The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-04
THE OPENING DAY.
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reaction. bat nothing permanent. At go
O'Clock the men had been locked in .
oesth-siks strusgIe for one hour snd
naif and still the seamen had six
inches 70 pail Victory vas in sight.
They pulled until the blood stood out in
the veins on their heads like whipcords.
Five minutes more and the knot came
within half inch Of the goal. bat vent
back m inch and half. The police were
trying to keep the crowd back. Giynn Vas
coaching his men 20 bring the struggle to
Finish. His "Heave again, my lads.
rnne out like knsll 10 the longshore-
men! The pull Vas made, the rope
strstchsd. the knot approached the goal.
went back little. came up again and
touched. Referee Goodwin gave the signal
TO drop the rope. The victory Was won.
and the coast seamen had taken the $50
prize offered BY the Fourth Of July cele-
bration committee.
Following was the personnel Of the
teams:
Cost Ssamen's Union-Csp:s;n. Paddy Glynn;
anchor. John ETiand " lillian CheadeY. Emanuel
Ha9as. A. Natson, Charles Aorris. y. A. Schs-
lin. ]. Thompson, y. ". WILDER. 7. Kelley. Nsls
Johnson.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. George Moore; an
ehor, 4. Peterson: D. Connect. c. Jensen. n
Hotohen. Donovan. J. Sandsfsoa, j. Troy, b
Cunningham. JACK Lynch. W. Dohesty.
In the evening the regular weekly drill
In the use Of the search lights took place
on board the Monterey and delighted
thousands on shore. The search lights
and. in fact. the whole electric equipment
OF the Monterey are under the direction Of
Lieut.. Cariin. the navigating officer. who,
BY the way. Is . cousin Of Brig. Gen. Car
lin. U. 8. A., commander OF the Depart
ment Of the Columbia. The two forward
iighis were used, and for nearly an hour
the vas; crowds Of people gathered At
different points In the city were enter
tanned By this interesting weapon of mod
ern warfare. Hundreds Of people were
gathered at different places along the
water front and at the intersections
Of some OF the streets leading up the
hill. especially Seneca. which afforded .
tine point OF view for the exhibition. Lit
tie groups Of people were scattered all over
the hillside. ana the boys manipulating
the lights took pains to hunt them all out.
Tho lights are very powerful. aud what
ever objects were included In their range
became like broad day. Signs could be
read clear across the city. The little row.
ing parties In the harbor could be seen
whenever the light was thrown upon
them even palmer than by daylight. All
parts Of the city and the harbor were at
one time or another exposed to the view
Of all who chose to look.
The lights were manipulated by hand
last evening. but through . controlling
board which can b placed In any part of
the ship, can DO worked by electricity
Whenever desired. The ship has three
Edison dynamos. one Of which 10 kept
running oil The time for the electric lights.
With this dynamo search light can Be
used II some Of the incandescent circuits
are shut OIL. and this is done
whenever II 10 necessary to use a
light at short notice. When It IL
known that the lights are to be used
another dynamo II started for two lights,
but il all four of the search lights are TO be
used all three dynamos are used. by
means Of little disc search light can be
darkened instantly aud as quickly shown
again. and this disc il used for signaling
by the Morse code. Last night the men
handling tho lights several times signaled
''hello" to the crowds exposed by the
lights.
After the search light exhibition the
citizens and their guests wended their
way homeward. or promenaded the bril-
liantly lighted and densely thronged streets
leading to the Mineral palace. which
was crowded with visitors until q late
hour. Others and especially many Of the
visitors betook themselves to the Seattle
thea,er or Cordray's and the numerous
other amusement attractions Of tho city.
Manager Hanna entertained large num-
Der Of distinguished guests in the
evening. among them being Senator John
h. Allen, Gen. w. +. Cariin. U. s. A.,
Capt Louis Kcmpff. commander Of the
Monterey; Paymastsr T. r. Webster, u.
s. ~. Lieut. John l.. Hayden, Fourth
United States artillery. and from the
Monterey also Lieut.. Commander T.. e.
Pcndieton, Lieut.. r. f. Nicholson. Ensign
q. II. Busragc. Hon. F.. C. Hughes, who
Is the reader IN today's exercises, was Also
OF the party.
Manager Cordray's house also had a
grea. crowd. many prominent guests be-
ing shown special attentions by the man.
agement.
A banquet in honor Of the medical sta n
of the United States varship Monterey
was given at the Rainier hotel At night by
the profession OF Seattle. Surgeon ". ].
Arnold, Of the Monterey. was unable to be
present and Was represented by
Past Assistant Surgeon W. f. Winslow.
The other guest. presen. were: DR..
NJ. W. friedrich, Dr. q. h. McCu!loch.
Dr. J. H. Eaeleson, DR.. A. Il. kibbe. DR.. l..
II. Dawson. Or. r. II. Coe. DR.. r. V. Good
speed. pr. O. Newlands. DIR. II. NJ Eames.
Dr.. &. A. Holmes. Dr.. +. $. Palmer, DR..
q. NJ. Horton. DR.. c. ". sharples. DIR. NJ.
Russell. DIR. +. l.. Smith, Or. H. Willard.
Dr. $. c. Leonhards, DIR. q. A. Weed and