The record-union., 1892-03-08
ON THE SOUND.
Beselena Relates Her impressions of
Seattle.
A Glance at the Queen City of tho
Northwest-Its Splendid Buildings
and Cable Car System.

EDS. REcoRD- UNION: Seattle, or, as it
IS more generally called. the 'Queen City
OF the Sound" is eight hours ride from
Portland. The road lies mostly through
struggling villages. containing, of course,
general store and few small cottages.
Some of them can even boast of church
these villages are left behind. and the
train rushes over monotonous wheat
fields and level stretches of ground.
Hou are beginning to weary of the
sameness, and to yawn stealthily behind
your hand, and are just beginning to
think how nice little siesta would be,
when, presto! the scene changes, and the
capped SUBMITS of the Cascade
Mountains loom in sight Then Mount
Ranier appears i'll all its snowy grandeur.
The setting sun glows oa its pure white
surface, lending it roseate hue. Then
the red slowly changes. and for time
the mountain is enveloped in every
imaginable hue. This view of the noun
tam IS by far the prettiest part Of the ride
Eastern tourists go into raptures over it.
ana say they never saw anything TO equal
Ii back East
There is intense rivalry between Ia
coma the City OF Destiny" and Seattle.
As an example, even Mount Rainier is in
hot dispute, both cities claiming its
ownership. 1t is as much as a mans life
is worth Tor Seattleite to call it Mount
Tacoma, or for facomaite TO call it
Mount Rainier. so bitter is the enmity
that each city has different name for it.
Seattle is miniature san Francisco All
she needs is the bay city's age and ex-
perieuce.
Like Chicago, the fire has been the
making OF the city. The first thing that
strikes the newcomer is the handsome
business blocks-row after row and block
after block of seven, eight and ten-stOry
brick or stone buildings. The business
portion Of the city would be credit to
any place. They speak volumes of the
energy and push Of the inhabitants.
The cable system is very complete.
Ihere are no horSe-carS everything is
cable except one or two electric lines on
the side streets. As far as the car system
IS concerned, Ii is far ahead of Portland
1he Madlson-street cable line is three and
three-fourtnS miles in length, and runs
out 10 Lake Washington, a beautiful
sheet OF water nesting among the hills
IhlS lake is between twenty eight and
thirty miles IN length. The cable COM
pany has built summer theater over
looking the lake and in the center of
twenty acres OF beautifully cultivated
OutiNios II INC SUMMER II Is SalU as
many as 10000 people have visited it on
Sunday afternoons.
Another line also runs out to the lake.
but there IS no particular attraction at the
end of the line. Another line runs throupb
dense pine forest; there is Just room
enough for the track, while on either side
the still and solemn sentinel pines keen
watch. This road is noted for its wild
and rugged scenery. 1t strikes one very
forclbly that in the midst Of the forest
civilization has set her seal. Still another
line goes out to what is called Queen
Anne town. This road is entirely uphill
and down dale, and would take the very
breath away from one not initiated in its
numerous turnings.
The way that car whisked around the
corners was caution. AS to sitting up
decorously that would be an utter i'm
possibility. on We're first precipitated
to one end of the car, thrown violently
against your neighbor; then all huddled
| IN a bunch each passenger slid gracefully
TO the other end of the car, landing in the
corner with bump that made YOU see
stars for five seconds afterward. There
were SIX women on board, and | could
not help but think how aWfully fortu-
nate 1t was man was not amongst til elm.
How frightened he would have been to
have six women throwing themselves
into his arms at once! Besides. il being
leap year, he couldn't help himself.
There are two first-class theaters over
here-the Opera-house and Cordray's.
All the attractions coming to Portland
visit Seattle, so there is no dearth of
amusementS.
Yesterday morning a fire broke out in
small tenement-house on Madison
street, in which three children perished
in the flames. The father made an una
valling attempt To save his children's
lives, but was driven back by the angry
flames. The parents lost their all in the
fire. A subscription has been started
among the neighbors, but no money can
recompense them for their severe loss.
The waters OF Puget Sound can be seen
from almost any part of Seattle. and
steamers run daily between this city and
ali points of interest on the Sound.
BESELENA,