The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-16
SAD STORY OF THE SEA.
CHURCH EXCURSION TO LILLIwAUP
FALLS HAS UNHAPPY TIME.
some Merrymakers Left on Seattle
wharf, While goo of Their
Friends succeed I'm Getting Away
Latter Troubled by Many Delays

That those who go down to the sea in
ships have strange experiences Is attest,
ed In unqualified terms by the Bioie, and
IS further borne out by some OF the
strange stories told by ancient mariners
The adventures OF the young people of the
First Baptist church on their excursion
Friday still further confirms the goou
book and furnishes food for thought for
the skeptical.
Some time ago the younger church
members thought they would like TO brave
the dangers OF Neptune, as Jonah
did OF old, and cross over the Sound 70
Lilliwaup falls, there TO enjoy the beau
ties OF nature and ice cream. They failed
TO reach the falls, to the great chagrin
Of some. II is noticeable, however, that
the chief complainers are the mem the
gentler sex perhaps consoled themselves
with ice cream. 1t has been said that
lovely woman sometimes is not so ethereal
as man.
The young people hired local boat TO
carry the excursionists TO the desired
place. According TO the story of several
the company told them the boat would
carry 800, and nearly this number OF t1sk;
went down to the wharf and began as
cending the gang plank TO the steamer
TO their surprise they were informed that
away. leaving about thirty fve people
standing disconsolate on the wharf. Sew
eral tender-hearted strangers, VINO per.
ceived their sadness and thought they had
to Nome. endeavored 10 console them
The only dangers they said, were icebergs
and typhoid; their friends would return
all right at the end OF year. Believing
the disconsolate ones fed toward the city
In the meantime, those on the boat were
congratulating themselves on not being
left behind, and made Jokes about those
on the wharf Their laughter. like all
earthly things changed to sorrow in the
end. They finally grew tired OF talking
about the dashing waves and scanned the
the tabled isles. seemed to get no nearer.
The steamer finally reached Port Iud-
low. where she began TO take In fresh
supply of water As IL was not adulter-
ated no objection was raised to this pro-
ceeding II Is said by those who were
there that It took two hours TO satisfy
the boats thirst. This did not meet with
any approval. AS a pretty girl sagely re-
marked; There can be too much OF a
good thing"
Al last, however. the bows were turned
seward again. and everybody rejoiced.
II was a moment OF supreme pleasure.
Morali.ts would call this pleasure COM
pensation, but the excursionists did not
remember this.
Trouble was vet ahead. however. Short
~ after O'Clock something went wrong
with a stopper In the boiler. fireman
was burned about his right arm. Under
ordinary circumstances he would have re-
ceived much sweet sympathy and who
can say, perhaps ice cream. As II was.
he got none. II was alleged by some
of the pieasure-seekers that they believed
the machinery was injured on purpose, as
the company did not want to fulhll Its
contract. Like most people, they thought
lightly Of adversely when II came upon
someone else. thus bearing out the allega-
ton OF Seneca, the pagan, that the good
things OF prosperity are TO be wished. but
the good things of adversely are TO be ad-
mired.
The unfortunate boat put in Mt Seabeck.
where the machinery was repaired, after
a delay which was not, to say the least.
greatly appreciated. once more her bows
were pointed toward the briny. which by
this time was beginning to catch the glow
Of the sunset. and again there was retoic-
ing II someone had not suddenly re-
mernbered about getting the last car home
the boat would probably have ultimately
reached the falls. The great majority
OF those on board had been looking for
ward to walking on the beach and listen
ing 10 what the Wild waves We're saying.
but the thought 81 n long walk home was
too much.
The bows 81 the ship we're turned and
n course laid for Seattle. which was
reached shortly after II o'clock. the voy-
age being uneventtu Some Of those
who had been left on the whar were
there to meet their friends and told Of
what a pleasant day they had spent
around the city.
The bitterest drop IN the cup OF those
who got up the excursion WAS their being
blamed for the alleged failure Of the hap
py occasion They lay the blame on the