The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-06

the gates OF Seattle. the Queen
city OF the Northwest yester-
day.
The estimate is made by the COM
nuttees and hotel, railroad and steamship
men. all OF whom are competent Judges OF
a crowd, especially when tho judges had
mot most OF the great throng coming hero
or after their arrival. 4 thousand.
2oo visitors in a day. would have occa-
Noned no surprise, but l0.00O-ah. that's
different.
1t was a matter OF pride and eonEratu-
iation with the committeeman who have
worked 50 hard to make the reception a
success, for II proved the interest of the
people In the great state welcome home
to the Washington volunteers They are
coming from everywhere. every city. town.
village and hamlet: from out the mines In
the mountains: from the logging camps in
the heart OF tho forests: from the can
neriee, the sawmills. the farms. the shops.
the stores-all the people are coming
to do honor 20 tho heroes OF the
Philippines.
And the 10. 900 Of yesterday were but the
advance guard, the skirmish line OF the
multitude that win come today. The
great people OF the great state of Wash
ington welcome the opportunity to meet
all the boys OF the Fighting First In ono
place at the same time. Home receptions
will follow. but then only home boys are
to bs entertained and welcomed. Tho
state reception includes them all and Il
is now a certainty that IN every way II
will be far greater than ever tho most
sanguine hoped for.
The streets yesterday were crowded
from dawn until dark Hotel Hobbies were
filled with an ever-moving throng Trains
and ships bringing National Guardsmen
and bands. societies and other civic or
gan.xations. arrived every hour. II look
ed for a time as IL the sudden and unex-
pected influx Of visitors might cause some
trouble In finding quarters for all OF
them, for the great crowd was expected
today and the committees were resting
up yesterday to be fresh for today's du-
ties.
But no sooner had tho word gone out
that the strangers were already within
our gates than every man was At his
post. and tho work of making the WIS.,
itors welcome went ahead just al II they
had all come on time. Everyone had a
place 10 sleep, plenty 10 eat and enjoyed
the eve OF the great day az only a happy
and expectant multitude could enjoy II.
when they knew they were more than
welcome and had In prospect coming
events of a magnitude unheard OF In the
great Northwest.
Hundreds Of the c!fixens Of Seattle met
every train and boat 70 welcome expected
friends. and hurried them away TO their
homes. Scores OF others who had ac-
Aat vei uhaf 81 .,A
FASTENED 10 deposit their luggage Ia a
safe place and arrange for the fets stu
others waited until taken IN hand by com
r1,ttees and directed where 10 go. ana
thus the crowds came. melted away. only
tn come back again upon the streets later
and help swell The holiday crowd.
The success OF the state welcome home
.s more than assured even now. in fact.
the only thirg that worries the managers
Is. Wont IT outgrow even the extraya-
CANT estinstcs?"
II probably will. so FAR as attendance Of
people f. concerned. but in IN. matter ~
enthusiasm and welcome home 10 ,ha b8ys
n cannot outrrow the lgve the gratitude
the pride % ;he people ~ Washington In
the Fighting First and their deeds that
sed TO this reception
As evening fell over the city yesterday
after hours Of busy last preparations and
easer. almost impatient. anticipation ,he
zcenss IN the downtown district grew yet
more lively. The thousands II lucaa1es-
cert electric lights suspended tn feEtoons
over the streets hIazed into brightness,
and First and Second avenues from Yea
ier way 10 Pike straft. wsrn a maze of
trfiliancy snf viyacity From her sefth
az the head os Ocean dock tas steamer
CITY % Topeka flashed aer asarchitght in
every direction. snd grpurs turned asi IN
from the moving taroug - watch ne
bright pencil 81 binding rays tArown now
against the lofty buildings blocks away.
bringing them out in bold relief against ms
background % red ares burning on tAs
.aysrnents. and now ruttsrinK far oat over
lhs bay revealing me graceful outlines aud
taosring rnasts II the government vessels
ard chsatfneI ssiDsins at anchar ia
tbs hars0r.
A3icx4tasr IL VISA 8 pretty sight snd an
.nsririna oEe. end tbs thousands Of peo.
pie. young ard Old. who crowded tho
principal streets with metropolitan COM
Sastness proroeaaaea back ard forth. re-
marking every p}ae uniform which ap-
yeggel here AMI th@re among tne shrOnx.
The inLsf@s; which ths prrssnc@ of the