Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-01-01
THU STORM BELOW.

From our latest Walla,Walla ard Day
ton exchanges we gather the following
items in relation to the storm and cold
weather below
For the first few days the storm pre-
vailed the most extensively south of the
Snake river and the Columbia west of
Wallula, and the base Of the Blue noun
tains during the last few days it has ex-
tended north OF the Snake. The North
ern Pacific railroad was not blockaded at
any point during the first part of the
storm, but the O. r. & N. road became
hopclessly blockadcd between the Dallcs
and Portland in the early part of the
storm, and during the las. few days the
North Pacific was blockaled at intervals,
50 as to temporarily prevent the, cars
from coming into Wallula on time.
The drifts at the Cascades are from
ten to sixty feet deep, while in places
where the road follows the base Of the
prccipitous mountains, thessnow is piled
up along its sides for 200 feet, SO that as
fast as the track Is cleared it is filed from
above. An expectation is that it will be
ten days before tho ears can run from
Portland to the Dal,os.
The prevailing wind during the whole
storm has been from the sout Invest
The barometer showed 30.G6 inches on
the 9th just proceeding the storm to
a9.51 inches on the 18th, since which
date it has slowly risen. The humidity
of the atmosphere has prevented severe
Winds. At Dayton on the 2.3rl, the
minimum temperature was 10 degrees
below zero The highest temperature
occurred on the 10Th and Goth when il
reached 275 above zero. The total
snowfall up to s a. M. Dec. Is was As. G
inches, equivalent in rain to 3.o5 inches.
On the night of the oath, the roof of
small's Opera House fell in by the walls
pressing outward. This occurred lust be-
fore the intended gathering of parties to
celebrate Christmas eve by concert end
Christmas tree. Three or four parties
had already assembled, when they heard
considerable cracking about tho building,
and took warning and left, and gave the
alarm to those outside; in few moments
afterwards tho walls fell out and the roof
fell in with fearful crash. One man
was killed on the outside by tho falling
walls; his name was VIM. Glasgow he
was missed and search made for him, and
at o'clock his body was found doubled
up under mass of brick and lumber.
badly crushed. 1t was the opinion Of
the doctors who examined the body that
he was killed instantly. lie was'in the
employ of Mr. Small about the building.
This building cost $40, 1000; the loss by
the falling Of the building is estimated at
s25,0Go. The losses in presents which
were upon the tree were not very great,
as the most valuable presents we're saved.
Trains have not passed over the Blue
mountain road since the 18th. The
trains over the 0. S. L. were stopped by
orders at Huntington. The Chronicle
of the eth says: 1.-THE storm still RACES
and the face Of nature is pale with anger
The stock man snorteth and the merchant
waileth; the newspaper man crashes
bis teeth as he thinks Of the missing ex-
changes. and curses the mail that brings
him no news Of the outside world"
1t is reported that during the early
part Of she sterm che O. r. & n, Co, Of
f1radto laborera 81 per houg to go up on
the line aud shove! snow froa the track,
but tacy we're uuab!a to make Roadway