, 1892-05-09
BACK FROM OCEAN.
The Olympia Ezcursionists Re
turned Sunday Evening.

A Pleasant Time at the Grays
Harbor Towns and ON the ocean
Beach-The Reason why the
OlympIans Were Left.
The Centennial excursion passengers
from Olympia to Ocosta, that were treated
SO shabbily by the Northern Pacific Rail
road company on Saturday, returned
home by the special train, onSunday night
at 80 after having partaken Of the hospi-
talities of the people of Ocosta, Hoquiam,
Aberdeen and Montesano. None of the
Olympians arrived in Ocosta on Saturday
in time to take part in the exercises. as the
train did not reach there until S O'Clock.
Many of them then took steamers for Ho-
quiam where they became interested i'll
the press banquet, dance and other enter
tainments The Olympia contingent as
certained that Superintendent McCabe is
the official responsible for changing the
train from Tacoma via CentraIia instead
Of bringing it on the direct line through
Olympia McCabe did It without orders,
for some unknown purpose. He was on
the train and was expostulated with about
it by Secretary Hobart of the Historical
society, The latter had made all arrange
ments with Agents Charlton and Chandler
as to time and route, but MeCabe appeared
to be sort Of a "Boss'' without good
judgment. He evidently thought the reg
ular train was good. enough for Olympians.
The cities of Oeosta, Hoquiam and Aber-
deem were taxed to their utmost to provide
for the crowds. The hotels were filled and
scores of the eXCurSionists were taken to
private residences, Sunday was gala dav
at Ocosta and Peterson's Point. Before
noon the steamboats, and tugs began ar
riYing from Aberdeen and Hoquiam laden
with people. They landed them at West
port on the harbor side of the point
and then returned for the
crowds on the Ocosta wharf taking them
over to the same place. AT Westport there
were about twenty stages and other con
yeyances, holding from twenty to fifty
people, with double, treble and quadruple
teams. The crowds were quickly convened
a distance of two miles, through beautiful
natural groves of fir and spruce, to the
splendid beach of the peaceful Pacific
The day was perfect, and the majestic
ocean was in It's calmest mood. Ali were
delighted with the picture. The magniti-
cent expanse of deep blue water reaching
out into space, lecked here and there witt
sail, and the perfect sky overhead, was
an inspiring scene. Along the beautiful
beach there We're scores of carriages and
vehicles loaded with people. Crowds
clambered up on the upturned bottom ot
the vessel, Big River, which was embedded
in the sand near the cottage of Col. Hues
tbs, the Well-known railroad builder. All
the cottage a special lunch was served by
Mrs. Huestis, Mrs. Harry al Clark and
Others to a number of friends The child
rem, with shoes and stockings of, enjoyed
stroll into the spent breakers, as they
lost their force on the shore; some venture.
some young men and ladies, who had
brought their bathing suits along
were soon in the bigger waves Of
the surf; others were hunting pret.
ty shells and other carios. @This is
the largest crowd ever seen on this beach, y
said Mr.. Peterson, who owns, or did own,
pretty nearly everything in sight, and who
has just completed large hotel and other
structures on the point New cottages are
going up in all directions, and the beach
gives evidence of becoming as thickly pop
ulated in the summer as the lower beach
in Pacific county, where 10000 people are
gathered during the months of July, Aug.
ust and early September.
Peterson is making arrangements to put
IN a street railway from the Westport
wharf to his hotel and the beach. The
county commissioners of Chehalis county
have determined to build a plank road
from Ocosta to the beach, with draw.
bridge across the bay at Laidlaws. Then
people can step off the train at Ocosta and
after a three mile drive ON that road, be
brought face to face with the ocean. The
road is now in course'of construction. Sec
retary Weir, Mrs Weir and others, it is
understood, will return to Olympia after a
Visit TO South Bend, Pacific county,