The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-29

Midst the footing % whistles aud
the cheering Of half a thousand pco-
pie the united SgAtcs-Alaaka soy-
sramcnt cable w&s completed a.
Z 90 O'clock yesterday afternoon 81
a polnt ten miles from Tits city ana
about enc mile to The northwart ~
Wet ruint The splicing cor
Hamed Just Sc minutes after the wtfe
uAa plsked ap b. he c4hlssA. ,
Burnside
AZ p Col. Allsn. Sha vas in
charge % The Work. anaounred that
everything Wa rrady lnr the asv-
srinK Of the ruprs whfra he'll n
wire ssupended on ihs forward o., L
OF the burnside F1Eat minIes
later the cable droupea Into The
waters 81 the sound
TIE cutting Of the rop.ss. Nhlch
marked the final at in ths laying
Of The cable uas pert Hmsi b.
Mayor haiiiuKsr and 1halrmau
T. FLYNN. % the spsciAt cnmmftteh.
Nheu eFcrythink aAa rsadY flr
druppinx the eabic tbs havaer was
paid out until the Cabls waa in aaeh
q position that 4 eo4ll clear che
boa Of the burnside. after watch
Mayor nAlliuEer and Chalrsnaa
fiyun. each Nith q huge aailf S
haifs IN hta hand. took up their 20
1ltiona
Mayor naiiinFar aaverst tn line
ca the starhuard while chairman
FIynn cat the pert side % tbs rone
which was passed arua1t a ataneh-
Son 90 the baN 81 TIE ship A the
mayor aud Chairman Fifuu ta1a
mp their positions the Grew q the
Burnside awarmed up Into the fure-
rigging % The vessel which uas
soon alive with Fllpinoa. eager %
witness the last scene IN The enact
ment Of The laying q TIE subma-
rine cable
A. the strands parted. permitting
the cable - drop overheard. che
whole assemhlaEe. AZ one man.
broke Into a FouslnS cheer. accom-
panied By the haarae hlaaf Of the
Buruside's siren. followed a second
later b. the whistle Of the Queen
and the cheering % the guests lined
along the raifngs 0f the vessel AZ
ter the cheering subsidized both veN
sels headed for seattle
On board the Burnside the party
composed % a number Of the FEEDER
A.. state. army and officers - the
Burnside. repaired to the saloon.
where the messages o. regrets from
those unable % attend the ceremo-
mics were read
At 1is01 O'Clock the Pacific Coast
Steamship oompauY's steamship
Queen. Ia command % Caut. g. =.
Cousins. with Pilot r. 2. Marion
left the eompany.a pier y with The
Invited guests and the memherF ~
The special committee and citizens
Who Hefe 20 take part I'm The rsfe-
monies Incident 70 the splicing Of
The cable
In anlfe ~ the fact that only q
very little time had been allowed Ore
which 20 notify the IN H.el KIesfs
a large and enfhusiaHiia crowd aua-
grerafed on the decks ~ the vessel
a. she swung away from the vhaff
Among the prominent member
who embarked Tor the scene ~ the
splicing on The steamer Queer Ncre.
Mayor Richard A. nalllaref Chair
man J T flynn. ~ the special com
rnlttee. Mayor John Weaver. 81
Philadelphia. and party. congisffu :
of Judge Norris 8 barrett % t1e
court 81 common pleas William =.
Jennings bfother-ln-laa Of Mayor
Weaver. and Roy Weaver. al n
whom reside In Philadelphia Con
gresham " r Humphnes. JoHu
gchram. president. and seerctarg J.
~ MeIkie. 81 the Chamber ~ Com
Inerce. Mitchell Gillian. corporation
counsel 81 the city of Seattle. POST
master q. " stewart lanes Z0ot
mayor Of Ballard. Samuel SteafnH.
a prominent attorney ~ spokane;
james Marmadule. connected With
the construction If tha Aiaaka
building. ". g. Lord. assiafani ma
rine inspector 81 hulia and hoilerE
~ this city. Capt James h0Dcfttuu.
~ Anuar0rteH
Of the army Officers were Col
Taylor. commanding tbs nineteenth
infantry. fort Lawtou; Ca g. 81
CraIlsY. Tenth Infantry Capt "
a Philips. Tenth infantry. Cap
Macarthur Twenty eighth Infantry.
Capt y. A. Grant. Ia charge Of the
local quartermastar's office. Hr
Ameaae. surgeon marine corps. Fort