The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
AT THE GRAVE OF WHITMAN.
Rev. w. ". q. Temples Impressions
Of the Dedicafory Exercises.

Of the Dedicatory Exercises.
Special Correspondence.
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 3o.-At the first
moment after my arrival at my disposal I
jot down my impressions Of things as I
have found them. You can hardly i'm
agine the conflicting emotions OF a body OF
ministers who have stuck pretty closely
to work at home for continuous months
to suddenly find that for several days
they are to be of regular duty and to de-
vote their time to new and engaging
tasks. The let-up Is sure to show itself
In twinkling eye and rafting tongue.
The first greetings were at Puyallup,
where we met our brethren, their wives,
etc, from Tacoma and beyond in the spe-
cial tourist sleeper secured for US. Now,
personally. I am not in love with tour
list sleeper. But the fellowship to be
found In company like ours helped to
divest that uncertain comfort OF some of
its forbiddng characteristics. 1t was
either tourist or an opportunity to sit up
nearly all night. So we chose the less of
two evils.
bout with railway officials. the usual mis-
understanding Of contract and the usual
unsophisticated ignorance OF anything
that had been agreed upon and an at
tempt to charge US just double that price
agreed upon for our Pullman privileges.
1t was the old story of obeying instruc-
tons and the conflict between the railway
agreement and the Pullman company's in
depreciation. To save dispute We paid the
double fare and await the Strengthening
out of the matter on the part of the proper
officials.
Then the dapper. but rather callow con-
duc;or who assumed contrary authority
over our sleeper took our transportation
tickets for the night, and in his exceed
ing carefulness to obey instructions. car
ried them OF toward st. Paul when We
were sided at Pasco junction. to find out
his mistake later and telegraph back
further instructions for the new conductor
TO pass along and promising the return OF
the purloined tickets by the next train.
We steamed into the station at Walla
Walla at 10 o'clock this morning to find
| that the monument which was to have
/ crowned the height above the grave Of the
hero OF the day--Marcus Whitman--was
still en- route for Its destination from Fer-
T mont. Speakers and speeches. however.
/ cannot be postponed. so the scene OF dedi-
/ cation was transferred from the original
! spot. five miles from the city. to the opera
house within the city. and the dedication
ceremonies therefore took on rather
i tanner aspect.
Almost as soon as We arrived. We were
| driven over 30 the station of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company. and
thence taken out 10 see the grave and the
located spot for the shaft The height
! commands q beautiful view OF this valley
and locks down directly upon the last rest
| ing place II whitman and his martyr
| co:npa,riots. / stood upon the foundation
buili to receive the monument. so that in
| after years l might refer TO 1t as thrill
! ing memory.
The formal dedication ceremonies Of the
monument. with the monument left out:
Dr. Wilson, of Portland. delivered the main
Grafton. covering the history OF Whit
mans career. and Rev. w. II. Scudder
spoke of the forces. civil ard religious. tina,
were perpetuated through Whitman's life
and death. Both addresses were well re-
ccivea. Last evening DIR. l.. II. Hallock
OF Min's college. California, delivered an
grafton Introducing the exercises which
eliminated today. The monument is
stated TO be at Pasco and will be erected
the latter part OF this week.
The change from the rain OF yesterday ;e
j the snow-covered fields OF this section Il
quite marked. The weather. however. has
been beautiful.
The Congregational Association began IFS