The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-21
TIE ELEMENTS RAGE.
Z Furious Storm Sweeps Over
Sound and Straits.
DAMAGE DONE TO SHIPPING.
'.se OF Washington Driven Ashore
browning Man saved-opening OF
seattle q Montana.

Ins worst gale Of the season on the Sound act
49, ..vsa .ns southwest Thursday night and con-
.nueo untli late yesterday morning II was
sraiy severe out about the straits, though
No. - usually calm harbor the wind was
80 49,, snsn has been known for a long time,
- ssninss were knocked about rather roughly
~ aiong the water front. Most of the smaller
.oa.s ana tugs sought shelter and dared not
snsuIe 0ut until the storm had subsidized.
, sl-s ~ the larger boats, which were out in the
1Ousf sound, held their berths at their wharves
1nai the Storm lost its fury, and they were all
Nlofs =, "a less behind time in getting in. Even
eus Victorian did not arrive from Whatcom
Until about 5 o'clock on Thursday evening
ng over three hours late. The damages re-
Ported were generally very light, however
Ano most serious damage reported was done to
ne steamer State of Washington, which was
urven head on against a scow when she was
making her landing at Bakers wharf on her ar
nsai rom Whatcom yesterday morning, and
uIose u through the side Of the A. r. Robin
IONS house. The scow was lying alongside the
new steamer Flyer in the dock between Bakers
Mnarf ana buttons wharf, and the State of
washington entered the dock she was caught by
Diast and driven against the scow, despite the
enorts OF the captain to stop her. When she
struck the scow 1t glanced over and struck tho
eloe OF the Robinson, which was Tying in the
dock, tearing quite hole in her house. No
carnage was done the seow or the State of Wash
1ngton, and the Robinson went TO stetson Il
Pests wharf yesterday to have the damage,
which amounted To about $50, repaired, H. W.
Baker d Co. agreeing to pay for IT.
The Multnomah had some difficulty In making
her landing at Bakers wharf early in the night,
and damaged herself slightly by beating against
the wharf
Beyond the breaking loose of few logs no
further damage OF any consequence was re-
ported along the front, but a scow at Johnson's
mill broke loose and kept pounding against the
Seattle d Montana railroad trestle, knocking
ont sevcra. piles.
No damage was done to the Great Northern
road. Principal Assistant Engineer Watson
went out along the line yesterday and found
everything all right.
When the steamer City of Seattle was in the
strait opposite Deception pass on her way from
Whatcom, In the night, the officers were at
tracted by cries, and on investigation a man
was found sitting astride the bow of fishing
sloop, which had been capsized. 1t was with
considerable difficulty that he was gotten on
board, aid he was so weak that he
could not stand or walk. He said
that himself and another man, his partner, had
been caught out in the boat, the ballast shifted
and she capsized and sank completely under
water, all but few inches of her bow, To which
be chung with death grip for over six hours
until he was picked up. He did not know
whether his partner was drowned or not, but
thought he nigh. have swum to shore. The Of
hcers made no inquiry regarding his name or
where he was from, but gave him some dry
clothes and put him in bunk. On reaching
Anacortes he was awakened. ate a hearty break
fast and left as spry mountain trout, mourn
ing only the loss of his sloop.
The wind continued to blow a stiff gale all
day on the lower Sound, so that none of the
tugs could get out with their tows
No notice of the approach of the storm was
sent out from the signal Office at san Francisco.
Captain Hatfield says that the signal has been
ordered mp but once since Lieutenant Finley
Was called East.