The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-15
STORM RACES WILDLY
4 Live Wire Is Knocked Down
and Kills Two Horses.
MANY VESSELS RUN TO SHELTER
The Outlook for the >trathnevfs Very
Gloomy shipping at a >tandstili-
snow for a Finale.

The storm which began to rage along the
/ Coast and in the Sound on Thursday con-
tfuued during the night and al yesterday
1 without abatement. Locally II did little
+ damage 10 railroads telephone and teie-
graph wires. and 20 shipping. but II caused
a small FIRE and the instant death OF
span OF horses. which stepped on a live
wire early IN the morning. From all indi-
+ cations there had been a Wild storm out
side the Straits, and this section WAS VS.
( tied only by "tailenders. bat yesterday II
/ seemed as If Seattle were TO have real
storm all 10 itself Where IL came from
George y. Salisbury. observer In charge
+ Of the United States weather bureau. was
not able up 10 last evening 10 find out.
! seattle n storm Center.
| Late observations showed that the storm
was centering over Seattle. The high
winds ranged from thirty miles in Seattle
harbor 10 ifty-six miles an hour a Fort
/ Candy At 6 o'clock last night the barom-
+ eter had fallen during the preceding twen-
+ ty-fOur hours not less than 70 of an inch.
/ which is a remarkable fall. and is indica-
/ tive of violent storm. The haronenter
/ registered .. "a at sea level. and this is the
! lowest barometer Seattle has had since
| the big storm on March II. There were in
4 dcations that IL might go still lower.
Danger signals at Weather Bureau.
|
| during the day by the presence OF storm
| signals. The red flag with black center
was conspicuously displayed. indicating
that A storm of marked violence was ex-
/ pected. while the red pennant. showing the
! direction of the wind. was also TO be seen.
Information was distributed from the Of
| flee among shippers, after the receipt of
/ instructions from Observer Pague at Fort
| land. The first telegram was sent out a
J II 50 and read as follows:
TO Observer. Seattle: Change signal
| TO storm southeast Severe storm over
/ Vancouver Island. Heavy southerly gales
/ along coast. High southerly winds on
| Straits and Sound. veering westerly Sun
| day"
The second dispatch was sent at 1902
| II read:
Thoroughly disseminate information
/ that storm off Washington coast very Sc
/ we're, and dangerous for shipping to leave
| port Gales VIII be severe on Sound and
| Straits
| Heavy Rainfall and High Wind.
The rain fall with this storm has been re-
markedly heavy. There fell during twelve
| hours of yesterday .92 of inch. the heav
| lest rainfall in the vicinity of this city for
| long time.
Communication with the Straits Of
| Fuca was interrupted. owing to the break
| ing Of the government cable by the storm.
| There were undoubtedly very high winds
/ off Cape Fllttery. as reports came in from
| Fort Candy, at the mouth of the Columbia
! river. that the wind had the great velocity
/ OF forty-eight miles an hour. which is ex-
ceedingly high. The wind was high at
| Portland, but only comparatively so. 1t
! registered thirty-sx miles hour. with
| puffs Of forty miles an hour.
A Team Knocked stone Dead.
The most disastrous accident reported
| was the killing Of a team of fine bay horses
| belonging to the Pacific and Puget Sound
| Rottling Works by coming n contact with
/ a live telephone wire at the corner OF Bat
| terry and Second streets al fifteen minutes
| TO : o'clock a m. The horses. in charge of
/ Driver Huey. left the bott,ing works about
| 8 O'Clock. going TO North Seattle After
| filling a couple of orders Huey turned the
| horses toward FROM street. along Battery.
| and when he reached the corner of Second
his horses without a bit of warning. fell
| in Their tracks.
Fire From Hoof and Harness.
The driver was almost thrown from his
| seat. He stayed on the wagon a moment.
| and then jumped off on the right side and
! made for the blacksmith shop on the corner
, for an ak. Between the time he jumped
! off and the time he started for the shop
Re witnessed a sight he will probably never
| forgea Shooting ont from the horses
| hoofs and from different portions of their
| bodies and the buckles on the harness were
! streaked forks Of lightning, strikingly bgi
| liant IL was not vet light making the
effect more dazzling Securing an AK Huey
| gave the wire a whack severing H. This
| did but little good. as the horses were dead.
| There was nothing TO do but wait for
| help. which soon arrived in the shape of a
| lineman from the Seattle Consolidated
! Electric Company The lineman cut away
| a portion Of the telephone wire and tied
| il on "A pole out of reach. The other end
| was secured on a pole in a like manner.
| and put out Of the way. The lineman es-
! timated the strength Of the charge al
3o'o volts but r. c. Kilbourne. manager Of
| the electric company. placed it at 2000.
| Death 10 the horses must have been instan-
! taneous. as 500 volts viii ordinarily lay
them out. The team was valued at $500.
Narrow Escapes From Live Wires.
Several narrow escapes were averted TO
| passers-by. and also to the team of hook
and ladder company No. . which went
| flying around the corner soon after mid
| night. The wire could not have been heav-
! ily charged at that time, the latter team
! escaped without injury About the same
time as the accident 10 the brewery team.
a pedestrian almos, walked on the wire.
/ and about half an hour before a passer-by
was knocked down by the same wire, and
.sken 20 town by a Front street cable car.
He was not had,y hurt
4 telephone wire and an electric light
wire were crossed in kass grocery store
on Marion and IVES. streets yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. starting a small
blaze. Some one pulled The auxiliary fire
| alarm. the apparatus from headquarters
responding II vas not needed. as the fire
was easily pu; out. The damage was s..
Telephones Working Properly.
The storm caused no disturbance az the
! telephone Office. Manager W. r. Arm
strong reporting that all he instruments
were go good condition. He accounts FOR
i this result from The fact tina: the express
! system has made necessary a change OF
wires throughout he city. 50 that az pres
eut the lines ar- all iD order The old
switchboard Was taken out December !.
/ ana the new one since that time has been
/ found 20 give. the satisfaction prophesied
for f.
Railroads All Get Trains Througn.
on ,h> railroads Nt-le difficulty vas exne-
I renred an rains arriving nearly on time.
Twelve miles uor.h az the eltv the Great
Northern was delayed hy a slide which
! held back trains for me. hdt Ra.,h was
finally crossed. The other lines reported
no obstruction whatever.
Telegraph lines Were ken. I'm amid the
t-- bow. and generally worked sarfsfsr-
to-.ly The Pos.ars wire 20 Por, Towns
/ r-5 v-r- down Tor z short tine while
oor,ss and Astoria. Last evening every
vas me, With in any direction
Vessels I'm Ravens OF safety.
Q..ta number az vessel. are SIN h.lE
/ .r the sound nv the heavy weather t.4
a-e row anchored at various harao~s