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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1921)
THE MOItXlXtl OltEGOXTAX, MONDAY. XOYE3IBER 21, 1021 3, PORTLAND ELD IS IN GRIP OF STORM Street Car Service in Many Districts Interrupted. POWER LINES CO DOWN Toles and Trees Are Snapped Off Hid TIiouhuikIh of Telephones Are Made Useless. (Contlnnel From Flnrt rage.) lr.K brought hero last night on the ff.eamer J. N. Teal, it was announced. With them were aid to be scores of irotorlsts, trapped on the Columbia river highway by fallen trees and im passable slides. Telephone communication was the hardest hit of any utility. The storm Saturday had begun the work along the Columbia highway and early this morning swept down upon the outly ing sections of the city. 6A00 Telephones Are Out. By noon 6000 telephones, grouped for the rnnut part on the east side with the Tabor exchange hardest hit, were out of commission. By mid afternoon the total had been boosted to 6d00, and reports' reaching E. C. Hickman, commercial superintendent, indicated that conditions were grow ing worse, He reported late last night that 800 telephones were out on the west Bide, mostly in South Portland and the Capital Hill district. Crews for repair work were being rushed from Seattle and other cities, and Mr. Hickman said the company hoped to have the reconstruction of disabled lines well under way by this morn lng. Twenty poles alone remained stand ing on the trunk lines to eastern Oregon and ether eastern points from the city limits to Corbett along the Columbia highway by 3 P. M., with all communication blocked. Truck crews of telephone employes were unable to proceed beyond Crown Folnt on the Columbia highway be cause of the lce-encrusted pavement and a eevere east wind that swept down the river. Other Communication Cut. Eastern train service, which be came blocked Saturday by storms in eastern Oregon and Washington, was further tied up yesterday with no arrivals or departures. The Southern Pacific main line and all Puget sound communications remained open. The Southern Pacific electric to west side Willamette valley points maintained service with some interruptions. Kawtern mall service was blocked, with the general train tieup. Underground telephone wires saved much of the confusion of previous years, and where the streets were free of trees, as in the major busi ness section, little trolley trouble de veloped. Telephone communicaton Ihroughout the downtown section remained unimpaired. The storm, according to R. A. Bird, superintendent of operations and In spectors for the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, was un precedented at this season of the year. He has encountered nothing like It before January or -February In 21 years of service with the city lines, he said. Every effort was made by Fred Cooper, superintendent of city lines, to keep the street-car service going. All inspectors, whether off duty or on, were kept on the Job throughout the day, and extra men were put to work in the mechanical and repair division. Mr. Cooper remained on duty with his staff of assistants and dispatchers. Tree Takes Down Wire. A tree crashed across the trolley wire at Fifth and Main streets at 11 A. M., cutting off all through service on the Irvington and Sixteenth street lines until - It was cleaned un and repaired later In the day. An other tree fell at Nineteenth and Everett streets about 3 P. M., par tially obstructing the Depot-Morrison line. A deluge of falling telephone poles cut off the eastern end of the Monta villa line about 9 A. M. Seven poles fell across the trolley wires on East Ullxan. between East Eighty-seventh and East Ninetieth streets. Two more cut the Glisan wires at 10:45 A. M. at East Seventy-third street. Montaville cars operated back and forth on either side of the break for a time, but the eastern end was paralyzed from Seventy-third street on when a high-tension line went down about 11 o'clock. Cars Run to St. Johns. St. Johns service proceeded with out serious difficulty during the day,' except for a trolley line break near Columbia park from about 10 o'clock till noon. The Mississippi avenue cars were blocked for a short time when a trolley wire broke at Stanton street at 12:45 P. M. Vancouver cars, met serious ob struction on the interstate bridge and the Oregon approach during the en tire day. Crews were kept on the Job all day long, breaking off the ice as It formed before the chill blast of an east wind that found full sweep down the Columbia river. The Intensity of the storm began to decrease by 1:80 or 2 P. M. and car service was restored to some thing like regularity on all the Haw thorne bridge lines and the St. Johns line. The west side lines, even those covering the heights districts, were not seriously Impaired. Are Lights Are Shut Off. All arc lights were ordered turned off In the residence districts of Port land by city officials, as a measure of safety. Many secondary power Unas were down In all parts of the city and snapping live wires alarmed paesersby and residents In many sections. Resi dence lights in district after district were shut off during the day at dif ferent times. St. Johns was without electricity for a considerable period and Montavilla for an even longer time. Additional trouble was expected during the night unless conditions im proved. Power Wire Breaks. A high-tension wire along the Bull Run line carrying 57.000 volts broke in the morning. Officials of the Port land Railway, Light & Power company were unable to find the break, as all telephone communications in the dis trict were out. The Western Union maintained con nections with the east by way of San Francisco, although their direct lines up the Columbia were all down along the O.