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. i FAILS TO SEE EI OF UNUSUAL COLO Forecaster Beals Unable to Say When Jack Frost Will Abdicate. COMICAL INCIDENTS MANY Citlrens Accustom ThemselYes to Storm Condition Trouble With Water and Gasplpes Continues. School Hesume Work Today. BATS COLD WIU CONTINXK. District Forecaster Beala held out o hop of moderation In the weath er yesterday afternoon. Indications point to a continuance of the unusual cold for at least two days lon-er. Cp to 5 o'clock the lowMt mark rea-intered yesterday waa 10 degrees above sero and the hlssest IS. "How lonir. O Lord, how long?" The Vnliod States Weather Bureau, accord ing to Forecaster E. A. Beals, cannot promise anything- better in the way of ! weather. Conditions will ha the ammo today as yesterday. After that, he does . not promise. I It', plaxe tf too will, an- Ml have ma aoy. F-irposIn- today la the Wlntereat day. Whatever the weather may b, mays he, -Whatever tha weather may be. There Is no Imminent danger of a flood, says Mr. Beals. Many Inquiries have come into his office aa to this, but be eea no Impending: peril now. The wind at 1:49 P. M. yesterday was southeast and blowing- 14 miles an hour. Snow Is packing: In the canyons, and the area of mow-fall increasing: and spreading: to Southern Idaho. The average tempera ture for the past three mornings was 10 degrees Above aero. Temperature at 1:30 P. M. was 14 above. Mr. Beals waa eang-uine of the beneficial effects of the storm from several angles. He points out that the placer miners, the farmers and fruitgrowers dependent on Irrita tion for crop results, will be vastly bene fited by the heavy snowfall. As the drifts settle in the canyons, condensing Into huge open-air bases of supplies, the water resources will enable these In terests to rely confidently on ample moisture. Heaviest SnowTall Since 1895. According to the Weather Bureau s data, this la the heaviest snowfall since 1-35. while In 1S1 there was a spell of tormy weather lasting about two weeks. Incidents of the storm were many and rarled. Signs of a humorous or satirical nature rose up at different street corners. One of these waa as follows: "Alaskan Heights. Building Sites for Sale," sur mounted a huge drift. Other piles of mow sported these announcements: -Mount Hood on the Half-Shell." "Post No Bills." "Ice Cream Cheap." One stretch .of glare ice on an East Side pavement Tead "Slippy Avenue; Walk Light: Danger." Many men were out along the street car tracks, clearing the way for the cars. I'lose to a hundred men were carting away enow from the streets to be dumped Into the Willamette. This snow has been dumped Into the river on the West Bide up to the present; but the dumping is now to be transferred to the east side of the river, as the western por tion has been pretty well filled up. Picturesque Incidents Many. Picturesque Incidents of the situation were afforded by the trees. Many of them were white with plumes of snowy softness, like the helmeted signet of Henry of Navarre. Toward the river and the foothills everything signalled silence. In the Cemeteries, the sculpture of the winds and that of human hand J bore the same likeness. Inquiry at the offices of the Portland Gas Company showed that every avail able man possible who was skilled at his trade waa working days, nights and Sundays to thaw out frozen pipes. Every little while a new squad would issue from Ita doors, one group going out to the tune of "Tramp. Tramp. Tramp, the Boys Are Marching." Inquiries for aid were In cessant, but the company was keeping MP to the demands. Owing to the existence of old and ex posed West Side plumbing, the freese ups were proportionately 15 oo the West Bide to one on the East Side. Many In stances were the result of carelessness In not wrapping exposed meters. Saw dust, blankets and especially newspapers afford protection to meters, and as al ways, "an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure." Householders have a hint in the fact that by applying hot water to their gas pipes thawing may be accomplished in many cases. By wiping thoroughly dry the pipe and wrapping tightly In news papers and tying down the paper, a re turn freeze may in most cases be voided. Sunday-School Classes Depleted. Sunday schools "were depleted yester day, judging- from the