The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-23
TRAINS TO WHATCOM.
Canadian Pacific Opens Traffic
Over Sumas Branch.
A MAN MURDERED AT RosALiA.
The Empress of japan Arrives at Vie
toria, Breaking the Record.
Suicide OF An Unfortunate Woman at
Portland-Incendisris at Centralia-
Persons Who Attended Brutal Dog

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 22.-The new
time table and through connection of the
Canadian Pacific with American roads TO
the Sound came in operation today. Pas
sengers from the East for Washington
points now leave the Canadian Pacific
railroad at Mission station, going over q
branch line to Sumas City at
the boundary, and thence over
the Bellingham railway to Whatcom.
There the steamers Premier and Eastern
Oregon convey them TO Seattle and Ia
coma. Passengers for Seattle arrive there
the same evening instead of the following
morning
Whatcom was en- fete on the arrival of
the first train. An arch had been erected,
draped with the flags OF the two nations,
and great enthusiasm was displayed.
About $50 passengers went through. A
number of Canadian Pacific railroad Off
cials and other persons from Vancouver
were present
SUMAs CRY, June 22.-Special. THE
first regular Canadian Pacific passenger
train arrived twenty-five minutes late of
its scheduled time today. 1t was expected
that the provincial officials and the mayors
of Vancouver and New Westminster would
be on the train. There was some disap-
pointment owing to their absence, but the
band was on hand and played national
airs as salutes were fired, and photo
graph was taken of the train. Mayor W.
G. Sharp welcomed the party in these
words:
Gentlemen: We welcome you to the city OF
Sumss, the gateway to our sound terminus.
The connection of your read with the Beiling-
ham Bay British Columbia railway completes
the longest continuous railway circuit on the
globe. We trust that your relations may always
be amicable and our common interests firmly
united
The train consisted of an engine, bag
gage car, one regular coach and three
sleepers. and carried about 200 passengers,
among whom were Assistant Superinten-
dent William Downie and Master Me-
chanic Lacey Johnson, of the Canadian
Pacific; Jay Ewing, American consul at
Vancouver; A. II. Cotton, of the Van
couver Advertiser, and III. O'Connor,
agent of the Canadian Pacific at Seattle.
The party was joined by about thirty
citizens at Sumas, among whom were DIR.
X. u. Leitch, A. r. Johnson, Charles
Walsh, W. w. Nash, Mrs. William English.
Inspector of Customs C. w. Snyder and
wife, J. c. McGregor, Customs Auditor st.
Paul, S. H. Soule, NJ. L. Stangroom. super
intendent of the Bellingham Bay Il British
Columbia railway, and C. W. Dorr. attor-
ney for the road. Everything possible was
done at New Whatcom to please the ex-
cursionists.
WHATcoM, June 22.-[Special. - The
first Canadian Pacific through passenger
train arrived here today at 1 O'Clock. con-
sisting of four cars crowded with passen-
gers. Assistant Superintendent Durie. of
the Canadian Pacific, and numerous
guests, to attend the celebration, accom-
panied the party. Superintendent STAN
groom, of the Bellingham Bay & British
Columbia railroad, met the tram
at Sumas and accompanied it here.
The arrival of the train was celebrated
by several thousand people. The train
stopped under an arch bearing the apnro-
pirate inscription Of Welcome, Canadian
Pacific Trains The guests were ban.
quetted in Purdy's hall, 800 covers being
laid. Prominent officials and officers from
Sound and Canadian cities responded 70
toasts at the banquet, and were then
shown over the city in carriages. The
Canadian Pacific train left again on recu-
lar schedule time. People rejoice at the
contamination of the Canadian Pacific
connection. Three trains daily will rnn
between Whatcom and the British honn.
dary.