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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1912)
TTTE !ffOnXTO OREGONIAX MQ5DAT, JANUARY 8, 1913. SOMF, SAMPLES OF DAMAGE DONE BY PORTLAND'S SILVER THAW i . j 1 V 1 tff t ! k 'CT ?V .-njr W'X r i.f . V 1 . i it 1! LITTLE STORIES OF THE SILVER THAW Things That Happened Because of or Incidental to Weather's Rare Freat Children Find Storm Jojmakcr. ttf VAMMA! I wannm rM on my Thu piped a demure little mlsa pleJntlTely jreeterdajr u she it a mod out or the window of a Twenty-thlrd-ctreet car upon a irroup of houtlng. (Ireful boys coastlnc the Ionic and1 gradual Inrllnea In that Tlclntty on their rw bobsleds, while their more timid sisters watched in admiring- ap preciation. The outburst of enthusiasm on the part of the little ulrl brought a loud lautrh from the passrnners In the car. a blush to the cheeks of the mother, and almost tears to the eyes of the little (ttrl. but It was typical of the en thusiasm that prevailed inrnm the Juvenile community of I'ortland by the roastlnK opportunities afforded by tha bdov storm. Every child that was fortunate enough to have a sled for a Christmas present was hapry In his owa heart, and a hero In the eyea of his com panions. Mary of his more unfortunate brothers who did not have a brand new bodsled brouerht his youthful In genuity Into play In Improvising an oil oap bo for elela-hlns; purposes. Jn pteclnc some old boards together and equipping them with rodders, or In mini other way devising means where by he might slide swiftly and noise lessly over the packed and frozen sur face "on his belly." Yesterday his Imagination hardly needed to strain itself. From his shaggy coat hung long streamers of Ic'cles that clicked together as he teet ered back and forth. At Intervals he turned around with an expression that seemed almost a grin of pleasure. He acted as though he thought he was on his way home and that Just over the snowy ridge of King s Heights was. the old home he had left years ago. AvalaiK-he Oraaea Man. I OT only on Saturday, during the storm, but yesterday pedestrians and carmen had many exciting experi ences In and about roruana. ai mii waokle. yesterday morning, a great mass of lee suddenly broke away from the roof of the First State Bank build ing, and crashed onto the sidewalk, missing a pedestrian by a few Inches. Tha mass of Ice weighed mora than I0 pounds. Ica. taXling from the wire on the Oregon City line yesterday morning, crashed through the window of an Ore gon City car, showering the motorman with broken glass. Tha lea was so heavy on tha trees about Portland that where tha limbs did not give way. entire trees were felled In many cases. At Eleventh and Tamhlll streets In front of the Elm Place, and serosa tha street from Elton Court, is a large tree, prostrate almost ta the roots by tha weight en the Tha Ica over tha Oaks alotigh was froaen heavily enougn yiry morn ing to bear skaters In soma plaoes. and It or II boys and young men ventured out upon It. A part of tha tea was -rubbery- bnt the skaters pakl but little attention to the risk. Polar Bewr at Zoo Hpi7 .rtrrLE mere human walk about V with extra coata. fura and gloves and wait longingly for the temperature to rise, the polar bear at the City Park i. the time of his Ufa. From his grotto on the alope of a ravfne, j vi.k h. iv win4 blew all day, the bear enjoyed his accustomed awlm even more than usual. After a plunge In the Ice-covered k !imhd out onto the floor and began hla peculiar stationery trot. The theory Is inai ne miasms m " -oaJt of lea an! la baiaactcg, himself Cat Frown In Ice) Wvrsj Again. EVERT hair of a cat perched on the roof of an apartment house at Kramer and Twenty-first streets at n'rinrk vestrrdav morning was froaen stiff, glistening with icy crystals, its bead was Ice-covered and Its tall pro truded like a horizontal Icicle when Miss Esther Pritchett. a nurse, re turned from an all-night vigil at tne bedside of a patient. There waa not a sign of lit in tne tabby. It might have been the statue of a cat in rough maroie lor au mo motion it made. Tet the nurse be came confident that tha animal waa yet alive. With the aid of a nearby janitor. the cat was removed from the roof. i - lit.rallr froaen. To carry It to the ground the Ice under It had actually to oe cnippea away. The tabby was piacea in a wiu- water bath, the temperature being gradually Increased. As tha ice thawed out. the cat came to life and showed symptoms of suffering excruciating pain. Glove fingers were slipped over Its claws and the treatment coniinuea with all the perseverance and profes sional Interest of a surgeon operating for appendicitis. Later In the day tne cat was iea and ate a good meal, despite a tend ency to sneese. It spent the evening perched on a cushion set on top of a steam radiator and appeared content to spend its remaining lives there. iFk.. - . t n h frnun and vat live apparently unhurt has furnished