The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-31
1t Extended From Montana to
Southern California.
Snowfall About Spokane and in the
Big Bend Unusually Light.
Tracks Across the sierras and Siskiyous
Kept Open by Constant Flowing
Twenty-Six Rainy Days at Portland in
December-No Willamette Overflow.

anu snow storms throughout oregon
have ceased, and all the railroads have
clear tracks
The wreck on the Union Pacifi is only
slight delay to traffic. Northern Pacific
trains were on time today, and Southern
only few hour. late.
PORTLAND. Dec. 30-[Special: An dam
ger of food in the Willamette river is
past, the rain having ceased this morning.
During the month of December there were
twenty-six rainy days. which breaks all
previous records. The precipitation, how
ever, is still below the average.
The southeastern that swept along the
Oregon coast Monday and Tuesday nights
was the heaviest storm OF this winter.
Great fears are entertained for the safety
OF vessels en- route. An immense quantity
of timber was blown down in the Coast
mountains, which broke the force of the
storm in the Willamette valley and Port
land.
An Oreqoninn special by boat from AS
toria, at the mouth Of the Columbia river,
says: The weather for the past eighteen
hours has been of a nature that leaves the
stories of the oldest inhabitants in the
shade. and a storm OF huge proportions
has just subsided, after giving this vicinity
the worst shaking up it has received for
many years. At midnight Monday a
howiing gale was raging, and two hours
later the gale had become a hurricane, ac-
companied by hail and sleet. which lasted
twelve hours. In the harbor several acc-
dents were reported. The tleet of wheat
laden vessels at Sand island caught the
tull force of the gale. but all rode through
safely except the British bark Tythonus,
which lost both anchors and was driven
ashore. The beacn was sandy, and she
was uninjured. The British ship Eretma
broke from her moorings and smashed a
dock. The Anglo-American cannery
and number of small houses
were blown down. The highest tide
for fifteen years blew in from the sea,
backing the waters of the bay over the
streets in the lower part of the city. The
telegraph line from Astoria to Portland is
down IN numberless places, and il will be
several days before the trees which have
fallen across it can be removed. Sawmills
ali along the river were wrecked. Every
road and trail in Clatsop county, so far as
heard from, is blOckad by hundreds OF
fallen trees, and 1t is feared some fatal ac-
cidents will be reported, as there are scores
OF settlers cabins through the woods The
Thompson, coming down the Columbia,
received a shaking-up that threw the pas
sengers out of their hunks. The pilot on
this steamer said:
have been on the river eighteen years and
never anything to equal it. | could hear
an almost continual crash of falling trees along
each shore. There was so much timber falling
that the noise could be plainly heard above the
roar of the wind, which threatened every min
ute 10 blow the windows out OF the pilot
house
There are now twenty-five loaded grain
vessels at Astoria ready for sea.
SRoKANE. Dec. 30.-The snowfall in the
vicinity of Spokane has been light In
the Palouse country. however, snow fell
much deeper. assuring good crops next
season. In cuts along the Northern
and Union Pacific railroads the snow
has drifted 10 great depth and caused
some delay to trains. In the mountains
the snow lies very deep for this season of
the year. The Mullan branch Of the
Northern Pacific has been blocked but
twice during the winter. Upon the plateau
of Central Washington, between Spokane
and the Columbia river, the snowfall has
been light. particularly in the coulee and
the western Big Bend. In the eastern and
erable snow. No loss Of stock is vet re-
ported.
ASHLAND, Or. Dec. 30.-Very heavy
snowstorms in the Siskivous in the past
week have kept the railroad force buckin,
snow at a lively rate, but trains have only
been delayed few hours, and there ap-
pear to be no fears Of a serious blockade.
superintendent Agler has an ample sun
ply Of engines 1T command, but even with
this il has required unremitting work
with snow pIows 10 keep the track
open over the mountains. owing
10 drifts and new snow that has fallen
every day. Yesterday the south-boand
overland was DELAYED by a was-hout of p
bridge north of here. It left Ashland
about O'Clock this morning. with thir-
teen engines including those used on the
plow. preceding the train, and from five
- ten engines have been required for sew
erai DAYS "a get each train over the Siski-
yous between Ashland and Hornbroak.
SAN FRAyctsco, Dec. 30-Up to A late
hour snow was still falling in the Sierra
Nevadas, while in the Sskiyou mountains
the storm, which has been one OF unusual
severity, shows no signs Of clearing m.
Ogden has also had 4 heavy fall of snow.
and the Sal; Lake division Of the Southern
Pacific, which extends from Ogden 70 Car
lin, IS with great difficulty kept clear
for traffic. SIX snow psows are in
constant operation. but there has been NJ
detention Of trains thus far The officials
speak hopefully of preventing any block
aoe IN the S.erras this winter. owing 70
the excellent facilities for snow lighting
and the many miles Of new sheds which
have been constructed since last winter.
YESTERDAYS storm was uuguestionably
the heaviest OF the season. nor was il in
any sense local Il spread with force over
pretty nearly the entire Pac.ac coast.
from the extreme north. even in.
Guiding Montana. As far south az
Tehachipi. and 70 some extent in
Sautbern California. The center j. located
by the weather bureau a. in Northern
Washington. Chief kcrkam is Of the
opinion that the depression vii form A
long trough, n which event, of course. lis
intensity viii be released and the heavy
winds siI lie away. The stations re-
ported missing yesterday were Ta.14sl
island, Port Angeles Fort Candy. Olvra-
u.a. Portland, RoseourE. Baker Citv and
Eureka Cal. These stations il stormy
times are the most important stations
on the Pacjac slope. Tatoosh is and
usually gives the first warning os an
approaching cyclone. while Fort Caubv
and Eureka tell in q measure the direction
Of 1ne S.o-Da = n AZ 1ay,raSstan u Will .ol-o