Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-11
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- ,s.s siQrel Serves reports tns
gseoe a IL . helos zsro. Oiasha
n1l- E.rsas City IL below, -.
nsge n.ios. Dubuque 20 below,
~ &c below, Fargo 30o below,
kss r. . belsx. Tbs worst e.
tins. u. ssorrn appear 20 be sootn-
49, = rss.agn. Trains between here
e99s;ssiIIs and Cincinnati are CON
- siorksd. The morning passen-
.,.srs have been ApenaDneo, eA
~ as Iios. Tue rosds al snpscs
aut afternoon trains All IN
- srsips from the West are ~ 70
s h~zrs late. Trains are ieaVTne
AsFss 49, 90 time. Freight busi-
:. al roads 10 practically sns-
$3.50 FEB. IO.--Ths Zee Ia the
49, ,,osed this morning about 3
So. 80 IA "a blocked from River
Iasss ..,;oxrv 70 Morris Island. The
the y ecrfy feet high Fair street -
"a bosts are IN use. Travel
- psnnaylyania Railway ia threat
- eoauiI,k creek IA swollen and
sss s.noer from back water, ulucb
-. - besn done and more IL sp-
1870. FEB. l0.-Chieago seems 20
-. 80 the esnter OF the snow area,
1917 distance of aboet SIXTY miles
- difscslon il has fallen 70 Q
aoreh and h drifting badly
4 wss very moist shsn 1t fell.
- - .a.kFs il very heavy and as hard
80 $3.50 almost az sand, having since
~. t.r-sp hard and ground to powder
s+tsng. Ths level character OF the
g.s,. n essfy direction, and its fIee-
=. - ferests, facilitate its carriage
. ~. a,snd and its Judgment wherever
1880 gut furnishes a place for u 20
-. 80 In consequence OF this, and
3 ~ extremely low temperature
80 "a prtsailsd ali day, most Of the
s.1ivavn are IN q worse conoiiion, u
"a vsre possible, than they were yes
s--aay. Il d next 10 Impossible Tor
- a wofk, and about as difficult 60
- r,eam % In the engineL From
- ,Iirection reports come OF engines
20 and side tracked.
s~suytsn traius In every direction
y moFtne slowly, bat many persons
~, "A risk night in the cars, and re-
-, Il the city. The cattle IT the
80 ,sfds are suffering intensely from
N sald. the sheds being unprotected
Y -. Many stock trains ar's showed
y - ~ various rosds, and as the mer
nv eoss down the hopes of shippers
M s,naieuees 90 dewn corresponding
Dealers assert that unless speedily
sssaasd most OF the oooped 10 stosk
m psyish, entailing loss which can
IA sop be estimated. Twelve cars OF
,rlsIs vese brU0ght to the yards today
n sssAt locomotives. Double head
r,H wste sGarted ont with trains
4 s.tsIe foF the London and Liverpool
rxrkssa bot after going short dis
49, L vas found impossible 70 make
81 haadway. and they were returned
b IL gsfds.
Railraad men report SNOW banks Is 10
s.siin hight along the southwestern
saaax Thirty four carloads Ut stock
n ~ Milwaukee and St. Paul came 10
pI.t twenty one engines. thirteen
M < sheep q few miles out on the
thiaeo Burlington and Quincy we're
lr.d frozsn 20 death. Al Fifty ninth
eses this afternoon the Fort Wayne
Husm Was run into head and head by
sRisch engine going to the relief Of
aaafban train. The train men saved
Asnssivss BY jumping. The passen
ia we're badly shaken Rp. and both
n,.Esa were wrecked.
d the Grand Trunk fsar engines
susi fouF hours in clearing two miles
2lf1ek, aud two of them were dltohsd,
ne weather haa been very cold all
Il. Al 4 O'Clock this morning the
aem0metsY marked IL below. and u
mllned unchanged until noon. At 3
te. Il vas II below, highest point OF
maay. Az q p. IN. 10 marked " below,
fsa u. 20 below and st 1890 y. N. ~
klas.
RusliNaToN, la Feb. l0.-The night
/ lnasnssly cold, With a northwestern
kllznsd, the worst for years. lie thar
rslssser was % degrees below this
nsraine, and II 10 now 10 below. There
n bssn DO mail for the past ~ hours.
ne trains due last night are stuck fast
anox drifts at GalesburQ and the east
knna sr.tins are bleckaded in drifts
~ HumesfOn. Another victim OF the
lnalon disaster died last night, Mrs. n.
~, Of Burlington, making seven In
4. The remaining "a will probably re-
NM.
Il nssh Water In the Delaware.
fzuansrPHIA, Feb. i0.-rhe Toe has
"A int moved In she Delaware river
lssFs he city. and although the water
80 b TIE top OF the wharvea Ia some
4 F1ee4 there haa been no destruction
4 jsepsrly. In the Sohuyikill river
Y - u moyinH eff without causing
ao&en.
fExz1ux. N. j., Feb. 10.-The Toe
N'ls s0night increased alaTuingly.
~ Delaware river for three quarters
~ niis across IL eompletely closed.
/ lEdtke water has backed 40 into Gross.
Il s<ss efsek and flooded Lambsrton
I kateR& In South Trenton scores OF
.ss&s afs Aosded nearly 10 the second
/ esy and The people ARE removing their
nniiafs. some citizens are tying
/ ~ sfaund their houses and fastening
&fepes 70 trees 10 prevent THAR re-
e1si 81 The ioe or by sndden thaw.
80 Of a thaw OF rain within the
~ lev days, the distraction Of prop
~ vii be enormous. There has been
SnaA p<sii 10 the city since 1857.
aiEh water NJ chester.
oz9ntA Pa, Feb. l0.-The heavy
~ md mslsinR snow raised Chester
uef = - nsnsual hight last night and
eaRt considerable damage. From
.&zi y ths Delaware river, a distance
Y s1zhs miles. The damage Is extensive
1 misunderstanding estahlishmsntsytiGell
4 Aaeses.railroads and county bridges,
~ = ioai Of hfs ID reported.
ariaxe sweet Away.
tnNtEasruk, Feb. l0.-The Brandy
ssanstf hecan 10 rsise lass night and
~ ~ mofning swept awav al iron
~ ne new Rslsimore and Phila
4 fe4 Railroad bridge. Tue less n
M Ihl water 10 very high and
- e.nesr q threAtened.
lsssAess IN Danger.
1 knexpA1l, Feb. TO-. The vii
kses sn6 Baltimore Railroad bridges
+ Mne CArisiissa river are in danger.
sAlna ara stisl running. Houses
I - as siune tha Braadywins ere
Eissa sa ne Rarstaa.
nsEssxsck, n. j.. Feb. l0..-The
q ~ karitan river vas hrokun up
y znt ~ The food caused by the
ma ths hasks Of the river are
Il and an9fnesrrlng establish
~ deeliings along the hanks
I sssA fhe Ntv Jersey Rnbber
( e New Brunswick Hosiery o..
II Hss seFaey Lsmp and Broaze
AW sssa ee;npcsled 10 snspsad.
Nssaaa sH@raae.
Aksk Dak., Fsh. i0.-The I,Ake
MeaY today pAased a ws,Fnan