The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-16

The heavy storm that has prevailed for
oyer a week in Northwest Washington IS
a. last passing eastward and is now cen
,raf northeast of Spokane Heavy rain
hs< fallen over washington ard Oregon.
ard Hgnr snow I'm Western Washington
Hsxa temperature prevailed in Eastern
Oregon and Washington. and iow fempera-
trre In the coast region Al Seattle s.sS
inches OF rain have already fallen In the
hrs, half OF November, more than usually
falls in the entire month.
G. " SALISBURY
Observer Weather Bureau. Seattle.
Observation taken az p m. Sunday.
November Is. fSs-
The wires Are All Down.
AboGt o'clock last evening a large tree
fell on the wires between this city and la
coma, shutting of communication via the
Western Union and with the East and
California. and by the Postal with Port
land and California There were also
breaks a. other points between here and
Portland. A number OF linemen were
sent out and they we're KEEP, busy during
the night making the necessary repairs 10
TIRE broken wires. At II As the Western
Union line between Seattle ard the East
was put In order, and few dispatches
were got through. To the north the wires
were also down last night. The Western
Unlon could get messages through as far
as Anacortes. Beyond there the wires
were prostrafed last night. The Postal
line was % as far north as Vancouver.
n. c. A regular blizzard Is prevailing in
British Colombia and the wires are down
along the line OF the Canadian Pacific TO
the east Of Vancouver. This city has no,
been so completely cut on from the East
as Il was last night for a good many
months.
The Railroads the Greatest Sufferers
In the history OF local traffic there has
seldom been such a succession OF unira-
portant casualties that have contributed
in the aggregate TO such annoyances 10
railroad people.
There was not train yesterday that
left the city. The White river bridge on
the Northern Pacific, above Kent. was
warped and twisted to such an extent
by log jam In the river that IL was
deemed unsafe to venture the sending
out of trains. Two construction cars and
repair gangs were sent out to the scene.
and advices received in this city last
evening led to the belief that the bridge
will be passable today.
Black river is reported 10 have over
flowed its banks. and at Black River
Junction IL was reported to have risen
a foot and six inches during the night.
near Ainsley, due TO washouts. The
train leaving at $40 did not get through
until ten hours later than schedule. I; is
expected that return trains will be near
ly on time. The Portland train to leave
at p. m. last evening was reported all
right far as Tacoma
The narrow gauge has not encountered
any serious d.saculties so far, but the
Cedar river has risen very fast and is run
ming - a norge fh1 Cnstrrf, "A
d Puget Sound at Franklin there have
been two landslides. The river IS cutting
into the banks in several places and log
jams re forming. a work train and gang
were sent out at ? O'Clock yesterday after
noon 10 break up jams ana clear wash
outs.
The Seattle & International is reported
In bad way in Snohomish county, with
a likelihood OF losing two or three miles
of track. Bridges are sad 10 be under
water, and havoc generally - being
played. Such an uninterrupted downpour
has never been known. and the railroad
people are compelled 10 employ every ex-
ert.on to protect their property.
Slight Fall of snow.
The rain fell In torrents during most OF
Saturday night, with occasional fiurries of
snow Toward morning 1t began TO snow
in real earnest. and by morning fully an
inch or snow lay on the ground IN the
higher portions of the city. There was
just about enough for poor snowballing.
and the youth OF the city INDUCED In this
sport In a small degree. but the sport was
carried on in q perfunctory, iistless man
ner, as though the game was not worth
the cold and wet hands There were oc-
casional fiurries OF snow. mixed with rain,
yesterday, bat by night this had given way
10 rain, and the snow had all disappear
ed. One old inhabitan of Seattle said:
This snow Is about six weeks ahead Of
its usual time. Why, We don't usually
have fan of snow OF snow till along about
the holidays. or in January or February.
To my mind IL indicates that we are going
to have plenty OF snow and cold weather
this winter, and ! for one am going to
MI my cellar chock-a- block with coal. so
as TO be prepared for long siege
Advices received at the Post-Tntelltsen-
Ger at midnight last night contained the
information that no trans had been mov
ed BY the Canadian Pacific railway for
eighteen hours. 4 blizzard WAS afsr, re
ported from Nelson. as raging in tina. dis
trici and TO the east. and n heavy fan Of
snow In the mountains AMI foothills.