The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-26


a vstsssa DslieAteA VIA the PIass a,a
lss Management.
Capt N. w. Forrest. Of Chehalis. for.
merry Of Company r. Thirty.third Iowa
regiment, sends the Posr-INrRLLIoEscnR
IN interesting account Of visit 70 the Or.
ting SOLDIER home. whose commander. 8.
+. Street, WAS once private in Capt. For
rests company. Speaking Of the home
the captain says:
Some people have intfmated that 70 u Q
drsAsy. gloomy. miserable place. ] deny Il Il
has beautiful location In . beautiful valley
scross the Puyallup river. about . mile aud .
halt from Ortiag. OF course. IL this new coun.
try the forest eli round has not been cleared up
and given way 70 cultivated heida Natures
monsrchs are thsrs. but what OF it? Immsdt-
aseiy surrounding the homo The hand OF
thoughtful industry hss been and 10 SILL busy
In Identifying the grounds - well % making
them productive Of iruits berries and vsgsta.
bss. This year there viii b IN abundance OF
straw bssriea There 10 now one largo, comro.
dious and wsli-plsunsd building for the In.
matea All the rooms are airy aud cheerful. and
kept scrupulously neat and clean. An abund.
ancs Of pure. fresh nountaia water 10 taken
from the hill above the home end conducted In
pipes throughout the building, which - heated
With steam and tho rooms fufutshej with baths
force Of men are nov on the grounds taking
out stumps- shaping up the lana, and smother
new building. - large and perhaps fnsr than
the first. II In course OF construction. They
slaughter part OF their ows meat, and furnish
their own milk; oil Of the latter that the old SOL
dtsrs need either for coffee or 70 drink, they can
get, any time, In their ''cAnteeus" Six cove
are kept on the place, aud there are now somo
sixty hogs In stock. found among the "boys''
iittio disposition 70 20 .forseiug."
There are now about atty OF the old vetsrans
In this home. They represent nearly al. the
states In the Uaion ana ere. collectively. rsic.s
OF all the battles for the preservation OF the
Union In the late civil war. ] met one old.
hoary headed survivor OF all the battles fought
by Gen. Scott In the Mexican var - well - OF
many bloody fields tn our civil war. 1 seemed
to 10 scanning two generations l talked with
them ell. Tor wanted to learn for . fact just
how they like their home, how IL 10 run. etc.
To this their auawefs gave me the most satis.
factory evidence that at Orting the institution's
name-"Soldisfs home"-is not . misnomsr
Tbs greatest freedom consistent with good
morals 10 given each inmate. They seam to 30
one happy family Their old army sconss, ansc-
dotes and camp axrsrispce are constantly in
their sports. games, ana round OF story telling
In the last two years nineteen little green
mounds have been made here-ainstcen Of their
number have answered here the lat roll call
aud gone TO Join the innumsrabls throug In the
great beyond-A sAd reminder 70 us that few
more bfisf years and Ne shall have heard the
last drum beat Of the graudest army that ever
fought for human freedom.
forgot TO cay, while speaking OF the build.
iags, that two other new bu!tdings are goirg
up, q hospital and . nice residence for the
commander. In The evening vs held . rsunion.
Stories for the time wero laid aside. and speech
making vas In order. Commander street intro
duced Nrs Beaver, member Of the w. {. 7. T.,
who royalty entertained us ALI Then the com.
maadcr ordered mo 10 make . speech to the
bora caa not eioss without saying that is 10
my nrm conviction that our eotdiers' home ct
orsine 10 90 Tar . compists succsss: that its
highest purposes home for the disabled de-
lenders Of our Unlou-nIds hero . correct and
truthful expression. aud speaks volumes OF
prSise for our state in erecting IL, aud the wis.
dom and care Shown by the present manage
men. And right here ! want 10 say. that We all
y 40 have visited the reform school here, have
none but words OF praise and the highest COM
,aelr srea, success In the MANAGEMENT; Of this
institution. for tne!r care. thoushs!ulnsss, rare
intuition sad marked qualities OF heart and
mind, which are ~ the bottom OF the emiuensly
sgeessslai manAxemea, OF this Institution OF
the state Aad ve have often wondered eaa We
anyw here nnd their counterpart, We have.
ana they arc 10 the rersous OF Commander
street and his vile. who are 80 successfully
managing the soldier HON. at 0rsing can
not stop 10 speak OF the particular points OF
their fitness for this work. bat would invite aDy
ieuh,er TO so there sad To convinced Com
rpsn1er street Aa1 hiA moot am liable wife a,
every point say are tae right person in the
rigaI place"