another Instance ol tne verity 01 mi old saying that comments on the num ber of Uvea members of the cat tribe possess, Jossctyn Borne) Dark and Cold. BE. JOS8EL.TN. president of tha e Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, knew as well as anyone In the city Saturday night Just how an noying It all was when the elements put his lighting system out of commis sion. Mr. Josselyn's home at Mount Tabor is eo located that It has con nection with three different power lines. Put Saturday night all three of these lines were dead and tha Josselyn home was In complete darkness. Ta make matters worse the electric heater In Mr. Josslyn's conservatory was cold when It was most needed and Mr. Josse. lyn does not know yet how many of his choice plants are ruined. - Mr. Josselyn endeavored to get Into communication with the company's headquarters, but his telephone Una waa one of the thousands that were cut off by the storm, so the Josselyn family gave it up and retired early. MoCord Mistaken for Burglar. UTIL the prevailing storm In this city has abated. It will require con siderable persuasion to Induce Oeorge K, MoCord. aecrsLarx ta Major Rush light, to desert his own fireside after nightfall. Mr. McCord declares he has no particular aversion ordinarily to venturing out into the night, but he does object on these occasions to be ing mistaken for a burglar. Such was his experience Saturday night. Several friends passed the evening at the McCord home Saturday night, and. upon leaving, it was ascertained the operation of streetcars In that section of the city had been abandoned. Among the members or the party was a youns woman who was without an escort and whose home was In an opposite direc tion from that of the other guests. The Mayor's secretary volunteered to see her safely home. They had not gone far until a watch man, stationed at a street intersection, admonished the couple not to continue their way down the sidewalk for the reason that their path was crossed by a live wire. noi Dnng a vii ... when it comes to taking electrical treatments, premeditated or otherwise. Mr. McCord. with the deduction of a Sherlock Holmes, cnnciuaea mat ino n 1 w miit. fnllnw was that of across vacant lots In the direction of his companion's home. It was in fol lowing this course, inai acwo w. mistaken for a "bold, bad burglar." numerous residents peering from their back doors until he and his companion had passed from sight. But McCord. Intrepid, pursued his course until he had delivered bis charge at her home. Tip Pleasantly Earned, 7T" YOLTNO and well-dreesed woman f was marooned for a tlma at Kll llngsworth and Union avenues by a broad stream of slush running full to the curb line, and she extricated her self by an act of daring that was the wonder of beholders. "My. how shall I ever get across." she gasped, as she surveyed the turbid stream. A man In rubber boots heard her exclamation and suggested that If she were not over particular he could be of assist ance. Ills offer waa snapped up In a moment. The young woman stepped behind him, put her arms around his neck and In "pick-a-back" fashion was ferried aoross. When she was set down by the grim . ferryman on tha sidewalk she pulled out a dainty purse and handed him 15 cents and went on her way. Ill-Luck Stalks Belated Pair. JW. BELCHER, a singer, was one of those who had hard luck stories to tell yestsrday. With his siater-ln-lw, Mr. Belcher spent Saturday even ing with friends on the West Side. Be fore returning to their home In Irr lngton. Mr. Belcher called up the street railway company to Inquire about the streetcar service. He was informed that the Broadway cars were not run ning and that it was uncertain how oon they would be operated. Calling a taxlcab, Mr. Belcher and his companion sped homeward until within about seven blocks of their des tination. There the machine broke down and they were marooned while the chauffeur worked with the car, only to announce at last that it was hopelessly disabled, but a bill was pre sented Just the same. With all the street lights out and the sidewalk barricaded by fallen L wadinj; through enow, la tne sUddla 41 fell m0immM i ' ) :' j ;- . .irXi ' 0eJWd : y 411- - X-f'A li " jiHtN"- xVissl I 7 J " ' i 1F-AI.LK1V TREiS AT WORTH PACIFIC SAJTITARTUM. TELEPHoVbTpOLE FALLEN OS HOUSE AT EAST THIRD AD EAST DAVIS STREETS. a SCENE AT EIGHTEENTH AND IRVING STREETS. , SZLoOkTnG SOJLTH ON EAST SEVENTEENTH STREET FROM EAST BIE.Y- BFALLEN POLK ON EAST TWELFTH AND EAST COICH STREETS. s scKME AT EAST ELEVENTH AND EAST COUCH STREETS. 