The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

N' fNNfl lNliHN out hh N'N NAN
thin morning but got no farther than
Nlki point The storm WIS ao fierce
tpnt even the "uld reliable had to
put back. She wna half an hour gvt-
unE tod up at her dock
The West Seattle fprrybuat took q
kvnctal tour OF inspection about the
nay THIS morning, She was blown
down AZ Tar na the I. G.. Co.'S bunk
vth, ana then headed Tor her dock ut
the foot OF Marion street She tinhllN
landed up against the Oriental dock
nt the foot 81 Virginia street. break
ing her port guard rail-.
The hospital ship Idaho was tied
up 10 the north hunkern. but her
stern line parted and she swung
hroa dslde IN. the slip breaking the
guard rain ON her bow. Tho waves
tossed her up and down and She be
gan 20 leak freely. Men have been
at the pumps continually keeping
her dry.
Tho bark Diamond. moored 20
city buoy. slipped her line and DRIFT
"a q hundred Yards before ahe could
be brought up by double turn.
never Saw Snow
The Filipinoa on the transport Dix
DO not like this kind OF weather. The
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w evidence on het decks. Half
dozen were busy shoveling snow, but
they were wrapped up N all the
clothing they possessed. Not too
hot, they would say and run 20
hot air vent TO warm themselves
The old kioudiker began e. toll
some uf his experiences on the Chii-
boot pass ant o. the rigors of
klondike winter. The man from Ev-
cfett said ~ was snow from sno-
homish. and everybody along the
waterfront agreed that in itH sud.
cennrss the storm was the worst
for several years
schools Dismissed
Attendance az the city schools fell
on onc-half today on account 90 the
storm. and nt the Columbia. ~.
Marks and synagogue buildings
school was dinmlHsru Tor the day.
city superintendent Cooper sent
word 10 the vsriaus principals Of the
schools Of an early hour thiH murn-
inE. stating for them 10 use their
own discretion about closing school
for the day but advised them 20 dis
miss the scholars Of the primary
grades which was done al all % The
schools.
Nearly all Of the schools were dis-
missed for the day AZ noon.
All Mails Late
The storm played great havoc with
Uncle Sam W. the delivery ~ hia
mail not only in this city. but also
hll over he western portion Of tho
state. Every incoming beat and
train carrying the mails Was late to-
day. and some Of the sriaii Sound
steamers viii not fArs 20 venture
out until The severity Of the storm
abate~. This. 8, r. said. will make
tho mail service for the next few
days much confused
rraias DELAYED
The trains on all the roads enter
Ing the city were late. and Il l.
thought both Of the oYertAnds will
reach the city many hours behind
time.
The city carriers went out a, the
usual hour this morning and en-
dvavored TO give the customary Dc.
iivertsM. The storm was particular
~ hard on them. and thsy were far
behind IN their work AT noon.
Tsisphsns s<rvies VERY Peer
Tho telephone service over the city
"a badly crippled BY the storm. many
Of the wires having been brokra hy
the wind and the weight 81 the SNOW
At o'clock every available man
was az work on the lines but az fast
as one complaint VAS r~meaied an
other would cnms IN.
OF. ssiisesrY Was Msasst
Indications 81 the prenent storm
we're noted bY this United states
weather bureau in this city ycatrr.
day morning. bat ewing TO peculiar
points on the snow map" Observer
q. ". salisbury hoistsd the rain a.
snow" nAEm on the New York block
nag stan. lie waA almost poNltlyr
that There would be snow. bat ala
not Ike 20 unduiy alarm the public
by "A positive "HuoW bulletin How
ever. the storm broke over the city
about 5 o'clock this morning and
was accompanied BY a north wind.
which. at D. 90 o'clock reached n well
oci,y u % miles an hour.
Astsrn Grsa
What Is known as storm area"
vas noted az the mouth u the 60.
lumhia river yesterday morning. The
bitter cold north wind. blowing into
this "aFra" was what produced the
snow storm.
The storm spread rapidly into
Eastern Washington. Idaho and
Montana. ana those states are today
IN the grasp ~ the storm king Ca
madam provinces. also. are suffering
tho Same experiences AZ o'clock
this morning the temperature az
Helena. Butte and other Montana
points was down 20 70 below zero.
~ Spokane ~ registered Us above
zero. and is therefore one Of the
coolest days recorded for this winter
when the storm began In Seattle
the thermometer rsgistrred . above,
but at o'clock this afternoon was
lowering near the - above point
VIII Lost "a Hosrs
Weather Observer Salisbury ~ -
the opinion that the SNOW storm will
continue for at least a hours. and Il
IL quite probable u win last longer
This " the NTH heavy snow Seat
tie has had since February. 1893 on
January %, 1898. q snow set In which
continued 10 fan until February o
II was the heaviest and rn0at severe
snow storm on record at the local
weather bureau. Nearly % inches ~
snow fsll on the level Much dam
age was done 20 shipping and trafic
was pRralyxed not only on street
cars. but on railroads as we'll
other storms Of sufficient weight
and severity 10 interfere with traffic
we're those OF January. 1906. Ianu-
airy. 1895. and November. 1899 There
were other storms. but not OF much
consequence.
Observer Salisbury thinks likely
the present storm win extend as far
east 90 Missouri river points.
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