The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08
HONOR TO vANcouveRANp GRAY
0costa Had No Warships- Charieston
and Baltimore 20 Visit Seattle After
CeIunbis River Demonstrated.

event attractive Tor the vlSltors-
The exercises commenced this morning
with salute from the government men
of-war. Then the regular army troops,
naval marines, state militia, G. A. r.. fire
companies and civic orders prepared tor
the grand march. The line of grand
march was formed at IL o'clock this MORN
ing. Thomas r. Delaney. grand marshal.
assisted by L. B. Hastings. John B. Libby
and John Lille, aides, formed the process
sion in the following order:
First Regiment Band.
Company A, Fourth Infantry, o. . l.
First Infantry, N. g. w.
United States Marines.
Key City Band.
Mayor and Council.
Fire Department
Improved Order of Red Mem.
Carriages with distinguished citizens, foreign
consuls and members of various
civil orders.
The procession formed on Taylor street,
marched to Water street, thence to
Quincy, to Jefferson, to Harrison, to WASH
ington, to Taylor and thence to the new
city hall and disbanded. The streets
along the line of march were thronged
with visitors, and in many places the
thoroughfares were well-nigh impossible.
The most conspicuous feature Of the
parade was the Order of Red Men, who
appeared in full and ancient regalia. Col
onel Joseph Green, supported by his staff,
Major Gaus, Captain Howell and Lieuten-
ant Clarke, was in the procession. The
Governor and Mrs. Ferry, accompanied by
his staff. Colonel Chaplin, Adjutant Espiin
and Lieutenant Goodwin; Commander
Evans of the Yorktown, Commander
Nelson OF the Adams, Mayor Tibbals and
Colonel and Mrs. Landes reviewed the pro-
cession from the grand stand on Water
street. At noon the visitors repaired to
Morrison's park to dino on clans and
other edibles. The First Regiment band
furnished the music.
At the noon hour a salute of q guns
was fred from the men-of-war in the har-
Dor.
Exercises were resumed at Morrison's
park, on the seaside, facing the straits of
Juan de Fuca and Vancouver island, at 1
o'clock in the afternoon. A large number
of distinguished guests were present from
Seattle, Tacoma, Whatcom, Fairhaven,
Victoria, Nanaimo and Vancouver. III. L.
Tibbals. jr., mayor Of Port Townsend. de-
livered the address of welcome, and pre-
scented Governor Ferry. The bands dis
coursed several lively airs, the Philhar-
monte Society rendered some choice selec-
tions, and then Hon. J. b. Metcalfe, of
Seattle, the orator of the day, was intro
duced.
Mr.. Metcalfe said in part:
The relation OF historical facts not In
frequently becomes prosy in effect and falls
upon Indifferent ears, unless coupled with somo
valorous, generous or exciting action. But IL
the mere relation OF the events connected with
the discovery Of Puget sound becomes as deeply
interesting to you a. their investigation has
been TO me, then will congratulate myself that
the time spent In determining their accuracy
has not been In vain.
During the year 177s the attention OF the
nglish government was turned to that f9nis
jatuns OF 80 many brave navigators, the North
west passagc-that mythical way, whose his
tory to this time has been signalized only by the
gloom and horror attendant upon the loss Of
many unselfsh and intrepid men, whose brave
spirits went out amidst the most harrow
Ing scenes in their ice-bound world.
To ascertain this, two vessels were
fitted out, the Resolution and the
Discovery, and the great English navigator,
Captain James Cook, was given command of the
expedition. On January is, IT'S, he discovered
aud laid down upon the chart the Hawaiian
islands. and gave them the name of the sand
wieh islands In honor of tho then first lord Of
that name. In March. 177s he reached the
northwest coast of America. then known as
New Albion. and followed the coast as far north
as Cooks inlet, In Alaska. Cooks inlet or river,
as it was then called, was supposed to be q
passage into the great lakes in the British CO.
minious, and from there the Atlantic ocean
would DO reached Disappointed in finding
that the inlet which bears his name wss not
river and did not present the supposed way TO
the lakes, he sailed into Bering sea, where he
found an lmpenetrabie wall OF ice and returned
90 Hawaii, where he met bloody death at the
hands OF the natives.
Captain George Vancouver, whose name Is in
separately connected with almost every cape,
bay, inlet, island aud sound from Cooks inlet
e. Cape Mendocino, was a midshipman under
Cook in this his last voyage, and stands scarcely
second TO The great navigator in the wealth of
his geographical discoveries. His work on the
west and northwest coast of America was of so
systematic and accurate character that IL forms
90 this day the basis OF all subsequent suryevs
Captain Vancouver was IS years OF age when in
April. 1871, he sailed from Falmouth, England,
in the sloop OF war Discovery Cooks old shin
and wes accompanied throughout the VOYAGE by
the armed tender Chatham in command of
IeGtenart Broughton, upon a mission which
was, in fact, triple In its object the rrinoiral
being to take over from the Spsniards the coun-
try on the north west coast claimed bv than su,f
which had been coded to England The oth.r
two were 10 explors the coast from 30 degrees
north latitude % Cooks inlet and 10 ietarfniue
whether the strait OF Juan lie Fucs really was
strait
He sailed from The Hawaiian islands In the
spring OF 1921 and arrived OF the Straits of Juan
dc Fuca the latter par, OF April OF that year. hsx.
ing on the 10Th day of that month spoken the
American ship Columbia, OF Boston sbovt ten
miles south Of the entrance. The Columbia was
jn command OF Captain Robert GRAY for WHOM,
the beautiful harbor into which the Chehalis
river empties is nsaed. He is informed at :hts
time by Captain Gray that the latter had at ono
time sailed about fifty miles into Won peerlsss
marine roadway, which had since the sixteenth
century borne the name OF its discoyerer. tbe
great pilot, Juan de FGca. He seems at ;his
particular time TO fret like hish-raettlet stee.
under tho curling rein. a. his anxiety Wa.
great 20 explore the promised expansive Medi.
terranean ocean" as he terms f. for al this ,.rne
his voyage was rendered excessively frksor,s
BY the want of wind" To read hts comments a,
this rersod Of his voyage might induce the goo.
city of Portland, Or, 10 critciss the gallant can
tain as no is approaching the achievement OF tire
grand discoveries which have surrounded his
usre with imperishable renown. He IS dis
posed 10 have scsnt confidence in the geogrsphi.
"a theorists OF his time, and calls them .close,
philosophers" He sincerely doubts the exist
ence of the Coiumhis river rs coursinS i,s way
60 sea anywhere between the promontories of
Msudocino and Fsa,tcry, Having passed the
entrance of that mighty streSn on the s7tA Of
April. ana nxing its locality by the ehsnge o;
,he water from its oceanic hue and strong out
SCI. and re;narking. ii 9 river existed 81 that
point, sit must be . very intricate one, and in
accessible 60 vessels Of our outthea, OWNS 10
REFS ana broken ws,er which then appeared in
the neighboshood," he says: ave could uet
rosslbly have passed any safe naTigaele cpen-
Ing. hareor or pises Of security tor shipping on
this coast from Cape Aeadocfno 20 the pronoa-
tory az classes Cape FisIsery). lie iurtaer SAYS