The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-26

oyster dealer. Il vas almost cTArf1rnsG-
bat managed 70 ride cut the storm Wien
the Merchant dock wenf dCwn the city
water pipe connected with II bursted.
and there was an iEnprorptu rain STERN
for several Minutes All this was meat
ars drink for the crowd stsEt had gath
cred. The old aock wss formerly ocru-
pied By c. II Barnveii < Co. shipping
agents, successor 20 II. ". Baker q Co
About a year ago the steam schooner
I.akn1e brought q cargo OF sal; from san
Francfsco. and before ciechaTEing a. the
Merchant dock the captain was warned
BY Port Warden NJ c. Jensen thai tns
wharf vas unsafe. About six months sro
the dock was condemned By the city
council on ths port saFdens Teeomnen-
dasion. II has been urocCupie1 since. II
was the property OF the Uaion Trust CON-
pany. being a portion Of the Watson c.
Squire estate IN the office were some IN
important shipping records and q safe be-
longing % FsarnweiL
The club house 81 ths Elliott Bay Yacht
Club az the foot ct Battery xree, was al
most wr@ck. bat owing TO heroic efforts
Of those aboard WAS saved from very SER
ious damage. The yachts N0osed IN that
vicinity were all more or Tess damaged
TIE yacht xora, owned BY Commodore
Henry Fieasel. was injured 70 the extent
OF SIG.
None OF the stern wheel steamers ven
tBrad out in the afternoon. TIE sight q
the water OF Duwamixh head and kiki
pcint was enough 10 deter the most reck-
less steamboat nan. TIE steamship Meg
leo with Its great human cargo sailed for
Alaska IL the midst OF the storm. and pos
sioiy fhs passengers thought their hard
ships we're having an early beginning.
TIE steamers Greyhound and Mulfn0mah
coming IN Al noon had great difficulty in
making a landing.
Telephone Wire. Down.
The city itself was completely Isolated
Communication was shut OF on the north.
south and east. The great trees Of the
fCFssts falling against telegraph poles and
wires soon broke them down, incidentally
they were great menace 70 wood chop
. pcrs and other forest workers. but 30 far
as known no one was fatally injured. Be-
tween here and Everett and east Of that
point the lines were first 70 go. and were
down for several hundreds OF miles. Be-
tween here and Kent there has been no
communication for tweuty-Eonr hours. and
the same Is true between Tacoma and Ell
leusbarg on the Cascade division. The
long distance telephone wires are down.
Fortunately the local telephone wires are
damaged bat little.
Many strange sights.
In .hs streets Of the city were many
strange sights. But few women ventgFed
out and men hurried along with their
coats Tapping. remaining out OF doors as
short a time az possible. sorties OF blush
Ing citizens after eloplnx hats were com
mon occurrences Many a handsome derby
met It's Waterloo yesterday. Reports OF
broken windows. chimneys skylights and
sign boards are almost too numerous TO
mention. As the wind increased many OF
the downtown merchants who had large
plate glass Windows Ia their fronts bTaced
them By placing eleats across them half
way up.
Probably the creates. damage in this
way was suffered by r. W Newhal &
Co.'S department OF the Rialto building.
Three OF the large plate glass windows
at the corner Of Madison street aud Sec
ond avenue we're blown In with a crash
and fine display OF imported dress goods
was damaged. Handsome garments. In
tended to adorn shapeiy hgures. were
ruthiessiy cut and slashed. The loss Is
estimated at s. 500
The storm I'm its wrath had no more
fear OF the United States authorities than
II had for private individuals or the mu-
nicapalsty. fer at noon it swooped down
upon the Roof Of the United States court
house on Fourth avenue and Marion stree,
and demolished section os the large sky
light that furnished light for the interior
of the building. The onslaught was so
sudden and 80 terrific that almost the en-
tire half OF the akylight was a mass o:
broken glass on the floor below before the
attaches In the different departments
were aware OF what had happened. The
crash was deafening and frightened the
occupants Of the building out Of a years
growth. The glass fell with such force
az TO break entirely through the flooring
IN several places. force OF workmen
was put to work clearing up the broken
glass and patching the broken light.
The time around the business houses
- L. "a
IN looking out for possible damage from
the high wind. The BID sign board ~
Goodwin 6 Co. was dropped Into the middle
OF the street. and the sign OF the Gordon
Company. on the opposite side OF the
street. was lifted and deposited on the
roof Some smaller sign boards were
blown down and che front door displays
OF vegetables and fruit were generally
dIsarranged. bat no serious damage OF
any kind was reported.
Corni~e blown on.
Great excitement was caused by the
blowing OF 81 tho coTnice of the HUI
building. az the corner 81 First avenue and
Battery street. This had barely sahsided
when the occupants 81 the Bellevue hotel
barber shop were surprised At the entrance
through their plate glass window OF sign
board belonging 90 nearby restaurant.
A man being shaved got his chin cut for
saving that The Hall block WASH bull no
more"
Judge Hanford narrowly escaped lu'ury
ty the failing 81 large billboard or Mar
Zen street between Secoad ana Third ave-
npes. II took with 10 The bgikhead OF the
Terrace row The iuage had iust passed
the place a second before TIE crash.
A North Seattle school wsS let out ea~iy
IN the day. The wind (which Vas strong
enough - give man plenty Of trouble,
was mnre than enough for tho school cha-
dren. One small boy IN rounding a ccrnsr
WIS lifted on his feet ard might have heen
mounting skywara vet bar fer the assist
anoe OF 4 paSser~hy. About o'clock IN
the afternoon the wind hsew the small
Stones on the ground OF me Denny school,
asainw, tho windows. seventeen OF which
were broken.
NIad stops Car.
As showing the force ~ IRE wind u I.
related that = car 90 the Seattle Cfv Ran.
way Company coming around the curve on
Jackson street ana Occidental avenue was
brought - 4 stantslH IRE passengers
had 70 set OF ard pash Il around the
curve
Twelve trees we're blown Down acrox.
the rosa leading from the city % Calvary
ceFuetaFy.
Two chimneyS were blown o~ ne Double
house occupied ~ James Tee 81 lias >he~.
~ street. AZ The tine the 4rSt chimney
fell = uaaa named Hunter was driving aas,
the hack 81 the horse The chimney
struck the horse farthgs' from tAe hoasa
innleting fatsi infurtes Waite NJ Huutes
was releasing TIE second horse the ses-
end chimney fell. and ore NJ toe bricks
Struck his hsHa. breaking e. Detective