The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-23
THE PASSING THRoNG.

Mr. Joshua ". Wrestling and Ma wsssslsne
Aavs setursed from the East after . ten-wecks'
tip which incluaed chicsgo snd tie wosid's
fair acd the cities OF New York. Pnsiade.ph.s
aad Boston Tsey also were q Harrisburg. Pa.
NJ. Wrestling former horne The purpose OF
the trip vas eaxtceas, Though Ma Wrestling
Vas undef medical care pAgt OF the frip "Bnsa-
nexs II suffering from strsnGsucy. Nj. Wrestling
said yesterday. "srom gest exports and from .
feeling OF uncertainty - 60 tse ncancial policy
Of this government, do bei:sve tina, NJ. Cieve-
land 10 winning scsYd respect .cs the pass he is
paying IN the financial field and amo2S all
men, without much regard to their political
afiliat.oasL The hope il strongly entertained
tsas he VIII be Aosc TO sao-sd legislation in the
direction Of the repeal OF tie sherman law. In
other rsspsc:s. however, notably In regard 70
tariff segsslatton. there Is rot tee same conf
cence n Nj. Cleveland in the business world
Eat There 10 no doubt that the Vest sceers
in the eyes OF Eastern people hy reason OF this
monetary uncertainty, since The feeling 10 gea-
efsl that investments NAV some day DC repaid
in deprecated money" speaking OF the world
fair ana tie Washington exnioi;, A'. Wrestling
said: ''our state building IS one OF the iaost
unique on the fair grounds. It's all ashinE-
ton, srcsa the heavy Eogs In tho foundation 20
the CEDAR single ,oos, painted green 70 repre-
sent the Evergreen state. Tho green ROOF at
trscted special attention. ! believe tsst the
building will be great help to the state III
calling attention to It's various re-
sources aad attracting capital aud In
vessnent The largest legs on tie ground
are In the foun 1aticn or on exhibit Win
one exception, understood. and that was in
tho United states government exhibit The
big 2zs-ioos hags,atf on the outside OF the state
baisding also attracted much attention. being
the highest on the GROUNDS. But there was
some skepticism expressed as 70 Its beioS AL
one stick owing to the fsct that II had 10 De cus
for Shipment and then sp!iced. Wien was
there they were preparing Tor snothef enarae-
tsrstic state xaibi; jus: inside the door OF tne
building. Tnis includes two pyramids for the
showing OF the largest yislds OF wheat ana oats
from a " ashingsoa acre, being loi bushels OF
wheat ana ls,5 of oats The big lump OF cosi
weighing 81. 80 pounds 10 enough TO move ones
pride. The handling OF IT was problem LOT
the Chicago carterA saw Mayor Ronald ca
the grounis and no said they ought u nave
John Kahaley there to handle it. tel you, the
mayor has great faith in Seattle men. Our iruit
exhibit il something remarkable. The Chicago
Tribune paid splendid compliment 70 VI, re-
ferriag To IL as the wonderful display from the
state of Washington" / rode coming home
with Q Montana man, who tod ms that he
thought their building cost as much - ours,
but that taey had nothing TO show for IL IN
comparison with US. Even the older states
don't como up TO us The state OF Pennsyl-
vania, Tor instance, has bui., q building pretty
much on the model of the old state house at Phil
adephia. where the Declaration OF Independ
ence WAS read to the people. So far good enough.
But when you get inside you see nothing but
club house. There il nothing Characteristic OF
Pennsylvania great resources IN It l GER
taiuly believe our state has nothing to fear from
the showing it maScs. As far as visiting the
fair is concerned. believe would advise peo-
pie to hold OF till september October. II will
be IN good shape then and the great summers
heat will be over.''
"Instead Of q hundred pioneers in King
county. az stated In one OF the papers last
week." said Thomas W. Prosch yesterday. 'there
are fully 800. 200 Of whom belong 10 the state as
ISOLATION. Without going outside OF the city
limits. have just received the names OF o hun
dred men pioneers, and there are more than a.
many women, while in all the country precincts
are TO be found pioneers. glance At the list
will show that they are not all back numbers
either, for among tho names will b found many
who are yet prominent In business, in society.
