The record-union., 1897-11-19
Wind Attains a Velocity Of AInety-FIVe
Miles an Hour.
Whereabouts of Several Coast
Steamships and Sailing vessels
Unknown-Wind Plays Havoc
With Trees, Awnings, Signs and
Wires at Portland-The Custom
House at Yaquina Bay Blown
Down and the Records Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S.-A south
west hurricane is raging from Eureka
to Cape Flattery. The steamer State
of California was due at Astoria Wed
nesday morning, but the chances are
that she is hove to somewhere off the
Columbia River awaiting a 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 it was blow
ing ninetyfive miles an hour off the
Oregon coast, and to-day the storm
reached Humboldt. The steamer Hum
boldt, from San Francisco got into Eu-
reka, but Captain Bonnifield reports
that the bar was breaking and the
weather heavy outside. At the rate
1t is travelling, the storm should reach
San Francisco tomorrow, if it does not
ole out in the meantime.
The bar-bound fleet that got out of
Gray's Harbor last Tuesday must alsu
be in trouble. The fair wind thev 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 We'd
nesday and the Truckee to-day from
Yaquina Bay, and they also are de-
layed, the latter going ashore at the
mouth of Umpqua River.
MUCH DAMAGE IN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1S.-For the past
tWenty-four hours a furious wind. and
transform has prevailed over the entire
North Pacific coast. The wind TODAY
reached velocity of fifty miles per
hour, and the rainfall for twenty-four
hours has been about 31a inches. The
weather has been warm, which has
melted the snow in the foothills. cans
ing rapid rise in the streams.
The storm played havoc with trees
mll boards, awnings, signs and cleo
trio wires in the city to-day. and tele-
phone and telegraphic service W. Sc
riously interrupted.
A message from Yaqufna Bay saws a
heavy storm is raging there. The cus-
toms house was blown down, and the
records of the office lost in the bay. The
telephone wires are prostrated. and con-
siderable damage has been done to
small craft on the bay
WIND BLEW A HURRICANE.
ASTORIA (Or), Nov 1S.-One of the
worst storms ever known has prevailed
Tor the last thirty-six hours. At the
cape last night and this morning the
wind was blowing at the rate of seven
ty-four to eighty-four miles per hour.
Inc gale was from the southwest. and
fhe mouth of the river was obscured by
thick fog. The storm increased in
1ury after midnight, and reached a
hurricane at Z o'clock this morning
Little information can be obtained
from North Beach as the wire is down
put the steamer Ilwaeo returned and
reported no great damage done there.
a man asleep on wood scow which
drifted away from it's mornings has
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 anx-
lety as to her safety. tt is believed
that she has been off the mouth of the
river for two days. and is simply wait
ing for the storm to subside.
IN THE SOUND COUNTRY.
SEATTLE. Nov. 1S.-A heavy wind
and rainstorn has prevailed over the
Puget Sound region for the past forty-
eight hours. Up to 6 O'Clock tonight
the rainfall has exceeded four inches.
The White and Black Rivers are rising
rapidly and viii soon be out of their
bounds. The Duwallish, Snohomish.
Skagitt and Stillaquamish are all raging
torrents.