The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-26
HIS FORM CHANGED.
Mt. Rainier Again Pokes His
Head Through the Clouds.
RESULT OF OBSERVATIONS.
Powerful GIass Reveals the Changes
in the Summit and Smoke sim
Issuing Forth.

dEy afternoon Tor tie BFst time since AeSt
Wednesday morning. and was visible tor
about a. hour. City Jailer Henry Surry
was on watch for his appearance, and was
busiiy engaged taking observations ana
drawing charts for future reference. he
reasserts that changes have taken place in
the form Of the mountain, and says that
he is confident time will confirm his frst
report. In speaking OF the affair 70 = Posi-
IsTELLIsEScER reporter, he said:
81 am Just as sure today that old Mount
Rainier has undergone changes as | was
the morning | saw balloon-snapec clouds
of smoke coming from the top. Because
the report has been doubted | have been
continually on the watch for the appear
ancs OF the mountain and ready 10 note
anything unusual. About Sis O'Clock
this afternoon the clouds cleared
away from the top and a fair view
could be obtained. | had n powerful
glass and obtained a good view of the ap-
pearance of the top. vest SIDE and part
of the east side of the mountain. | think
that If any one made an observation with
out the aid OF a glass, he might be OF the
opinion that nothing had changed. This
opinion might De strengthened because
the mountain is once more covered with
snow. As matter of fact. however, am
positive that the peak on the north side OF
the mountain. mentioned At the time OF
the discovery Of the smoke. is there and
stands out very distinctly. l do not claim
that this peak may not be Column sa 5
crest, bat. If it is, then ii has been brought
out much more definitely through the
part OF the mountain At its right tas
viewed from SeattieD and left having re-
coded. From the top of the peak have
Just mentioned the outline toward the
west is downward and curvlng, terminal
ing in a sharp point. l should say that
there are two large boulders OH this
point. | have never noticed them before.
although | have been a careful observer
OF the mountain whenever IL can be seen.
Returning to the big peak, or the frst one
mentioned, and tracing the outline to-
ward the east | observed that there was a
sharp descent. the view of which part way
down the mountain was cut oil by cloud
bank. The surface appeared rough and
uneven, possibly having been put IN that
condition by Dig snow slide. Some peo-
pie have ridlculed tie idea of smoke hav-
ing been seen last Wednesday. | again
assert that not only did l see smoke that
day, but also saw 1t today tSunday).
There was a change in the volume. how
ever, and in the way 1t came up Today
the smoke came up in a straight line, its
color was yellow and the density much
decreased. The whole top of the noun
tain has reassumed its garb of white. and
i would explain that by saying that new
fail of snow has occurred.
Considerable curiosity has been aroused
about the personality of Henry Surry aud
the reason that makes him take so much
interest in Mount Rainier. Surry is
man about 80 years old, one of the bsst
educated men on the police force and for
many years sailed the briny deep. lie
kaS fOp for ath ert frs "A
eau handle figures in the higher branches
in way that makes an ordinary mans
head swim Ii has been his fortune to see
ali parts of the world, TO see many vol
canoes and once his ship lay becalmed
three DAYS in sight of Mount Ktna.
Surry was not the only one who took
look ct the mountain yesterday from po-
lice headquarters. Chief Rogers held the
telescope for q short time about o'clock.
This is what he says:
II had only short view and it was get
ting late, but think Surry is right about
the mountain having undergone change.
1 certainly saw peak L never noticed be-
fore. aud also saw something that re-
sem nled smoke. | DO not say that il was
smoke or care to give any statement as to
what il might have been. / will say, how
ever, that Surry, who first saw the mount
ain and spoke of the smoke, is man
worthy of confidence"
Detective James Wells took a peep
through the glass and remarked that he
could see no change in the appearance of
the top of the mountain. He said, how
ever, that be saw something that looked
like smoke. When showed the diagram of
the mountain. made by Surry, he said :
"Weli there's no use IN talking; he's got
it about as it appeared"
Frank Kennedy. the clerk at the police
station. said he did not get good view of
the mountain owing TO the gathering
clouds, but felt sure that from the number
of notes taken aud attention Surry gave to
the mountain he must have got about all
that was in sight.
In direct contradiction 10 what has been
said comes a statement from c. b. Bagiey.
Mr. Bagley has maintained all along that
when Mount Rainier VAS seen again she
would appear as OF yore. After viewing
the mountain yesterday ne asserts that he
is positive no change has taken place. He
took two observations, the second one be-
ing with powerful glass. and. according
to his report, under favorable oircum-
stances.
yesterday 81 Spsngie Lake, near Tacoma,
and got good view OF Mount Rainier for
nearly an hour between and O'Clock.
The mountain was thirty miles away. and
from the point OF view the three peaks
were plainly visible, showing that
the north side Of the mountain only
was seen, while from Seattle the west side
of the mountain is visible. The major
said that as far as he could see the mount
ain has undergone no change whatever.
although be admitted that the vest side
might be altered. lie said the view was
beautiful. great deal OF fresh snow hav-
ing fallen.
TACOMA. NOV. o5.-The clouds lifted this
afternoon. leaving Mount Rainier in sight
\ thick cap. presumably vapor. appeared
ever the mountain for time. bat at 80
had entirely disappeared. No break in
the crater lin Was visible from here. DR..
Culver. the local weather observer. thinks
frequently collects about the mountain.
and DOT smoke or steam. Many people
viewed the mountain with glasses while ii
was visible. There j. no doubt. as re-
ported in these dispatches. that quite =
number Of people believed they saw smoke
coming out OF the crater Wednesday
morning. bat row they are more OF the
opinion that what they witnessed was
yapor blown about by the heavy winds IN
= manner 20 resemble smoke or steam
The heavy cap which hung over the
mountain early IN the week indicated 70
careful observers the heavy rainstorm
which rreysieI Friday and SATURDAY,