7 LINEMAN ON TOTTERING POLE. the street and drenched with rain. Several times they had to avoid fallen telephone wires and twice they care fully stepped over electric power wires. It waan't a pleasant walk by any means, and not altogether safe. And Just as they were plodding wearily on the last block to the Belcher residence a Broadway car from town overtook them. Thaw Brings Out Cameras. MAGNIFICENT opportunity was af forded by the unuaual action of the elements for the snapping of pictures of the greatest beauty and a small army of photographers, pro fessional and amateur, were out taking full advantage of the occasion. Here and there one could see a camera trained on some giant tree, the limbs or top of which had been snapped eff by the great weight of the "silver -i . .trUv of telephone Doles or Ilia . . - rt - an avenue of shade trees, temporarily low. Frozen fountains, houses fringed with lcyclea and other objects equally tempting to the eye of the photo grapher were snapped by the hundreds who went forth to 'shoot' for pictures of the extraordinary scenes. It is said that many of the "snaps" taken yesterday will be turned Into commercial use, in the line of postal cards, and that they will therefore be scattered to the four corners of the country. Portland Residents Fill Hotels. S OTEL. registers in Portland looked I I much like leaves out of the city directory yesterday owing to the great registration of persons, especially East Side people, who, unaDie to reacu iu tomes after the close of business hours, were obliged to remain Saturday night on the West Side. Next to the names of Portland residents in number, were ,.Anu fwr.m Or COT! City, n 1 . Chnrrwfel4 Vw4 neiffhbOr- in tftwa. wjw bd hew Mr. ia that city by the demoralisation of the car service on suburban lines. rrt.A ia yiaw r.ffiRtrfttlnni from Eastern cities and from other states was notably light, and did not grow to any considerable proportions until late i . avAnlno. wViat. thu first Of the belated trains began to arrive. Applications Irom residents ior room! were received by scores in hotels all over the city late Saturday night and In the early hours after midnight, and In many cases they were obliged to turn their applicants away, al! avail able rooms having been taken. At the Portland, Bowers. Carlton and other large hotels many of the em ployes whose homes were outside the building stayed at the hotels, so that they would be able to resume their places in the morning without delay or difficulty. Light Company Puhllc Target. THE night operator on the telephone exchange of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was about the busiest person In Portland Saturday night. From the time the streecar and light trouble began until after midnight calls came in on both systems as rap idly as connections could be made. And the inquirers all wanted to know Just what was what. In regard to lights and streetcar service a very djcult thing to tell with each hour adding to the troubles of the public-service cor- POnei0ctlxen, who wanted lights turned on in his home, was willing to com- Pr-Tveegot to have lights." he insisted, "but If you will turn them on for Just five minutes. I'll be satisfied osene Is out in the barn and It Is too dark for me to go after It unless you turn on my U&hts." .i. Another cltieen was very Indignant. "Vas is dat. de light house?' he de manded. . Assured that it was, he continued: "Vel. you turn on dem lights, uis is a dance hall und ve cant dance mlt- . . , m- rnn iniinr each dev pay OUb 1J il l. . - - me tor daaea tickets und nojr cey ask for der dollars back. Turn on dem lights or I am ruined." Silver Thaw Parties Gay. ( j O ILVER thaw" parties were the . . i i . Dnt41.nll IhP novelty idituuuwu " society last night by a Portland Heig" 's matron and for the first time In many years bobsledding and coast ing became a society fad as well as a Juvenile pursuit. Early in the day the hostess of a Twenty-first street home called up her friends, promising them a unique en tertainment The men were asked to bring torches, the women to come well wrapped. All were promised that the fun would be in the open air. A great bonfire was built and the young people turned themselves. In im agination. Into Alaska "mushers." Meat was cooked, potatoes baked and many varieties of edible prepared. Before and after the repast In the snow, the hills were careened by racing coasters, "borrowed" for the nonce from younger members c' the families. Just as much fun was had by a num ber of young people who built a bonfire in the middle of Hawthorne avenue. At Twenty-fourth street. In front of St. Vincent's Hospital, early In the even ing, youngsters built a bonfire for celebration. Laurelhurst was another district where similarly early preparations were in order, the hillB In that neigh borhood furnishing splendid opportuni ties for coasting The Latest Talking Machines. No talking machine department In the city is as complete, cozy and com fortable, and in none is as courteous service offered as at The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s new store, corner Seventh and Morrison Sts. ' " The Victrola will furnish more en tertainment than any other possible gift. Sherman. Clay & Co.. on Morrison at Sixth, have all the records. Victor records may be used on other machines. A 1