In politics and in public works, though some OF
them came tn the Coast In the forties, and the
the average date Of their coming 10 not far from
forty years ago The list OF Seattle pioneers
spoken OF before you may give to the public II
you please Its: I. d. Hinckley. p. E. Hy-
land, Lincoln Jacobs. J. c. Kellogg. NJ. A. Kelly,
Samuel Kenmey. Emanuel Lopez, D. II. Lord II.
N. Miller. John s. Maggs. NJ. r. Maddock'. J. {.
Masel. Hans Nelson. - W. Piper, Frederick
Prosch. L. D. w. Shelton. o. C. Shorey, J. H.
sanderson, W. Parry smith. Eugene 6emplc,
Henry Van Asset. Richard Holyoke, Will
lam P. Smith, n. G. Thornton. d. B. Ward,
James II. wooIery, George +. whitworth. +. II.
whitworth, Charles A. White, +. II. Winslow,
W. NJ. Willis. \. u. Young. A. E. Young. NJ. S.
Drew, T. N. Sargent, Charles Terry. Frank Pom
thus, G. A. Hill, II. q. Struye. Har-
ry Strive, Fred strive. J. '. Wy
ckor. Joseph ". Phillips. ". r Phillips.
NJ. D. ballard, D. T. Denny. D. I. Denny. IT,,
John B. Denny, A. A. Denny. Il. II. Denny. .. o.
Denny. Wilson Denny. Charlie, Danny, o.
Jacobs II. J. Jacobs, II. Butler, W. G. Lstinler.
Jesse W. George, Charles Prosch, Thomas W.
P.osch, c. II. Hsnford, Frank Hsniord. a. f.
Haniord. Clarence Haniosd. q. q. Halter, Theo-
dore \. Halter. John Spencer. George W. Board
man. ". II. Gillian, N. J. Ohm. !. J. Carl. j. N.
Lyon, ". II. Taylor, Amos Brown Il. BagIey. c.
Il. Bagley, Thomas Mercer. Walter Graham.
David Graham, D. Horton, John Collins, A. 8.
Miller. Rufus Willard. 7. IL. Cam. T. II. Cam.
st., J. W. Swazea, D. Z. Blaine. J. f. Damon. Z.
!. Terry, r. {. Crawford. s. /. Crawford, X. N.
Crawford, Il. Abrams, j. J. McGilvra, W. v.
Rinehart, II. A. smith, /. S Rowe, Z. G. Archer,
Edgar Bryan, Hiram Burnett, Lyman W. Bon
ney, Raphael Cheade. l. F. Compton. r. N.
Cressweil. John Fsrnham. George r. Frye.
are pioneers by birth, and are yet comparatively
young. but We inciude them and are pleased TO
have them at the reunions and on other occa-
sons. The qualifications OF membership were
xad two years ago AZ residence In Washington
prior to 1860. in Oregon prior TO lsJ', and in
California prior to 1850, those dates being the
ones necessary to membership in the organiz,-
tons In tho states named. The annual meet
ings have heretofore been excecdin ely pleasant,
and the one TO be held In Seattle mex. month Is
in this respect anticipated with confidence.
The local pioneers are arranging the details,
and they will be sufficiently complete and prop
er!y carried out, no doubt"
The Waterous was not the first IRE engine 70
take dive Into the waters OF the harbor. In the
Old times OF the volunteer department, when the
engine housc was on the site OF the present Tiia<s
building On Columbia street, Il was customary
10 give $io 10 the who first got his engine TO
the place from which the alarm came. II there
ives FIRE, ana s. II there was none One morn
ing about O clock an alarm came from build
Ing on the site OF the Union block. on Front
street near Columbia. aad James Campbell. now
Ell the Onion Hardware Company. rushed 10 tho
engine house with Visions OF a SO gold piece
dazzling his eyes. As IL was down grade for TIE
hal block TO the ire no did not trouble to get
out the horses, bit se.x.ng the tongue ran the
engine down the hill alone. AZ that time
Columbia sIr,ct was not extended as far
out now and simply ended In
slip with big stick of timber nailed
across is end. When the engine reached Front
street II had gained sach an impetus that IL was
literally dragging M-. Campbell aong as IL ran
down backwards Il rushed along the slip and
struck with a bang agains. the timber al the
end. tew into tho air, flnging lie tongue up
wa-1s Ia its fight. Mr.. Campbell with 10,