The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-06

strings II Chinese crackers which
We're hung from the highest build
inEs, kept up one prolonged din from
the beginning q the end % the pa
eeant
First came the Marines in a hollow
square. In whose center marched
Lieut. Avrrntrtrt. now With the Al.
ama. lie was formerly With the
Oregon az santiago. where his sun
nrvd 80 shots az The spanish fleet
The rrst * the procession came Ia
the following order q A. n. 80
men. Cal F4fr. Major WeiaenburE"r
and stan The First Washington.
tn All about 600 men. Many u these
carried bouquets ar Wuru wreaths %
flowers In their hats Carriages
bearing Capt Adams ana hts wife.
Gov. Rogers and stan Tacoma hani
~ "a piecca. National Guard. four
companies. Lnchen's Hand. 20 picces.
National Guard. thrive companies. l.
- W Cadets. e. ia line. Portland
battery. - men. aHd seattle tunea.
Is men.
Tacoma military band g pieces.
nnat with uucie Sam Seattle High
school cadets. q. rs boys from tho
s,rh school Denny school Rough
Riders. -. Everett band ard the
boys 90 thr city schools, followed by
80 odd Fellows. as0 Eagles Of seat
tie and other cities.
Al o'clock Gov Rogers present
"a the medals Then the has vas
turue over Al o'riosk luncheon
uus served IN the Denny hotel
Tonight the fireworks display be-
gins az go In front II the Hotel
Denny Then comes the reception
AZ the Denny a. And following
fhhf a smoker viii hr given 10 the
regiment at the Armory.
Seattle has more penple inside her
gates nos than at any previous time
They commenced 70 arrive Saturday,
All day YrntertiaY beats and trains
poured forth their load u humanity.
To-day TIE town ta packed Farmers.
business men. lawyers. bankers. pol
lticians-ail 81 cur nsiEhbora are ia
the city
The great majority arv here 70 wit
ness the celebration Tor pleasure and
patriotism Hut here And there tn
thu crowds that ihronEsa the side
walks yesterday and early this morn
inF. one could sea the anxious yet
harry tpuk ~ auiie4saGlSn on TIRE
face - father. mother. sister or
sweetheart They had only faN
hrisf nourr but those few hours ap-
peared In drag ~ slowly
Meantime All haf many things t.
do and - zee while waiting
The grant iiiuminations conmeu-
eel last evening Everyone was out
70 rse them Tho Rlori~n % the lie
euratlnua have not been exaggerated
streaming bunting rutierinK Rags
and fRlning evergreen from build
Iurs. arch aud doorway nashei ard
Filrfenei beneath the glare - llghts
Euch as the city never aaw before
while here AMI there the monster
painted portrait 81 sonsr hero ~h ase
name 10 now "a household word IN
Washington. caught and held the at
tsntiun 81 the crowd
The lighting vas beyond desrrIp-
ton. Hundreds % brilliant mean.
dcscenta and rlckeriuz Eaa ieta. a.
ranged in designs. spaanct the street
in arches and hung overhead In fss-
toous. The large arch az Second ave-
uus and Madison II probably the IN
est % the decorative and lighting
displays. Pioneer square vas a glare
81 brilliant light TIE portraits 81
officers and men Of the gallant First
we're here surrounded with bunting
and svorareeuH.
And then the hands played in
various parts 81 the city Patriotic
airs and sacred music were their se-
lsetians. The thronRs about the dlf-
ferent stands we're packed dsnpely
Everyone was happy IN anticipation.
At an early hour IN the evening the
Yakima boys arrived over tho North
ern Pacific. Lieut.. Col. Fife. Mai
WcisenburEcd. Capt II u. scudder
and Capt W. u. iiuneru accompanied
them. F1ve thousand people nilcd
up the street from the depot "a First
avenue. They went Wild. Cheer af-
ter cheer rent the air az the first %
the returning heroes stepped from
the coaches.
n vas late last night before the
streets we're deserted and the nrst
day OF the celebration had ended.