The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
THt WIND That BLEW
MOST SEVERE GALE OF THE
WINTER RACED.
Little Damage Was Done In the
City and shipping Escaped
without Injury.

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whole affair Is that Astoria still ex-
lists. The unusual high wind gave ey.
cry indication that the city and all IL
contained would be removed far hence
and 50 the fact that no really serious
damage resulted points to the conclus-
Ion that the escape from annihllatlon
was purely Proyldential.
Beginning with Monday morning this
city has been visited with torrent OF
rain and a hurricane Of wind that has
proven startling to even the oldest
inhabitant.' Signs have been tossed
about, windows have been broken and
there has been medley Of sounds al
ternating between the shrieking and
bowling OF the blast and the banging OF
obstacles caught in Its course. wea-
ther seers say the end IL not yet. but
that the cessation Of biuster is merely
because this section Is at present In
the storm center and that the COM
mnnity must undergo a repetition OF
the performance when the other side Of
the circle gets around here. There
has been quite enough. though. and
should the said seers be mistaken in
their theory OF the present disturbance
OF the elements. the public viii not
complain
The gale from Monday at midnight
until Tuesday noon Is accorded b. al
TO have been the most severe OF any
this winter, the night Of February 81
not excepted. That was The night
the Alsternixe tried TO cross in ever
land, and II is now pretty gtnerly ac-
knowiedged that had the vessel made
a eimllar attempt Tuesday morning
she would have succeeded in ioiug so.
During the earlier part of the blow
just past 1t was not thought possible
the gale OF month ago could any
more than be cqualled. but II Is row
conceded by all to have been far sur
passed.
The columbine steamed up to the |
buoy station yesterday forenoon and
hal great difficulty in edecting a !
landing. In speaking of the expert
ence last evening Captain Richardson |
said that in all the time he had been on
duty here he had not known the wind |
to have been felt SO keenly at the |
tongue as yesterday. II seemed for
a time that the ship could not effect |
any sort of landing and when 1t was
done the work of unloading supplies
could not be and was not undertaken.
Tongue point is admirably situated to |
catch every breeze blowing Ind yes
terday II got all that was coming 10 |
II.
The ship st. Nicholas anchored near
Alderbrook. dragged its anchor lit
tie, hut remained in perfectly safe
position and out of the way of vessels.
In the morning the steamer Nahcotta
left en- its regular lun for Ilwace. but
she did not go far A good. square
look was enough for Captain Parker,
and so after the steamer had messed
about Flavel for awhile return was
made to the o. R. & N. dock.
The schooner Antelope, moored at
Kinney dock. made desperate at
tempt to get into the cannery and was
with difficulty got under control.
The damage done in the city was Of
a very slight nature, Some of the
arc lights were rendered useless, and
ports of the city last night were in
darkness as a consequence, Half Of
the roof of the Universal Sash and
Moor factory was blown on and q
stable belonging TO Martin Johnson In
West Astoria now consists of walls
,nly. Aside from these few broken
windows and scattered signs would
lgure up the entire loss,