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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03

A Scotch tradition gives this as the origin of
the word "Whig," which is and long has been
party designation in Great Britain, as It was in
this country for q few years: During the early
religious war in Scotland one of the factions
used the words, 1--WE Hope in Cod" as a motto,
of which the initials, w. II. I. g. were borne
on their banners; whence they derived the title
OF Wings" It is a title which both in that
country and this a great many good and able
men have horne
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03

General Butler has obtained writ of habess
corpus for the release of his client, Mrs. john
son. from prison, where she Is serving a sent
ence for perjury. The general, in his fight with
the judge who ordered him out OF court, is liy.
ing up 70 his famous declaration on the floor
OF congress that he always endeavored to avoid
quarrel, but that once involved in one he en-
deavored to so conduct himself that his oppon.
ent should regret the conflict
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03
THE ROSES OF JUNE.
Ladies' Home Journal.


Red as the wine OF forgotten ages,
Yellow IS gold of the sunbeams spun,
Pink as the gowns of Auroras pages.
White as a robe of q sinlesS one.
sweeter than Arahy's winds that blow
Roses, roses, love you sol
Growing the altar where vows are sroken.
Grading the form that is sui and cold.
symbol of JOY, and loves last token,
Telling the story that never grows oldl
Spirits OF beantv, whom none dehar.
Know We, wonder, how fair We aref
Glory OF monarch. in palace ROYAL,
Queenliest charrnerS OF all the place:
Blooming for yeoman. tender and loval.
Bending to Kiss his toil-sfainsd face.
Roses, roses, born bat 10 bless,
Yield me your secret of ioveiiness.
-Emsao q. po,ei
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03

II viii make your compile xion a. soft as vel
Nisdor's famous Rooertine s''
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03

Now is your tine to buy everything in ths
sawslry line very low ct Hansen's.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-03

reduced
wide
AZ inches wide,
IN
Silk reduced from S125 to 25c yard
Rhadame reduced S85
reduced
Rhadame reduced
French
sTurke reduced
Bached Damask
Beaehed Damask
Bleached Damask
Baehed amask 81
namask Table
10 Table Linen
Turkish Towels reduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

If His Britannia Majesty's Ship Bacchante anu "''
hand. which is little crippled with eout rests eneO.
,onate,y on IL as he fights the Long War over
uoha'eS vi s.t, cd,scotion "Nothing could DO
finer, SAYS the Doyon Of the British Meet tn"n "e
engagement OF the little Cleopatra against tne eress
villa do Milan I'm February, 1905. four months a.so'
I toined the Navy. and ten Fnohths De.''o 800 a.
soou got over my midshIpman fight ana was 40
proud rs the rest of them at our not hauhhs uou ".
Gag after ALL and leaving the Frenchmen 70 40 ~.
ms. The manoeuvre lasted TWO hours' anu "o
only beaten BY sheer superiority OF Size ana numoe
We were however. not long prisoners, TOT VI.
a,,a was soon retaken by the Leader Captan iaoo',
and We changed places with ou- captors. YES s"ucu
81, pr6vo. with a sigh, those were Gays whe'i "o
-. so,ors and not stokers Then our English tars
80. n match for the whole world. AS I never COM
,.nded either n steamer or ironcad, can hardiy
GOV how we stand at present, but confess nave my
doubts At any rate seamanship Will not Do tno cn'e'
factor in the coming contest -,,..
you are OF course much interested In tne oruiSo
~ the Curepse the cutting on. OF French vo'eo.
a. e. AIMS Bay eighty-one years ago. the suosequen.
sbIrwreck on the enemy's coast the destruc"" "
,wo AArun French frigates by the Gloire I'm "nion
Sir Provo was q leutersnt) the surrender "a """."-
,oupe and that little affair with the CHESAPEAKE.
crafty our American curiosity the aged seaman
s a. must he admitted however loah, that the grand
n,d vcteran has limp and even stoop, although no
nersists In refusing the support OF cahe-he n1np'
ont into the corridor and brings In MS oio
George sartoruss, admirable picture OF the noiSAs
y, the Union Jack over the Star Spangled bahhef VI
the Chesapeake which he shows With cspecai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13


