The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-30
BEAUTIFUL SNOW.
An East of the Mountains
Storm Yesterday.
THE cAnvAssAcks SUFFERED.
How 1t Caused Considerable Annoyance
and Trouble to the Motor Line
and the Passengers Thereon.

SeattielteS were treated 20 q snowstorm
yesterday such as is seldom seen on this
coast. While the inhabitants OF this IA
vored locality sre no strangers 70 the al
legged beautiful. genuine *'east-of-ther
mountains downfall. or Snch an one As
"we have back East Is indeed quite a
novelty The stnrni commenced about
noon, after several hours OF threatening
weather, and from that time on up to
about 3 o'clock the downfall was steady and
afterwards fell fisfully. covering the ground
to depth of about two inches. The down.
tewn streets were sloppy. the Sidewalks
slippery, and pedestrians had an unhappy
tine, especially when It came 10 climbing up
hill streets Ascending the Slopes was an
exceedingly difficult task. The ascent was
painful and decidedly uncertain, and IN
. those inelines where the ubiquitous,
ubiquitous small boy made day hideons
with his Little sled, the ungraceful aero
bate performances OF both sexes, 10 escape
the dreadful results of collision, is left
entirely to the vivid imagination. On the
descent. pedestrian experiences were
equally uncertain. II you are a man, you
started. perhaps. on the slippery down
ward path Ike any other Christian on q
=
bottom ten chances to one your speed was
increased per force, and the added mo-
mentum caused volume OF half-rnested
snow to travel quickly and uncomfortably
up your trousers leg rs you gyrated from
one side Of the wax to the ether
Towards night the fail of snow upon the
tent buildings had assumed quite serious
proportions. and apprehensions were felt
L Rnf
them 10 collapse. Efforts were made by
owners OF the tents to remove the snow,
but this was extremely difficult and baz-
ardous. and while some roofs were freed
from the weight, the owners of many
skacks took their chances upon break
down. A few awnings suffered, bur out
side of that no damage OF any consequence
was reported.
The wet. heavy character OF the snow
caused considerable trouble to the electric
railway cars ON Second street. The snow,
as it fell, packed hard on the tracks, greatly
increasing the resistance to the motive
force Car No. Is suffered two accidents
during the day in having gutta perchs
plug burned out. thus cutting of the over
head current with the motive machinery
under the car. The last accident occurred
at the corner of Pike and Second streets
about 6o'clock in the evening, and the
burning OF the plug emitted an intensely
bright light for period of two or three
seconds, greatly alarming the occupants of
the car, who filed ont in hurry, many of
them no doubt with visions Of horrible
death hy electricity. The excitement was
over almost as soon as it had begun and
the car for the second time during the day,
was coupled TO another car and pulled back
to the powerhouse.
People who were compelled to ride yes
terday failedto appreciate the open cars
run by the electric company. The wind
blew the snow in upon the seats. which
melted as soon as It fell. Few passengers
sat down, while the majority stood up and
kept warm by expressing sulphurous
opinions concerning the company for run
ming summer cars in the midst of 3 Snow
storm. But the wind whistled unfeelingly
and the snow fell increasingly throughout
the day, and--open cars were kept on the
run.
At midnight the indications are that the
storm is broken. At O'Clock Captain ].
A. Hatfield. local signal officer. received
the following dispatch from signal service
headquarters in San Francisco:
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. -. Sea p. m.--Hoist AZ =
n m storm southwest signal; high winds indi-
Gated: storm central, of Cape FiAitesy.
MAxFIELD.