The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-20
RAILROADS. BADLY BLOCKED.


PLAYED havoc with the transportation linez
On the Northern Pacific two serious wash
outs near Hope have taken place This
tram tram tho east due tonight 10 not ex-
uected 70 reach here before tomorrow. Thu
east-bound due ct o'clock this morning
has not arrived. II Is said to be tied up N
the CAscades. Tons Of mail for the Sound
are held here. and the postal officials say
II viii not be rent out Till tomorrow, and
possibly then via Portland.
The West-bound Great Northern train due
% arrive last night reached here at 10 a. m.
today. having encountered four slides west
OF Montana. On curve near kaiispen the
train was brought TO standssiii within
three feet OF a rockslide twenty-five feet
high. Two bridges the train passed over
near Troy nave since been washed out. and
The east-bound train which left here vas
compelled to return in consequence No at
tempt was made by the Great Northern 10
send q train west today beyond Lsayen-
worth, an beyond there the track Is i'm
passable.
Passengers who left here for the Sound
"Wednesday night on the Great Northern
and were brought back ana transferred to
the Northern Pacific Thursday evening are
said to be stalled In the Cascades.
Rain and snow has been falling steadily
ever Western Washington all day. Tonight
colder weather has stopped the rivers from
rising. So far this month the precipitation
has been ass inches. or 2.is shove normal
Hard mf Work to Clear the n. r.
Special Dispatch TO the Post-inteiiigsnoer.
TACOMA. Nov. 1.-THE Northern Pa-
ellie and the telegraph companies today
set men 10 work clearing the tracks anG
repairing the wires that went down dur
Ing the dcluge. The work done by the
Northern Pacific last summer In Rebuild
Ing several bridges between this city and
Seattle is showing for Itself In the pres
ent atoTfn the trains between the two
points being enabled 10 run Oh schedule
time.
From Puyallup east, though, II Is diff
ferent story. The overland bound wes.
Is being held the other side OF the bridge
near Buckley. where 1t will remain until
the water subsidies sufficiently 10 test the
bridge. Eastbuuud overland No. 2 which
should have left this city last night, got
out on time this afternoon. going by way
OF Portland and the Oregon Railway and
Navigation to Waliula. where II Will be
switched to the Northern Pacific main
line and continue on east
The damage to the track at Winlock. on
the Portland line. which delayed the Port
land train last night has been repaired
ounicicntIy TO allow trains to make the
run pretty nearly on time.
The Northern Pacific wires running east
are down. the company sending its mes
aages east by way of Portland and the
Oregon Railway and Navigation. SINH
lar arrangement existing between the
Oregon Railway and Navigation and the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
The branch lines Mt Orting and South
Bend have practically been abandoned for
the time being. as the company II COM
PEELED to give the greater attention TO the
main lines. Should the waier recede,
though. force of men will be put TO
work at once on both these branches.
With a continuation OF cold weather Supt.
McCabe expects 10 have the main lines
perfectly clear and permit all trains to
move along tomorrow.
Weather Observer Grover states that
the temperature fell from "a degrees yes-
terday to az degrees this morning During
the morning about one and a half inches
OF snow fell In the city. which would In
dictate that much more than that fell In
the foothills and mountains. The wind
chart showing thar IL continued on east
ward, the temperature In Montana regis
tering ID degrees, "A high figure FOR that
section OF the country at This season ~
tho year. The barometer was fairly
steady today. With Indications pointing 10
an upward Tendency which would prob
Ably mean another warm rain ard chin
ook wind. Should this occur n higce.
flood than ever would probably result as
tho mountains and hills have no aauh.
been covered with goediy quantity o.
snow.
In this city few telephone wires were
down fur tine today, hut they were
quickly repaired asd the service continued
an good as before
Tho obstruction on tie street car track
leading 10 the wharf was removed ;h,s
mornirs and traffic on thar line was ,a
newed Supt Dame eontefnnlateq some
trouble this winter OIL account OF these
slides. as the blum rises abruptly from the
tracks TO the street above.
Chchaiis f"rcca Ia tse aoa,..
Special Diaptsch to the Posi- -Inteiiisepeer
CHEfiALiS. Nov. Ia~-At moor to,sa,
Goods OF the ChehaTIs and Newauk,,,,
reached The highest pofns Ia MANY YEAR.
The lower par. OF town Is submerged and
Inhabitants reach their houses by boats
The poctnbacher works around which /,
dixie eleven feet high was recently hunf
are shut down. the water having risen over
the dixie. The cheha,is river bridge A.
Clauuato went OUT this morning
The main line OF the Nerthers parif~
ore mile below town Is covered by eight
inches OF water. In tho same viciaiiy the
South Bend line is covered for quarter o.
a mile. On this Tine there te a va<h8s't
eighteen feet deep and hundred feet iore
near Pe-Eli aud there are other xashou,~
The work of repair'ns the line Wtil no, be-
gin until trmorrew.
There aas hat little rain today. ard ,he
temperature las fallen. The water - now
reeed.ng. but wit sc down slowly as the
small streams atove are extraordinarily
high.
The cowlitz RIVER IL up and II Is reported
that the county bridge at Toledo is Ia dan.
rer OF going out.
ccntraiia Mtiimca Anxious.
Special Dispatch TO the Posi- -fnselligcncsr
CENTRAl.IA, Nov. IA few days ago
when the rain began. the miilmen OF this
Ss.anity were reiosced, as Il afforded chem
an opportunity 10 float their logs and start
running but now there IL "a different feel
Ing among them Most of them had placed
grea; many logs IN the river and the
rain has been 40 abundant that now sney'
are much alarmed as to how - protect
the logs. "Wednesday night the Chehatis
river rose twelve feet.
The mills have not been running "a The
hands have been put 10 WORK en- the boam$
and jetties In the river Some CT the nlil
men here have much as go e9 feet 81
logs affoat and they are afraid that shetr
Deems will net stand as there IS consider.
able current in the river.
Tho river overfiows a; the fifteen oot
mark and IL has been rising az the rae
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