The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-06

backed away from the Schwabacher
wharf about o'clock yesterday after
noon. The Dolphin had aboard over 100
leading business men Of Seattle, forming
q gathering remarkable for it's represent
ativeness; almost every leading business
house In the city was represented on
this excursion going forth TO cement more
firmly the social and commercial ties be-
tween Seattle and other Sound cities.
The changing OF the time of departure
of the Dolphin from early morning to the
middle of the afternoon necessitated an
entire revision OF the itinerary of the ex-
curstun. Everett was the only city Wis
tied yesterday. The exoursionists arrived
there about p. m, and left at $50 for
Blaine Last night was occupied in the
trip to the latter city. This morning
short stay will be made in Blaine and at
a. m. the Dolphin will start for the
Bellingham bay cities
1t is expected to reach Fairhaven at II
a. m. and TO 60 to Whatcom at IL, re-
naming there until y. IN. The excur-
sion 10 scheduled to arrive at Anacortes
at $3.50. where there will be a stop OF an
hour. Tonight will be spent at Port An
seles, the arrival there being at $50 D.
m. and the departure at $50 tomorrow
morning. Between i:3o a. m. and y.
m. Port Townsend will be visited II
no serious delays are encountered and
turn to Seattle will be about o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The Dolphin. expected from Alaska
Thursday afternoon. did not reach Seattle
until 1880 yesterday morning As the
Passengers and freight had TO be dis
charged. the boat cleaned and fresh sup
plies OF coal and provisions put aboard
before departure on the excursion trip,
considerable rapid work was necessary
The hour OF departure was postponed
from u o'clock noon TO p. m.
Long before o'clock the excursionists
began TO gather on the wharf and. after
they got tired talking 10 each other. made
their way 70 the gang plank, settled mat
there and continued on their way to the
deck and 20 the cabins assigned them.
The loading OF the excnrssouists was not
accomnlsshed under altogether suspicious
stocked with fresh fruits and other pros
visions and coal and this loading was In
progress on the same side OK the ship the
excursionists were using. The passen-
gers gang plank vas being used 81 men
carrying big crates Of tomatoes and or
anges and peaches and the plank would
no more than get crowded with exeur-
sionists than one OF these men would
appear and sweep everything before him
A large quantity OF fine coal was being
thrown aboard few feet from the plank
producing heavy black dust, which SET
tied arouna the gang plank and coated
collars and cuffs and faces ard hands
and all other places where the crime
would show G. X Collins signed tickets
with the end 81 one of hts fingers.
The engines az the boat took occasion
20 send on mHSA heavy steam watch fell
IN the torrH ~ fine mist ard gave sub
stantial assistance 10 the coal aust The
excursfonists became acciimAted 70 the
combination and 70 inennvenisnee was
felt or expressed II was g0ei.nAtnred
crowd and not enc unsina word was ut
tered because OF the necessary rUah and
Jam
~ zIs most q, the excurSonlxts we're
in the boat and we're moving hack and
forth from one side 10 the other % graft
~ the whlms ~ the uGmsrnn4 phato9-
raphsrs A. ~ u Nas annauncef that
Thomas F'roaeh. who had been wandering
around the wharf aadeing the Efforts of
tire executive committee 20 Ext him on
hoard A. ~ he slowly climbed the gang
plank but a few minutes later. while the
COR mlttee vas Of guard. succeeded "a
again making bis escape. u took thirty
rnsnufes more to again corral Secretary
rroxeh and 70 complete the cAfga and
then amid fnsi chorus from the cam.
era fends, TIE steamer backed away from
the wharf ard began the trip 70 Everett
Committees representing three down
Sound cities accompanied the Dolphin
! from seattia The Port Angeles commit
r. Fischer. arrived here Thursday after
noon and the Port Townsend committee,
Charles f. coaa D. n HID and Edward
| c. Adams and the Fzlrh2ven committee.
| Roland O. Gam~ei. J. A. Kirkpatrick
| and e l.. Cowgirl. came yesterday morn
| ing A. Everett the excursion was Joined
Ay the whaieoya and Everett committees.