difacult for steamers to turn around They are 233
feet long and have a beam Of forty two feet They
were known by such indian names us tho "sassacus
Tho barges arc brought down the Hudson in fleets
lowed BY powerful tugboats, and are distributed to
the various piers convenient to the Ice wagons ana the
city deliveries. The Kncker6ocker Ice Company
alone has 800 wagons for the distribution OF Ice 70
retail and wholesale customers These wagons, Win
nil the harnesses a the horses, are made ut
the companys shops, where all the repairs and
shOeng are also done. The capacity OF each cart Is
about two and half tons , l..
q sight familiar tn all New Workers. When the Ice
carts get down Into the "slum" districts, however,
they sometimes undergo experiences which are NOT
so familiar TO the average New-forker. IL is In
the slumn regions that the ice cart Is the prey OK
tho small boy who makes his raid on the Ice cart with
q daring worthy of better cause. trick which
they are very fond Of playing is TO creep up steathy
blackboard and after giving the large cak' OF ice the
proper leverage cause II to tumble on to the street
pavement with crash, which generally skaters 1t into
many pieces. The boys then run for dear life, W ii
knowing that the icemen will not stop to gather up the
fragments of os and when the coast Is clear they re
turn to the scene Of the depreciation and carry OH
the booty In triumph.
cart going over an uneven road noisily has been
GRADED by a gang OF boys, and the entire LOAD OF
ice fell into the street. cake after another without
the driver being OF 1t until too late, and on
looking back he the street through which he had
passed strewn with broken cakes Of Ice, which ths
small boys were busily engaged in carrying of to their
homes So bold had these depredatOrs become that
back of the cart when going through some OF these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
AT WORK ON THE ICE.

while blacksmith shops and repair shops are scattered
for the shoeing Of horses and repairing OF harnesses
and tools.
The ice is not usually cut until 1t is twelve inches
thick Twenty years ago II was usual to have the
ice attain this thickness before Christmas and has
happened that the ice crop was all cut and safely
harvested before New-Year's Day. But the seasons
have been growing later and later each year. SO that
now the ice is not expected 10 be Of sufficient thick
ness until we'll on In January and even later. 1t
takes several days OF extremely cold weather to chill
the water thoroughly that the ice in dcep water Is
much longer in freezing than when the water Is shall
low.
The ice having attained the desired thickness, all
hands arc set to work with snow poughs to clean on
the snow. After that the cescrapers and planes are
sent over the field so as to plane of all the rough
ICE and frozen slush which may be on the surface
This DONE The process Of cutting is ready to beglp
FIRST line at right angles with the river bank is
marked across the stream to the opposite bank or as
far as the deep water goes This line is run out with
great care for on it the regularity and evenness OF
cutting the whole field depends. Having made tho
line perfectly straight and at right angles, skilled
workman with an ice plough. makes a groove along
the line the river The first trip OF the plough
cuts groove in the ice about two inches deep, and
IT requires six trips Of the plough across this line 10
cut through the ice But the plough makes only
five trips or cuts only eight ten inches, and then
begins another line about two feet from the first and
running parallel to it, an outrigser on the plough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

wears DID, is still hale and hearty. but suffers much
of the time from that sometime arstocratic all
meat the govt He was retired from active service
many years ago and has lived in honored secluson
ever since On every Of his birthday the
English newspapers all over the kingdom Invariably
record the fact with cOmmendable regularity. Inc
aged admiral lives In the outskirts of the village. In
manor house. the Huntington House. as 1t Is known.
that has been in the Wallis family many generations.
goodly portion Of the road from Chichester TO
Huntington House passes through the sod Broyle'
with It's furs, oaks and beeches. and you nave only
inst left the "Senncotts' behind you when you see
the tower and roofs of Huntington cleaning In the
sunshine as they peer at you from the surrounding
woods The shady village street Is wild with laureis
and ivy-grown ems, and you come suddenly on a
modest gateway the pillars Of which are crowned with
heavy cannonbals Of gray stone fashioned long years
ago In some Turkish arsenal. Through the hafopen
gate You catch refreshing glimpse OF soft. green
turf crimson standard roses and welIkept Hover
BEDS third cannon-ball is half buried In triangle
OF evergreens and beyond is roomy white villa with
many windows and creepercovered glass porch open
Ing on the sunny, shingled path before 1t.
All Is brightness at huntington and In this sweet
and tranquil spot lives the senior admiral OF the
British Navy who on a bright Sunday afternoon
seventyeight years ago Captain Lawrence die and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

