The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-03

Col z. Caoflczn, fhs prss-cs5t - tie
per AHgeles Beard % Traas. SisA hsAe-
ogarfefs A. - FSz1. ana a1F4hce skeaE
q prass4rsgy a. lar IS the interests o
80 ClzEzrn county metropolis are con-
seraea arrived 81 fais city ges1sr&sF ron
sae East having n bis persors4 suite
falsry-Ase rnan, whom he annosncee as
-se eref scsYsI eurneat % steel a3rEsTs
destined - e8atrsbuls - the greatHess q
tne city aoMn she straits - tearsGs raj
x9ae troas. steel beams ard al sorts u
railroad. rsscasnie4l ard architectural
irof and steel Tor he sides Of tas slrsin
n1aBnfasBs
Ioi. coslc2n Is genius. and rs nns
hand r. seen n ths direction % business
affairs in tas Port Aazeles Board -
Trade q which the cosoneis partner. II
! C4rrlzsn. mayor O. the city. = s@cre-
sarv. Whatever measure u prosperity is
tie portion ~ Tae county seat q CialsFu
county. > great deal q & Is DE 70 TIE IN
firing Industry o. Messrs c0olieaR and
.arrigsn. VINO maintain ar Office IN ST.
psEl ard VINO have presented the re-
saarcss ~ me state Of Washington. and
Particularly the ne gnborhood ~ Port
Anglers. in such ar attractive manner that
train iosas 81 people have gone o iuTesfI-
gate. many ~ whom have remained
there. Both C the gentlemen are thor
o8xniy sincere IA their attempts 20 build
a city down the straits that snan rival
seatgls and San Francisco a. commercial
importance. and tn conversation vester-
csv win some railroad people, Col. Cooa-
can announced that a number OF BIZ rail-
rozd systems. that eventually hope for
Pacific coast tsrmini have their eyes
furned toward Port Angeles
II coming across tfse country the party
g. charge Of Co. Couflcan were treated 70
a. episode % more than usual excitement
Tbs feature Of the trip was the deralI-
rnsnt ~ the train near Wenatchse and the
sitehlDE q several cars. without hurting
ANYBODY except the fireman or the engine
lie had . feE rios broken.
The accident happened afsnat. fo-a
ocs0ck Sunday night. and wa caused bv
spreading rails. The ears bumped along
over TIA tea for q matter OF twenty
yards and then Jumped over an emhank-
meui ten feet high. landing 10 some cases
on tbcir sides, and hFea king couplings
The tourist coach caught Ere from the
range but the flames were soon extlu-
galsbed. There was some snow on the
ground which contributed TO tbs dlscorn-
fort Of TIE accident. A. soon as the ex-
tent Or the Injuries 20 the train had been
discovered and the only two peo-
pie who suffered anything worse than the
fnlshap had been looked after the passsr-
gers made themselves as comfortable ~
possible, returning 70 the car where the
remainder Of the night Wa spent. They
were picked up the next afternoon by the
east bound train. which passed around
TIE Wreckage on a false track that the
wreeking crew from TeAvenworth had
built during the morning. At Isaven-
WORTH the passengers were taken again by
the overland train hound for Seattle and
they reached this city during the night
Al speak iu the highest terms % The
tfeatement accorded them by the train
rIen sne the officials 81 the road. all OF
whom rendered every assistance possible
and contributed TO TIE comfort % the
passengers not a Mttie.
The Port Angeles delegation left last
nisht on the FVangei and VIII reach their
destination this morning.