passed on
however, TO Esquimalt harbor ant
navy ward, three miles further west
There Il landing was made, while Jh
bands of the cxcurSiOniSts played GO
Save the Queen and The Britls
Grenadier," British vessels in the haI
Dor saluting with their cOlOrs. Every
body went ashore, long procession
and all had the pleasure Of what, I
the majority, was the most intercsLln
incident Of the trip a visit to the grca
British cruiser, the WarSpite." !
happened that the "Warspite" was o
n the dry dock, and thus she could b
= seen from her highest point to he
very keel. by the courtesy OF Tn
officers in command, the eXcursiOnlsl
we're allowed on board and given tf
liberty Of the ship. The officers an
details of men escorted and pllolC
parties to every part, and 1t was
wonder inspiring sight. There wei
over five hundred men, Officers, MAJ
of-war's men, marines, sailors aI
machinists on board. The vessel
crew and all were as busy as bee
cleaning muskets, % SwOrd-bayunel
cutlasses, revolyers, the ships machi
cry and great guns. or the lalt'
there are fourteen, ranging III 81
from "A COlumbiad TO six-pOund
rifle, aud beside these there q
Hotckiss rifles, torpedo guns, and
armory of musketry and It's belonging
E The excursiOnists went from dc'
to deck, some of them guil
: down AS many as five flights to d
/, lowest deck, down among the big u
pedoes and the magazines, accordil
TO fancy. They visited the hosplCi
the mess rooms, the engine room
guard rooms, officers quarters, ana
l.. short made themselves at home un I
y Great Warspite, which present yes'
)n Is the third Of the name.
he No attempt TO describe the vessel
detail will he made here, as 1t wou
take many columns OF space 10 do
Dn in the meagerest manner, suilce
is- therefore, that the visit to the spl'
did and powerful warship was re
lation to the large majority OF the
/. cursionists and was easily worth,
ii, trip and all OF its expense, In the m
. ter of information CLEANED and In
actual interest Of such a show.
n After more than an hour on hoi
r. the Warspite and about the qua
~ old town of Esquimalt, which was
of the first settlements made by
. Astor fur company on this coast,
excursionists went back To the "
IL mite and In few more minutes
vessel was steaming up into the 81
harbor OF Victoria city. Landed
l Victoria many OF the excursion
-, took carriages and drove to Bca
',es, he Hill park. along by beautiful, and
'ery some instances quaint cottages I
Try were striking reminders OF old II
"s lang. They saw cricketers playing
or. the cricket grounds OF the park,
- wild animals. hear, deer and the
in their paddocks, great and grac'
swans on the little lakes, the "a
bridges that span here and u
arms of the miniature seas. the x
stone castle, Dunsmuir, lifting It's
posing shape among the trees, chilli
iro" and their nurses at the swings In
woods, and many other exceedlnel!
teresting. rcstful and, to the malo
novel sights. After the drives The
to- cursionists scattered themsC
ires' through business part Of the city s
II OF their doing little In the wa
., free-trade shopping, many Ia
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