The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-09
REPAIRING THE WIRE
n;.ustehes Had to Circle
ayound the Storms Area.
..e WEATHER CLERK IN A FIX.
Weather THAT Il Cut on His
wesns Of DIsgnosis-first and
worst This Winter.

-. vso1ens ard widespread storm which
- on the Pacific coast Friday and
| - nsgft male itself particularly felt
~ w..h,ngson and Oregon, and as re-
=. ,,s~rrupted telephone and telegraphic
| s.rsnaieation with the outside word
-, esrly Yesterday morning until late
=. ,ssht there Was no direct communities
- sire between Seattle and Vancou-
Tbs wires along tho Seattle, Lake
! s.sre A Eastern we're crippled By fallen
-. Int trains were operated just the
.vs.,ersay, and crew OF iiremen
q. !. vorg ell GaY long making the
cesar repairs. Shortly after the noon
! - communication was established be-
sees Seattle and Wooiley.
accumulation with Portland and Port
| ~sxssend by telegraph was temporarily
s-,.rs,red With for short time. The
| 300 Postal Company's Port Townsend
| x,-s vas damaged some time Friday
| -svbt and no service could tie derived
srm i. until o'clock yesterday after
ssoa. The Postal Company's northern
! .s.s. we're also down. butt did not inter
-. with the transmission of messages,
,honxh il required considerable red
..a>" 10 get them into British Column
i. and some OF the northern
,si.. OF the state. The messages
..,s sent TO San Francisco,
,s.ace TO Chicago. from Chicago to
glunlpeg. and from Winnipeg to Van
e,aser. The latter official forwarded them
q the VARIOUS points IN British Columbia
a..
| ,ae messages in order to reach cities not
| more than rs miles distant, Travelled be-
tween 400 and 5000 miles. The Postal
Company's northern wires, which are
ssrung Oh the same poles as are those Of
the Lake Shore, are expected to be in good
sfdsr today.
Manager Brown, of the Western Union
Company. said that the company's wires
had suffered but very little damage. At
brief intervals, he explained. the Portland
slre did not give any service, and mes
ssgss from Portland were then sent
10 Helena. from Helena to Ogden,
tom ogden to san Francisco and from
ean Francisco north to Portland. Yester-
dsy morning. while the storm was hover
iag over the Rockies, the Western Unions
Eastern service was slightly impaired for
sbout two hours.
The Sunset Telephone Company's local
wires were not damaged to any extent,
bat persons who are DESTROYS of talking TO
sgokane or Portland will be obliged TO
sat until this evening. as il Is not ex-
pecied that the injured wires which con-
zecs Seattle with those places will be re-
paired before p. N.
Even the weather bureau man was IN
| abe, owing to the storm. to issue the
visionary map and synopsis of the
Rather. Instead he issued brief bulle-
| ia stating that the storm had so inter-
npled communication that no weather
sgorls from outside points had been re-
esed from the Portland office. But for
Iesw Tres being in trouble the local bureau
ssald have been in position to tell all
sket the condition OF the weather in
Harrington. Oregon. California, Idaho,
Tah. Nevada aud Montana.
| During the day Mr.. Salisbury received
neral brief kilograms. SO that he was not
. ainiormcd of what the storm had done
nd OF the course il had taken TO reach the
East The storm. Mr.. Salisbury said, came
hom the Pacific several days ago. lie
nsw IL was coming. because tho con-
generation of machinery in the weather
grsau limited as much. As early as last
Wednesday there were signs of a storm
rsduAly approaching the Coast, but 1t
sss Dot until Friday morning that the
Storm found itself conferred over Vancou-
YER island. It's influences. however. ex-
ended rs Ear east as the Rockies aud as
af south as California.
This IS the usual season of the year for
saeh storms, bat the present one is unus-
nally severe. The local barometer rose
rapidly yesterday, indicating that the
norm center had passed. though Mr..
salisnury says that rain aud snow can be
boxed for today. Surrounding the storm
ssnieF Is a stormy tract. and It's diameter
ssnges from SO 70 1000 miles. The storm
ssgaD TO move eastward yesterday morn
Ag Usually such storms from the Coast
moye straight east, but this one took
fgzag course. Once over the mountains,
IN Salisbury said yesterday. it would
aass more steadily.
The maximum wind velocity at the
ssassie station during Friday was thirty
alss per hour. At Portland il was tlfty-
u miles per hour. and at Roseburg, Or.
afiyeight miles. The storm bsought
sRa i mostly rain. except in Eastern
sssaihgton. Where considerable snow fell.
Iss storm delayed nearly al the steam
unfying Yesterday. and shippers report
e es0s as terrific st Salmon bay the
saeoaer Fred f. Sander was taking on a
X@go Of lumber when the gale struck her.
s1ns heF away from her moorIngs.
sssa last seen she was going down the
Wa aspsnking rate. with her sails set,
skipper evidently making for shell
~ cove. The steamer Mabel. on her
70 Tacoma Friday night. was six
.e-'s IN making her trip. A seow loaded
'-AN.0eo bricks was being towed from
ely TO tbe Port Orchard dry dock.
= shea opposite Beans point was
W. BY the Wind from of shore and the
- cargo Was dumped into the harbor-
= NeAmer Glide laid over one trip.
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- SonsesrinE 10 DsfrAud washing
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