The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05

trio wires in the business part of the CITY
by the shoveling of snow off the roofs of
high buildings, the wires being broken in
great many places, and the dangling
ends crossing live electric light wires ere.
ated no small amount of danger. In the
alley between Front and Second street.
from James to Madison, along which run
electric light. telegraph, telephone and
district messenger wires. there is a cob
web of wires inextricably mixed, and
danger signs have been posted at the en-.
frances to the alley. Something like 400
telephone wires have been Frustrated in
TINS manner, as well as a large number of
otner wires. The crossing Of telephone
and other wires with live electric light
wires caused great danger of fires, aud at
the telephone central station the burning
ont OF the switchboard was only averted
oy the cutting of the dangerous wires.
Inc work of repairing the damage thus
caused viii occupy several days, although
the telephone company has all the force
available now at work temporarily repair
ing the lines. This sort of work requires
experienced men, and there is no little
danger connected with it. One OF the line
men named ]. Nelson had very narrow
escape from death yesterday while repair
ing the lines in front of the Pioneer block.
he caught hold of broken telephone
wire, which at some other place crossed q
live wire. He received bad shock and
burned his hand, and almost fell from the
elghty-foot pole on which he was working.
Telephone and telegraph wires leading out
OF the city in all directions were also pros
trated by falling branches of trees, but
most OF these have been repaired aud all
VIII be In good shape today it is thought.
The railway officials in the city do not
anticipate that the snow will go Off with
flood, but are holding themselves in readi-
ness to strengthen weak points on their
lines so far as they can, should flood
come. On the Columbia & Puget Sound,
Superintendent Bush says, the weakest
part is between Renton and Franklin,
where log jams are liable to carry out
bridges if the food be severe. On the Lake
Shore road the weakest parts of the line
are up north, where there was the least
snow and less danger of food. On the
Seattle d Montana little can be done to
prevent slides along the line this side of
Mukiiteo. although lookouts may be sta
toned at the worst points to prevent
trains running into them.
The Port Blakeiey sawmill. which had
been closed because the snow interferred
with the loading of the lumber on the
vessels, was started yesterday.
The Ballard schools have been closed
for several days on account of the bad
weather.
The people of South Park have ben put
to terrible Inconvenience by the deep
snow practically cutting off all means of
communication with the balance of man
kind almost as effectualiy as if they were
living in Siberia. As fast as paths were
opened up it would begin showing and
close them again. Those who had fuel on
hand were considered lucky. for not all
were even SO fortunate. The meat and
grocery wagons regular tri ps were missed
and store supplies were frequently very
low. Even the daily papers did not reach
there for several days and their arrival
yesterday was hailed with joy. The
school was closed and the church service
SUSPENDED. All in all. the people here
have spent very dreary week.
4 dispatch received from Snoqualmie to-
night says:
The snowstorm ended Friday at p. m. For
twenty-four hours previous the storm was very
bat. amounting to nothing short of a genuine
blizzard. The terrible southeast wiud piled the
snow up i'll great drifts, and clouds of il, fine as
-four, sifted through windows and doors and
hall way across rooms. Old settlers who have
been here for twenty years say il was the worst
storm they ever saw in the valley. The Their
mometer varied from s to "A above zero, although
II seemed much colder, owing TO the piercing
wind. Snow is fully three and half feet on the
level. At NiblOcks mines (; is four feet and is
not drifted any at all. No trains passed on the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern road on Friday
Saturday, at AIS D. m. two engines. a snowplow
and a caboose. came in followed socn after by a
passenger train. The former found it very diff
cult TO get through some of the drifts. Al
O'Clock this morning the thermometer stood at
% degrees. at noon at So degrees, and at 8 D. m.
nj III degrees