The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-10
STORM SIGNALS DOWN.
A Rising Barometer Indicates
a Return of Sunshine.
The END OF A SEVERE STORM.
The Lowest Barometer I'm Thirteen
Aesrs-pamages to Telegraph Lines
No Lsndsiides Reported.

The storm which settled over the Sound
two days ago continu ed yesterday with
considerable violence, demolishing tele-
graph lines and creating confusion gem
orally.
In this city the wind attained a velocity
OF thiriy-six miles an hour, while the
black clouds which swept over the city
at height of not over 1000 feet were
travelling at a speed estimated at from 100
TO $50 miles an hour. The proximity of
the Oiympies broke the force of the
storm. shoe ting the wind upward so that
the city got very little comparatively Of
the full violence. The rainfall during a
portion of the day yesterday was very
! heavy, but it cleared up somewhat before
evening.
AT 4 O'Clock yesterday the barometer was
rising with wonderful rapidity and it is
believed that spell of good weather will
be had within the next twenty-four hours.
The barometer yesterday registered
=. "a, being the lowest il has ever regis
tered In this part of the country since the
winter OF lSS)-Sl, at which time il reached
as low mark as =. ~. At that time a
cyclonlc storm prevailed and at Portland
the wind blew at speed of ninety miles
an hour. Yesterday morning the wind
was southeast. and by noon il ad switched
to the south and at in the afternoon it
was blowing from the southwest.
The railroads have not yet experienced
any serious drawbacks as a result OF the
storm, but the Lake Shore had good deal
of trouble with their wires running north.
The Pacific Postal wires were down be-
tween Snohomish and Vancouver for two
days, but at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
they were put in repair, and their line is
now open to the East via the Canadian
Pacific. From Ashland, Or, south they
have had no wire since IL o'clock Saturday
night The Western Union have no wire
. south of Portland, and is handling traffic
from California via San Francisco, Ogden,
Helena and Spokane. Their line north of
Anacortes was put in working order yes
terday morning seven trees being re-
moved from the wires through SkagIt
county and the northern part OF Sno-
homish county.
PORTLAND, Dec. ga violent rain and
wind storm which has prevailed for two
days throughout the West has almost en-
tIrely shut of this section from Geographic
communication with the outside world.
Telegraph and telephone wires have been
, Frustrated in every direction. In this city
tonight the wind gained velocity of thir-
ty-six miles per hour. Beyond the inter
ruption to telegraphic communication,
there has been no serious damage done.
PoRr ANGELES, Dec. "A heavy gale of
wind, blowing at the rate OF forty-eight
miles an hour, stirred things up along the
water front last night. the driftwood
/ breaking down several weak foundations
and carrying away the Dry creek dock at
! the head of the bay. a number of vessels
/ and tugs ran in port during the night tor
/ shelter. The excellent anchorage this
| harbor affords was all that prevented them
| from drifting at their anchors. for the gale
/ was the most severe in the history OF the
| local weather bureau
/ PoRT TOWNSEND. Dec. Especial. AT
| 40 o'clock this morning the barometer
| registered at Is. 20. the lowest this season
/ All forenoon a stiff southwest gale pre-
| vailed. but toward night the weather
/ moderated and the glass went up to %
/ Both the Resale and Kingston yesterday
| reported severe gales in the Straits. The
! Umatilla, from San Francisco came up
J before the severest southeast gale of the
season. so Capt. Hunter said. Friday
/ night the Garland laid 10 in Clallam bay
1 and finished her trip yesterday, twelve
1 hours behind time.