The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-30

Work began yesterday on the stupend~
Gus undertaking of filling the tide nats
of Elliott bay, of excavating the nye
large waterways, and OF digging tha
South canal through Beacon hin into
Lake Washington. Large numbers of peo-
pie. realizing the immense importance OF
the event. made OF the occasion a holi-
day. and turned out To watch the firss
strokes of the first dredgers 10 be em-
ployed in the haFbor, ana the spectators.
thousands Of them, made no efforts 10
repress the enthusiasm that they felt.
The sight of the great machinery alone
inspiring; but when the iron teeth
of the Anaconda tore loose the first mud
from the bottom OF the bay and elected il
from the end OF the serpeutuc pipe line.
half mile away, the people acted as
though they had seen something worth
telling about through all the years to
come, when great ships float upon Lake
Washington as the result of the work
begun on this epoch making day
Nature seemed to take a hand I'm per-
fecting the arrangements for the grand
opening. a mild rain fell during the
night laying the dust on the wharves IN
the vicinity of the mouth of the discharge
pipe and the streets throughout the bust
ness portion Of the city. The morning
came with an entire cessation OF rain. and
TO make matters still more agreeable the
sky was overcast with gray clouds. Just
enough to prevent old Sol from causing
collars to wilt ard parasols to be every
where present. TO the annoyance of spec
tators at the rear.
Early Morning Preparations.
Not earlier in making his appearance
Vas the sun than were Assistant Suuar-
intendcnt Green. Chief Engineer IIerold,
Captain Frazier. who in charge
OF the vent end Of the pipe line, and en-
ployes Of the dredging company. Ths
big dredger WAS moved about ten fest
further south from the position she oc-
cupied Sunday night and the suction PHO
lowered. 1t was found that she reached
bottom al about thirty feet. The
long pirc line was gone over and everY-
thing put in hrst-elass condition for the
Official test The next thing In order Was
running the telephone line. which starts
from the plot house and terminates near
the point where the mud and water is now
being deposited. THE big scow that was
towed around from Portland was brought
into position at the starhoard Of t}se
dredger and securely lsehed 10 her side.
IN order 10 guard against possible acct
dents posts 3xi inches IN dimensions were
spiked 10 the scow and then rores run
around. thus making a strong and SER
vlceablc railing. Chief Engineer Iferoli
was very busy going over the machinery
TO see that the minutest detail was care
fully attended to. for he did not want any
mistakes I'm his important department on
such "A Fnnmentous occasion. When steam
was welt oE and he had completed his
animation he told "A representative OF The
Post -fnteiiigencer that aii WAS ready 70
do tire work and there was no chance Of
a slip. he evidently had Judged the en-
CINE, which ne thinks 80 as pet, cor
recilv Tor there Was not miss during
tho day.
Long before ~ O'Clock. when the dag's
dolnus would commence on land every
thing waS ready on hoard the dredgeF fJr
Htess -
turn the ievcr that marked the CON-
rnencrnent - what has 80 long been
looked urou g. ara srdHous undertaking.
This lever fs attached 70 r<le roof IN the
riiof house and Assistant Superintendent
f.reen had with due thouEhffutuess care
fully provided hi9ck Of wood on which
Miss Ssrnrie ooud stand and reach tho
lever without undue exertion. II might
have been three minutes after ~ that the
arut strains of music from tho First Regi-
nsnt hand ss 81 played IN front Of ths
Vpost- TutefifEerrer Office on Cherry street.
came floating over the water Not@ith-
standing the hands large audience. there
was "a liberal scattering ~ people along
the water front in tire southern part ~
sho cisv ara oar in the hay several pleas
we craftr xlth PARTIES aboard were rruls-
ing around every now ard fhen running
IN close 10 take a look AZ the dvefger.
or for the Auaconda.
~ f8-ea O'Clock the people who had been
invited 70 witness fhe opening from tho
SreFzer began 20 collect a. Yesler wharf.
where the steamer city - Columbia vas
fn waiting u was evident af 3 glance
that the uurnbeT Of guests could rot hs
carried on one steamer. Thc officials ~
the waterway company. however, vera
rfeparef for such an emergency. and ~ =
fsvr minutes had' the steamers Hattie
Hansen and Chehalis ~ the waarf
Ex-Gov. Eugene seYnrle. president Of
tho waterway cornrRny. aCf Cfompantsd ~
his daughters Miss Zes ard Miss Ethel.
al this hour luinad the party. Miss Io@
sssrrr.te was frtr1efsia tFlF the center - at
traction and aH of heg friends and ar-
,,.asrfarees took occasion - express q
Sore far her success ia handling the lever
81 tna dreAaar. she received every ons
vrartntseie. ard sore her honors with be-
coming utodestg
Prominent among those on the wharf
-~affsug 60 ~ taken to the dredger wsres
Werry sernple Anes. Edgar Ames. u. A
as Ii.