The daily tribune., 1908-05-18
IS
SAILING
NORTHWARD

Seattle, Wash., May 1S-Seat tie
will attempt to prove its claim as the
most hospitable city on the Pacific
coast when the battleslip feet. which
leaves San Francisco today. arrives
here on Saturday. This will be the
last official reception to the officers
and sailors before they depart on
their long voyage around the world.
and the citizens of this booming
metropolis are determined to make
it the most memorable Of all the
voyage. That it will be difficult
to surpass the welcome extended the
tars in San Diego, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and other California
cities is admitted, but the Seattle
spirit, which has built q great CITY
In the shortest time on record, is not
baked by difficulties.
The bigness of the task before them
has only whetted the ambition of.the
people Of this city, and It Is entirely
probable that every man jack. after
tasting the joys Of q Seattle welcome,
will vote this the grandest town on
the American map. At least. Seattle
will do it's best to merit, such an
opinion, and when Seattle does its
best, things undreamed of in other
cities are likely to happen.
When the flagship of Admiral
Thomas leads the great feet into Ell
lott bay next Saturday afternoon, he
will find awaiting him the executive
officials Of all the states and cities of
the Northwest. Tens Of thousands
Of citizens will cheer the gallant tars,
guns will boom a noisy welcome and
the whistles of scores of steam craft
Of all kinds will toot in tumultous
joy That will be but the beginning.
Admiral Thomas will be presented
with key to the city, made Of solid
gold from Alaska nuggets, and every
other officer and sailor will be pre-.
sented with an assortment of the fifty.
seven varieties of hospitality that
Seattle will have constantly on tap
during the stay Of the feet.
The great land parade that will
be one Of the features Of the celebra.
tion will take place on the morning
Of Monday next. That day will fur.
nish the greatest military spectacle
ever offered the people Of the North
west. There will be 10, 900 men in
line. including sailors and marines
from the battleships. IA companies OF
coast artillery from the Puget sound
forts. companies Of infantry from
Fort Lawson. national guardsmen and
many uniformed frnternal ,organiza
tions
Elaborate preparations are beisg
made for decorating the city and the
line Of march OF the parade will be
literally covered with flags, bunting
and other hangings that will make a
splendid background for the brilliaE,
pageant to pass before the thousand.
OF persons who will! crowd every
point of vantage.
One Of the greatest events OF the
program Of entertainment for the
public will be the aquatic sports on
the bay. These will include boat
races by crews from the battleshi pa.
launch races by the swiftest tenders
from the warships and other event.
Of like character. In order that the
public may have nn opportunity t.
view these races in comfort, not oaly
will many barges be provided by pri
vate parties for carrying visitors "a
the scene but permission will be OBJ.
tanned from the admiral OF the aeet
for persons to view the races from the
decks Of the warships.
The battleships will be moored In
. huge horseshoe formation around
the bay. and ~ the races and
other aquatic events will take place
within this horseshoe the spsciou,
decks Of the war vessels will pro.
vide room for thousands who desire