Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-07-07
4TH AT WESTPOR L.
The Glorious Fourth Ushered in
With Enthusiasm and Noise.
5000 PEOPLE ENJOY THE DAY
Harbor People Pour Into Westport by
Boat and Misunderstanding Sports,
Speeches, Gallant Militia and Grand
Ball Make Up the Days Pleasures.

The 10th anniversary of the formal
birth of this greatest of republics was
ushered in at Westport with shout and
bang. The morning dawned bright and
beautiful, all nature seeming to rejoice
in commemoration of the signing 116
years ago OF the grandest platform OF the
principles the world has ever known
the Declaration Of Independence.
About $3.50 a. m. the steamers Ty-
phoon, Title, Edgar, Chehalis, Clan
Mcdonald and Sunbeam arrived in sue
cession, each loaded to the guards with
eAcursionists.
The first event was yacht race, which
was contested by four boats. The course
lay from the wharf, south down the bay
to buoy thence north to the buoy at the
mouth Of the Harbor and return to the
wharf. The wind had the right slant for
fine race and CALAMITY the boats got
away. The race was closely contested
and scientifically sailed, and when the
boats got before the wind on the home
stretch and bent on double the amount
Of canvas and came tearing down the bay
in bunch the enthusiasm of the specta-
tors rose to fever heat. The boat of
siwash Jim Chinoose crossed the line
first closely followed by the S X U of
French Pete and George Scammon's Flirt
sailed by William Church, Frank Sans,
siwash, boat was slow fourth. Count
ing allowances the time was as follows ::
Jim Chinoose, 10, Prize town lot;
Flirt, 1914, prize $40; French Pete,
1917; Frank Sam, So: 10.
The tub race, prize IS, evoked roars of
laughter and was Won by John Peel, of
Hoqniam.
The swimming race, prize IS, was won
by Ralph Philbrick, of Hoquiam. This
concluded the sports at the wharf, and
headed by the brass band and Company
K, Of Aberdeen, twenty-eight strong, the
crowd marched to the pavilion, and the
hundreds of people scattered in search of
wherewith to regale the inner man.
80 the crowd assembled in the
grove to listen to the literary exercises.
The stand was occupied by the band,
Mayors Arnold, Weatherwax, Deckebach
andJ. Il. Shields; J. Weatherwax, G.
II. Emerson and Senator Claypool, Of
Tacoma. After patriotic airs by the band
Mr. Emerson introduced j. Weatherwax,
Of Aberdeen, who read, with an ease born
Of experience, the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. Senator Claypool was then in
troduced. He delivered polished and
elegant address in which he reviewed the
history Of or land of liberty, touching
lightly on the more prominent events
since the throwing off of England's yoke.
The address was listened to with an at
tention denoting close interest and fire.
quent applause attested the appreciation
OF its many points.
After the exercise the procession headed
by Marshal Shields, the band and militia,
marched to the beach where further
athletic sports occurred.
In the boys foot race, prize So, there
were eight entries. The race was closely
contested and was won by George Nc
LaffertY, Of Aberdeen. The girls foot
race, prize IS, excited much interest, the
ladies' being particularly solicitous for the
success of the little contestants. There
were seven entries and the race was won
after hard struggle by Ollie France, of
Hoqiuam.
There were but two entries for the
gentlemen bicycle race, prize $40, and
the race was won by NJ. R. Sherwood,
Of Aberdeen.
The wheelbarrow race, prize SO, was
very funny, and the contestants were
blindfolded, they trundled their barrows
In a way to make one die OF laughter.
The race was won by Will Peel, OF Ho-
GUAM. The crowd then scattered in
search of other diversions.
During the afternoon an excellent and
interesting game of baseball was PLAYED
between the Hoquiam and Ocosta mines
resulting in score 1S to in favor of the
former.
The steamers returning up Harbor at
and 6 p. nj. took home the larger part
OF the crowd, but probably 400 people re-
NAMED for the pleasures of the evening
In the evening there were two dances in
progress, one al the pavilion and one al
Weatherwax's hall. The ball at the
pavilion was very brilliant, being Q
semi-dress affair; though the fiool
was somewhat crowded everybody
enjoyed it immensely. A delicate supper
was enjoyed at midnight, after which
dancing continued until dawn streake(
the eastern heavens, when the Typhoor
steamed away crowded with weary bu
happy crowd those remaining sough
out their cots and couches, and as tn
rays of the rising, sun crimsoned TIT
gauzy clouds of another day the light
went out, and Westport slept after TWEEN
ty-four hours OF enjoyment such OF TIT
+ woods and glades of Peterson's point ha(
aever before witnessed, waving in tn
Memory of those who shared the pleas
hes Of the day recollections OF hours de
sRhtfully spent.-Wcrld.