the cold shoulder. as expected, on account Of ny M.
nection with the SiaT non, Joy bells were runs -
fires were lighted and was welcomed at neat p,hns
dinner when, believe, for the first time God ~
the Queen and Yankee Doodle were played toseth,s
In perfect harmony"
After his experience in the Shannon Sir Provo -.
promoted to the rank OF commander, and was IN Pa
when Napoleon left Elba. Then he cane into ~
command of the NadagaSear, when he received ~
thanks of the British merchants at Vera Cruz 10, I'M.
3attentlon In protecting their interests" Next eAns
his expedition to h0gador in the Warspte, whers 4
watched the movements OF the French squadron urd,
Prince de Joinville. After this came his sojourn /.
SYRIAN waters during the civil war; when Hasssn Pss
Of Rhodes gave him the stone shot which adoen -
gates of Huntington House. In 1857 he went Is an
mander chief on the southeast coast OF America srS
returned to England after his promotion to the raai
admiral.
at the head OF the active list. and this Is point on
which the aged hero Is extremely sensitive. He carr
endure the thought Of dying 10 retirement To tais
his name from the active LIST would be to sourd H.
death knell at am grateful TO Mr.. Childers' he ssN
FOR the dearest Of all distinctions, and that Is "a -
still on the active list. II Is at any rate peasi
thing to know that although eighty seven years hs
rolled BY since I doDned my middy's Uniform nv
name will remain where 1t Is so long as God pesi
to spare me-
1t win prove interesting at this late day to see what
became OF those two frigates, the Chesapeake nI
shannon, which in the early part Of the country ocs
pied such prominent place In the eyes Of the tss
nations. The latter was retained in the service ONLY
short time after the War Of 1872. Two frgates a u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
THE MACHIAS.

the Perel the Machas and Gunboat NO o. .ne 70. ~
vessel to the Machias. II will be observer F" 80
accompanying cut that the Machlas, unlike tho -
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Others OF tnelf s,r
provided with sails as well as twin screws Wv. -
separate engines She has two masts, OF io"~
aft rg and spreading about $500 square feet Oh SO
This will enable her to sail as well as TO steam ,ss,
rotary Tracy, In his annual report uie, d
the Navy needs four more smai .s,,:is
a special design for river service on .no ,eap
and tho South Atlantic stations. for p,a two Old
the Navy employed for river service In onas ..r,e
double nder sunboats that built and did ina
during the Civil war-the Ashueot and Monosa sun
Ashuelot was sunk in 1882. ard the MS..,,orthy
EMPLOYED in river service In China, Is no" u"'s
and practically beyond repair. ,,,,,c M a vessel
Tie secretary recommends the balane construeed
specially adapted for river service, va. eciency ~
~ 10 Ia capsble OF the highest military a vessel
the quarter whore she Is intended 10 "Psns a spsc1
OF about 200 tons displacement s seh type would
~ mot less than seventeen knots. sueh stations.
answer Tor both the Asiatie and South A'i'"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

BY many is considered the purest Ice In the world Is
about 100000 tons. The ice Is stored up there In
immense icehouses until needed and then 1t is shipped
ON freight-cars which under the houses, and
carried oyer the hill cable endless chain rail-
road owned by the company, and then down hill to
the bank Of the Hudson where 1t is shipped In Darges
and brought 10 the city.
The yield Of ice from Lake Sweet Water or Neaghah,
is from the priest spring water, and is considered tile
"tenderoin' Of the ice crop The lake Is separated
from the Hudson by natural embankment, but is OF
entirely different water. The icehouses Of the COM
pany are placed this embankment, the Ice from
the lake Is passed In side Of the icehouse, and
shipped out into bargcs in the Hudson the other
side. The annual crop from this lake is only $4,000
TONS
The main supply Of the ice trade In this city, how
ever comes from the Hudson River. In years when
the ice crops have failed in the Hudson the city was
entirely dependent on the supply from Maine and
one summer, sixteen years ago. 1t became neces-
sary to bring ice from Norway and Sweden Many
have been the efforts to get corner" on ice, but
while at times partially successful, they have in
vanably ended disastrousy for the operators. Not
many years ago syndicate of icemen In Maine bought
up all the visible ice in the country when the ice crops
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