-W. R. & N. and also along the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. VThey were establishing telegraphic com munication with Hood River, Uma tilla and other eastern Oregon points by way of Seattle, Spokane and Walla Walla. The San Francisco wiresj BiunK ins Ewumsrn racmc were over loaded and necessarily slow, but were expected to be kept open unless worse complications developed. It was said. The company announced last night that It would establish cable connec tions through the Columbia river route by noon today over the stretch where all wires and poles are down. The cable will be laid as a temporary expedient. Eighteen of the company's line men were snowed in near The Dalles., but extra forces were rushed wher ever needed. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company last night began to assemble linemen and equipment from all parts of the coast. The entire construction crew from Vancouver was summoned to the ctiy; 60 men were called here from Salem, and 30 more from Med ford. Crews from Tacoma and Yaki ma were also on the way, according to announcement of E. C. Hickman, commercial superintendent. Extra Men Called. In addition, the Portland office was gathering every available man. The crews assembled- at the telephone company's garage, Vancouver and Weidler avenues, last night for final Instructions. At least 600 men will take the field today to restore Port land's telephone service as rapidly as possible. To care for emergency repair work before poles and lines can be put up. the telephone company is assembling 350,000 feet of duplex rubber insulated wire from San Francisco, Spokane and Sattrfe. In additin to 240,000 feet on hand here. The Insulated wire can be strung up temporarily through trees and over buildings without im pairing the circuit. Poles Are Sent. Pole trucks began loading at vari ous points yesterday to deliver poles on the ground wherever neeaea. l no outlying city districts, as well as the trunk 1 nes leading out of tne cuy, will require hundreds of poles before therv can again be placed In full oper atlon. MontaviHa and Rose City were particularly hard hit. with hun dreds of poles and wlre down. Three miles of the Gresham line were fl and all telephone communication in the entire outlying district In that vicinitv was cut off. Power trouble in many of the east side exchanges forced the company to use emergency power supplied by gas engines. Operators have been taken, to and from their work In auto mobiles supplied by the company, and a full force will be kept on duty at any cost One operator walked five miles to her work yesterday morning. Mr. Hickman asked that the publ;c use telephones as sparingly as pons! ble during the storm to relieve the lines for emergency and necessary calls. Orchards Are Damaged. Tremendous damage to orchards northeast ot the city was reported. One orchard in Parkrose had 2000 trees flat on the ground. Other orchards were repotcd In a similar condition. Shade trees, orchards and shrubbery ' in all parts of the city. more especially In the outlying Kose City. Montavilla and Mount Tabor districts, were crushed down. Entire trees had fallen to the ground. Streets were blocked In some sections and sidewalks choked with debris. Tops of huge fir trees had been broken by the weight and spreading trees, such as maples and oaks, had been stripped of limbs. Scattering cherry and apple trees In the resi dence districts had been Stripped of limbs and. In many cases, ruined. Sewer la Flooded. The newly constructed Balch Creek sewer which traverses the old Balch creek gulch In the northwest section of the city proved unable to carry the water that poured down on it from the heights. The huge sewer carried a capacity load and the water that it could not hold followed the water course. At a point 600 yards beyond the forestry building on tho Llnnton road, the surface water running above the sewer was flowing across the pavement In a torrent 200 feet wide and 18 inches deep. Two automobiles were swept Into the ditch by the cur rent last night, but no one was in jured. A huge volume of water boiling up Just below the pavement indicated that the water was undermining the pavement. Motorcycle officers were stationed at either end of the bad stretch to warn traffic. A washout was expected. Car Company Ileady. The street car company estimated that the present storm would be even worse than those of 1906, 1913 and 1916, except for the fact that equip ment is In much better shape. Sound poles and new trolley wires have saved