The herald., 1897-11-19
IA FURIOUS
WINDSTORM
Raging Along the Northern
Coast
STEAMER TRUCKEE AGROUND
AND rs LIKELY TO PROVE A
TOTAL LOSS
Tho Mississippi River Steamer Bluff
City Destroyed by Fire and
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Associated Press Special Wire.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 1S.-For the
past twenty-four hours furious wind
and rain storm has prevailed over the
entire North Pacific coast.
The wind today reached al velocity OF
fifty miles per hour and the rainfall for
twenty-four hours has ben about three
and one-half inches. The weather has
| been warm, which has melted the snow
| in the foothills, causing a rapid rise in
the streams. The storm played havoc
with trees, billboards, awnings, signs and
electric wires in the city today, and tele-
phone and telegraphic service was seri-
ously interrupted.
A message from Yaquna bay says 4
heavy storm is raging there. The GUS
toms house was blown down and the
records Of the Office lost in the bay. The
telephone wires are Frustrated and con-
siderable damage has been done to small
craft on the bay.
THE TRUCKEE WRECKED
MARSHFIELD. Ore, Nov. 1S.-News
reached here this evening that the
steamer Truckee, bound from Tillamook
to San Francisco, lumber laden, went
ashore this morning on the north spit
of the Umpqua river. G. w. Freeman
superintendent of the Thirteenth light
house district, was passenger on the
stage down the beach from the Umpqua
this afternoon, says that about, s o'clock
this morning the keeper of the Umpqua
light heard distress whistle, but on
account of the darkness was unable to
distinguish anything. At daylight the
Truckee was in sight south, evidently In
distress. 1t was blowing hard In the
south and the Umpqua bar was break
ing clear across and nothing but white
strip. At o'clock the captain hoisted
his flag and headed for the bar. The
steamer passed through the outer line
of breakers successfully and the captain.
trying to hold herin the channel. hoisted
! his foresail, but the wind was too strong
and it was carried away. The square
sail was also hoisted, and was irnmedi-
ately carried overheard. throwing the
vessel on the extreme end of the north
spit. All this time the crew were dis
charging the cargo. The UmpquN life
saving crew was promptly on hand and
made three unsuccessful attempts to
reach the steamer.
When Mr.. Freeman left the scene at
10:30 there had been no communication
withtthe Truckee, and she was apparent
ly resting easy, with her bow inshore
and her stern to the wind. The sea was
very rough and was breaking all around
the steamer, but did not appear to be
breaking over her.
The Truckee went on at high tide this
morning, but as the evening tides are
the largest, it may be possible that If
she did not go to pieces today that after
discharging her deck-load of lumber she
may be forced over the bar
News regarding the wreck is very
mcager, and there will be no more in
formation from there before tomorrow
evening. The Umpqua river is twenty
miles up the coast from here and has no
wire communication.
The stage driver says that he has never
experienced such storm on the beach
as that Of today.
The Truckee has register Of 342 tons
and is owned by the Truckee Lumber
company or San francisco.
A ROARING GALE
ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. 1S.-One of the
worst storms ever known has prevailed
for the last thirty-six hours. At the
Cape last night and this morning the
wind was blowing at the rate of seventy
four to eighty-four miles per hour. The
gale was from the southwest, and the
mouth of the river was obscured by a
thick fog. The storm INCREASED in fury
after midnight and reached hurricane
at Z o'clock this morning. Little informa-
tion can be obtained from North Beach,
as the wire is down, but the steamer
1lwaco returned and reported no great
damage done there.
A man asleep on a woodscow, which
has drifted away from its moorings,Jhas
not yet been found.
The steamer State of California, which
was due Tuesday from San Francisco,
has not yet arrived. AS no vessels have
arrived or departed since the storm
commenced, there is no anxiety as to her
safety. 1t is believed that she has been
off the mouth of the river for wo' days
and is simply waiting for the storm to
subside.
VESSELS IN DANGER
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. ia south
west hurricane is raging from Eureka to
Cape Flattery. The steamer State of
California was due at Astoria Wednes-
day morning. but the chances are that
she is hove to somewhere of the Column
bia river awaiting chance to get in.
The Umatilla, from Puget sound for San
Francisco, must also have encountered
the full force of the storm. She was due
this morning. but has not arrived.
On Wednesday morning 1t was blowing
nincty-five miles an hour off the Oregon
coast and today the storm reached Hum
boldt. The steamer Humboldt from San
Francisco got into Eureka, but Captain
Bonnifeld reports that the bar was
breaking and the weather very heavy
outside. At the rate 1t Is travelling the
storm should reach San Francisco to-
morrow II 1t does not die out in the mean
time.
The bar bound fleet that got out Of
Gray's harbor last Tuesday must also
ba. In trouble. The fair wind they had
at starting would about bring them to
the Columbia river, and there they
would meet the full force Of the storm.
The steamer President was due Wednes-
day ond the Truckee today from Yaquina
b3y, aud they Also Are delayed.
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