coasters who were out on the many hills on the East Side enjoying the fine sport. On Beacon street. In Brooklyn, there la a fine long Mil. and each night since the snow fell It has been covered until a late hour with boys and girls. Some of the older people were there, too. renewing the pleasures of coasting. On Russell street, between Vpper and Lower Albina, Is also a fine long hill, which has- been a scene of activity since the snow. Developments as to the railroads showed delays and trouble In various di rections. The Northern Paclflo trains are running only from Seattle. On the O. K. & X. the trains are all delayed more or less, and there is no immediate relief in sight. The deep snow has drifted and blown In on the tracks, and in spite of herculean efforts, the unusual fall has stalled traffic generally. The consequent effect on mall delivery has, of course, been disastrous, and It will be some days, doubtless, before there will be relief. There is. in addition, the inevitable danger of "wash-outs" In rase of a sudden thaw; but the roads are bending every energy to meet such a crisis, and hope to be able to meet It successfully In the event of Its happen ing. Much Inconvenience is being caused, necessarily, on this account, and passen gers and train crews have suffered ac cordingly. Extra, crews have been pressed "into service and everything pos sible is being done to relieve the strain. Telegraph Companies Have Trouble The telegraph eompanlea are working like beavers to keep wires going, and but little delay is being experienced In most quarters. The birds are having a hard time of !t. The deep snow has covered much of the regular food sources of the native birds, and asocial attention is urged to the scat tering of grain and feed in the country and the outlying districts. The English sparrow, by the way. Is foraging with his usual tenacity and pluck. Pest as he Is. he Is "game." The blooming, bleeding ipirro climbed up (ha bioody apout: The bleeding rain came down and washed the blooming sparrow out. Tho bioody eun came down and dried the bleeding rain. And the blooming, bleeding sparrow climbed up the bloody spout aguin. Schools Will Reopen Today. Frank Rlgler. superintendent of the city schools, said yesterday that all the public schools would be opened this morning. Hundreds of telephone calls were made at Mr. R!glers home during the day. inquiries coming from parents who desired to know what arrangements would be made for the comfort of the children. School-houses are fairly well supplied with fuel and the buildings will be made as warm as necessary. The at tendance of the smaller children Is ex pected to be rather Inconsiderable, as pa rents decline to risk sending them out In such cold weather. Handkerchief ear muffs have appeared, and old head-gear unearthed from pio neer recesses. A Scotchman fn Third and Market streets paraded deviously down the street with a tartan hanker chief wrapped about his neck and a plaid "fore-and-aft" cap set diagonally on his towzled head, singing "O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast." All day the sports of Winter predom inated, and at night, heard from the brightly-lit interiors, came, "the tintin nabulation of the bells', bells, bells, the Jingling and the tinkling of the bells," sliding by like ghosts, looming from the shadows, gliding into the darkness Keeping time, keeping time, . To a sort of Runic Rhyme, AH under the stars and the moonlight, along the river roads, past tho heights, now faint and far. now clear and near. The tinkling and the Jingling of the bolls. IDLERS L LOUNGING PLACES MORE THAN FILLED BY HOMELESS. Various Reading; ' Rooms and Hotel Lobbies Are Crowded Throughout Sunday. If you are a business man and even though you ere not married and have no cosy little home, you may still nave me club where you can snuggle up close to the radiator with a book or magazine, and spend a fairly pleasant Sunday afternoon. If you are fond of cards or billiards there are plenty of others who will keep you company. If. on the other hand, you are not a member of a club and your noma consists of a two-by-four hall bed room In a waterrront loaging-nouse, what Is there to do on Sunday? The latter is the question that confront ed several thousand men in this city yes terday morning. In some cases they