The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08
THE GRAY'S HARBOR CENTENNIAL,
Celebration . Grand Success In Spite Of
the Cloudy Weather.

the cloudy weather.
ABERDEEN May Especial. THE CEN
tennial celebration today commenced with
heavy, lowering weather and cold rain.
Many persons from this point were dis
couraged, hence the boats were not as
crowded as expected. The numerous boats
of the harbor were decorated and made a
lively scene. The arrangements seem to
have miscarried, as no one knew when the
train would arrive at Ocosta In the
meantime crowd numbering about 1,5OO
gathered at the Ocosta depot.
The first passenger train rolled into
Ocosta about 10 O'Clock amid the cheers of
the crowd, adding 500 more to those as
sembled. By an error the train from Tacoma
was sent via Centralia instead of OLYMPIA.
and large number of passengers were left
behind at Olympia, and did not arrive till
5p. m. In the meaptim e the visitors seat
tered. some to the Otels and others to
stroll around the city of O,osta. while
some boarded the steamers which made
short trips over TO Westport, the latest
town on Gray's harbor. The tugs Tray
eler and Printer, belonging to the Ho-
quiam Mill Company. took all who desired
TO so on sea-trip over the bar Many
who had never been on the ocean avaled
themselves OF this opportunity, and few
on returning showed the effects Of ride
over the waves in whitened visares
and woe-Segone expressions. In the
meantime the weather had become
bright, and made the scene on the harbor
one of great beauty. The ocean was calm.
and the lnterchanging scenery of water.
woods and distant ranges of mountains in.
terested many OF the visitors
Speeches were made by Mayor Deckebach
and others Of welcome to the strangers from
distance and strangers of other harbor
towns. The orator of the day was Hon.
Elwood Evans. president of the State His
torical Society.
Mr.. Evans detailed the meeting between
Captain Vancouver and Captain GRAY off
Cape Fiattery on April ~, 1892, sharplv
criticising the British navigator. who gem
erously named Grav's harbor after its dis
coverer. The speaker continued:
On MAY :. 1922, Captain Gray. without eny
pEetension o. having accomplished any great
achievement, with characteristic modes,v noted
N the log book OF the shie Columbia THAI he
saw an entTance which had very good appear.
snce cf a harbor' in latitude 46 degrees. IS min
utes north. That log book, the only journal of
that memorable voyage, simply states that hav-
lug passed through the entrance. he found him
self in 3 eonmodious bay well sheltered from
the sea By long sand bars and spits" The Co.
lanosa remained s, anchor in the harbor Tor
three days, while the captain was engaged
IN trading with the natives To his
discovery he gave the name OF Bulfnch
asFoos, IN homer OF his friend Charles Bulhneh,
oae of those Boston merchants who in I7yT had
formed tie association 20 inaugura.e American
commerce IN the North Pacific, to opea a trade
estween Northwest Aulerie% and China and The
East Indies. The lille CO. apany had fistsd out
the expedition 10 these regions for trade and
discovery, consisting Of the ship columoia and
scoop Washington. 1aas memorials little his-