Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-13
The SOUTHERN STORMS
They Are Accompanied a BY
Phenomlnal TIdes.


QAAEAAEuAt OEk 4M-~An4 storm. !
Uhioh vas reported b the signal Ser-
vies as entering he 0ulf o. Mexico last
Saturday nlghs. reached 0slVestoa TO-
day and a. thls tims laR M ia "a "a. /
rio1s gale. hlowiaR from the north. /
Tbs symptoms ot its coming ueFs appa.
rent lass night and the brisk hrseza, /
watch set In this m0rning, has RFaanally /
increased until q b nov blowing about /
l5 miles Al hour. TIE tide On The Calf /
side inlaad has been very high. ever /
since Saturday, and the waves we're % /
powerful today that they washed along /
the streela for ave squares right IN the /
teeth Of the Raie from tAs noFth. This
extraordinary tide Il undoubtedly due |
@ q haEElcans pregai'lnQ IN the West /
tndles. Iha northern gale has done /
much towards oheekinR the encFoaoh- /
meats Of the Gulf on tbs islaad- On /
the bag side 81 The city the water i very l
high end is Washing over the docks. The /
damage 20 shipping vii dsnbiiess i
be hsasy, ~ half hunafed larza steam /
shipa and sailing vessels are sounding /
against The UharRes. 1he Walar il con- /
siantly rising IN the bay and ID en-
oFoaohfnR on tbs city for square or %,
bat no danger is appfeheaded oE dam- /
age to the bushes property. Tg0
bargea from Houston, each laden with /
1000 bales Of cotton. are being sub /
merged By the waves. and the cotton 1
vill be ruined. Along the Gulf side,
the waves have tore up street railway /
track and Submerged several houses.
The barometef has fallen sixty points 1
since o'clock this morning. indicatina
that the storm esnleF is very near Gal
~. -.
with the mainland viii probably be en-
tireiy suspended before morning. as the
gale seems 20 Increase il velocity every 1
moment. since morning the wind has
shifted slightly 10 the west. The stoFm
e nou coming from The northwest and
is blowing heFoely.
GALvEszoN. Oci. 12.-Tha gale has in
creased il velocity; az this h0aF fi0.80
2. MI It is bl0ginR from tbe northwest
hfty miles an hour. Ine barometer has
ceased falling, and u Il thought thai
the storm has reached its maximu d.
The water on the bay side is s,ill ii. inc,
but ne serious damage 70 business prop
orty is possible 90 long e. toe wind
holds its northwest course, as il c0un.
teracis the strong ind0odinQ high tides.
The tracks Of the Gulf, Colorado &
lNAAAA
away, and u is possible that daylight
viii reveal = good deal Of damage along
the WhaTVes.
The sssFm a Mebsls.
MoRr.R, Oct. IA The storm last night
vas heavy aloag tbs coast and vessels
we're detained from eailing. The tide
rose higher than ever before known.
Pie telegraph 0fa9e at Fort MORGAN, at
The entrance Of the bar, vas flooded
aud tbs operator resohed dry land By
swimming. New Orleans bound pas
seugaES are detained here. There 10 q
sash0at on the Louisville q Nashville
road this side Of Nsv Orleans
The Gale as New orleans.
NKw OnLEANs, Oot. 12.--The easlerly
gale continues. bat little damage has
been done in the city. The Lake aud
Shell roads are submerged. MtenberR
and spanish Fort are flooded. Az Shell
Beach the waters are q foot deep on the
'ailFoad track and she inhabitants near
y all left for the city last night. The
Louisville a Nashville road, from Mi
lheaud t0 Pearl River. ts inundated and
several bad vashoats are reported. The
company Is making efforts TO keep the
ails IN line. Tue telegraph wires along
his section Of the road are ell down.
Distressing news has beon received
rom the leWor coast. Distressing be.
lause Of the effects OF last niRht's
torn. Tue water 10 the town OF Pom .
eau La Pauohe, ID Plaenemine Parish,
8 several feet deep, having been driven
rom the Calf. Many persons took !
efuRo 10 TIE Ooart H0ase, and Jail.
Phe water rushed 10 With saoh foFcs that
oarFisd everything before il. LsVeos,
phIch along this section are very low,
yefe overdo8ed aud swept away and
be water rushed into she Mississippi ,
alley, bringing with il all the rice
tackled on the farms In the vicinity OF
Point Ala Cache, aud for q distance Of :
senty miles below. The damage is e.
lmatsd as $1,000.
! filling Cencerning the Alabama
Clalma.
WAsHTHoroS, Oot. i2.-Hon. W. W.
EilshiFs, Of Washington, x-Chiss Jus
Ice Of the Sapreme Court ef Arkansas,
nd Hon. Robert Christy, Of washing /.
on. aid today. With the Secretary of
be Treasury, charges TO the effecs that
be list Of Judgments iiied BY the Court
{ Commissioners Of she Alabama :
1aims IN she Treasury Department.
Iaa illegal aud de6sienl; that the list
{ Judgments hled in the Treasury De !
By Hon. ]. d. Porter, Assist
nt Secretary Of State, vas not certified
8 the Law FeqaiFss; that. consequently,
be Treasury Department vas not 10 !
0asesaion Of any legal list of iadgments
a which it bad authority 20 issue drafts
nd thet all the drafts thereon issued !
IeFe illegal and void. The facts will be
aqnired tnto By the Supreme Court Of :
be District, 10 the general term on she
sth lust, upon return Of the Fals 10 !
how cause against SeoeetaKy BayAFd :
ny . mandamus shouid not issue oom-
elling him 70 seed q ooFFest list Of The !
adgments 70 the Treasury Dep&Ftment.
re complaints aileRe that even up0n
Be lisi. aa sent b. the Stats DspaFtment
, ths Treasury DspaFiment, Important
Ffofs hAve bsen found. whish have
Aaaed mn.h delsY and frouble.
Raialng the Baii % the AIasrmea. 2
NEW Yonk. Oct. I2.--At lS0 this af 8
,EnoOn, inspector ByFuea feoaised 4 /
ulky psekAQe from the DistFict Attor 1
eye ofiss. Il contained en- order q
rom tbs DtstFtot Attorney, aceompanied :
, bench warrants. fer the arrest Of ali .
ae 'sb0edle" aldermen Of the Board Of 4
35f save for n. L. ssyies. whose fiRht Z
) Canada hss inspired q crusade 4
Z prosseation, watch was thas :
laesd IN the hands Of In pectoF Byrnss. II
oaussl for the b0odlers" pleaded {,
Rainsf an incfaass 10 the amoant Of Il
al. bu3 shs Court cesided % make u Il
10 800 Ia eash casa. AldsFman Kirk, v
lho came IL voluntarily iS the mean. d
ms, e oacs gave baii and Went sway. 4
hen enc after another tse deteefivea d
roaeht Ia Aidsxmrn Miller, ClsaFy, 4
Icglaads and MsCabs. OF thess. :
inarv, NoCAbe snd McQasde secured E
3 additional bail. Daring the eaFly ;.
sauinR Farley and MiIisF ware 70 far o
ish addsd seeartfy, sod were licked IN \
.s Tomha fer tbe night. Later on Al =
ssmsn 6pisls, O'Nieil aBd OfKsiilY q
ere MrFesfsd and locked 40. Thas fsr y
ins haVa been rearFestsd and disp1zsd z
a. statad, and thafs yei remain % -
rrss.ed OF reported Daasy, FaiRrzd
.uk aud Wendsl. The e4as Of Absens =.
syles haa been p.assd % NE oaIssdar 3.
sF tomorr0s. II
sale 81 Gicnvlew. q
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