realized the prospect before them and turned over and went to sleep again. However, to one who Is in the habit of getting up at daybreak, it is no easy matter to turn over and sleep until noon. even If there is nothing to do. Down In the vicinity of the waterfront there are several reading rooms that have been provided for the use of any who de sire to take advantage of them. They are established and maintained by the various churches and such other organ izations as the Salvation Army, and while under ordinary circumstances they are sufficiently large to accommodate all who come, the demands on them yesterday were more than their capacity. At the People's Institute at the corner of Fourth and Burns-ide streets, accom modations are sufficient for from 300 to 0 men and yet it is estimated that yes terday there were mora than 1000 who attempted to find a chair and a paper here. At almost any time during the day there were more men than chairs. In the waterfront and down-town hotels, all the chair in the lobbies were occupied. Over at the Armory there was a largo crowd of the members of the National Guard who spent the day in the club pro vided for the enlisted men of the regi ment. Even here the quarters were too small to accommodate all that came and in consequence the more athletically In clined kept themselves warm by indoor baseball in the drill hall. At the Public Library it was estimated that something over twice the usual number of men spent the afternoon reading in the periodical room. One of the peculiarities of the cold weather is the small number of men who have been forced to appeal to the police Uit a place to sleep. It is asserted that not more than an average of four a night have been oared for by the department. Sunday Afternoon in City Park Portland Residents Congratulate Each Other That Snow la Oregon Is Only for Ornamental Uae. THHl customary Sunday crowd found its way to the City Park yesterday afternoon, and to all appearances entered Into enjoyment of the perfect weather with usual enthusiasm. Little tots tum bled about on the stretches of green sward, or waded in the ponds with their toy boats. Their elders lolled lazily under the trees listening to the music, and De Caprlo and his fellow-bandsmen playcst their numbers with their usual care and precision. When the selections were ended. however, the musicians wandered away for ice cream or cool Bull Run water, and utterly neglected the rule that re quires them to keep their coats buttoned. Away over past the East Side, mighty Mount Hood reared his hoary head in striking majesty and favored residents of Portland as they gazed at the snow heaped mountain, exchanged congratula tions with each other that they lived In a part of the country where snow Is con fined to ornamental uses on the high hills. The trees in Summer foliage maae glad the eyee and hearts of the people and lovers of the great wealth of bloom, that has made Oregon famous the world over, feasted their eyes on the masses of roses, violets, panstes, geraniums, fuchsias and every known flower, in fact, with which Superintendent Mlsche had long ago bordered the walks and decorated the g-rounda. The aviary attracted much attention, for the feathered' songsters flitted from bush to bush in the keenest enjoyment of the balmy atmosphere. Animals in their cages or enclosures contentedly rested, all except the polar bear, which foreigner hugged a cake of ice, and most likely had a great disgust for his neigh bors that seemed to like the warmth rather than the invigorating climate of his native Alaska, But stay. The foregoing was written last Summer and got mislaid somewhere, and only came to light last night T. M. -Oonlla Dead at Oregon City. OREGON CITT. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) T. M. Conltn died here this afternoon. He was connected with the firm of Carter & Conlln. with stores In Oregon City and Vancouver, and was born in 1867 at Richmond. Va. - He served 10 years In the United States Army and came to Oregon City two years ago from California. He is sur vived by a widow. Death was due to locomotor ataxia. Webfoot Ou Blacking keeps root dry. Hakes shoes last. All dealers. THE MORNING r - 4 -5 I I 1 SKIM DOWN HILLS Juvenile Portland Makes Most of. Wintry Sport. ALBINA HILL IS FAVORITE youths and Maids Roll In Clouds of Snow, While Luckier Ones Have Long Coasting Trips In Safety. It has been said that citizens of Port land do not understand the gentle art of enjoying Winter sports. This was said in Chicago. If the person who made the remark had been at the corner of Russell street and Albina avenue about 8 o'clock last night and had seen the girl with the red sweater go shooting off a bobsled in a parabolic curve that ended in the snow pile on the southwest corner while the spectators and other coasters stood around and laughed, said Chicagoan might have had a different opinion. Perhaps that particular Incident waa not what might be called representative Winter sport; but that makes no differ ence. For had the Chicago traducer of Portland's cttlzens seen that little epi sode, he would also have noticed at least a score of happy bobsled and toboggan ing parties, all availing themselves of the nine blocks of alternate steep and easy grade between, Williams and Mis sissippi avenues on Russell street. Good Form and Others on Hand. Some of the coasters had Canadian toboggans, the real article, nicely curved at the front and with convex bottom, up holstered in red burlap; while others had a few pieces of stolen scaffolding and slabwood nailed together by a skilled and youthful genius. Some of the coast ers wore suits that would have been the acme of style at St. Morits. in the Engandlne. where people go from all over the world to slide down the sides of mountains; and others of the coasters in Albina had their old clothes on, and these protected with pieces of bagging. But all had a good time. Russell street, owing to the fact that it has a varied grade, is free of cartraeka except at the end, and because it is the longest available hill in the city, was the general favorite yesterday, both while the warm sun was making the snow daz zling in Its splendor, and at night, when a dying moon hid bashfully behind the mists, and let the cold wind blow Its coldest. But Russell street was not the only place where the festive Portland youth and maid showed themselves adepts at this most enticing form of Winter sports. Out at Willamette Heights the hill on Thurman street gave a winding course where races with trolley cars were pos sible; in South Portland some of the hill streets gave short courses that ended in a more or less safe flat "scoot" over the fllled-ln land along the river. Portland Heights had its groups of coasters, and then there was a select and somewhat brief aoastlng feat on Park avenue, which was Indulged In by certain young ladies who fled precipitately at the appearance of teachers from a nearby school. On Jefferson and Seventh streets, also, there was coasting, and the small boy of the southern part of the city, found one or two available courses In the hills -leading off Fifth street, and crossing a trol- icy mio wi " ' ' ' - They were all well patronized, and they all had events auring me evening that were exciting and some that were funny. Accidents were fortunately few. But the nine-block course on Russell street was the prize of the lot, and there Portland's enjoyment of Winter sport could best be studied. The crowd there was enthusiastic and it was cosmopoli tan. It varied from the stylish toboggan aforementioned to a wonderful affair made of exactly seven boards, four feet of clothesline and M nails. "Paddy" and His Sweater. It was operated by a son of sunny Italy, who was known to his white and black churns as "Paddy." Just where he OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SLTPPESY HILLS ARE COVERED WITH COASTERS. . . -siJSiioioeoat-. .... f . ;. - : : : BEACOJT-STREET Hf got the name Is a mystery that was not revealed, but Paddy was an adept at guiding his coaster, and the things he did with it were marvelous to behold. Especially were his "stops" works of art for he Invariably swept around the corner of Mississippi avenue at good speed. Just missed the fire-plug, and then dashed off the sidewalk into the gutter, upsetting his companions In a pile of soft slush that had been pushed up by the trolley track-scrapers. Most of the coasters on Russell street dragged their toboggans up the nine blocks after each trip, all members of the party, taking hold of the ropes, and pulling with a will. But one party, com posed of youths and maidens from an