nentIy rs the dictates Of their modesty might decde'
The town is rich with naval traditions. which chnG
around the pretty little village and impart TO IL an
air OF romance. Tho many creepers and howerinS
vines hang to the sides and over the doorways OF is
quaint cottages giving their sweetest perfumes TO greet
the stranger. The number OF seamen you meet nero
who can tell you how "Me Lud Harry" or ms
Grace the Duke Of Blank had personally commended
them for some feat OF nautical skill bravery In
action Is truly surprising.
To the American traveller however, Chichester mas
one attraction which eclpses all Others. for here lives
Sir Provo Wallis, who was born In America senior
Admiral of the British Navy. and second-leutenant on
the Shannon when she fought the Chesapeake on
Boston Harbor In 1873 Sir Provo. although over loo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

fight The two vessels became entangled. Broke
shouted for all who could to follow him and when the
ships separated he signalled that he securely In
possession. Every officer on the Chesapeake down to
the officiating chaplain, was slain Tor desperately
wounded). the courageous Lawrence, shot through
the body, died four days afterward In his
cabin. Broke was dangerously wounded, ana Watt,
our first lieutenant, was killed by bullet from the
foretop 1t thus came TO pass at the age OF twenty
two, took command Of the shannon, put my junior,
Mr.. Falkner, In charge Of the prize, placed their own
letters on tho wrists of our prisoners and set sail
for Halifax.
at was Sunday when we arrived there and every
body was In church. We were concealed by fog
till close to the harbor the yards Of both ships were
manned and tho British nag noated proudly over the
American ensign. The rumor Of our coming spread
like wildfre the worshppers abandoned their clergy
man and rushed down to the quays, followed In
quick order by the choir boys in their robes. and
finally by the clergyman himself, who did not even
wait to divest himself Of his surpuce
"In passing up the hay there was great shout
from the people, for they thought our prize was tho
forty -four-gun figae President, which had incurred
their cordial dislike, but when they heard that 1t was
the Chesapeake and that Lawrence, her commander
was dead, not huzya was heard, except, believe
from brig lying at anchor Captain Lawrence was
highly respected for his humanity TO the crew OF the
Peacock. and marks Of real grief were seen In tho
countenances OF all the inhabitants had chance to
see. can truly sag that all appeared to lament his
death, and heard several say that they considered
tho blood which had been shed on the Chesapeakos
deck as being as dear to them that Of their own
countrymen
"On the day Of the funeral saw three mahogany
collins carried on board the Chesapeake. In one OF
them the remains of Captain Lawrence were placed.
and then rowed In a twclvc-oared barge, TO minute
| strokes, to the shore, followed by procession OF
boats at respectful distances After landing at Kings
Wharf a regiment of troops and full band OF music
playing the Dead March In Saul" took up tho line
of march. Six Of the Oldest Navy captains In port
carried the pail, which one Of the coors OF the
| Chesapeake, and top of the coffin was placed
Iawrences sword. The procession was very long, and
everything was conducted In the most solemn and
respectful manner, and the wounded officers Of both
Nations followed the procession, made the scene
| very affecting. l never attended funeral In my
life when my feelings struck. There was not
the least mark OF cxultatIoL that saw even among
| the commonest people,
sir Provo. by the way, Is himself American.
being born In Nova scotia, and Is not little proud Of
that colony, which gave England Beckwth, OF Water
loo; Williams, of kars Inglis. OF Lucknow Watts and
Belohsr. Il Arctic fame, and u view d SIR Provos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
THE MIDWINTER HARVEST.
HOW The ICE CROP is GATHERED.
AN ARMY OF MEN WORK ON FROZEN LAKES AND
RIVERS TO COOL NETWORKS THIRSTY
THROAT IN SUMNER.

