The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-24
THE WORK OF THE STORM.
Premier's Rough Trip-slight Damage
on MISUNDERSTANDING Down sound.

The later reports Of damage done by Tues
days storm show that shipping and railroads
came of very easily. Although al agree t1s.
the gale YVES extraordinary nothing occurred 10
lay up steamer or delay trains more tnsn a
few hours on any railroad.
With reference 10 the steamer Prerniers ex-
perieuce ia coming over from whatrom on
Tuesday uigat, Captain o b. en- said last nignt
that the report that she broke her props Ter was
erroneous, bat that the wheel ropes STA ,kene
ana got CT the qHgdraut and il ok two hours
10 get them in chapel again. He tried 10 hold
the steamer head on, but thout success, 80 he
turned her starn - the wind and then ne De-
haved excellentiy until be got the rud Ter un-
der eoatrol He says it was a very bad storm,
70 make the best Of IT,
The sea broke over the deck, washing two OF
the crew overheard, but they grabbed the stern
line, which was washed overheard at the same
time and were saved without difficulty. An ice
chest on the deck was also washed over, and
some OF the glass in the windows Of the lower
deck was cracked.
The sshone, which went out on the same
route at L O'Clock Tuesday night, had very
rough pas age out, bu; had pleasant trip com
ing ia yesterday.
The HassaIo had some difficulty in making
skagit head on her La Conner run, but after
that she had no trouble.
The Seattle & Montana railroad came through
the storm without much delay 10 trains. consid-
ering the exposed position of a great part OF
lis track The h-bound train on Tuesday
arrived about midnight. having been run slowly
to avert danger, and been delayed by small
slides between Richmond Beach sud Ballard.
superintendent Nea said TO a Posi- -INTELLIGRS
GER reporter:
There ia not az hard road in the country 70
keep open a. this one during ia irst winter, buE
We are keeping the wheels moving. and intend
To run trains through safely even ii we Go ran q
little iR:e. / came down To Farhsyen, Intend
Ing TO stop there, Dut when saw the fury OF
the storm / came through on the train in order
T. see that the roA. was GEAR. had no idea
that there were such storms on the sound. As
flssues Of lightning. which lighted rp the great
masses OF black clou,i covering tle heavens.
The signal light a. Everett was smashed oy the
wind and blown out; 70 was the headlight OF the
locomotive. The passengers on the steamers were
afraid 10 stay on board. and We picked them up
AZ Everett and MukiItco
Owing 10 the fact that the tide was not in
when the storm ives at its worst there were no
washouts along the shore. The rock with which
the eribbing ia being filed also contributed
largely to save the road from damage.
On the Lake Shore s0ad 10 material damage
or delay occurred, the only train which came In
late being that from Snohomish yeste rday
morning. II was delayed two hours by smsll
slide near Lake station. The wires were down
north Of Sedro a great part OF yesterday.
On the Northern Pacific the train due from
Portland at 800 o'clock yesterday morning was
delayed three hours by the wreck at Castle
Rock. The westbound overland train was about
an hour late, owing TO the fact that telegraph
wires were broken, and 1t had therefore to feel
its way along