The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-10

lcy where Ne Rad hees al work sn sae
mill They feft there al high the SsSseR-
day in their OWE t~saf. fyetss -6osaf Aera
long sxffh eentertosrd and a good szia
ard came over sss~e 90 xss an al d. -.
sa.prsy OF provisions 20 last them fa~ fsaesr
sr<rs Il, 49,. Fraser river. where they were
going fishing for the season TIE VIE
wno ia a fsfll-klo-odsd cvpyer-oosorssd
ersaz. bad charge % the fHisr. Iney saw
Che approach q e Storm and Dsooson
STARED 10 take do@fu the sail TIE szush
struck them ksfore ne got through the
woman sosr her head. let 20 TIRE sfiier.
Ard the next thing both were ssrugELDg
IN che water with the boat turned UPSIDE
down DoAspn gave a pathetic account
OF the struggle he had 70 keep bis wife
on the bottom - tbs tsoat Twice she
Was washed away. and twice ne swan
after her ard bros1ght her back on the
bottom Of the boat.
Il vas bending ali my energies 20 save
ny wife" re said. looking over 10 the
crouchsng figure OF the saus~ ~1s1aSIne
a pipe. for that's the best woman is the
word 70 me, and l think a whole iet OF
her J don't know what should nave
aoue II Nue had been drowned lhlnE
would have drowned with her
TsD5son then told os FEts hanging or with
the nums1ed fingers OF one hama fst, t
IN the centert,oara well and his other arm
around the body of HIS hae dead VIE.
I'VE must have eeen there an nDnr De-
fore the Flyer saw Us, SAID ne ALL .
they had not come wnen they ga "f
would both have drowned- As u vas.
xher. my wife vas safe on board ana
Was hauled up, I tainted from sheer sz-
faustaon' Doksson sE1oaraed the Toss OF
his boat and all its contents, FEhicn' re
safd was everything they Rad On e@Fth'
namely. a stove. three sacks OF ii0Hr' Two
feather beds, three do5a1ie blankets, Two
ouslts. a trunk fun OF the woman
clothes. a tub fun Of cooking utensils,
dishes. etc, and a pocketbook with $40.
Thia was their all. and aside from the
few clothes they had on they have noth-
snsz left. Dobson. however, expects 20 hnsi
his boat floating in the bay today and
will recover what ne can and starr on MS
Fraser river tenrney "a best he may. The
combination is certainly a queer one. The
satIaw IL Of the stoild order. Astless ana
ernotionless with no show OF anectioh.
while the white man showed her every
attention and affection.
Wires Down ON All sides.
The damage throughout the city was
greatest 10 the telegraph and telephone
companics wires, the whole system OF
both being 20 thoroughly dts0rganized as
10 render them useless. The telephone
wires blown dOwn across I've electric
lght or trolley wires. created success
sion Of lively flashes along the s~lmh
board at the head office Of the Telephone
company and frightened The wits out 81
the operators. so that out OF over 80 tel 4
eplsones hardly 100 could be used las.
night The Western Union wires were all
down between here and Tacoma On the
north there were no wires beyond FIRE.
mont. while all the southern and eastern
wires were down. The only wire the COM
pany had open was one 10 Franklin TIE
Postal wires were in an equally demon
allied condition. with nothing In work
Ing order north or south. Snonomish being
the only point reachabie In the north,
and Kent In the south.
Damages Done ON the streets.
The wind raised Cain In the city with
signs. roofs and chimneys, though. COM
paratiyeiy speaking. the damage II nom
inai a large sign OF Frederick. Nelson
4 Munro's, on Second street near seneca,
was blown down, fortunately without In
juring any one. The force of the wind
was sufficiently great 10 burst several
large plate glass windows. one al Fisher
Brothers on Yesler avenue and one In the
show window OF xMacDougan Il South
wick. Both were large and worth at least
500 each. A large brick chimney on the
residence of John =. Graham. at 900 Fifth
street. was blown down without doing
any material damage. The tin roof of
the Palmer house. on Front street near
Pike. was curied and rolled up az II made
Of so much parer and left hanging In a
dangerous position. Another large plate
glass window was broken In one OF the
stores OF the New England hotel on Main
street. creating loss OF about fioo.
Wagons Blown Over.
One OF the peculiar features ~ the
storm and inafcitsee Of It's force was che
number OF wagons turned over boday by
the wind. This occurred 20 a Northern
raeihc express wagon on the wharf In
front OF Ainswcrih & Dunns warehouse
milk wagon was served likewise on
Third street. between Madison and
Spring streets, while other similar cases
were reported in other parts 81 the city.
Fruit stands and news stands also were
sufferers 10 no small extent by the force
~ the wind. In no case, however. was
the boss INA tsraai. and so far a. the city
r. concerned, oaItslie OF the telephone and
telegraph companies. the loss viii not
EXCEED si.oa.
4 Lake shore Train Dttchsd.
News reached the city last evening
that a tree i've feet through had struck
a Seattle. Lake shore A. Eastern train
loaded with shingie bolts while II Was
passing Lake station. fifteen miles north
OF the city, making complete wreck OF
the car next 20 the engine and ditchiug
the remainder Of the Grain. IL was ne
cessary 20 send wrecking crew 20 the
scene. The place where the wreck oc-
a
ton and several washouts have rendered
rock.tiilinE necessary Several other trees
fell on the track and employees Of the
company We're at once put 30 work re-
moving them.
What Observer Salisbury saw
q. n. Salisbury. the observer In charge
OF the weather bureau In this city said
that he first noticed heavy black clouds
near the horizon in tho south at $50
Il. M. He Thought then that there would
~ thunder storm. as ~ had hcen warm
the maximum temperature heing 81. and
the barometer had been failing RAPIDLY.
The fall iu temperature az the beginning
Of the storm was from s. TO Al in about
five minutes. the greatest on record lie
fsw lightning at kS3 and few moments
after heard tho thandcr. tte went out on
the roof 90 note the temperature and
wind direction. and see that all register
ing Instruments were IN good condition
The temperature then was IS degrees
Very black clouds were across the hay
moving RAPIDLY M from south south west
lie walked over 20 tho parapet on Second
street and watched the squat move
across the hay. There vas
sFuail cat-riEEed boat running IN toward
Marion street ana a row'lsaat going IN the
same direction. also a tux hAif mile
or more cnt, He watched the tSosts
thinking they would ~ I'm great perm
when the sslUaH struck. as u was fhea
coming rapidly acFozS the bsy. The cat
hnaf tackled soon ard ran toward Yesirr
dock as ~ appeared - him. when thc
sgtAall-cloud. the hlarke@s ore he evar
saw. was directly over head Said he
- saw the boat eapstse, she sail lVfns-
nst 81 the water. Then tho rain texsu
a. s;t& AMI Tho serce NJ The wind, rain and
hail 50 bin tis-tf sfee that I mas ,,ssaAFs T.,