The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-23
Its Like Has Not Been Expert.
enced for Many a Year.
ALL THE TRAINS BEHIND TIME.
Business in Portland Nearly Para.
lyzed by the Thick White Blanket.
coiumhia and Frazer Rivera
roxen-Deep Drifts In Eastern
washington and Temperature Close
to zero-snow Still Falliag.

srokASs. Dec. 22-lspeciai The vo,
.uo"storm which has prevailed here in the ps
.hsee years is still raging. Ale,ouch IL n
.asseo TWO days, the snow is not 4teen hu, I,
nigh winds have dritted il on the railro,
RACKS ana some of the country roads are in
passaoie. The lowest point at wsich the the
momeser has stood was depraes he,ow 90
on Tuesday and Wednesday morps,rs
Inc snow has delayed trains foS savers, a.,
Oh .ne branch roads. The Cn,fs d'AIene h,
suffered most The trains were aslnost twen,
Ioof hours behind time. and the ss1ow plow ws
!eqaifeo to clear the track. The main line ,
me Union Pacific is running its tssi,= an ,,p,
out the spokane branch is meetinS deen spoy
III the faiouSe country. The si.owpIow ",
.eqatfeo TO clear the track near Lstah. Th
Ia.o :. ue mere this evening is noT expected
arrive until tomorrow forenoon The Gres
'ot'nefn trains were snowbou,I for som
ioufs In the big bend at Har.in Eson ana th
central Washington trains are BLOCKED ,
| sfeston, having been there since Wednesdax
| va the Northern Pacific line the tack betwee
mere ana Missoula is free from sno.s drifts. bu
some trouble is experienced to the sest
| a VISITOR In the city from Cnur IA icne report
thc steamers tied up on the lake because of ice
ana tha, the big iceboat was brouest ont vests-
uas. capt sanborn reports it the worst snow
Storm Ne has known ON the lake for half a doze,
years. AT Coiville deep drifts sre reportef
"hlcn have made the roads in mans places i'm
| passabie f' A
TACOMA. Dec. 2o-tspecial. EFoslowinp IN,
rapid rise in the tenn perature and tse sons,,s -
'ohignt. together with a rise in tn. bsromete,
ram ana sieet began to fall. There were slioh,
iaiis oil snow today aud this eveninz. incrcas,no
the iaii to nearly twenty three incaes since this
Storm began: The public schoo.s have ad
!ourned to January ?. The Nortaern Pacif,
trains are from one to three hours .ate tonjcbt
ihe afternoon train from Portland d.d not arrive
"ntll alter O'Clock. part OF the deYay beipp !
wait for DELAYED trains at Portland.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 22-Ispecial. l-TfSough snow
nas oeeh iaiing lightly nearly all da5, the depth
on the ground has diminished se1eral inches
since last night by settling land it is rot now
TWO feet deep Travel is still dificus. and stree,
cars gre not running. The SCHOOL, were not
opened today. The shovelers have commanded
nigh prices for clearing roofs, rs since the fall
" '.ie afniofy properly owners have seared that
'he lohs OF snow On the roofs OF theFr buiIdingS
would cause the collapse of the stru1tures The
ruling price is ii per hour for da. work ON
TOOLS, and ~ 80 has been paid for lats,r AZ MIGHT
IL was supposed this morning that the roof of the
city nail was about to fall, but it w.as quickly
h'i,a' uusuea Oh 'he pressure OF snow Che capitol
building was also thought to be irn.:sriled nnd
It's roof was likewise barred. 1. wolgfd not have
eeea surprising if the old portion OF the sto.e
mouse nad been borne down by the weight that
rests or 1t.
PORT TOWNSEND, Dec 22-[speciarl-A snow
IA
last thirty hours The ground is covered with
about seven inches of snow
Lieut. balinger, OF the Wolcott arrived from
friday Harbor tonight and rcnort.d tha, tho
schooner II. l. Morse was ashore u.sar Argyle
Inc crew had gotten safely ashore. che vessel
WIS on a sandy beach and was in no Immediate
danger A severe gale has prevail ed among the
lower Sound islands for several DAYS
AT midnight 1t Is raining and slestiup here
and sea of slush seems assured.
