The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-20
ALMOST A BLIZZARD.
snow accompanied by q High
Northerly Wind.
STORM AL ALONG THE COAST.
ASsvsi - Ran xes serssusiy Tnpeasa-
ssssaers star ~ Their wharves-
Asrs Bad wesshes.

seattle. IN common with other Coss.
eaties. has had sxiYe f-or, the s.ii end of
: blizzard daring the past sxenty-foar
noura such . thing In 90 uncosn mon
nere that Il creates great deal OF annoy
sncs ead discomfort. and the situation Ia
aggravated IN the public mind
lie saoxssorrn that set IN Sunday
nosning and died away after few hours.
osgan again Sunday night. continuing
si'h more or less force ali night and al
usy yesterday. The snowfall was not
neasy. but the wind blew . gale and the
tsmpefasure Was low. making il very dis
ssfeeaose- Water pipes were frozen IN
.nany residences. ard plumbers had their
hands fuli. So hard did the wind blo~ on,
on the Sound thar but few Of the steamers
mace thear regular trips, nearly all the
smaller ooats prefering 20 remain At their
"narves rather than venture cut.
Inc hareor presented q treacherous ap-
pearance during the morning hours, tie
Snitecaps ieaping high and the waves
foaAng In and breaking against the piles
on the front, tossing the boats back and
ioTtn Ike % many cradles. Bat no
serious damage was reported from any
quarter.
The boats coming in from the lower
Sound reported rough weather outside and
binding snow.
The Great Northern overland trains are
eighteen hours late. caused by snow in
the Cceur d'Alene mountains. The North
ern Pacific overland was al hour late yes
terday. All the local trains are running
on time. The wind Knocked down the
Great Northern telegraph line between
here and Everett, but il as later repaired.
At sumas the wind had been blowing
hard since Sunday evening, but abated
yesterday afternoon. At Sedro and Sno-
quainie il was showing yesterday. but not
30 heavily as in Seattle.
The street railways in this city were not
seriously Affected, although they were
somewhat delayed. Extra cars were put
on the electric lines and salt vas literally
sprinkled on the tracks. The Yes,er cable
line had some trouble at first by the cars
running of the tracks, out as the ice and
snow was cut away by the salt il was
quickly ended. What trouble there was
was due more to the ice than the snow.
The West street hns was the only one
seriously affected, and owing to the Ice on
power house TO Seattle, had to shut down.
II was expected that the track would be
cleared so the cars would be running all
right this morning, however. The North
Seattle electric line was shut down for a
time. but ran in the afternoon. The Union
Trunks Rainier Heights line was COM
PEELED to shut down for time. but 1t was
stated last evening THAT the track was
clear aeain.
Weather Observer III. +. Aleiatore said
last night that the storm had now un-
doubtediy started on southeast course.
and rise in the barometer indicated a
change for the better. His explanation of
the cause of the storms continuance is the
prevalence of conditions causing q high
barometer over Montana. This bank of
cold air the storm center could not pass,
and hence had to remain stationary over
Washington, Oregon aud Northern Cali
fornia until the former shifted It's position.
Last evenings reports showed that this
cold air bank had commenced moving In a
northeasteriy direction. allowing the storm
to shoot past il to the southeast. The
storm has been general all over the Pacific
Northwest.
The local signal officer, Capt. J. A. Hat
tionsry dispatch from Signal Officer Bland
ford at Portland:
"Hoist information signal southwest at
ii q. m. gales expected of North Pacific
coast"
The force ast for the twenty-four hours
following 8 O'Clock last evening was:
'Snow, followed by fair; colder"
The general character OF the storm is
shown by the following dispatches from
other Sound and Coast points,
TACOMA, Feb. 19.-lSpecial. lit has been
storming here since last night The street
car lines, the cable excepted. are blocked.
Some damage has been done electric light
wires. The barometer is tumbiing down
and the temperature Is likewise suffering
q slump. DR.. Cuiyer's scientific weather
bureau predicts more power for the storm.
Pioneer Steve Judson stated week ago
that when the berries in the bush, etc.
were scarce and there wasn't any bad
weather to speak OF before the holi-
days, there wouldn't DO any able
bodied winter. That was what he
predicted about Christmas and up TO
week ago, when he suffered d tit of self
congratulation, his prediction was worth
100 cents on tne dollar. But the next day
it snowe6-six inches.
still il thawed, and the snow did not
amount TO a reversal OF Pioneer ludson's
prediction So, Pioneer DIR. Bostwick tried
his hand. His friends spoke of roses In
fill bloom out Of doors, and the iikerof
that, and told how Mr.. Jack Frost had
not got into the ground CT oil tins winter.
Doc Bostwick is about IS antique as Pion-
Ger Judson. He declared the backbone of
winter broken In two. And the
next day. being Sunday, II stormed.
Street cars tried to run this morning
with the aid OF electricity aud men. but il
was no use. The pioneers had been
monkeying with the weather. Ii is the
worst storm since las; year. sure.
The Associated Charities has issued the
following:
The Associated Charities makes this
special appeal 20 the charitable people Of
Tacoma for a present contribution OF
msuey and clothing Tor the poor. Our
treasury is oyerdTagn aud our clothes
room almost entirely empty. Owing 10
the unprecedented storm now raging ap-
plIcations for aid are greatly increased.
Whoever proposes u render aid 70 the
poor during the present season nav well
do so nov. A tine Of greater need is
hardly possible. Many who were liberal
donors last year may be waiting to be
called unon for a renewal Of the subscr.p-
tons. We urge such not 30 wait longer.
Money can be sent by cheek, or otherwise.
20 the manager, a. 3oT city haiL Clothing
vii be called Tor when are notified"
James Gordsn. the Seoichmau who went
before the city council and demanded s.
head for the unemployed. lives "A what -
known ss the Niger tract" He SAYS
there Is great suffering among the poor ia
that rart Of tue c4ty hut he believes thar