other section of the city, and all wearing long, pointed red caps, had a man on horseback hired by the hour to drag their bobsled up the incline. This party was the only one that Paddy's bunch failed to get along with, and every chance he got Paddy "shaved" the tug ging horse as it came up hill. The in variable result waa that the horse shied, and this amused the white, black and brown crew Immensely. Races Are Feature. - Many races were coursed down the hill, there, having been two distinct courses prepared by the coasters parallel to each other, and separataed only by a low bank of chunky snow. These races were stir ring events, and were mostly very close. The ability of one crew or the other to give the proper "swing" to their sled as they leaped over bumps seemed to be the deciding point of skill, and during the evening the rivals became adept at add ing speed and momentum to their flying vehicles by this method. Spills were frequent, and most of them were intentional. Somehow when a steersman had a sled filled with about six girls and eight boys the temptation was too great, and a quick yank of the steering cords when the bottom of the hill was reached was all that was needed to send the entire crew sprawling in the snow amid a cloud of white and a chorus of screams. One penalty was placed upon leaders who performed such practical Jokes, however: In nearly every case the girls insisted on being taken to one of the restaurants along the course and given hot chocolate or coffee to counter act the snow forced down their necks In the resulting melee. Maybe there is a law prohibiting coast ing on the streets: but if there is the policeman on the Russell street beat last night forgot all about it. In fact police were scarce. So were teams, which was fortunate for the teams; for the slippery course over which the loaded bobsleds flew was no place for a horse or wagon. Let a team appear, and instantly the warning cry of "Track! Tra-a-a-a-ack!! was raised; and the team usually made a bee-line for the side of the road, there to wallow in the drifts until the next cross street opened a line of retreat to a safer thoroughfare. TWO TRAINS ARE SXOW-BOUND O. Jl. & Traffic Stalled at The Dalles, Other Lines Crippled. Stormbound are two of the O. ft. & N. westbound trains. Train No. E, due in Portland from the East early yesterday morning, and train No. 1, due here last night Bre at The Dalles and will not leave until 7 o'clock this morning. They are expected to reach Portland at 11 o'clock today. The Astoria & Columbia River train from Astoria that was due in Portland at 11-10 o'clock last night did not arrive till nearly 1 o'clock tnls morning. Local trains on the Northern Pacific arrived on time yesterday, but. according to offi cials at the Union Station, there are no Eastern trains in sight. Southern Pacific trains from the south were reported on time last night. " Snow Melts at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) Snow continues to melt. A cold wave at this time will retard the fruit buds and insure a heavy crop. No damage has been done so far. although stockmen may lose a few cattle that have wandered Into the mountains. City and county business is in normal condition. Fear Stock Will Suffer. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Jan. 10.--(Spe-oiaD The cold weather still continues to Increase in Intensity. The temperature waa about 20 degrees above all day. It has alien about 10 degrees tonight and accompanied with a stiff breeze from the north. The stock will suffer much if the weather does not moderate soon. JANUARY 11, 1900. IV- J. M if ;r & f'(' ! ..- ..." .v Pi ' f -: .'' I- ' " M i - ! J c - V - 4 . , I mmmmmmsiJi - V ' ' 4 LL ON EAST SIDE. ITER IS WASTED City May Have Famine as Re sult of Constant Drain. RESERVOIRS ARE LOWERED If Householders Do Not Refrain From Leaving Faucets Running, Willamette River Water May Be Tnrned Into Mains. Portland faces a possible but not probable' water famine. It is mainly up to the average citizen to step into the breach just at present Splendid as is the source and maintenance of supply, conditions suoh as the present call for eternal vigilance, it is said, and neglect to take precautionary measures to keep the supply of water undiminished is liable to prove an ex pensive oversight. "The flow from