ASHLAND Or, Dec. 22-Heavy ra.u com.
menced here shortly after midnighs last night
ana has continued without Interruption. On
the summit of Sskiyous, whore ~. rsilyoso
crosses, there was two and half feat of snoyx
lhis afternoon as the north bound overland
came along, and 1t was still suovlnes with no
indication of ceasing.
NEW WESTMINSTER, Dec 22-The zthermom.
eter dropped Tuesday night to 10 degsees above
~eFo' the coioest in two years. Daring the
night gale blew from the northwest and made
the cold much more piercing. NumeS.,u, water
p pes were frozen this morning ana MANY Of
the pipes burst causing small. floods n, several
premises. During the gale this morIr@ur Fra,k
pa'is nsh curing house "a WAS biosn down.
NO steamers left port and none arrived. owing
10 the gale heavier sea never Wa seen on
he river. The country roads are blo5ked WITH
atsen trees, and Christmas trade has received q
severe shock. Last night the wind fea and the
iver froze at severa. points above tha:rity. min
iing couple of steamers. Navice,f,n is ana
'ended and steamers are hurrying ir5{o winter |
quarters.
PORTLAND, Dec. 22.-Not since the srf,te- NJ |
~ has this city and vicinity experie1 ced such |
! snowstorm as has prevailed for two e5ays mas, |
TWO ieet OF snow has already fallen AMI NJ q |
'c.ocA tonight it is still falling. Ma,., lines of
business are suspended. rs persons living IN tho
uouros are unable TO reach the city. owing to
he suspension of traffic on the e.e-,rlc ana
able car lines. The Third street electric line
naue ali effort to run cars today, but =1aIy sue
eeded for short time. AL trains ars moving.
hough much behind tho scheduie tlrn=
Telegraph lines are down eouth Of s,aem and
he only reports OF the Storm in ts,=r section |
ave been received through passenger on IN. |
veriand southern Pacific, who state ts,at thers
but little Snow south OF Eosebnrg :Betyeen |
alem and Albany the storm was ve=v severe. |
na many telegraph poles were b.oE<u down |
he snowfall along the Columbia rives ia very
eavy. though at no point on the river has the
,mperasure fallen below 10 degs. above. zero,
Along the Union Pacific. between -.hfs city
nd he Daies, about three feet of ..low has
allen, though with the aid OF snow Rows the
,mpany is able 10 run its trains with:.u, seri
Us delay.
III Eastern Oregon snow is reported IRON, all
oin's as far east as Huntington, vssyinc in
.pth from five to twenty inches. ThtSwea
slightly below ire zing point
Reports from Eastern Washington shswafsu
snow from i've to ten inches
In Montana and Northern Idaho ,heyeatba,
cold. the thermometer ranging irsea tel, Ia |
degrees below zero.
The weather bureau Issued the fo!Iorssnr hu, |
tin this afternoon:
The storm which was central of tts ,nout, |
tae Columbia river yesterday hAt: ruovrlt !
pii.y southwark and is central this z1orrt,g !
tne California coast nea- Euraks a Anothar /
OEm 10 apparently of the WashinstSn coast |
owing srutneastwara. the fu'! extent q yhfr6 |
t:uot te aseeriained, owing 10 nlltSiur ya- |
rs in Washington.
! ne toium bia river is closed to u.=.ir.,to, |
'ove Vancouver on account OF ice nfssts leav-
: here toIay were compelled 10 return s.tar |
eceedtrg far Vancouver
A. ] - a. N. the weather /. cloudy and ,hs
ow ass turned to ran. indications are ,bat
g worst Of the storm is over.
CoLFsx. Dec. - 2--ispeciaL A gens-es snow.
lrsa throughout the Paiouse country E.s bee,
glng twenty hours. The railroads zsrs ali
* Aaded AMI wagon roads are irn,@sss.hla
ae ground Is no; frozen yeFy ceep, 40 tbs,
le4. the snow inelfs tie soil will a1.-.-s r,osr
ias moisture, thus being ol g-ea: ,.elu IN |
>rs next spring Iae farmers age VII nrn
led With hay, aud tae severe weather sil nos
lse any loss Of stock
rukASs. Dee 2I.-Bi zzard coudftffz. cer-
iae throughout this section. train e-e-xEee |
more or .esS der9orsllzea sud MANY re=agranh | !
q Telephone wires down Fine 5rnv is / i
ling. and the win: drifts IL am ea.@n. Il |
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