The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

Perhaps never before In RE history os
Seattle has there departed fram It's en-
nraclnS harhor steamer fresghtsd with
= Cargo so interesting and destined so
out yesterday afternoon from . wharf
covered with hundreds of waving. weep
lag people. and pushing her nose 10 the
north sailed for the Yukon The air was
sulI OF "goad-hys" as this monster fever
germ detached Itself fron the hot tn-
valid. Seattle. and ioatsd away.
1t was like the parting of a saa frenc
mother. and the Queen city seemed 10th
to admit the going. There were niea
aboard so beloved by her that in the
great grief of The mother individual tears
seemed petty. There have besn hundreds
who have gone before ard hearts which
ached at Sfsir departure. bat this seemed
more individually boat load ~ Seattle
people. same having not only r circle of
friends. s.ch as fails 10 the lot of the
majority, but holding position IN the
p1hiic eye which made Their sxodus an
event OF general importance. Among the
watchers from the wharf there was none
who did not feel the exciting influence OF
the scene. As well known faces passed
up the short gangpiank. sympathetic
whispers signiiled their recognition aai
breathed hopes of their success.
In every crowd there is the melancholy
man. and perhaps ne SAN shaaows aref
spanning the steamers gaagway with the
words. "Ais hope abandon. ye who enter
here 1sut thr nrsrrions az rnv p~s-srllxt
were at a discount in that crowd os en-
thustasss. Thsy could aniy sev the sign:
THE road Ia weafsa." one hundred ard
fifty took that ROAD. and one eeasd irnas-
me as they boarded ssag.e file the q od less
Fortune touching with her wand those
destined TO success. Who feit that magic
touch and the warmth og Fortunes Smiies
Did it fall on the swift or on she slow:
the man who had achieved aua lost, ar
he whose pace was yet uAfrledg
The >an's Wara satrr.st.
The Portland did not gct away Within
four bet hours * her scheduled time Her
sailing date was fixed ~ nooa but Il wAs
o'clock before the gang plank was drawn
in aasi the aninlellisibie orders we're g,y
~ ease on. The sun carae out to SER
everything he coaia and was in every
hody's way. making 3 genial nuisance OF
himself. Hts warm Interest IN ihs pra-
eseeiings however. Was taken ~ a good
omen. He was yellow too. anG the pres.
fsvctcrs had the delight of seeing tAs
color early ia their hunt.
The Crowd.
hly 2... peaFls or even more were
or the Sc5wahseheF sfork or - near az
they could eef. Sam@ were attracted by
curiosity, but many w@Ta there to hld
af.ieu 81 relatives and friends. One man
at Ieast Was or hand FOR business. "a was
an agvsf cgtnds man. wsth store ~ fass
y4Ilow preparation known 20 eonfecss0uers
a peanut candy u WIS made W In
60 keS. ard the old man heit sscse asot.
before the ss@s OF tlae outgoing fn.aArs ard
cried. fHnf n naEEess, - ecssss anlec@
William Moran. of dnran BFos who by
the WAY seemed very glad 30 fiad ffns2ig
Esang fell heir 10 hais nugget without
fslng required 20 pas up the stipulated
l2fs cTnts. H saw city 18vafss sYniIsF Parry
roaming around with a car.sra IN hand.
ard cFsesi ont; Take a shot - ne viii
yau and give Il 10 nv brother for my
wife" The shot waS taken Two enter
crowd. altering for sale copies 81 the Brit
ish mining laws.
Ex-ssov. John III. Ne(sraw and Gen T.
VI Carr were among the first ta beard th.s
vessel Ther was an interesting scene 3
the gang plank. where the governor after
breaking through MS many friends. wAs
stopped Ivy 4 dse6GaGi and FeQniraa 70
show his ticket. Gen Carr hsss gone
ahead with the necessary passes. and ths
governor encountered tSz fret obstacle
TIE s@ckhand aid not knos who ne was
Az soon as the sif7eulty eompre-
aend4~f ty' The crowa a dozen vofees cried +
That's all right fsan- traits sii right
TIE dsckhan1 persisted. The attention ~
81 officer was called. sonae one aboard @vi-
den;iy explaining who sae delayed p8s&eu-
ser Wa he came 10 the spot al oncTs sad
ea siad ngr eshe4rtky. Let f1e gentleman
paSs Tommy. ara all ire ladies w4fn
him" Tommy OBJ yeei ana Gov Ns4SFs~
passed aboard followed 5v Ars. Actsraw,
hts daughter ard son. They wsTt boz
few 80 thssr csAs5. and ware DOT seem
asain un,n shortly before the steamer
ssileSf
TAsrs WIS ons familiar sign 81 ths
sfessY1erfz side. : r Weston. he Post
fyssalNwenc~r's sr~c4at sarrrsFeoFld@Tt,
~rewiss car on isfeboss snt tSrks.f on
fss SIDE rssa yellow tsard sSss@ss brothers
s-s.ss. from every ssree sad billboard in the
~ssy tHss asyEee Rsad ne P--i'
Pathetic scenes
Altogether shsss ON th@ hcat ssSrn@ys
Nsrpy. rrcba hly sustained by exeesfn (
vsssssT.s Of = golden hon3s-coFHsnr II ~aa
,h~ d@4oEase n@artS lssf behind uhzsh
seemed breaking ard r.Gany a easss4 \
klszeI her husband ard stralghtsxas
burst trf3 f@ags- A rucss affecting paFs-
ira was between A genfss-Taee5 old r~sn
ard hts gray-haifess xtfe- he isp0keH So
nne who had tried f~sfor@ the fortunes
~ Erfrfng carr ard wwat forth no@ @n
5 Sesren wnEea might ~ sss last. The
2K e~s grief ~ fhaf axss8 wfss and her
husbands nseHs efforts At coEdoleEee