RIVERS TO COOL NETWORKS THIRSTY
THROAT IN SUMNER.
There ere many people living in and around New
York who can tell just how ice should be served on
the table, the condition which 1t should be brought
into the house and placed In the icebox and the guam
tity and exact proportions In which 1t should be mixed
In the many fancy drinks Most Of these people also
have general idea as to where this ice comes from
and how 1t is cut and brought into the city, but 1t Is
easily discovered that their ideas are very general on
this subject and somewhat vague. When asked where
NewYork City gets its ice supply the average answer
is. "oh. somewhere up the Hudson or In Maine,' or
when asked this brought to their houses the
reply is likely to BE- why they Just cut 1t and bring
it here, that's ALL
New-York City annually consumes from 2,soO,ooo
to 200 900 tons OF ice Some idea Of the bulk repre-
sented by these fgures can be lad by brief compare
tive calculation Three million tons Of ice would rep
resent In bulk about coo 5000 cubic feet Of solid
Ice which placed in the centre OF Madison Square,
IN the form of a monument 100 feet square, would
tower upward to the sky 1000 feet nearly twelve
miles Or II solid mass Of ice 100 feet square should
be built at the Battery and be carried in an upbroken
line alonf Manhattan Island up to Spuyten Duyvil
would form ridge OF ice twelve miles long. 100 feet
high. 100 feet WIDE and would tower high above all
the buildings In the city, with few notable ex-
ceptions. 1t is easy enough TO say "why they Just
cut 1t and bring here that's ALL" but the cutting and
handling of this one Of the most bulky and clumsy Of
all the commodities brought into this city. involves an
outlay OF capital which mp far into the millions
and an employment of from 10000 to $4,000 laborers
It has Just been said that New-York City consumes
annually from 900 to 100000 tons OF Ice but
It is necessary to cut and handle nearly twice that bulk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
ICE-HoUsE IN WINTER.
80

mad proved a failure along the Hudson. They came
sdown 10 the ice companies In NewYOrk and demanded
% ton at the piers in Maine which meant that the
ice would cost the New-York companies S16 ton
when 1t was passed the scales In this city. For
time IT seemed II the corner" would be success
full but the NewYork people telegiaphcd to Norway,
and the arrival Of feet Of briggs laden with Ice spoiled
the programme 50 that the ice which was offered at
SIC ton dropped TO 81 before the season was over,
md went begging AT that
The principal supply OF ice used in this city comes
from the mid channel OF the Hudson in that section
running northward from Marlboro and stretching eighty
miles away TO Coeymans. This section OF the river
Yields an almost unlimited supply Of ice when the
winters are even moderately severe, but as only the
ice In the middle OF the river, where 1t is free from
Impurities, is cut this supply also is limited The
Hnckerbocker all their Hudson River Ice In this
section of the river harvesting about 100000 tons
wear This iceharvestng looked forward to by from
10 900 10 10000 hborers every season with much
interest as many trades In cities at standstill
during the cold snaps and they find remunerative EN-
uiovment in these ioe-heds. Tho prices pad vary
according TO the skill experience Of the employe.
INIT average about 81 day, that during the Ice
harvesting the Knickerbocker alone Is dsbursng be-
tUesp $50 900 to $4,000 day in wages.
n this stretch Of eighty miles along the Huason
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

Of ice on account Of the meltage' and waste winch
is necessarily attendant upon the storing OF tne ice
for many months before II is wanted for the market
and the transportation of il to city, and after arriv-
ing the city the geat waste caused by cutting into
small pieces and the consequent greater meltage'
On account of the great bulk of this commodity
none of It is stored in the city limits 1t being brought
here from day to day from the many icehouses along
the Hudson as the consumption demands
More than half of the Ice in this city is supplied by
the Knickerbocker Ice Company, whose main once
has been for many years at No. 432 Canalst. TINS
company was organized in 1880, and was successfully
conducted many years by Alfred Barmore and on his
DEATH some fifteen years ago, by Robert Maclay The
ice-famine Of the winter of 1ss9GO caused the su'
pension Of many of the smaller competing companies
SO that now the Knckerbocker is supplying the market
more than ever before.
The ice cut by this company comes from three
great centres Rockand Lake, in Rochland County
Meaghah Lake, in Westchester County which Is the
Indian name for eet water" and the Hudson River
The annual yield of ice from Rockand Lake. which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

River the Knickerbocker Ice Company has about nifty
houses with an cestoring capacity OF from
1000 to 0oO tons each with total storing capacity
Of nearly 100000 tons Of ice. 1t is m these Ice
houses that tho leo for NewYork is stored tho year
around. An attempt was made about ten years ago
to establish storehouses in the city, at Huoerst near
the old Red Fort. 1t resulted disastrously as ne leo
WAS such a bulky commodity and occupied much
space that the taxes and interest incurred In tnes
establishments more than counterbaanced the economy
in having the ice on hand. So now only enough 10
is brought to the city few days in bases sucien'
to meet the daily demands.
In order to avert as far as possible however, the
danger arising from an open winter the Ice companies
ill their houses as full possible each winter. 50 rs
to have good stock to carry over for the next year
to meet such emergencies. SO while only aoou'