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

LAYTON. Or ChIdeater. Of the q. 8
A; Lieut. Alfr.d r Chiffon sta
tioned At the iooAi signal corps Of.
flee. Lieut. J. 4 Butler. OF the
United States signal corps. and
ileat Brooks. recruiting officer far
the citY Of Seattle
Amnne the ladies 90 prominence
we're MFa John Weaver. vie 81
Mayor Weaver. Mra Ns.HiH & naH-
rett. Miss Margaret Wood. % Phil
adelphla M Edgar Nufatll wife
81 Maj Russell. Mrs. Hsnrr Wln-
ter. wife % the cable offiruf OF the
burnside and many other ladies
pruminent In this and other ellis
Il the United States
Whis cn ruuts % meet the Barn
e.de. WaEner.a band furnished mu-
sic Tho kuest we're loua IN their
praise u The treatment accorded
them hy che officers AMI errw 81
the steamer Qumvu and. during the
trip up the aaund a sair % thanka
q the Pacific Cozlst steamship CON-
panY was draSu up. which Rad:
That il IL the sense 20 the insit=
"a guests on the uceasian ~ the
splicing Of the cable eonnwcflun
Alaska with the balance q the
unrl1. that So. the undersigned.
hereby tender a vote 81 thanks 10
tie Pacific Coast Steamship COM
panY for lta kindness and open Iih-
aralliy IN furnishing the elegant
steamship Queen for the ueraHion
and for ita continued kindneas and
hospitality throughout the trip
The article vas aiEusf IN taru b.
every guest % board the veaeel A.
~ IS the steamer Queen hove
abreast % the burnside. about three
end one half miles south o. Point
No-polut The burnside vas In
command - Captain Ernest g.
Heinriei. who had charge - the
vessel during the absence % her
regular commander. Captain A. IT.
faffin. nos on leave ~ absence.
ewing @ the sickness Of his wife.
As aoon a. the teo vessels we're
abreast % each other the officers %
TIE Burnside ran % the signal
Much pleased alEnIfyiug their
recognition % the hnnnr accorded
the event By the assembly After
the translation - the Burnaide'a
message By Captain Cousins. the
hand appropriately rendered the
star spanEied Banner The Ameri-
can Hawaiian Steamship company'a
steamer Nevdlan. which was pass
lnR Haiuted the Burnside which
was answered By both che Burnside
and Queen.
The Burnside then hailed The
Queen 10 know n there we're any
messages % b. sent over the north
end. Mayor BallinKer then ex-
pressed a wish that n cunEratuia-
tory message b. sent % the mayors
o. aifka. juneau and akHaway. re-
sbectIveIy. which was transmitted
to the officers o. the Burnside BY
Captain Grant
Mayor Weaver - Philadelphia
then stated that he would Ike a
similar meaanRe dispatched In bis
name. which was done After the
messages BY Mayors UailIngef and
Weaver were sent Congressman
Humphries. on behalf If the federal
government. sent message 70 the
people ~ ALASKA through Governor
Brady
The courtesy ~ Captain Cousins.
who. IN order that mayor Weaver
ard party might reach Seattle On
time 10 leave for the south ut {
O'Clock. sent his vessel falI speed
after the Nevafian and Transferred
the party 10 that vessel was beyond
all praise
Mayor Weaver an he paaaed
across the gang plank between The
two vessels. turned and expressed
MS appreciation of the reception
rendered him BY the Chamber Of
Commerce committee and the
quests aboard the Queen. and Wish
"a the citizens u Seattle and the
aignal officers good lucg In the
completion ~ the cable. concluding
with expressions n regret on being
unable 10 attend the final oere-
moniea
The Queen then stood about and
headed for the Burnside A. 337
the Burnside had picked UP the Sc
attic end q the cable. and was
awaiting the arrival Of the Queen
After picking up the shore end.
messages we're sent b. Alaska and