The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-14
ABSCHIEDSFEIER
Der Klondike Expedition.


1t was klondike festival that was held
in the hall. The East Side gold-seekers
then and there decided to keep the festival
up for three days. The programme for the
second day included visit 10 Staten
Island brewery. Wednesday the gold
seekers were 10 spend the day in target
practice with rifles. But the clerk of the
weather bureau turned on little klond Ike
atmosphere and the members OF the
Schramm Klondike Gold GRADER Inter
stueIzung Nerein shversd. They voted
unanimously TO abandon the trip 10 the
Staten Island shooting grounds. Peter
Schrarnm. the organizer ef the klondike
Gold Digging Mutual Benefit Club. and
the men after whom the club was named,
told his fellow gold-seekers that they
would have plenty OF time TO go out In cold
weather after they got 20 the gold fields
The members Of the Kiondike club de-
clded to spend another day in the Staten
Island brewery after Schramrn said this:
I've can get plenty OF cold vedder IN der
Klondike, but We can't get no beer"
Each member OF the party had spent
several weeks in saying good-by TO rela-
tiyes and friends. but they had 20 say
"good-by again yesterday.
The crowd began TO gather AT Klein
saloon IN East Sixth street at noon. BY
o'clock the entire block was swarn'ng.
Then saiooukeeper Klein hired a band.
While the band played German farewell
songs the East Side klondikers sang.
drank beer. and cried.
Three brewery wagons, each drawn ~
four horses arrived. The wagons were
decorated with col0rsd bunting Tags AMI
evsrgreens Each brewery wagon was
fitted Nd with seats 20 accommodate
twenty-five men. Strips % muslin at
tachea 10 the sides OF the wagons con-
Ia ned printed signs and notices In Ger
man.
when Peter Schramm gave tho order
TO get ready" the gold-seekers and the
musicians climbed into the brew r. wag-
ons. The lively sound OF the tunes play
ed ~ the bands was drowned by the wall
ing and weeping OF the women and chill
Gren who gathered about the wagons,
Many OF the women climbed up on the
wagon wheels 10 kiss their husbands 4
last farewell
BY this time at least 500 persons had
gathered on East Sixth street and In Ave
nue. 4. near by. One OF the gold seekers.
a big stout man. climbed Down from his
seat. md embracing hts wife. said dra-
matlcaiy:
Don't cry. mamma Dots not der last
kiss w p tfi give you. Nh@n kiss you
again, i'f kiss you NIT gold teeth"
lie climbed back into the brewery wagou
AMI the parade started. Jast as the last
wagon Vas moving away. a ha.less woman
pushed through the crowd and yelled
frantlcaIly;
Adam. Adam, For Gods sake. don,
leave mer'
dot means Adam der barber" ex-
piained a man in the crowd. Dot woman
Is hiE's ~fe. and she Won't let him go
Sae saws she v.il hold him so he vii ret
arrested before she viii nart NIT him -
Adam. Adam'" scveaue1 The wsular.
"a she got held % the tailb0srd OF the
wagon. You shall not go she scream
ed. Then sac climbed gp on tire wagon.
ana ire crowd cbeered she caugs alf
81 p Httls. thln mar. who tried TO move
g4Tiher ~ IN the wagon. Then the
crowd stopped The hoses. AMI The bare
headed ~oasan dragg d tas man j snn.
assisted by two % the gait-seekers Wren
she COS h3fs2 on the street she held h.us
rs uis c1aE sleeve. Tie tried 70 braak
way from Byg. but tne crowd hndgsa aim
So rc ooula nes escape Finally he yelled
BOYS, g meet you On der Fofty-second
street ferry
Ne son woa'I." shouted tha ssorna7.
taxing better grip on Adams sssat.
-To2l STAY house and Support your fam
Gy~
2hen she hustled Adam through the
crowd and d4s.u Avenue a f0las.sssf ~ a
a-zeE ch. drer. who kept % a c-oaflnsosis
shout q 'oh. Alan. yog must STAY 81
harn. scar Hise won't bed gas 20 10 tfse
klone.le. This s-as yelled ID a Slngsoax
nay
Ths ki0nGlke parade led hy ths hand.
faen ard won.en naarrnea in The middle