Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-16
Cold Weather and High Wind.

Cold weather and High Wind.
The severe cold weather which set
in here Saturday night, with high
wind from the northeast, and decided
fall Of temperature, seems to have been
quite common through the State, and
in many districts on both sides the
divide the conditions seem to have
been identical cold, clear and windy.
a Spokane dispatch of Sunday states
that while the sky was cloudless, the
wind seemed to pierce the very mar
row of ones bones. Pipes were frozen,
house plants nipped and early vegeta-
bles destroyed. Railroad men at
Sprague declare that the wind in that
district reached velocity of fifty
miles an hour. At Harrington, at Pa
louise, At Walla Walla, at North Yaki-
ma, at Aberdeen; in Portland, Ore
gon and at Moscow, Idaho, the condi.
tions were the same. In the C9ur
dAlene country, the coolest weather
OF winter has been experienced. In
some parts OF the country enough
snow fell to block railroads. This
phase OF the storm was more common,
however, in Oregon and Idaho.
Montana temperature was below
zero. The widespread nature of the
storm, is shown by the fact that Sun
day night q house in San Francisco
fell by force of gale, killing one man,
fatally wounding an occupant and
seriously injuring another.
At Tacoma park point Defiance)
over so trees were struck down by the
storm, some OF them the largest in
the grounds. Some were Frustrated
Saturday and Sunday night and others
fell Monday. The main force OF the
storm was felt in the park about 6
o'clock Sunday morning. Much dam.
age was done to the shrubbery.
Many fires have resulted from the
extreme cold weather. This is owing
largely to increased heat demanded for
comfort, cooking and other purposes.
The several large forest fires that are
raging in the northwest part OF the
State and British Columbia, were pro.
bly, set by tramps from their campfres.
Several farm homes have been de.
stroyed in Whatcom county, where the
flames have extended over an area
several miles square. Several mills
were saved by the heroic efforts OF
their employees. The fire on the Ca
madam side has swept an area OF about
two miles in width and eight 10 length.
Many Thousands of dollars worth OF
cedar timber and shingle bolts have
been destroyed, and fences, camps and
farm houses burned.
The prolonged storm is reported to
have begun at North Yakima, Satur-
day morning when trees were blown
down and buildings damaged by the
prevailing hurricane. The loss will
run into the thousands OF dollars to
repair.
In our own town, brisk fires have
led to considerable work for the depart.
ment. The most destructive of these
happened Sunday morning, about 8
O'Clock, at what was formerly known
a. AyTe's Hill. The long distance the
firemen and apparatus had TO run and
the low pressure at such an altitude
were serious drawbacks, and this was
an occasion on which the chemical
had an opportunity for demonstrating
her merit. The FIRE was confined to
its place of origin in Chas. NJ. Dyer's
residence. 14l1 Fourth street, but a
row OF fine buildings were for q time
menaced by the burning building.
The furniture from the lower story was
saved, and the loss. being partly COW
cred by insurance, may probably fall
within $500. An alarm was turned in
from the box on Sixth and Eastside,
but a call by telephone enabled the
department. to reach the street before
the alarm bell announced the locality
Of the fire. The previous afternoon
and night, Saturday, several chimneys
had burned out, and q dry-kiln at the
Door Company's factory caught from
sparks driven by the high wind to a
Judgment upon the superheated build.
ing. Monday morning about 10 o'clock
the roof OF the Sturgeon Candy Kitch-
en- caught fire in the roof, but being
discovered in time was easily extin.
guished by buckets of water on the
outside and hose stream from the
chemical in the attic. The stand is
in the old "Barnes Store" building
on Main street, opposite Elks' hall,
owned by DR.. Mitchell.
Tuesday evening, about six o'clock,
the farm. house OF J. A. Smith, two
miles north Of Gull Harbor, was Who'll.
ly destroyed by fire. It started in
the roof, from sparks lodging in the
shingles. Nothing in the dwelling
house was saved except few kitchen
utensils. The wood.she and the milk.
house were likewise destroyed, and q
big stock of apples and potatoes were
, burned. The barn and contents we're
saved. The loss is estim ated at 81, 800,
with $500 insurance.
Fred. Lewis's place on Bush prairie,
had narrow escape from fire, Wednes-
day, probably from the same cause, q
hot stove and defective flue. 1t was
diacOverod in tiyuo for avS;roo;.hc, arx