The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19
HYAMs. PAUsoN & CO.'S OPENING
An Immense Crowd Witnesses tb.
Grand Electric Dls.Iax


The grand opening OF Hyams. Pauson A. "a >.
ciothihg store at 500. SOP and so4 Front street.
iast evening was one of the greatest affairs of
the kind that ever took place I'm seattle The
prizes that we've given away and the glare Of
i,zIl sxteen-casdle power incandescent electric
,,sn.s attracted an Immense crowd of people
WITHIN hfteen seconds after the doors were
thrown open the store was hacked VITA men
ana women who were eager TO have a chance AZ
the grand gifts, and all were dazzled Inv the
oriihant electrical displays which for the last
Two weeks the Home Electric Conpanv have
Deen engaged In arranging and putting in place
s estimated that at one time there were
10y 10y o,oV' people In the street waiting 10 get
iHsioe the store. The crowd occupied the nave.
nent, stretched across the street and blocked
the street cars. When the doors of the store
were opened the crowd made a rush and som
the place inside was packed with people Ike so
many sardines In a box, and the pressure
against the plate glass windows from the out
SIDE was so great that they were in imminent
oahger OF being smashed in. The situation
gre" 80 a arming and the crowd became SO un-
comfortable with excitement that Manager
JULIUS Reldel, much as he regretted the duty,
was forced TO call on the police to regulate the
mass OF people. 1t was all half dozen poliee-
men could do to beat back the crowd aud let
out Into the fresh air some of those inside. who
had become almost terror-stricker because OF
the great jam
Manager Reidel advertised that he vould give
away 800 China shaving mugs to the gentlemen
VINO were present at the opening. The number
OF those in attendance, however far exceeded
ms most sanguine expectations, and within
fifteen minutes from the time the people were
admitted not mug was left
For the elegant "Round Oak" heating s,ova
$3.50 tickets were issued to the ladies In attend
ance A coupon with corresponding number
went with every ticket The tickets were
dropped in large tin ballot box and the holder
Kept the coupon. Promptly at o clock the box
was cut open; little girl was blindfoded and
the hrst ticket she drew out, as was previously
agreed upon, would name the happy owner of
the stove. That ticket was No sos, and the
holder OF coupon No. $50 can have the stove by
calling at the store. The stove will be put I'D
free OF charge.
The electrical display was what took the
fancy OF the crowd. The inside work was done
under the direction OF J. Zimmerman, of the
home Electric Light Company. He was as
sisted by nine other competent electricians, and
the entire WORK was carried on under the super
1ntendence OF Assistant Manager A. L. Hawley
lhe l,2ll incandescent lights were equal in
power To 1900 candles, and they were pleas
1ngly and wonderfully arranged in monographs
on arches. To arrange for the maintenance o.
this immense number of lights the Home Elec-
trio Company telegraphed TO Portland for an
extra 81 800 electric light dynamo and one 100
horsepower steam engine The dynamo and
engine were placed in position al the company's
station at the corner of sixth and Olive streets
and from that place wires were run to the store
The grand arch extended across the pavement
outside and bore the burning motto, sour OPEN
ing made up of 700 lights. In the right-hand
window was tie firms name, "H yams, Pauson &
Co" composed OF Us lights, and the first grand
arch inside bore the flaming words, "Age OF
Progress; Our City Is Leader" while the second
arch read, ave Thank You for Your Presence 4"
The latter two notices were made up from 1913
lights.
In the left hand show window the electrical
display was particularly pleasing. In it were
two meters-a Thompson Houston and Schien-
berg. A Crocker-W Wheeler one-eighth horse
power electric motor ran Singer sewing
machine. photograph was run By a storage
battery, and huge hat-iron, more commonly
called tailor's "goose," was heated by cleo
tricity, while near the latter was an alternating
current motor ventilating fan. In the back
ground was very fine display of incandescen.
lamps of cut-glass and imported French gold
lined shades. An electric clock, operated by the
Standard Electric Company, formed practical
corner in the disply, while the most
curious and fascinating display of all was FIVE
incandescent lamps burning while submerged
in colored glass jars filed with water. In the
opposite windows was an elegantly gilded dog
cart in which were seated two pretty little chill
dren, and hitched TO the cart was the famous
coal-black Shetland pony. The cart and pony
are to be given away by Manager Reidel next
Christmas to the person to whom the future is
most kind,
The cost to Hyams, Pauson & Co. tor the
electrical display alone will amount to over
1920. The display will be continued tonight
with several new features, for the last time
Last night Manager Reidel DID not attempt to
make any sales, so great was the attendance,
but this evening sales will be made to all de-
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