The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-05
VANCOUVERANDGRAY
Made Great Discoveries on the
9Th of May, 1892.
CELEBRATION OF cENTENNIALs.
Warships, Soldiers, Marines, Cannon,
Speeches and CLANS at Port Towns
end Will Entertain the Visitors.

PoRr TOWNSEND, May 4-[SpecIal.E
Captain r. d. Evans. commander of the
Boring sea feet of American ves-els, re-
ceived official instructions from Secretary
Tracy today for all naval vessels on the
North Pacific to participate in the centen-
NAL celebration here on next Saturday.
He has accordingly issued orders for all
naval vessels now on Puget sound to pre-
pare for the celebration.
SAN Francisco. May 4.-The cruiser
Charleston sailed for Astoria late this
afternoon.
PoRr townsend, May 4.-[Special. AT
the Puget Sound centennial celebration
there will be nearly 1000 soldiers and
sailors in the line of grand march. Cap
tain Evans, of armed cruiser Yorktown,
has become periodically interested in the
celebration, and 100 seamen under his
command will participate. The United
States steamer Charleston will have ar
rived from San Diego in time to allow 200
men from that vessel to take part in the
occasion. The Yorktown, Charleston,
Mohican, Adams and Ranger, together
with the revenue cutters Bear. Richard
Rush. Thomas Corwin and Oliver VOL
colt, the fish commission steamer Alba
".
P. Patterson and Hassler, will comprise
the list of government vessels which
will assist in the naval demonstrations,
and their crews in the shore parades.
Five companies of the National Guard,
one from Whatcom. three from Seattle
and the local company, together with the
government troops stationed at Fort
Townsend. have all signified intention to
a. L.
Hotham, of the British navy, will send all
the available men-of-war at his command
from Esquimalt. Those vessels will prob
ably be the Warspite, Melpomene and
Champion. Two bands of splendid music
will come over from Victoria. The mayor
and aldermen, accompanied by their fam
lilies, of Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo,
have all accepted of the invitation to honor
Captain Vancouver, one of England's
greatest explorers and navigators. The
British and twelve American men,
of-war and revenue cutters will
give one of the grandest naval
demonstrations on next Saturday evening
ever witnessed on the Pacific coast 1t is
proposed to have sham battle between
the British and American fleets, but ar
engagements as to this have not been as vet
completed. On arrival of Governor Ferry
from Olympia and his staff, the American
men-of-war will form into line and fire
three salutes of nineteen guns each in
honor of Washington's executive. J. b.
Metcalfe of Seattle, is the orator of the
day. Mayor Tibbals, the youngest mayor
in the state of Washington, the city coun-
Gil and members of the Chamber of COM
merce have made the most elabor-
ate preparations Tor the entertain
ment of the visitors. Other diver
sions OF the day will be mammoth
clam bake, dancing, boat-racing by
men-of-warsmen and by Indians in the
primitive fashion. At Tibbals' Lake park
horse racing and other amusements VIII
be among the attractions. The people of
Port Townsend are taking an active inter-
est, and the event will be one of the most
notable attractions ever witnessed in the
Pacific Northwest. Captain John B. Libby,
manager of the Puget sound tugboats, will
have his fleet and several other vessels
gaily decorated with bunting for the oc-
casion. The city council last night ordered
all the public buildings decorated on GEN.
tennial day.
TACOMA, May Especial. Secretary
Hobart having received numerous applica-
tons from newspaper men for transporta-
ton to Gray's harbor, answers on behalf
of the State Historical Society that trans
portation may be had by applying to L. al
agents, who will confer with Mr.. Charlton
at Portland. The excursion train viii
leave Seattle and will run through to
Oeosta, being the first train TO run over
the Ocosta branch of the road.
The field and staff officers and companies B.
D and E, Of the First regiment. have charter ID
the steamer Sehome to take them to the Port
Townsend centennial, IN which they will take
part The boat will leave here at7:S0 O'Clock ON
Saturday morning and will return the same
night The officers of the Tacoma companies
are invited to take part with Their Commands.
The boat will have accommodation for so To
400 civilians, for whom the fare viii be 81 20 for
the round trip. Lieutenant n 8 Snyder. OF
Company /, was in the city Yesterday making
arrangements with the Seattle officers for the
excursion.
Brief Tacoma News.
TACOMA, May 4.-[Speci1l. THE TIA.
coma, Edison & Puyallup Railroad Com