The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

was literally covered with people
With difficulty a way was opened for
the troops to reach the train. Finally the
order 70 Break ranks,'' was given, and
the soldiers boarded the cars In single
hle.
Many Pathetic Scenes.
Here were enacted the pathetic scenes
OF the day. At the poln, In the middle OF
the train where the troops entered the
cars was centered the bulk OF the crowd.
One lady tainted after she had spoken a
word OF farewell to her boy. There were
numberiess scenes filed with pathos that
may be better imagined than described.
AS the guardsmen mounted the steps to
the cars there came cries. Goodbye.
Harry or Tom or VIII or Charlie, AZ
the case might be. One man carried in
his arms a child OF or years The
little girl waited long and anxious,y for
final peep at Uncle Harry and when
the moment arrived her face was LIT up
with smiles, and then dimmed with tears
that trick,ed down her cheeks.
Two women pressed through the crowd
TO the steps and waited for form they
knew 50 well to appear He was husband
to one, brother 10 the other. With a
stout arm he opened way through to
where the two stood. In his hand was
a bouquet OF pinks and other flowers. tied
with q handsome silk fiaE.
One arm for the wife and a hand for
the sIs;er-thus the guardsrnan stood for
minute while his companions filed the
car. An embrace and IL last kiss, and
then the final goodbye was said and
the last trooper was aboard the train.
After the soldiers were once in the cars.
the women did not seem to mind !: half
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FORM that nnnerved so many. Once on
the train. the guardsnen seemed prac-
t!cal!y on his way 20 the war. and faces
that were covered with tears now besrned
with smiles OF encouragement and good
cheer
But railroad trains. like the time and
tide. wait for no man. Steam was up III
the engine and the black shining mon
seer seemed impatient 10 move. Still the
crowd surged around the train. THE
guarisnen filed the windows ard shook
hands with those nearest them. The peo-
pie were perslously neser when The signal
10 go ahead was given. and slowly. bearing
a precious load OF human lives. the train
moved out OF the station.
Az the cars disappeared, the crowd set
up rouSing cheer. From Innumerahle
hands were waved flags. hats and hand
kerchiefs F1aally the last coach dis
Of Seattle were OF TO the war.
Incidents OF the Dax.
The TAT boy Of the battalion vas late
IN Joining his company. but he arrived
~ the Armory. his face flushed from the
hea, Of his exeFtions. in time 10 get in the
lire just as the company was drawn up
preparatory to marching to the depot
The fat boys sister vas there. too. and
she pushed through The crowd to where
her brother stood proudly surveying him
as the tears welied in her big brown eyes
She was particular TO notice that his blue
Uniform sat properly OF his pudgy forrn
and that the little silk aag she mad given
hin vas neatly displayed from the upper
Pocket OF his Jacket.
Tha fat boys mother was nowhere In
sight. Sae had conteHtexi herself with
aCcc-r4,8 nytnS him down 10 the Arniory
Then she disappeared down Third avenue
iH The direction Of Madison street where
there wss a cake shop. She had taken
one look through the vide open doors
iase we're persirasty near when the sgnsi
glance Was al that she could stand. from