Bull Run River, said Superintendent Dodge yesterday, "is up to its full standard of 22.750.000 gallons each 24 hours. The four dis trict reservoirs, with their united ca pacity of 66,000,000 gallons, are at present, 17,000,000 gallons short. This leaves a maximum estimate of water remaining in the reservoirs of 49,000, 000 gallons. Waste of water Is going on at a tremendous rate," continued the city official, "afld if immediate steps are not taken to remedy this state of affairs, the result may be dis astrous. Computing the waste of wa ter as it has been going on now since the storm commenced, and if it con tinues In volume equal to past waste, the reservoirs will be dry in two days. "Every citizen is earnestly cautioned to avoid waste in all possible instances. and particular stress is laid on keeping water pipes open, without leaving a running stream issuing from the hy drants. This continuous flow of water is a ruinous plan, and If persisted in Is liable to cause far-reaching and even perilous consequences. "Even if tenants and householders may be put to considerable extra in convenience by using only one pipe, and keeping .that open by artificial means, such a couree Is urged rather than the practice of a constant, reck less and Insidious diversion of the city's water supply. "A strict compliance with the city ordinances would have obviated trou ble of this sort, as all exposed pipes would have been protected, and frozen pipes thawed out and kept thawed out, but the easiest way of letting the water run has already played havoc with the volume of water, and will soon dry up the reservoirs if persisted in." The estimate of places furnished with water is given by the Superintendent at 34,000. "If half of these places let the water run," said he, "the loss can be roughly gauged as sufficient to take up the flow of a 42-inch pipe. No water system will bear up under a day and night draining of its supply. "Citizens are urged to consider these facts, and act accordingly. Individual public-spirltedness will avoid much of this useless expenditure of water. In case of an exhaustion of the supply, Portland's reserve water supply will have to be drawn on. The Palatine pump, five miles up the Willamette River, with a capacity of 20,000.000 gallons, will be brought into play. This will be a last resort. Nothing has been done of this nature since the gravity system was introduced." and Mr. Dodge is in hopes that it will not have to be resorted to. "In case this extreme measure Is de cided on, ample notice will be given to all, as the water would undoubtedly be subject to the necessity of being boiled before It could be depended on for drinking purposes." So far as fire precautions are con cerned, the Palatine pump could be drafted into service, and the depart ment feels that there need be no fear In this respect. Care should be taken, however, to avoid all possibilities of rho. 1 1 J M ! fire, as the present conditions of course make it extremely difficult to fight fire. COLDEST DAY WAS IN 1888 In That Tear Portland Froze AVlth Slercury at 2 Below. Records at the Weather Bureau have been kept since 1875 of minimum, maxi mum and mean temperatures in Portland, and from these the following table shows the lowest temperatures In the years from that time until the present. It will be observed that the lowest mark was made on January 15, 1S8S, when the mercury fell to 2 degrees below zero. Tear. Month and Day. Temperature. 1 87S. .. .January 14 3 1876 January 22 20 1877 December 31 2fi 1878. .. .January 2 IS 18TD December 23 t -i 18SO. .. .December 4 3' 18S1 January 25 .., 2t 1882 February 18 18 1.H83. .. -February 5 7 18S4 February 12 7 1883. .. .January 1 17 1886 January 19 1 1887 February 4 1888. .. .January 15 2 1880. .. .February 16 23 1890. .. .February 16 W 1891 March 3 23 1892. .. .December 23 20 1893.... February 1 8 1894. .. .February 21 18 189S. .. .January 26 23 1896. ... November 29 11 1897 January 26 2. 