Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
|THE COLD WAVE
| CAUSES DAMAGE
nv Goods Stock Of the Winn-
Barr-Chainey Co. Partly
Damaged by Water


The severe storm that has held this
.seton of the country in its grip for
~ mast three days continues and no
change is looked for before Sunday.
Tbs coldest night experienced was
rieht before last when the mercury
rent down to 5 below zero, and last
sirht the thermometer registered at
degrees below the zero mark. Yes
torday. and also on the preceding day,
4 steady snow fell, and Sleighi:Se is
ideal. and so are the logging opera
hons in the timber belt, and to the
various lumber interests engaged in
this industry the heavy snow fall has
come as a blessing. While the cold
weather, storm and snow served as a
stimulus to logging industry the bust
ness institutions in the city, save the
fuel dealers and the plumbers, have
been in a state Of stagnation, but with
the passing of the storm, and the
good slighing, it is perdicted that bus
mess will revive and the mercantile
and other establishments are prepar-
ing for a heavy trade.
Stock Damaged.
Considerable damage has been
done both in the residence and bust
ness districts of the town by the
bursting of frozen water pipes, and
the plumbers of the city have been
OVer-worked, and unable to meet the
demands of their business. The dam
age in the residence districts has been
Of minor Importance, and has consist
ed for the most part, in the incon-
Tenience experienced by having the
pipes frozen and being without water
until repairs could be made by the
plumber. The business section. has
also been fortunate in escaping SER
lous damages, and the only institu-
ton that has suffered any damage il
the Winn-Barr-Chainey company. The
damage to the stock of this institution
vas occasioned by the water pipe
bursting in the hallway upstairs tC
he rear of the building, and leaking
through the floor and onto the STOCK
Oh merchandise below. The discovery
Oh the leak was made by o. E. Barr
one OF the proprietors of the store
sao upon returning from Spokane OF
'ae midnight train had occasion t.
enter the store. When he entered 1
regular torrent of water was falling
lfom the ceiling onto the dry good
s1Oek OF the firm. He secured assist
anee and succeeded in stopping tn,
aOW' out not until damages amount
ing to about $4,000 had been done t.
'ae stock. The millinery department
sOnuacted by Miss NJ. NJ. o'Brien, i
situated in the rear of the store, bu
aiOst OF the goods were in glass cases
aAO out little damage to this stocl
vas zone. In order to take an inven
VI! oil the damaged stock the store
-OOis were closed today to the public
oold Weather Affects Schools.
he storm and cold weather cause
material decrease in the attendant
:, 'ae schools and owing to the ins
s''sy 10 heat number OF the room
we various buildings the session
sae classes meeting in these room
80 70 be dispensed with. The room
-se'ed we're those situated on III
sSl@ side of the Central. Bryan an
e4sfmsn schools. Another elemer
's''ns into the decrease of the a
~. -a-nee is the heavy snow IA
1,eh has prevented in most cas-,
- attendance from the outlyir
F''eiOns of the district.
Navigation Blocked.
O0'a the Occur d'Alene and ST. j
are frozen over and all navig
- On these streams is complete
.. Asa. The lake itself is froz,
:. Oe'Eeen East Point and HarrI
ne Red Collar line which CO
10 make ST. Joe and st. Mari
s1s as it was possible has be,
eaed to withdraw all boats fro