The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-01
SUMMARY FOB THIRTEEN YEARS
snow on racori.

Not only was the cold intense on this
occasion, but the wind blew fearful gale
out on the Sound Monday night and
steamboat men said it was one of the wild
est nights they had ever witnessed. It
blew so hard out on the harbor that it was
hext TO impossible to face the wind. The
steamer W. K. Merwin, owned by the
Northern Pacific company. which has
been tied up out at the boneyard beyond
the Mechanics mill was knocked about
SO severely that she filled with water
and sank. The Waterman who was
taking care of the boats out there lost his
rowboat-it broke loose and drifted away
and when he wanted to come in yester-
day to report the sinking of the boat he
had nothing to come IN and had to remain
there until it was noticed from the shore
that the boat had gone down and
boat went out to see what
the trouble was. The steamers stern
was completely covered, but the forward
part Of the house was visible. She will be
considerably damaged by water, but can
be raised without much difficulty when
the tide is very low. The watchman's boat
is probably the one which has been picked
up by the American Lumbe Company. A
black boat about sixteen feet long was
found adrift near the company's mill yes
terday morning.
The little steamer Colby, which was
lying at the Merchants wharf. also sank.
She was being tossed about by the waves
so roughly during the night that her crew
concluded to leave her and go up town to
sleep for the night. They left her safely
tied 10 the wharf, but when they returned
yesterday morning she was missing
On examination IT was found that
she had sunk during the night The only
explanation OF the acciden. is that she
was knocked about until she finally filled
with water from the waves washing over
her and sank. She is lying in about
twenty-five feet of water, and her owners
think they can raise her with derrick on
the wharf.
Steamer Utsalady was driven ashore
just below Twelve-mile point with load
of hay on board and scow of
hay in tow. The boat careened.
and the crew of one of the
steamers coming in last night reported
her a total wreck. The scow of hay was
beached and was not damaged, but the
steamer was said to be broken up by being
pounded by the waves. The following
dispatch was received from Tacoma last
night regarding the laundering of the
boat:
TACOMA. Jan. 3l-ISpecial. Capt Parker. of
the State OF Washing toa, today reported the
freight steamer Utsslady stranded and deserted
near Twelve Nile point. She carried a deck
load OF hay, and evidently had been driven
ashore by the wind and waves, the latter hav-
ing broken over her decks and covered her with
ice. 1t is thought the Utssadys crew went 10
Seattle, and that the steamers machinery had
broken down before she drifted before the wind
The logs lying at the different mills
were knocked about terribly, but only one
section broke loose, and that was from
the Stetson & Post Mill Company's mill.
The tug Little Giant found il down near
Manning's wharf and brought it in with
out any of the logs having gotten out. No
other damage was reported on the water
aside from the breaking loose OF few
scoys. which were al. found without much
trouble.
Water pipes were burst all over the city
and there was scarcely drop of water to
be had ut three-ouarters of the residences
all day yesterday. The people were COM
PEELED in many instances TO melt snow for
water to get their meals. All the meters
and supply pipes on the water front for
furnishing water TO the boats were frozen,
and every one of the steamers that kept
up steam had to use salt water or rustic
for a supply elsewhere.
Large quantities OF fruit and vegetables
were destroyed in the stores and even in
the residences, except in cases where the
houses happened 10 be extremely warm.
The jobbers had to keep big fires in their
warehouses and storerooms 10 project
their stocks. The meat was frozen so hard
in the meat markets that the only way it
could he cut was with saw, and custom
ers had 10 take whatever the butcher found
it easiest 10 cut or go without any at all.
Green lake was frozen completely over
and all day Yesterday large crowd found
excellent skating out there. The edges
were rather rough. but IN little further
it was smooth as glass, but il was not
thought perfectly safe near the center and
the crowd kept out safe distance.
With the continuation of the cold weather