The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-30

Children Depart Joyous With Expec-
fancy, Return Happy at Realization.
The water front was taken possession of
by the children yesterday and they were
all the PosT-ISTELLIGENcEg's children for
the day. They and their parents and
uncies and aunts and their big brothers
and sisters were everywhere, and a more
joyous crowd was never seen until IL was
found that some of them would have to
wait until the steamers returned for
their second load. This disappointment
was soon overcome and served TO add to
the pleasure when it ultimately came in
the ride over the smooth water.
The city oil day had q half deserted sp-
pearance. for there was hardly child TO
be seen on the streets. but with the arrival
of the first returning cargo of mothers
Joys soon after o'clock the scene was
changed and delightful was the contrast
to the calm which had prevailed. First
came the Flyer with load of grown folks.
Then about O'Clock the Sehome landed
about seventy-fve passengers and went
merriiy on to Whatcom amid the shouts
of the delighted youngsters from that city.
But it was when the State of Washing
ton came in, about 1880, that the water
front became full of life and movement
with its 200 passengers. Long before she
came in sight her approach was heralded
by the sound of the shouts and singing OF
her precious cargo, composed mostly of
children. They cheered and shouted as
the boat pulled into the dock and looked
like lot of brownies as they peered from
the upper deck, the lower deck and out
of the cabin windows and shouted,
laughed and danced as they rehearsed the
sights and scsnes of the day.
Ats:50 the City of Seattle arrived:with a
still larger crowd than was on board the
State OF Washington. The forward part
of the boat was mass of little folks. whol
felt that it wa, their day, and they were
inclined to make the most of it. The
children were all little kings and queens,
and they were at times liable TO act like
other rulers have and to play the tyrant.
When the boat landed and the passengers
began TO pour out mothers and fathers,
with families OF eight. nine, ten and
| eleven, had lively time in
sorting out their own. Loud shouts, both
bass and treble, were heard. calling for
"Johnnie." willie" 'Tommie," ''Har-
DID," Baby and Phillip" In every in
stance the missing child was soon found
anu ntIpiUcsS lEstVIC0 w tac 4OASst&S
circle. When the vast throng poured out
through the big gateway of the dock it
seemed to fill Yesler avenue from wall To
wall, and from the end of the dock to
| Front street
| At e:s5 the Fleetwood brought load Of
| passengers of all sizes from Tacoma, and
| at 1880 the Flyer arrived with full cargo
| of Posr-IsrELLIsENcEs day celehrants.
The State OF Washington arrived al Yes
Ter dock this morning at l:I5 O'Clock, hay-
/ ing made the run from Tacoma in
| one hour and fifty minutes. There
were no accidents. As the boat came
| in the mass OF humanity on board kept
| still until near the wharf. Then such yell
| as went up. 1t could have been heard at
Lake Washington. 1t was hard 10 tell
what the yell did mean. but as the boys
came trooping up the gang plank they
| cried out that Seattle and the Posr-ISTEL-
LIeKNcER were all right. Cars we're in
waiting on eli the lines and before 40
only few people could be seen on the
streets where a few moments before hun
/ dreds were passing.