The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-12-29
Oregon Steamers Have a Rough
Passage From Astoria.
OVER A HUNDRED HOURS IN MAX
ING THE PASSAGE.
Snow and Rain in Oregon and North
ern California-Shooti ARRAY at
Reno-The Twenty-ffth Annual Ses-
sion of the State Teachers Associa-
ton Convenes at Riverside.
Special to the Rnconp-uNrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-The steamers
Oregon and Columbia, from Portland and
Astoria, arrived in port this morning,
after long and rough trip down the
coast. Both vessels encountered the full
force of the storm which has been raging
during the past week. Saturday after
noon huge wave pitched over the Ore
CONS bow, smashing in the windows of
the pilot-house, breaking the skylight
over the forward hatch and breaking in
the forward companion-way to the lower
deck. The Oregon will sail again to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Off
GERS are rushing things, in order to dis
| charge the cargo and take on freight.
She was was l02! hours in making the
usual run of IS hours.
The Columbia .came into port about
eight hours ahead of the Oregon. When
off Cape Blanco, on Christmas night, an
immense sea dropped on board over the
bow. 1t smashed in the port and STAR
board iron-plate bulwarks and carried
away every veShge of the forward rail on
both sides of the ship.
RAIN AND SNOW.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 2S-Weather con-
ditions and general forecasts: A storm
is advancing from the ocean toward
Western Washington, and rains and
brisk TO high southeast winds prevail on
the Oregon and Washington coasts, a
maximum velocity OF forty miles per
hour being reported from Fort Candy.
Rain is falling in Western Oregon and
Western Washington, which will extend
eastward over those States and the in
terror of Northern California The Sacra-
/ n oil
doubtless receive some rain.
The recent stormy weather in Califor-
MIA. Oregon and Nevada has not delayed
railroad travel TO any extent. Trains are
running regularly over the Central Pa
cific route, the snowfall not having been
excessive for this season OF the year, and
the same may be said of the Northern
and Southern routes, the only delay hav-
ing been at point near Dunsmuir, where
the westward bound passenger train was
delayed by a landslide for six hours.
! DUNsMUIR, Dec. ga wet, drilling
snow has continued since last evening,
and 1t is still showing very hard. a cy
clone piow was taken out to-day, but be-
fore it got out of the yard the steam pipe
| burst and it is now back III the shop for
repairs. The snow is too Soggy for the
cyclone. Other plows are Kept on the
move, so the trains are only few hours
late.
SISSONS, Dec. 2S.-The snow is three
feet deep and it is still showing. The
wind is south. Trains are running about
on time. The railroad company have
large force of men keeping the road open.
with snow plows running continually.
PORTLAND orr, Dec. 2S.-Unusuallv
heavy rains have prevailed in the Will
annette Valley the past three days, caus-
ing rapid rise in the Willamette River.
40 serious damage has been reported yet,
but a continuance of the rains for twenty
four hours longer will cause the river TO
overflow its banks and much damage
will result along the low lands The
Union Pacific trains are delayed by snow
in the Blue Mountains. A slight delay
has been occasioned on the Southern Pa
I.cific on account of slides III the Cow
| Greek Canyon.