The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-07
THE PASSING THRONG.

William H. Wiley, OF the publishing house OF
Wiley Sons, OF New York, and treasurer OF
the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers;
DR.. Fred A. Levy, OF Orange, N. j.; John T.
Boyd, OF Erie, Pa: F. A. Baldwin, OF Massilion,
o.; Professor B. 8. Jacobs, of New York, all OF
the Society OF Mechanical Engineers, were, to.
gether with party OF ladies and gentlemen,
entertained on Sunday By Clarence Hanford.
In addition to the above were Mrs. Wiley
and two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F..
Hutchings. OF Everett; Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. But
Ter, Colonel Thompson and two nieces Mrs.
Hanford, Mrs. H. A. Noble, E. r. Whittier. J. F.
Mcknight and Theran Noble and the Hon. l. ].
Lichtenbery. The members Of the party were
met at the Rainier hotel at 10 o'clock and taken
out 70 Lake Washington on the Madison street
| line. At the terminus the g. C. Calkins, which
had been specially chartered, lay in waiting.
The party boarded the little steamer and for
several hours cruised about the lake, to the
several places of interest the party
made landing at Madrona Park, and after
viewing the beauties of the place, a luncheon
was served of a neat and dainty character.
| special car of the Union Trunk line conveyed
| the visitors back to the Rainier hotel Most of
the party started for the East on Sunday even
| ing. Colonel Thompson and nieces wnt to
| Alaska yesterday on the Queen, but all ex.
| pressed much pleasure at what they had seen in
Seattle.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of the great
fire which in 1889 completely destroyed the bust.
ness part of Seattle. The population of the city
was at that time about IS coo, 1t is safe to say
| that for thirty or thirty-fve thousand OF the
present residents Of the city those days of trial
| in June three years ago are merely tradition.
The newcomers, who number more than half Of
| the present citizens, have all been told hum
dred times how the fire started in the early
afternoon and swept along the water front.
along Commercial and Front streets and the
| lower side OF Second. till the whole tract be.
| tween the upper side OF Second street
| and the blue waters of the bay was
stretch of black and smodering ruins. Then
| came the weeks when Seattle was under mill
tary rule, and then the months OF rebuilding,
when the streets were almost impossible on &C.
count of the huge piles OF brick and stone, NOR.
! tar. timber ana iron. By June 6, 1890, when a
| celebration was held, many OF the buildings on
| Front street and second were ready for oceupa-
| ton, AMI year later the sidewalks were down
everywhere, and but one or two of the buildings
| now complete were unfinished. Not man can
! be found in Seattle who does not say that
| though individuals may have lost by the fire,
the town as whole gained greatly in strength
| and position.
The Plttsburg Dispatch of May 80 speaks of
William Hainsworsh as 'An Active ex-Pitts-
| burger" and says: s'Mr. william Hainsworth,
late OF the Pittsburg Steel Casting Company,
| aud now an influential citizen of Seattle Wash,
las LETT for home after Q sojourn of several
weeks in Pitisburg During his stay here Mr..
Hainsworth succeeded in interesting several in
| fuental and practical citizens in the imme-
| date examination and future development OF
some valuable mineral properties controlled by
| himself in Western Washington. These consist
OF silver, iron and coal deposits, the tent and
| value OF which Mr.. Hainsworth has fully deter.
| mined The geutlemans practical knowledge,
| past successes and good Judgment are a suffi.
| Client guarantee for those who have interested
themselves in the project that has been outlined
for the near future in the new state"
| At the Arlington hotel are W. s. Jameson and
his son, (. ". Jameson of Port Gamble. They
have come TO Seattle to attend a case now pend
| lag before the land Office. Some time ago ". s.
jameson gave 10 a reporter of the PosT-lSTgLLI-
| GEScER reminiscense of the time when, dur
| Ing the Indian war in Northern California,
| Joaquin Miller, the poet, was wounded The
story, which was copied widely, reached Mr..
| Miller AZ have jus. had letter from Mr.. Mil
| ler' said Mr.. Jameson yesterday, ''aud he tells
| me that he ls applying 70 the government for
some money in reeompense for the ceprede-
| tioHs he suffered from the Indians during those
| wars he kept trading post at the Soda
| Springs, near Mount shasts. and the Indians
| didn't spare much OF his property"
number of the early settlers started yester-
| day morning for the annual reunion Of Wash
| inston pioneers az Vancouver. Among them
! We're: NJ. and Mrs. Edgar Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs.
| D. Z Blaine HIllory Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.
| Care, Mr.. and Mrs ID. I. Denny. Nj. and Mrs.
| r. NJ. Guye, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prosch, Mr..
| and Mr. J. ". George, Mr.. and Mrs. E E. Fer.
| guson Mrs. e. J. Pontius. Mrs Trusren p Dyer,
| }. D. Morgan, Eugene senpie, \. J. Ohm. J. N.
Hayes, Luxe VI. Redmond. J. c. kellogg and W.
| IL Latimer.
N speaking Of the old barre, factory which
was ecrned on Saturday, A. A. Denny said yes
ter0ay; Il should Ike 10 make slight correc-
| uon N your brief history OF the factory pub-
hshe1 on SUNDAY. Local capitalists did rot
| organize the company to build IL but William
| " Bell gave tract OF So acres 20 California
company Oh which to build number Of citi-