The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-22
Taken Yesterday to Port Orchard
Naval Station.
INTERVIEWS ON THE WAY.


Seattle had the pleasure yesterday Of
further entertaining the party Of distin-
guishsd members % the Payne congress
osonai rarsy now On visit To the Paefssc
coast No formal ceremonies were tn
duIxed In during the morning hours. the
party being seyerafly entertained and
shown about the city. But. In order that
they might see some, Al least. OF tie oeaa-
~ o< Puget sound. and especially the IA
ciIisies OF Port Orchard as drydock and
naval station. excursion wax organized
10 that point for tho afternoon. Prepar-
ationx for IL were made ~ II. w. Prosch,
secretary Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
and a. O'Clock the congressional party
and invited guests lief; t.s city, from the
Flyer wharf. on board tbs sayiy decorated
steamer 6kagit cfsiaS. OF the visitors
there were on hoard Hon. Serene T. Payne.
Of New York. and Mrs. Payne Hon John
DaixeIi and Mira Daixeii. Of Pennsylvania.
Hon. J. A T. Hull, Mrs. and Miss Hui.
Of Iowa. Hon J. r. Heaswoie. Mrs. Heat
woia and her daughter. Miss Archibald. OF
Minnesota: Hon. George W. Steele and
Mra Steele. Of Indiana. William Dun and
Robert Daixeii. tbs two latter being the
broshcr-sn-isw AMI son Of Congressman
DaIxeii There was Also In the party Lieut.
Col. Allison, Of the commissary Depart
ment, Z. s.. A.. now stationed at vancou-
yer barracks. Col. Allison was detailed
10 some OF the Eastern camps OF instTuc-
ton last summer and also IN Cuba. where
he gathered material Tor some very inter-
esting conversation
The invited guests from the city were:
Lieut.. A. b. wyekoff, l.. s. N, Capt
ONeai and Capt Harry Taylor. L. 8. A.:
William Moran, Edward Twftmyer. A. u.
Brpuises, Judge r. 8. Greene. John r.
Hartman. w. J. Coikctt. J. g. Goldsmith.
J. j. McCAivra. I/cslie Maxwell Mr.. and
Mrs NJ r.. Backua. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Henry. SIR. and Mrs. Griffith Davis. Mrs.
j. {. HMineA Mrs Montgomery Russell.
Mrx Thomas Burke and r. W. Prosch and
daughter, Miss Phoebe Prosch-
In addition to these there were Con-
gressnan w. l. Jones. OF this state. who
had come over to welcome and make tho
acquaintance Ut these leaders of the next
house of representatives, and E &. Glenn
ent, tho 1,ossoffice Inspector who Is here
tn arrange about tho site tor the new
posfuffice and government building.
During the trip up the Sound tnere was
the admiration expressed at the beautifni
sheet OF water and It's environ!ng impres--
sive scenery. There WAS large crowd OF
eight-asrs on the boat, going over TO see
the dig battieship. and the party was
broken into groups. each Interested In the
particular matter 81 Its own conversation.
II Is safe to say. however. that the special
guests of the occasion were fully Informed
Of the natural and artificial advantages OF
this port and adjacent waters.
At the Naval statioa.
After an hours pleasant run over the
sparkling, sunlt Day and sound. Port Or
charsi wsas reached. and the party disem-
harked moving at once 10 the Iowa, as
she lay propped In the big drydoek. Capt
Terry and his fellow officers were on hand
TO welcome them and to show them over
che vessel Every part OF tho big ship was
inspected. and much interest shown In the
mechanism and working OF 1T various de-
paTtments. An interesting feature % toe
visit was the inspection OF the magnificent
silver service presented 90 the ship By tho
state Of Iowa at 81 cost or G.0e Congress
man and Mrs Hull wese especially In
tereesed In this. as were also the ladies
Of the party. there being nothing that
appeals more strikingiy To the feminine
eye tfan beautiful dinner service. During
the visit the congressional delegation was
gathered together ON the bridge and IA
photuxraph OF them taken by Mr.. Clement.
who Is also an Iowa man.
After about hour and a hair spent
on the ship and In the yard. during which
time CAPT Terry and his officers showed
themselves adopts in thv arts of enter
tainnsni and hospitality, The sisi,or. re-
turning on the sksgit Chef. Capt. Terry
placed AT their service tho government tug
Active. under command OF Master T. A.
NIekels and the homa trip was made on
that vessel Thu visitors were delighted
with what they had seen and had much
"a say about the beauty ard grandeur Of
the Sound They were struck with the
progress OF Development here, and con-
fessea to new Ideas a. to the present and
future growth of tina country. None as
them has been here before except Mr..
Heatwoie. who visited the Sound four
years agn He probably VOICED the gen
esai sentiment when he said: I'm my
opinion the future comrnsFce ~ the world
VIII he carried en- the Pacnu. and l see
10 reason why Seattle should not reap
the substantial benefit OF that trade
The ran hack 20 Seattle Was marked by
only such incidents "a usaaiiy pertain TO