The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-13

- he frost oafis's eass - : -
: ~. - - ,os only filed the rivers 10
& "a - bsst has loossned up the
] ~ s. tSssf there fsave been fTuuier-
= 80 hooking tine railroads and
-. -. trains. The rivers to the
! - &, 4 sestie are rising. and II the
: :. u ''-...,s.s..es ard the snow continues
:. q go orszrnise to be foods The
/ IA ..ws.raay was the highest known
"a s,s...-,,sr n years. with the result
go along the water front were
-
s..a.< an the Great Northern.
n~sa4 Northern train which left
-, = ais ss'cI1sek yesterday morn
-. g xt.n sslde-beund between Ed
4 Z. 30 Richmond Beach. 4 large
q. WI = ruen Is at work Clearing the
& a - debris from the tracks, but IL
8: ..s.r.,I7 rs fospieI when it can pro-.
y -. &c Tay with its passengers
I ...s t,.ln which left Whatcom at
! s'ss.k YESTERDAY morning is at a stand
{ ~ ! - miles south Of Mnekilteo, with
! ss.,s aides both behind and In front.
:S,1. Is train reached Everett yeaser-
- .-set III The passengers were III IA
-. 8 f.ting boat for the rest Of the
- S sea,rte. but the railroad officials
- = avis. them to do this and they
{ ,sssek a the train While at Everett
So. = sfseea passengers erideavored TO
~. ms infsruaation from the ecn-
& -, 5.na operator bur no satisfactory
& '.s.ssvs ID questions could be obtained.
q - ss1aactor finally told the paSsen-
i -. - the norfhbound train was at
xsss6s6 waiting and that all the slides
"a fmn cleared away. Three miles
& sustf - train met slide about four
- - ard thirty feet long, on which
( !. o6t,xy, siek-looking section man was
:, mi. A walt Of nearly two hours was
,essunry before the train pulled cut for
ruefjl<eo. witch place was reached long
/ - dssk. Here eight OF the passengers
y 6esifsng to run any more risks of
e>sSase delays, abandoned the train
"a BARRED the steamer Greyhound,
40 arrived from Everett in about
ksk IA hoar. AT Muckiiteo a freight
ID occupied the siding and when 1Ee
0aesfrr pulled out the freight followed
szeeas carrying about a dozen section
& n Mo 60; OFF at intervals TO clear
,sxny the smaller siides which lined the
rStsr Between Edmofds and q few
! ~ sossh OF Muckilteo there are seven
~ssxht slides. A section boss at Muck
~ xhea asked by an anxious passen-
! II how many slides there were, tersely
rid:
7Aer's only wan,''
M there must be more than one. for
syxye
sxs. nse's only wan; but that wan Is
s swkes Sac reaches from Seattle 20
nsNEs
~ This passenger took the liant and
- sznsag ihe esght who took passage
y ~ Grey hound
- iasasssgevs on the two trains must
= = ina sorry plight. for the trains carry
( p &zasg ears and they must be suffer-
y zon hunger.
Trouble on the Lake shore.
& here sere several sIsies on the Lake
Mr. read The worst OF these were
3 ~ II the vicinity of Lake station. which
a1eea miles fram tine city. One ex-
! xzSed lon fret sl3ag the track and was
I e fs%s IN depth. and the other was ssv-
~ fset n width and ten feet In siep.h.
! ue sieahsty OF WooisaviFge. twenty
Sfsn niasea frogn Tire city, there were
80 sHsssl sides and between Mafthy
Z - sstfcart two of the wooden bents
afsase Ne, 10 were washed out.
%Essl asess'ient Kline heard or tfae slides
As yicsn.ly Of Lake siding early in
~ anL soon had - force al work
ses me track. At this point on one
/ u q Iae Track is a high bank and ON
HNsF SIDE Il a hank six feet high,
s4E aaNn 70 the lake The men had
Mesel the slide over the lower hank
81 sae work was necessarily slow. az
- few could work to advantage ana
1k siR nearly o'clock last eveusn..
sssas sae track.
knsss No. 70 Is over what .x n dr.,
- 2 summer. but ncw IL Is bank high
- tApsds flowing water. which took
. mo hsats Of the bridge and made II
/ s-ss'f 'ssF trains To cross. A force vii, ba
= = work repairing il this morning ana
= WI Rave It strong enough to travel
IS. ne side in the vicinity OF Wood
! ! 80 - Wi De shovelei or carly This
.'s'as aud Mr. Kline expects 10 have
sasx M ans running ny neon
- result Of the slides was that the
x = train due at $50 last evening
~ set Ia until s;aa, a delay of four
= Another north bound train uas
= . q woodlnviIe.
The Rivers All Rising.
- sasefash' Skagit and snoqualmie
- az al rising ana are lowing VITA
:. - e NAL races. Should the warm
- sassaae 70 come down and the snow
-. q ass's''lS, Il Will not be long before
- "a sase above their banks and re-
IS. = daFasge ami general devastation
- as'.ssserlxed their overfiows ~ last
- - saa spring TIE snosDmish raSe
*, ~ "a the tsenty hours cad
: n. Yesterday.
asrs In the skssit Delta.
49,, 1851 ne a.Ses broke ana water
~ 80 haas' causing much damage.
- $50 tsFaoR the SkaSi river Is even
II. = a@sS a-a soath ~ Naryt Vsy,e.,
- nc Place Is apale.L at,ou; three
i = 49, s1eF standing in the streets OF
~ - assa issing each ~..fe az .he ras,-