Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-19

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La Mosday . sold wind bsesn blo~-
lne from ~ north, and ~ issrensy
eommsnosd - slimb dous h The eiAss
tilI Tuesday mosnine. vhsn e ssood
s1svsn degrsss sbovs ssro. o. within
shrss dsersss of ~ ooIdssf morning
Isst winter. Lee foxmsd On standing
vstsr. and usssr pipss frozs up al over
IOWA. For tfms Il remained clear and
sosd, and bss for The wind Laks Unisn
wOuId have froxsu svsr. During Tcss-
day theirs vas light fall Of snow, bus
mons 70 amount 70 anything fell until
yesterday. about noon, vhsn the lasRs
Gskss began 20 come down thick and
fast. and for time Ne had binding
snow storrs, vhioh continued TO great
81 Of les extent up 20 miduiaht, when
e vns stiIi sn0wing, and tbs ground was
covered 70 dep<h Of fully cOs foot.
A. tbs weather grew colder, and snow
commenced 70 fall. prudent people b.
oan ordering coal, and the consequence
haa bsen that the teamsters have had
their hands fall Of businsss during the
past two dayA
ouiss 3 number Of sleiehs were cut
Yesterday afseruoony ccnspicuous among
which Was Gatxers's hands0me cutter,
drawn b. his handsome and speedy
tam Of bays. The tops Of al the
bueeiss II the yarious livery stables
we're Transferred from sheiF wheels 10
runnefs, and we're IN good demand.
Until the SNOW tecams too deep, coast
inc wss very generally indul2ed In BY
All cIansee, large and small. Young fell
low with their swesthearta, a. well a.
husbands With their wives, esuld be
found on nearly every hill. TO say moth
ing Of the omniprcssnt small boy, With
his sIvd and fish horn voice. shouting
t-r s.c-k, IS he iisw over the frozen side
walk, TO the horror Of pedestrians, who
took 10 the streets for safety.
some few accidents happened, but
vhen the numbsr Of people who took
chances Il taken into consideration, the
proportion OF accidents will DO found
very small.
Mrs.. A. N. Brookes, while coasting
with Mrs. James MoNaught, was thrown
from the sidewalk and sprained her
ankle.
A little son Of DR.. p. B. N. Miller col
Iided with . lamp post and broke his
iaw.
AN. Stewart, while coasting ON Front
street, lost his has, and when he vent TO
ind il no hat was there. Il contained
| q new band, present from Q lady
| friend, and Mr.. Stewart says II the
finder will return the band, De may keep
| the hat.
The cold weather and snow has had
. stay at-home sdest on theater goefs,
a. demonstrated by the slim houses 10
which the Langrishs Company has been
playing, people preferring 20 remain
near the comfortable ares In their cory
| homes, rather than 10 see "A Man In q
Maze Or interview the "0enslsmen
from Ireland
TIE weather, especially that Of yestsr-
day, has had very depressing eject
upon those who usually do their Christ-
mas shopping abous this time Of the
year. A merchant said 20 the writer
yesterday: The snow storm has cut
down our sales somewhat, bnt am sur
prised the way trade kegs ap notwith-
standing she weather"
at IL an III wind that blows no one
| good" said Mr.. Treen yesterday, when
the reporter seemed astsnished at the
immense business the firrn reported hav-
ing done In rubbers and arotics during
the past few days.
Another merchant said "If this
weather continues cur stock Of rubber
goods will soon be entirely exhausted"
One Of the hardships wJrked by the
snow Ii the shutting of Of teleeraphic
communication. So far We have been
very fortunate and managed to Get our
report, bat ut this writing the lines are
again down. The snow gathers on the
trees, and finally breaks the limbs, some
of which fall across the telegraph wire,
and either break ID or tear it from the
polls and ground ID, after which com.
munioation In shut OF. Another incop-
venienoe is the shutting OF Of cur mails.
No Eastern mail has arrived here for
two days. aud there IL no telling when
Il will get through.
Until yesterday the attendance al the
University and public schools kept up
pretty we'll, although the cold weather
kept quite number of the smaller
children home, aud the kindergarten
closed entirely.
Many of the water pipes which were
frozen Monday and Tuesday night,
have not yet thawed, and a number Of
families have been compelled to melt
snow IN order 10 Get water. The cold
and snow has stopped all street work,
and nine bridge carpenters, employed
near the Black Diamond GOAL mines, re-
fused to 90 20 work yesterday morning,
preferring 10 be discharged rather than
90 10 work In the cold.
The street cars continued 20 run
until about 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the snow became 80 deep
that they could not be kept upon the
track, and their operations were sus
pended.
Newspaper carriers and milkmen are
among those Inconvenience, and should
any Of our readers receive their paper
Inter than usual this morning, they
must lay the blame where 10 Justly be-
lengs--to the beautiful snow
Travel has been suspended by all ex-
cept those having the most urgent bust
mesa, and the consequence 10 steamers
come and 90 with bat very limited pas
senger lists.
So far a. We have been able 10 learn
the cold weather has bsen as prevalent
and severe elsewhere on the Sound as
at Seattle. Sleighin9 was enjoyed at
Victoria before ths ground was white
Ia Seattle, and four inches of snow fell
In Chehalis, Lewis and Thurston couu-
ties before we had seen any sign Of
snow here.
Lawrence 3. Both and party Of hunt
era. who returned from their duck.
hunting expedition on the Swinomish
Hats, report the sessher about Lacon-
ner much more severe than here. They
banged about 80 mallards, and could
have easily goa more, as the cold
weather stupefisd the ducks, enabling
the hunters 10 knock them over with
clubs. and thus save ammunition. The
hunters state this for a fact. but Q gen.
erous public vili believe they we're 30
cold they conid not tell the truth.
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Nav Posr OrrrE.-J. ]. Murphy,
Pest Once Inspector for this district.