The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-03

1T lasted from as in the morning unti i
s.N- Il began % disappear 81 as, a 49,
tadee away gradually. requiring r ga ;ss
minutes % disappear entirely. rTons sf.s s
time we FIRST noticed IL until II connssiae 80
10 fade X was perfectly steady- 1tau 10y
iFfaase perfect IS PREVIOUSLY assS $50 .;tx
appeared 10 res unon . ridge. ana |
should state that portion ot the fI1ee ~ y,
not appear until the city had elurs1s , ~
ed away. The ridge was az least ttftS
miles distant buf the city appeared inlrn
nearer. so il would appear that the picture
was IN the sir between u and tae 1isl1 -se
and that the ridge really furnished oACA-
ground. 49, hs
worthy 81 notice that ca the same DAY t.lat
Ne saw the picture there was one OF ne
most severe storms on the ocean ever
known n that region Il lasted a s...,I.s.
that day and the next. We did not Know
anything about the storm uaftf we COM
pared notes with Capt Greenieaf, % the
yacht Aggie. on our return from the noun
This city appeared to us more Ike a
city Of the old country than anythl,s 60
We were inclined 10 compare I WIZ fsus-
sian cities and since reaains $3.50 49,.
Bruce's description Of Wilioaghhy's silent
Cify. which he Claims ia have "a z n q as
Bristol. England. and - have pnosoSF I'm.
ed after three attempts On three atuerSnt
trips 10 Muir glacier. I have besn rsadlng
up on the sub3ect Of nirsges, enGtaVoriug
70 learn whether Instances have oeen
known where rlr5ss WAS tnre GYMS
ARE very indistinct. If our Silent City was
4 Russian q \ and his an English. ire dif-
ference IL the distance might explain ne
remarkable diScinctneSs OF tho one We saw
sclia Misses His Opportunity.
I'VE regretted that SelIa The wcrld IA
nous mountain photographer. who Was
0ae Of Prince Laigi's party, was not WITH
US this time. The only means W nad OF
kodak which I carried. I took two shots
at the city. having little hopes or OBTAIN
ing good results. as the city did not sp-
pear in the 'sndsr' on account OF the great
distance and the sn1allness of the instru--
ment. / preserved the Aim. however. ana
had ID developed. In one case there Is no
picture at all and in the other only black
shadow where the picture ought 70 De
so far as I know we are the iirst per-
sons % see the Silent City from MalaSpina
glacier. and II WilIouGhhy's description of
the city seen from Muir glacier Is 10 be re-
lied on. there Is little IN common between
the two pictures. The point from which
We took our observation is i2e miles from
where Wiiloughby saw the sight that has
caused so much discussion"
Entry I'm the Diary.
Following is copy. OF Mr.. Thornton's
note book concerning the Silent City:
Tuesday July IS. lSs7-While on our way
this morning al a distance about ten miles
from Sella pass, we saw wonderful sight,
the Silent Citv of which we had heard. but
which we had hitherto supposed 10 be
fake Directly north Of us, apparently az
a distance Of ten miles, was what appeared
to be a beautiful city. AT the right side
as il faced us. We're two Chinese temples:
next was the largest thing IN the entire
city: an immense building with a large
dome. the whole reese milling the White
House at Washington. D c. Next were
veral large business blocks and factories.
Next A church with n spire. A the left
were portions Of three factories. This whole
city was distinctly visible from 2:45 A. M
until 40 a. m. II required no effort of
the Imagination 70 liksn II 10 a city bat
"a sf1fr.
instead strong faith 20 believe that 1t was
not In reality a city"