Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-04
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ssstsis. June 10 i%a
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.....ns rssy Visited b, The wssss See
sasrsa Ever khswH.
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s.s, Nonday evening, daFi-s the
...ssleaes OF q hasSy rain, the Wind
s.sssslJy shif.sd " the soothesait. The
- vais,h bad been blDWiBa Increased
= q fury. and before ~ O'Clock tbs raiu
s.ssn tsfrssns as IL fell. II was q night
: ss.grar xishont and ol discomfort and
s.,sa vtship. DooFs and windows rat.
- IA oeean reared, the wind hBwisd
- ne lifnim OF ticos. breaking under
80 aeahsnulatios4s ot ioo, nlade the
80 ,,rps 10 BE- remembered tentar-
= oat A doors sAs impossible. TIE
'~s,oins eoald unly be- awaited with
.srlett s,sd hD. -, Tor the abatement OF
,hs norm.
Mornins oAnle Al iaat. Sach sight
: gssstsd tbs eys xaald delight the
-, gf The Esaaimsa who ventures
ia sOashefn ulimss ONLY with long,
les dssire 20 ysinrn 10 hIs northern
ss.us Il Ice and snow. lie storm had
- shAlsd la Its tury. Dsyiight bot
81 encouragement TO the hlizzsFd,
go q lhs a .rknsss Of ths night bat
Es.le drsispsd tlal us victory Was -
..roo lsts. Barring down on tropIeh
Fsorins sith q Jury that would nase
aaae orrdli 81 its fullest powers In Cen
lrsI Montana, IL saddeniy was brought
= ssaiizs thaa if vas On unforbiddeu
sruand, I.ke the adveatnfoas explorer,
80. afIsi EnGumeTable Ia dsalps, has
ssac.,d polnt northfneyer before trod
Il usn. tisis unsspsclea Ioethold must
kssssinAI. ALI day Tuesday the storm
eselinaed inhabited. Ihs waves IN the
~ spui sbetr foEes on tbs bnlkheads
.x1.sc,ise ihs town. but tbs sprey
asslff ai she very uoors Of our pef
chstts Ihs steamer General Wright,
lyipz Il tbs wharf, WAS foroed 20 pro
ed % the hay tor safe anchorage.
rs s,ssmsf Mary Hall. the regular mail
lnxl fsmitsitd at Elk City daring the
~. nnsbts W make her regular daily
tr,piD Nswpoft. Row and sallbosts left
Is ~ ulns,cy VI the waves suffered -
sssssy, CsossieR The bsy wna irnpDesi-
81 AL tlastl was stopped. The ice,
ssserlng esefylhihR, eotitinued 90 ln-
arrsss N lkaeknass. Board fences we're
NfpendicuIsT masses Of iss. fnss sspaees
helesrn lbt boards, sven, were flied sith
IL. I<sfty fiss sumbled under their ae-
sannlstiuns Of the nights and aay. Win
.iass, inssssi Of ssing Transparent. be-
saine opaque With their heavy osaungs
n iss. 4inall ropes supported large
s}IisdeFs uf iee. Small tviRs bent 10
lbs efoaud undeF their hsayy o0atings
4 -. Not even the dumb brutes IS.
espsd from the fafy Of tbs blizzard.
Two fsll-gIown porkers. covered xith
u. fscze 10 death in an 0psn psn. Dogs
kbNssd, cows beloved aud pedestrians
eroz,eA under the inflicted tortere OF
IAs sstiless sleet. Ladies' Who vsntured
sc., from either curiosity or necessity,
hand themselves and their apparel ~
lbs 1nsrey IL the storm. and th0ir EN-
bkffaxsins sIituAtions can be better tusa-
zned than dsscribed. Outdoor WORK Of
81 kinds ,sas suspended. ind nighi
hnnd the Inhabitants Of Newport gath
sftd aropnel the hres Of their eonnforta-
bl1 dwellings, and talking OF the o',mfort
siIafded thtn In the home circle. Early
Wednesday uuofnine the wind suddenly
ehaugsd 70 the soath and . heavy thaw
~ 10. 40 Giesp was the ioe. hawsver.
ihzt . strong wind blowing. with the
ikssmofneter at 80. bad not this morn
lsz aissipaied the eoRseaied COVERING
lsia aqua pifa.
Tee nldsa inhabi,ant, when pressed
y nlAie his experience, was for oaos
dnmbfosndsd. During residence OF
sietlssn years." sAid oae, " | have never
besors seen ANYTHING Itks this.' Trees
ihei bad stood intact for q hundred
pans are stripped Of their branches. 10
sas esrlainly cue Of ths seyeresi storms
iA2i has Waited Yaquina bay within ths
msmaFf Of nAn.
EctpIxT or rnK srORA.
fha sisaseer Yaqaina, lying at her
sock a faquina City, was pas down In
ins sateE f,snr inahpe under her heavy
led q tse. Shs 10 4 weasel oi i5t0 tons
nastsp. To sink an empty vessel Of
t1is sias -four inches would require q
sei<At u 10 tonA The sieAuaef pre-
sztea spectacle never 90 be forgotten.
~ was lihRaily horied In loo. Pieces
e ~ weighing from one 20 ona ban,
afsa Raands fell 10 the deck with the
mar u artillery. Long ieielss huiiR
uun Aef yards and RIGGING, and evety
30 sapporisd cylinders Of Zee. From
~ dsek b, the pinnacle Of The highesi
1ssl ~ pas ioe. As oaf correspondent
noH faqulfla City saws. u vas a sighi
asses 70 b. i'osgoiten."