Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-16
The Late Storm.

1t appears that the effects of the
8 torn last week were widespread,
and have been attended with en-.
siderable loss. While we were re-
ceiving q liberal instalment of anew,
our Oregon neighbors were suffering
from the effects of terrific gale, at
tended by rain.
Portland, on the 9th instant, was
visited by a hurricane unprecedented
in the annals of that city. Several
buildings were blown down, and in
the demolition of one Of these, the
Bremen Beer Hall, one life was lost.
The spire of the Presbyterian church
fell with a crash, and st. Matthews
Mission Chapel was totally de-
stroyed, the school-children occupy
ing it barely escaping, having been
dismissed few minutes before the
MONDAY hour. There is scarcely
roof in Portland which has not
been damaged by the gale, especial
ly those constructed of tin, which
was rolled up and carried away
leaving the contents of the buildings
exposed to the rain. The railroad
tracks were INSTRUCTED by fallen
timber and the telegraph and tele-
phone lines were all FRUSTRATED, sus-
pending communication from all
points. The velocity Of the wind
registered at the Signal Office was
55 miles.
The damage in the interior was
scarcely less severe. In Yamhill,
Washington, Clackamas and in fact
nearly every county in the William
cite valley, barns were blown down,
fences destroyed, orchards damage !,
bridges ruined, and in several in
stances stock were killed by the fall
ing timber. In North Yamhill about
eight inches OF snow fell, but this is
all that has been reported. The
town of Umatilla likewise suffered
severely, there being scarcely a
building which escaped injury. The
velocity of the wind at that point
was fully 30 miles per hour.
The tin roof of the Oregon State
Capitol, at Salem, and of the Woolen
Factory at Oregon City, were blown
/ off. and have been replac ed by tenn
porary coverings of shingles.
A house at St. Helens was blown
down, but the family occupying it
escaped without injury.
The loss in Oregon is estimated at
100000.
In this Territory, so far as re.
ported, no damage has resulted from
this cause, our peculiar climatic
change being no less unexpected
and unusual deluge of snow. At
Seattle the fall was greater than
here, while south of us it was con-
siderably less. The principal fall
was on Tuesday night, the 9Th in
slant. The relative depth reported
the next day was, at Tacoma four
and half feet, at Seattle four feet.
Upper Skagit five feet, lower Skagit
two and half feet, Port Townsend
three feet and at Dungeness six feet.
The greatest excitement prevailed
in Seattle, as several. of the weaker
buildings fell in from the weight of
snow, and several hundred persons
were employed during the day in re-
moving the snow from the house.
tops. An immense snow pillow was
built and drawn through the princi-
pie streets by three span of horses
to clear passage way for teams
and vehicles, and a similar avenue
was opened several miles into the
country, to afford communication for
the settlers with the city. Many
barns on White, Green, Black and
Cedar river valleys were Frustrated,
and several hundred cattle are repor-
ted killed.
The south-bound train on the
Northern Pacific Railroad was
"snowed it" at Tenino last Friday.
and until Tuesday all business was
suspended, there being 80 inches of
snow on the track. On that day
q locomotive with a snow-plow cleared
the track, since which time there
has been no interruption.
The remains of man named Ma