The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14
A NOON TIMETABLE
GEORGE MYERS. JR-. OF SEATTLE.
IVA VERY sQIEAkY POSITION.
He T@Ifs an Exciting story Of the
Recent FIoos-Nr- Fee Denies at
r~,xth Any knowledge Of q Re-
dac~d Rate From the East TO the
state Of waxhfngfsn-The0i
s,ua~.fs and Preachers Must
sign Vow for the Special Rail-
raad Rate Given 10 Them.

vha SEATTLE A Northern railroad has
hen among the sufferers OF the recent
stgh water. bat che peculiar feature OF the
hsffes,sf.es encountered was due TO the tee
and not raging rivers. although the trouble
- Indirectly traceaote 20 the rain ana
snow which were the cause OF al the rais-
road delays. tied-uD freight and pedestrian
sxar.ls~s OF passengers al over the West
TIE rain ard STOW softensd the dyke az
whitney. east OF Sxsnomlsn slough, GEAR
Araoortes The tides al this time OF year
are h.gh ard when particularly rough
day came along the dyke broke and the
saIt water poured over the hitherto pro-
,art.s land covering il to depth OF sew
eraI feet. part OF the engusfed territory
uas tta roaabed and track OF the Seattle
a. Northern railroad.
AZ the time the dyke Noke George
Myers who had been out duck hunting,
was on the earth construction. and when
the pounding waves left no doubt OF tnflr
ultimate entrance 10 the fowlaDd, Ar.
Myers loaded with his gun and twelve
ducks weighing probably thirty pounas'
broke across the fats. with the toe, wt2iea
had TOW broken down the dyke, chasinS
him across 20 the station house AT nit
new half mile distant. Mr.. Myers han
never entered such a handicap race before.
weighted down as ne was. prooao'y forty
pounds extra AS ne tore across the coun-
try the big waves followed him. and, ut
terfy exhausted, he reached the whitney
station house and climbed 10 the second
story, where he waited until the tide went
dosn. He then walked 70 Aracortes.
The incident. while demonstrating that
Mr. Myers Is possessed OF sportsmansike
qualities, has wrought havoc 10 the people
living along the lowland that has been pro-
tected bv the dyke. Every tide over'iows
the fats ard repairs at this time OF year
are extremely difficult 10 make The resi-
dents have discussed the feasibility OF haF-
ing the dredger Anaconda taken up and
Increasing the width and strength OF the
dyke The announcement made In the
observation-disclosures of yesterday in report
from the photographic Office az Port
Townsend is one OF extremely high tides.
that are due on December . and a. when
the rise above mean low water mark viii
be more than fifteen feet. the highest
known in years. Should a high west or
southwest wind prevail at that time
great deal OF damage may result. II will
be impossible to fix the dyke az Whitney
by that time and considerable appreheu-
sion Is felt for those who must calmly
await the destruction OF property with no
way TO avoid 1t.
In the meantime the only way the Seat
tie e. Northern can operate it's line Is 70
send its trains across the submerged land
at how tide. when the engine fires viii not
be put out. IL IS perhaps the first IN
stance In which The moon has figured as a
factor IN establishing a time table. Every
day the trains sre moved Just one hour
later than the day before.