18lJ. .. .December 12 21 1899 February 4 0 1 900 ... February 5 J 1901 January 1 1902 January 2S I-1 1903 February 14 24 1904. ... December 7 28 1905 February 11 17 1906 March 12 f; 1907 January 15 " 1908-09. to date. January 10 10 When Willamette Was Frozen. The Willamette River at Portland has been frozen over only once since 1880, In which year on January 7 and 8 there was a thin coating of ice. In January, 18S8, when the thermometer indicated the low est temperature of record, 2 degrees be low, the river was frozen from January 15 to 25 inclusive. The ice was so strong that persons were enabled to cross over with little danger. George H. Knaggs, an old-time resident, is quoted as authority for a statement that the river was frozen over in 1853 and again in 1S62. BIRDS FLY INJJPEN WINDOW Storm Sufferers Seek Relief at Good Samaritan Hospital. To save themselves from perishing in the cold, five little birds, unused to the prevailing icy winds, so seldom experi enced In this climate, overcame their timidity and flew into an open window on the top floor of the Good Samaritan Hos pital last night. The window had been opened for a moment-to enable the read ing of a thermometer hanging outside. The five feathered travelers brushed the cheek of the nurse at the window in their passage into the warmth. They soared about the room for a second and then alighted on a heating pipe, where, five in a row, they nudged close to one another, and with feathers ruffled and eyes 'abllnklng. they observed their hosts as though somewhat dubious as to their wel come. Exclamations of delight were made by Mrs. Patton, the night superintendent, and two nurses accompanying her. One of these girls stretched out a compassion ate hand to the little creatures and they fluttered on their new-found refuge and would have flown away. "Oh, don't, you'll scare them If you go near them," said Mrs. Patton. "The poor little things look hungry. With this snow on the ground they probably haven't had anything to eat for several days. Let's feed them." Crumbs were brought, and while the five little visitors were shy at first, they were soon picking and chirping away with a will. News of the Incident soon spread about the hospital and a number of convalescent patients a id their nurses came up to see. After all had seen the birds, the little songsters were left alone, and Mrs. Pat ton said: "Open the window in the morn ing and let them out, and tomorrow night if the cold weather continues we'll open the window again about this time and maybe they'll come back." Roseburg Has 18 Above. wnirT5T-nrj Or.. Jan. 10. fSnecial.l The temperature in Roseburg today fell as low as 18 above zero, and the forecast for tonight is for colder and clear. No damage of any nature has resulted in this county from the cold snap. ! ALLIANCE FUST IN ICE BLOCKADE Coos Bay Steamer Fails to Force Passage. Through Jam in Columbia. OCKLAHAMA MAKES SURVEY River Steamer Is Vnablc to Get Be low Morgans Landing Ice Has Grounded and Is Solid Below That Point. The steamship Alliance, which sailed from Portland for Coos Bay yesterday morning at o'clock, Is fast In the Ice between the mouth of tho Willamette River and St. Helons. Up to a late hour last night, the steamer had not been reported from St. Helens but th exact point at which she stuck will not be known until today. The steam ship Breakwater, from Coos Bay for Portland, passed St. . Helens at 6.40 last night but was unable to force the blockade above that point. The steamer Ocklahama left down yesterday afternoon with a party of officials on board to make a survey oC the river below the mouth of tho Will amette. The steamer was only able to reach Morgan's Landing. Below that point the ice was solid and was not moving. The hole cut by the boat in proceeding downstream was frozen solid when she attemp'ted to return. "It would be useless to attempt to make the run with auy vessel." said Captain John Anderson who accompan ied the Ocklahama yesterday. "I doubt If any ship could get below Fales. We did not see the Alliance but I am sure that she got hung up nAir Willow bar. From the observations that we could make, 'the ice was solid at that point and had grounded. This condition would make the passage of a steam ship absolutely impossible. If the Al liance has not been reported as passing St. Helens, you may rest assured that she will be good and fast for some time to come." k Above Vancouver the river has com pletely closed and It will be only a matter of a few days until pedestrians will be able to walk across. Weather reports received yesterday morning from Umatilla give the temperature at that point as 19 degrees below zero. The heaviest ice known is forming at that point and when it breaks up, the situation in the Lewer Columbia will be even worse than at present. Marine Notes. The steam schooners Tallac and Northland are ice-bound at Astoria. The steamship Rose City, from San Francisco, is due to arrive at Astoria today. The steamship Majestic, which ar rived at Astoria Friday from San Francisco, has been ordered to proceed to Port Townsend. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND, Jon. 10. Arrived Steam ship Breakwater from Coos Bay. Sailed Steamship Alliance for Ooo Bay. Astoria,' Jan. 10. Arrived at 10:20 A. M. and left up at 11 A. M. Steamer Break water from Coos Bay. Sailed at 2 P. M. fiteamer Majestic for Port Townsend. Ar rived at 1 P. M. steamer Northland from San Francisco. Arrived at 2 P. M. Steam er Tallac from San Francisc... San Francisco, Jan. 10. Sailed at 10 A. M. Steamer Asuncion for Portland. Ar rived at 1 P. M Steamer Homer from Portland. Sailed at tt last nlulit Steamer Nome City for Portland. St. Helens. Jan. 10. Passed at 0:20 P. M. Steamer Breakwater. Astoria. Jan. 10. Condition of bar at 5 p m Obscured; .wind eat: snowing. San Francisco, Jan. 10. Departed Steamer Asuncion, for Portland: simmer Shoshone, for Columbia River; System New ark, for Byxbee s Landing. Arrivals Steamer K. Ma.ihoffcr. from Grays Harbor; tug Hercules, from Tncoma; ateamer Helen P. Drew, from tlreenwO Ml ; steamer Bee. from Coos Bay; steamer Ho mer from Portland; steamer Carmel. from -tVlllaDa Harbor: steamer Grace Dollar, from coos Bay; steamer M. S. Dollar from Honxkona-. via San Pedro steamer HenrlU Ibsen, from Ancon Liverpool. Jan. 10. Sailed tha nth, Oanfa. for Tacoma. . . . London, Jan. 10. Arrived Assuao, from Son Francisco, via Masilllon, etc., for Ham burs. Tides at Astoria Today. High Low. i.i0 A M ...T.4 fect'10:! A. M... S3 feet 8:35 P.' M 72 feet 10:1,1 P. M...0.9 foot COLD WEATHER WILL. CONTINUE. No Indications Appear for Higher Temper atures In Northwest. The North pacific cold wave sliows no signs of moderating. The high pressure mer the Canadian Northwest has re mained nearly - stationary, and the low pressure area has crossed the Ro.-Jiy Moun tain, south of Idaho and post beyond the region of the reports received. Light snow "as fallen In the Sound country and In Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. Fair weather has pre vailed In Oregon and Southern Idaho. The temperatures have remained stationary in the Willamette Valley and Sound eountry. Ink fallen from 8 to nK-grees In Nevada, Southeastern Idaho and Utah. , Tho Indications are for snow fl"rr'" Monday in Western Washington and for generally fair weather elsewhere In this '"strict It will be colder in Southern Idaho. PORTLAND, Jan. 10 Maximum temper ature 16 degrees; minimum, IM) degree.. River reading at 8 A. M.. 2 feet: chang. m last 24 hours, 0.2 of a foot. Total rain fall (3 P M to 5 P. M.). 08 of an Inch: iSial rainfall since September 1. 1009. 15.20 Inches- normal rainfall since September 1, '167 inches; deficiency. K.47 inches. Total sunshine January 0, 1009 none; pos sible sunshine. 8 hours and .14 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at o P M . :i0.I3 Inches PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Observations taken at 5 P. M., January 10. 1M09: 5 Wind 3 '2. a "r r- E; a a tro 5 2 op d 3 4 9 STATIONS. Baker City Bismarck Boise Helena Kamloops North Head Pocatello . Portland Red Bluff Roseburg- Sacramento Salt Lake Fan Francisco.... Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island . Walla Walla Blaine Siskiyou Marsh Held Kalispell Tonapah MiU.OOl 41 N -10 0.00 4!W 2i O 00 4 s -12O 01! 4 NW -i:o.oo. 4.sw 30 U.24 20 NW 24 0.00 4 SW 15 0.00; 8 SB 48 0.00 6 3K O.0OI 4 SE 48 0.00 10 N 24 0.00 4!N 50 0.001 8 NE 2 0.02 4 NW 22 0.24 8'NE 2-ij o.oo eo-sw 21 T. I 4 SW 22 0.00 10'XE 2 0 OOl 4 SW 4a 0.00 4 NE 1 0 04! 4 NW 2 O.OO'10'NW Clear Clear Clear 'Snow Clear Snow Clear Ptcloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy f-now Cloudy . 'Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, continued cold; easterly winds. Oregon Fair; colder extreme east por tion: continued cold west portion; winds mostly easterly. . , Washington Monday snow flurries we?t; probably fair eaBt portion; continued cold; easterly winds. Idaho Fair north, fair and colder aouta portion.