The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-05
SCENES ON THE STREETS.
Avenues of People Enjoy the Incident Is
of the Day.

The many tall buildings along the line
of march were filled with people, who were
eager to have an unobstructed view of the
procession, while the yards of residences
in the immediate vicinity were crowded
with equally interested crowds of men and
women. All coigns of vantage were taken
and held long before the procession left
the corner of Second and Union streets,
the starting point.
When the procession started down Sec
ond street, both sides of the thoroughfare
as far as the eye could reach were lined
with enthusiastic crowds of people. The
lawn in front of the residence of John
Leary, at the corner of Madison street.
looked like a picnic ground. The place
was exclusively occupied by women. and
their bright colored garments mingled
pleasingly with the surroundings.
The Burke block was alive with neonle
From every window were packed as many
heads as could conveniently be held and
the towering roof was lined with men and
boys, much to the alarm and anger of the
corps of colored janitors who endeavored
in vain to ''ire" the crowd down.
The Leary terrace, the Boston block, the
Halter, Hinckley, Rengstorff and Harris
people, and were tastefully decorated.
At the corner of Second street and Yes
Ter avenue the Occidental building was
quite attractive with flags and bunting.
On Front street it would be impossible
TO make personal mention of the many
buildings aud their pleasing decorations.
The Olympic, Pioneer Safe deposit, Wash
ington, Sherman, Sullivan, Union, To-
klas, Singerman & Co.'S, Gottstein. Rox-
well, Colman, Fry and Moves blocks were
simply profusion of flags. bunting and
evergreens. To add TO the dazzling beauty
of the many other ornamentations of the
city, across the streets, from building to
building, at frequent intervals were strung
bolts of bunting and uncut flags.
At o'clock an alarm of fire was turned
in from box No. 26, at the corner of Second
and Madison streets, and three engine
companies quickly responded The FIRE was
in big pile of rubbish near the Burke
block. A stream from chemical No. l soon
put auietus on the flames. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a bomb.
Noticeable on the streets yesterday was
smooth-faced young man who stands 6
feet 9Is inches high, who had come to town
10 celebrate. His name is Z. NJ. Agnew
and be is loggers' apprentice from Sno-
quaimie. He Is but 20 years of age. and his
weight - los pounds 49, shows that his
phenomenal growth has not all gone To
length
A great commotion was caused az Pho
neer place yesterday afternoon by stand
ful OF fireworks catching fire and exnlod-
ing. The stand was owned by red-haired
man named J. Alpirn, and his stock in
trade consisted of 500 worth of frecrack-
ers, bombs, double-headed "Dutchmen. -
skyrockets Roman candles. etc. The ex-
pected foot races to take place on the
square drew an immense crowd, and
AlpirE was doing big business and had
sold out about half of his stock when sud
denly bunch of big firecrackers
which were in box with some
skyrocke;s, caught fire from the explosion
OF a small cracker thrown by careless
urchin. The first report was followed bv
dozen more almost simultaneously. and
IN few seconds the skyrockets were sjz-
King and shooting about. endeavorine IN
get out Of the box and soar upward. Sud-
denly from the smoke and powder a
Roman candle shot into the crowd. mi
dresses of several ladies who were near
caught FIRE from the sparks. They ran
quickly into the entrance of the Pioneer
block, and the fire was extinguishsd and
no one hurt. IL was matter of some few