The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08
ONE DAY WITHOUT SNOW.

Lull in the inEs Collapse
and Street Cars Struggle on.
After twelve consecutive days of snow
storm. no snow fell yesterday, although
during the previous night three inches
were added to the total depth, making the
aggregate fall since the storm began on
January 26 forty-four inches. The total
during the December storm was twelve
and one-half inches. The temperature
was somew hat higher yesterday and the
snow is gradually melting, Alpheus By
ers' observations for the twenty-four hours
ending at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
were: Maximum temperature A degrees;
minimum 80: mean IS; snowfall three
inches. The wind was northeast, and the
weather fair. The predictions of Observer
Pague, of Portland. for the twenty-four
hours ending at O'Clock this afternoon
are: Rain or snow; slightly warmer; Sc
we're storm, central off the Oregon coast: q
southerly gale off shore.
The accumulated snow caused the roof
of long frame building on Second street,
between Bell and Blanchard, to collapse
yesterday morning. The former occu-
pants had moved out when the adjoining
building fell in week before. and no great
damage was done. The roof of the barn
located on the Yssler garden, on Yesler
avenue, near Fourteenth street. also fell in
yesterday. A horse was i'll the barn at the
time, but escaped injury.
The streets occupied by street car lines,
and on which much tean.ing is done, re-
main in bad condition. Street cars were
running yesterday about the same as on
Monday, and all except the Front Street
Cable company were making an effort to
open their lines. The West street line is
open from the power house to Ballard, and
will probably be open to che city today
With the aid of new snowplow and
a gang of shovelers the Consolidated
company got the cars running on the FIRE.
mont, North Seattle and Cedar street
lines. A large force of meu was working
last night on the Lake Union and Lake
street branches and the company expects
that cars will be running over all its lines
today. On Second street last evening
three electric cars were Goa pied together
pulling a snow plow. which was followed
by another car. The Grant street line will
not be open to the city today, but cars
from the race track will connect at South
Seattle with the Commercial street lines
The slot remains closed on the Front
street cable line so that even if the snow
were cleared away it would be impossible
to run cars
Trains on the railroads were all running
somewhat late on account OF the slippery
track.
During the storm Monday night one
hundred wires of the telephone company
on Front street were broken by the weight
of snow or burned out by coming in con-
tact with electric light wires. cutting out
about one hundred phones, but dozen
men were at work repairing and it is ex-
pected that everything will be IN working
order tomorrow. Telegraph wires to down
Sound points are intertered with some
what. The tug Mystic returned yesterday
from q week at the mouth OF the Straits
where it picked up the schooner Reporter
from San Francisco. She hat experienced
a very rough trip aud mad beesi kept eleven
days off the cape.
AS result of the storm many branches
OF business remain paralyzad. In tue
county auditors office not a single instru-
ment was filed for record during the three
morning hours. The county treasurer's
Office, however, was very bdsy for this
time of the year. and in spite of the snow
fair collection of taxes was made, though
the amount paid in so far this month is
below the average, fact attributed en-
tirely to the weather.
The building of the Northwest Horse
Market, on Fifth north of Stewart street,
collapsed at 6 O'Clock yesterday morning
from the snow. 1t contained twelve horses,
ali of which escaped practically unhur,,
the timbers being held up by the uprights
of the stalls. Three or four carriages in
the building were broken up. The build
ing belonged to s. w. benjamin. and A. E.
Boyd. ex-poundmaster. and the business
to Mr.. Benjamin. The loss is estimated
bv Mr.. Benjamin at about $500.
Buildings Crushed by Snow in Tacoma.