The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-23
THE ELEMENTS RAGE
Furious Gale Drives Sound Ship
ping to Shelter.
TELEGRAPH LINES BLOWN DOWN
Trains Delayed and Steamers in Danger
Passengers Flee to Land-De-
VISITATION in Forests.

The severest storm OF the sea son ragged over
the sound during the last thirty-six hours.
southeast gale blew furi1usly, accompanied BY
a drenching, driving rain most OF the time.
Such a severe and long-continued storm has not
been experienced IN this section for many years,
and unless reports OF wrecks should come IN
later, il has caused peculiarly slight damage
Late on Monday gale arose from the south
east and continued to gain in fury through the
night. Ii was a dry wind for severa! hours, but
with early morning came an accompaniment
OF such rain as is rarely seen here. II
came down in sheets, driven along by the force
OF the wind and drenching any unprotected
wayiarer in a very few minutes. The streets
were Transformed into rivers and lakes and
rubber boots and coats were az premium,
while many umbrellas were soon reduced to
ruins in the battle with the elements. About
dusk in the evening the ram ceased, the clouds
lifted and the western horizon was frightened
by the glow OF the setting sun. But the wind
continued with Only slight abatement of its
fury far into the night.
The bay was flecked with white caps and in
coming boats reported a heavy sea on the open
Sound, though the straits were not so rough
as would have been the case with northwest
gale blowing. No reports OF damage to shipping
were received, though another day may bring
uafayorable accounts. Several of the smaller
boats did not venture out in the afternoon ut all
IL.
10 her wharf instead OF going out ON her run TO
Edmonds and Richmond beach. The Glide also
held her berth az the wharf and the little
steamer Alta did the same. The storm did no
damage on the bay or Sound rs FAR IS reported.
Work on the steamer Veterans wheel had to
be abandoned owing TO the sea breaking in over
the top OF the coffcrdam. She was therefore
unable TO resume her run last night.
Considerable damage was done to the tele-
graph wires. The Western Union lines. after
holding out we'll through the day, went down
last evening at some points both south and east
OF Tacoma and that city was the farthest point
which could be reached southwark. To the
northward the Postal line was down between
here and Nhatcem and for about two hours
during the afternoon the Postal wire along the
Lake shore road was down near Wcsiinvil!e.
The damage caused by sundays storm along the
Fraser river was repaired on Monday night but
British Columbia was cut oe - the breaks
further south
The full extent OF the damage to railroads
will not be learned until today On the seattle
d Montana road the north-bound train got
through all right, but the souta-bonnd train
met with several delays. On the road north OF
Fsithaven u Southern junction 1t delayed
two hours by fallen trees ami WAS expected In
two hours late. but when that time had
PRED il had not yet appeared About 9
O'Clock II reported TO have passed
exposed part OF the shore line. AT midnight il
had not again been heard from The seattle Il
| Montana telegraph wire was down several times
during the day and night, for one break eaused
by a falling tree was no sOouer repaired than
another occurred.
On the Northern Pacific no delay to trains
was reported, aud Assistant Superintendent
Nadeau stated that the lake shore road was
| clear OF distractions. At NaChias, on that
| line, about 500 large trees had bean blown DOWN
| in the forest. All trees near the road which
| appeared dangerous were cut down last
| summer.
| Another storm is predicted for today, the chief
| of the weather bureau al san Francisco having
| sent the following telegram last night
Hoist cautionary southwest signal; storm
| central in Central Washington
| The weather forecast for Oregon and Wash
| Ington for the tweuty-four hours beginning at
! o'clock this morning, is:
Rain and threatening weather, clearing away
| in western portion; cooler
| Steamer W. +. Munroe due in from skagit
river at O'Clock q not arrive until u, and so
| rough had been her trip nat twenty OF her pas
| sengers abandoned her az Mukilteo and took the
! train fer Seattle. The water broke over her
| deck with suca force that pile of hay lying
| forward was shifted back agaius. the house
| She arrived i'll without any damage, however
The storm mast have been very severe in the
| upper Sound also, Tor the Multnomah had not
| arrived in from Olympia up 10 l. O'Clock last
night, though she was due at O'Clock.
The Premier due in from Whatcom at .
| O'Clock, had not arrived in III l.. butthe Sehome
| went out on time