The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
Ten Thousand People See the
Troops Depart for Tacoma.
ouARpsMeN ARE IN FINE FORM.
Tsars and Cheer. for the soldiers -
They March Threaxh she streets
In Martial Array-f'afhetSc Incl.
dents NJ Armory ana stssbss-
Ra01soaa Ayesae damned VITA
rxeple--<,oaspasy rs New Flag.

too. Of that grand Old tune, The Girl
Loft Beniaa Me-" wsre given new and
: tendersr significance yesterday when 200
brave saldi<-s OF Washington marched
down Second assaas 10 me lively strains
Of he piece
Around aid about them. filling sse street
ara slsiesaaika, were the wives. mothers.
men. who marched Under the Stars and
Stripes. "a did their psogsniters In the stir
ring days Of 81. in the causs OF freedom
humanity and the nations uIsuliied honog.
The scene from the time Companies ID and
3 left the Armory Til the special train
bearing tho volunteers pulled out OF she
depot was one % the gsandest and most
inspiring In the history Of Seattle. Never
was there seen on the streets Of this city
sach crowe OF people. gathered In such
a shar. space OF time. az that which
1ansmsd iis way TO Railroad avenus and
waived for ten minutes while the guards
s,ssn we're saying farewell to their folks at
the sraie ard getting themselves comfort
eb;- stosed away In the I've special
coaches
The day VAS enough 20 set the hear;
pulses OF the youths who had offered Them
selves in behalf OF Cuba Ehre and their
country beating with ambition 10 do or die
In the cause which they had espoased. The
very air was heavy with The marital spir-
it. FROM thousand fiagpoies. from count
,esa windows IN the business blocks and
from huadreds OF private dwellings in the
residence portion. Old Glory was spread
out before the breeze. a sight 10 awaken
feeling AZ patriotism anu iseFoism IN every
breast
In many respects the morning dawn
Trough; the FEELING that arlmates Young
Ameslca on the anniversary Of the nations
hirts. The people on the street cars show
ed that there was something To he lone that
day. In The faces OF some OF the young
xi.,s. who. dressed ia their bfavest silks
AMI. fionuces and wearing oits of bunting
on thel. breasts, were early at the Armory.
there was written the thought that this was
"a tay Of all days" Many an older face.
usually that % mother. bore traces of
sosre such feeling. too And when the sol
dicrs actually began 10 march from the
Armory. tears fil'sd The eyes OF more than
= score OF women in the crowd That had
gathered 10 see ti,e volunteers of.
Friday night had been a night Of final
preparation After ths volunteers mad left
the Arrery. the actual devastating be-
gan In many 4 home IN Seattle. More than
one susrasnian arrived al the Armory yes
,crday morning, his eyes bearing teii-taie
evidences Of vigil Of the night before.
prolonged until The early hours of tho
morning. .sosne of the maids appeared as
IL they, TOO lsad spent a sieepsrss night.
Theta we're plenty az old soldiers in the
crowd al the Armefy and on the streets.
who fkened the scenes OF the day To these
OF the cary as. when the fewer OF The
country. responding 10 the call OF Lin
eeln. rushed 10 the defense of tie Union
and 10 break the slaves chains from his
limits. To be sasc. the patriotism that
WAS exhibited alike by men and women.
and even by children. everywhere in the
big crowd that Lined the streets must have
been o; a kind that swslled through the
North ia the .i~, 4 difference there was
however. and thts must have stirred the
at,ior of the soldiers to even a higher
pitch than that OF 1861. This was the
thought tina. they we're soing II fight
men ~ az alien race. oppressors OF man
k'nd, the treaeherous spsniards. and not
men Of their own blood. as IN 81. And K
was prshsls due TO tnis cause that when
the hour Of departure Aad arrived. patr.-
oSiv,n. couiass and hope sweep, fear and
IDLE tears asisie Ia burst Of feeling TIA.
caused Tire tea shooaand people al the
,izfcs 10 esicsr and cheer and cheer again.
a. II they would srsit iseiF Threats.
ttag fer t'"apaas u.
TAa ars' event of ths day vas TIE pre-
sea;at.en 70 Company of handsome
siA fag. masie ts5 ihe h,ga schc9s cadets.
the cadets marched fresh tne high school
10 ,ae Asmofy elsa "a ;helr bright, uus-
forms twcutS -eigh' strong uaaer COM
maua e CAPT. parker.
I.eat. iIansaa made iie presentation
speech ~ the Afa,oFs'. Tae place Was a.
ready n.ed win mtiiian3en sna taelr
friends and Families. Lieut.. Haasou's
speech VAS t.mely ana patriotic. IL said.
addressing CAPT F'oytsoa. of Company r.
THE high school cadets rsvssa< yoa
v.ta lais aak q ouy country. F;shs Z
81. de Tor q lg aeea ee. hu; never dis
grace IL ard newer les az enemy c: cur
eeUniFa souca g., o8- hopes. cur pray
sss ouf blsssiaee 80 wltA yea We vii
watch Noa from star with sagrr eyes.
sssa chose 90 AS whe can viii follow you.
II you faa apsa The battlefield. your usns-
cry aaa ycor sorry is ensht,nea in our
hearts fargytt II yea CONE back vic
'eFieas, ~e es'i rsa you oar heroes.
Geo. sa4 es"2 @gth saa ,Ais emblem
CO eaf nat>e .snd ,ae pride ara >ogse
Ct eue oeU ssa.t'es"
SaaS, fesssoa's fs'se MAS .a.es =. 1a s,no-
f'ea ~eea ae ussesea she nrst uer1s 81
sesssrse. hns be quickly Possessed hl,rs-
sat "rae nssa Asa orlesrs a. coaapasy