, 1891-12-23
A RAGING STORM.
ACCIDENTS ON THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC AND ON THE SOUND.


KALAMA, Dec. 23.-The Northern Pacific
freight train No. 81, south bound, was
wrecked quarter Of mile south Of
Castle Rock shortly after 6 o'clock last
night. A landslide was the cause of it. In
a deep cut the landslide had moved the
track, and before the engineer discovered it
the engine went crashing into the bank,
falling over on its side The engineer,
fireman and head breakman were in the
cab and escaped without injury, except
that the brakeman was slightly scalded.
His foot became caught and held him fast
for some minutes before he could release
himself. John McCluskie, who was taking
a ride on the bumpers, was thrown about
forty feet.into the Cowlitz river, but swan
ashore. Alfred Matthews, who was steal
ing ride in load Of coal, had his right
leg broken above the ankle. Two cars were
hurled down the embankment and now lie
at the bottom of the Cowlitz river The
cars were derailed and the whole track for
l25 yards is badly torn up and the right-ot-
way completely blocked. The conductor,
two brakemen and two passengers, who
were in the caboose, escaped without
scratch. The caboose and 1iye cars stayed
on the track. 1t will take at least forty
eight hours to clear the wreck Dr. Brooks
attended those injured reporting none
fatally hurt
BLOWN ACROSS TACOMA BAY.
TACOMA, Dec. 49,. During the rain and
windstorm this morning the British ship
Glenmorag was blown across the bay,
dragging the middle buoy with her. She
to loading wheat and was nearly empty.
The wind had full swoop, and when the
vessel began to drift an anchor was
dropped, but did not catch, and for time
it was feared the Glenmorag was going
aground off Browns Point. The tug Occi-
dent volunteered to aid the ship, but the
captain thought she could weather the
storm. He agreed, however, to send up
rocket If matters grew worse. At 5 O'Clock
in the morning the rocket was sent up, and
the Occident went to the rescue followed
later by two other tugs, the Laurel and the
Favorite The Occident and other tugs
could not move her on account Of the
heavy wind. Her anchor finally caught
and she was considered safe until the wind
goes down. Tonight the high wind con-
tinues. "A steamboat man says the last
few days storm has been the worst ever
experienced on the Sound. During the
trip on Sunday Captain O'Brien says the
Premier was tossed about like cork. A
horse caught between decks was thrown
shot.
IN SEATTLE HARBoR.
SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-The severest storm of
the season ragged during the last 80 hours.
A southeast gale blew furiously, accom-
panied by a drenching, driving rain most
OF the time. Such a severe and long-con-
tinued storm has not been experienced in
section for many years, and unless reports
Of wrecks should come in later, it has
caused peculiarly slight damage.
The bay was flecked with white caps and
incoming boats reported heavy sea on
the open Sound, though the straits were
not SO rough as would have been the case
with northwest gale blowing.
Several of the smaller boats did not ven
ture out in the afternoon at all and others
did not come in. The Buckeye hung to her
wharf instead of going out on her run to
Edmonds and Richmond beach. The Glide
also held her berth at the wharf and the lit
tie steamer Alta did the same. The storm
did no damage on the bay SO far as re-
ported.
Work on the steamer Victorian's wheel
had to be abandoned, owing to the sea
breaking in over the top of the cofferdam.
She was therefore unable to resume her run
last night.
Considerable damage was done to the
telegraph wires. The Western Union lines,
after holding out well through the day,
Wenb uoWH lasI evening aU some pOlnLS
both south and east of Tacoma and that
city was the farthest point which could be
reached southwark.
Steamer w. +. Munroe due in from
Skagit river at O'Clock did not arrive I'M
til 10, and so rough had been her trip that
twenty Of her passengers abandoned her at
Mukilteo and took the train for Seattle.
The water broke over her deck with such
force that a pile of hay lying forward was
shifted back against the house. She
arrived in without any damage, however.