Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-14
DALLAS PEOPLE SEE STORM
Waves Roll Mountain High at New.
port Beach.

i Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Uglow. Miss
Emma Dempsey, Miss Blanche Noel
and ]. c. Hayter spent Sunday al
Newport Beach. They report old resi-
dents of the bay country as declaring
Sundays storm the worst in ten years.
In the forenoon the wind attained a
velocity of so miles an hour, and the
usually quiet bay was lashed into a
! fury. The water reached the
level of Main street in Newport, and
/ for a few hours some of the business
houses on the water front were threat
ened with destruction. Captain We'll
lander held the United States life-sav-
ing crew in readiness to go to the re-
lief of distressed vessels at a mo-
ment's notice. but fortunately such aid
was not needed.
Outside the bay, on the reef between
Newport head and Cape Foulweather,
the surf of the angry Pacific presented
an awe-inspiring sight, never to be
forgotten. Waves rolled mountain
high, and in many places the water
was dashed against the cliffs with suf-
ficient force to send binding sheets
of spray far back onto the level lands.
At Cape Foulweather, the surf beat
with tremendous fury, and one of the
lght-keepers narrowly escaped death
by drowning Navigation on the bay
was entirely suspended, as none but
the strongest sea-going vessels could
have withstood the driving force of
wind and wave. 1t was reported that
two young men were drowned by the
capsizing of a skiff near Yaquina City, |
but this report had not been verified
when the Dallas party left for home
yesterday morning.
The popular seaside towns, Newport |
and Nye Creek, are both making as
tonishing growth, new business houses
and cottages being noted on every
hand. Mountain water and sewerage
have been provided, and much needed
street grading is being done.
Contractor Oscar Holmes, with a
force of 20 carpenters from Dallas,
has completed the framework of two
stories of the new Abbey Hotel and will
probably have the building under roof
before March 1 The new structure
occupies the site of the old Bayview
Hotel directly across the street from
the present Abbey House. The build
ing is 14S feet long, by something like
so feet in width, and will be three sto-
ries high when completed. 1t will be
equipped with all modern conven-
ences, such as steam heat, sewerage,
electric lights, etc. The Dallas planning
mill is supplying the shop work. F. ].
Coad and Joseph Mcconnell are now
n Newport assembling the door and
window frames, which were shipped
rom Dallas about ten days ago. They I
Will probably complete their work to-
morrow. Contractor Holmes expects {
o have the new hotel ready for occu- I
)ancy about May 1.
Dallas is well represented among /
he winter residents of Newport Mr.. !
md Mrs. f. ]. Coad and Mr.. and Mrs. 9
I. L. Fenton are at their handsome ,
lome midway between Newport and
wye Creek. Mr.. and Mrs Oscar :
Holmes have a cottage, and so have +
Gr. and Mrs. Fred Rich. The large :
orce of carpenters employed by Mr.. U
Holmes is living at the Abbey House.
Newport in winter is not the quiet,
onely town it was a few years ago.
1alley people are fast finding out that
he winter climate at the beach is even d
nore delightful than that of summer, Z
nd that the February visitor sees I
1anV sights and aniOVS many attrao-
ions that are denied to the July T.
0urist Barring an occasional storm, q
he days are pleasant and the nights II
re balmy. Snow seldom falls, and d
rost is almost unknown. Entertain
tent is provided in the way of theatri- d
al performances and moving picture o
hows, as well as many pleasant house
arties. Through the initiative of Roy
parks, former Dallas boy, the young
len of Newport have equipped a C
Olendid gymnasium, where all forms a
athletics are taught by a competent b
lstructor, and where lively boxing e.
outs are pulled off every other Satur- n
ay night I,
No other seaside resort on the Pa W
fic Coast has beach that will COM n
are with that of Newport, and no h
altering place offers so many natural ei
Ltractions. With improved transport m
tion facilities and the expenditure of
lore money in providing conveniences
nd accommodations for tourists, all
which will come in time, Newport
i'll be made the popular outing place u