The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-11
TERRIFIC
BLOW ON
WEST COAST

San Francisco. March 1.-THE worst
rain and windstorm In 10 years swept
over this city and a long the Pacific coast
yesterday. doing much damage To ship
ping, railroads and frame buildings
throughout the state The storm extended
from San Diego 10 Vancouver Island. and
IL Is feared that many marine disasters
city yesterday morning the barometer
reached 2s.23. the lowest record, and the
wind registered velocity of As miles an
hour. while at Sacramento gale of "a
miles per hour was recorded.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
Frustrated In every direction and for sew
eral hours this city was entirely cut of
from the outside world.
train OF passenger cars at the Ala
media. Mole. across the bay from this
city. was blown from the track. The train
consisted OF engine. baggage car and
three passenger coaches. All were blown
over on their sides, but no one was In
jured.
The steeple OF st. Paurs church, one
OF the handsomest I'm the city, was
snapped Off. and many building under
CONSTRUCTION were DAulN udIlidbtus
A seven-story brick building, almost
completed, at the corner OF Bush and
Polk streets, was hopelessly wrecked.
At the Cliff House, on the beach, near
the entrance TO San Fraicisco bay. tre-
mendous waves dashed against the rocky
shore and sent muses. or spray over the
bath house, a steel frame building SO feet
high.
Numerous small craft on the bay were
an. ahi in
ping in San Francisco bay will amount
10 many thousands or dollars. Reports
from the interior show that the storm
extended over practically the entire. state.
In tho southern portion, where the sea-
son has been dry the rain will greatly
benefit crops of all kinds.
HEAVY PROPERTY Loss.
Sacramento. Cal, March u.-Sacra-
mento was visited Wednesday night and
Yesterday by a storm as fierce as any ex-
perienced by the Oldest inhabitants. Trees
were uprooted In many localities here
and there a building in course OF con-
strllction or undergoing alterations was
blown down. and In a few cases heavy
loss was suffered by property owners The
wind attained velocity OF 10 miles an
hour. the greatest velocity yet reported
at the local weather bureau.
Telegraph and telephone poles were
prOStfdleO III tNti9 tAitNhAVh-
MANY LANDsLIDEs.
Salt Lake. Utah. March ill,-Meagre re-
ports received from southern oregon
points are TO the effect that the storm
was almost unprecedented In velocity ana
was general all along the California coast.
In northern California the storm comes
as climax 20 a series OF snow ana rain
storms that have caused numerous land-
slides and kept the railroads practically
blockaded for several days.
WIRES ALL DOWN.
Ashland Ore, March ll.-An unpreoe-
dented wind and rainstorm prevailed here
yesterday The steeple of the Methodist
church was wrecked. Signs and fences
were broken and telegraph and telephone
poles and wires were blown down. Traf-
fic on the Southern Pacific is greatly de-
moralzed owing to landslides and other
distractions.
BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN.
Marquette Mich, March ia fierce
blizzard was raging In northern Michigan
last night, blockading nearly all trains
Marquette is almost completely cut on
from the outside world
AT 80 MILES AN HOUR
Superior, Wis, March i.--Superior ex-
perienced another furious blizzard yes
terday The wind was blowing last night
at the rate of 30 miles an hour.