much delay. The underground system of trunk lines has saved much damage both to the street car and telephone lines on the west side. The great Increase In telephone service to the outside "districts, how ever, placed the company in a posi tion to suffer more loss than in any prevlons storm. The schools will operate as usual to day, according to an announcement by school officials last night. It was declared that lights and electric power at the various buildings were In good shape and that there was no reason why the schools should not be conducted unless the weather should become worse. ;: I 8 PASSE 6ER TRAINS MAROONED IS T ORM Relief Expedition .Fails Reach Destination. to SNOW PLOW SENT OUT Automobiles Deserted on Columbia Highway by Passengers Who Hike to Railroad. As a result of the storm, rail serv ice from the east on the Union Pacific and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway has been paralyzed, no trains having entered Portland on these liftes since Saturday night, and all eastbound trains on these lines. Eight passenger traina were held , up on either side of the Columbia, river be tween here and The Dalles. Train service on the Southern Pacif'c and on lines between here and Seattle is normal. Interurban lines were run ning yesterday afternoon, but with in terrupted service, due. to snow slides. Within 100 miles of Portland the uninterrupted fury of a snow storm is causing suffering to hundreds of passengers on trans-continental trains. There are eight passenger trains ma rooned on the tracks along the Co lumbia River highway and also on the North Bank. Snow 15 feet deep is reported at points where there have been slides. Snowfall Is Heavy. While snow was 15 inches deep on the level. It was reported yesterday afternoon that at Corbett there was a fall of snow amounting to 32 inches in five hours. The storm continued with unabated fury, it was reported yesterday afternoon In the territory in which the passenger trains are marooned. Heroic efforts were made yester day by Union Pacific officials to reach marooned trains both by clear ing the tracks with a rotary and by boat. Tb,e steamer G. N. Tea,l was sent up the river yesterday for the purpose of bringing Into Portland all the passengers on trains blocked on tracks up to The Dalles. Tracks are clear the other side of The Dalles. The boat had to turn back because ths locks were frozen. It as then dispatched to bring, back -marooned passengers on a train at Oneonta falls. This boat returned late last night with a party of storm refugees. North Bank Blocked. In efforts to bring traina In on h North Bank.' officials also mer dis couragement. Four Union Pacific trains diverted to the North Bank at The Dalles were stopped at Cooka Wash., 65 miles out. behind train Nn of the Northern Pacific, which had been stopped by a snow bank. These trains were sent back to The Dalles, where the passengers learned that an expected boat could not reach them. I telephone wires constantly went out of service and prevented train dispatchers from obtaining detailed Information concerning the conditions of passengers on marooned trains. Practically all of the trains had diners attached 'and those which had not were near places where food could be obtained. Antolats Are Rescued. The last train in from along the highway Saturday night brought nearly 100 motorists whose cars were left In snow drifts on the road. Many of them had suffered from the cold. They had deserted their cars and walked to the 'railway tracks to flag the train. They reported that many were staying with their automobiles on the highway. One pitiful case was that of a wom an and three children, one of whom had Just recovered from pneumonia. They had started from The Dalles for Portland and were chilled. The mat ron at the Union station took charge of . them and saw that all were warmed before they departed. Trains Are Enumerated. Trains marooned along the high way were: No. 4, Union Pacific east bound, for Chicago at Taylor, 37 miles out. This train left the Union station In Port land at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. It has two coaches, two standard and tourist sleepers and a diner. No. 17, Union Pacific, due here at 7:30 Saturday night, held up by slides at Oneonta falls. It was this train i that the G. N. Teal failed to reach yesterday. No. 12, O.-W. R. & N., bound for Spokane, left here at 7:30 o'clock Sat urday night; marooned at Bridal Veil. There Is no diner on this train and the passengers have been eating at Bridal "Veil inn. Rotary Plow Sent Out. Xith as many men as could be put aboard, a rotary plow was sent yes terday to plow a way to these trains. No telephones are in order along th way and no reports on their progress .'ave been obtained. The four Incoming trains of the Union Pacific which were diverted vesterday at The Dalles to the North Bank and stopped at Cooks, are No. 5, fast mail, from Chicago, due 7:45 A. M. yesterday: No. 23, from Salt Lake, due 7:30 A. M. yesterday; No. 11, from Spokane, due at 8 A. M. yesterday, and No. 19, from Chicago and Kansas City, due at 8:30 A. M. yesterday. The Northern Pacific held up at Cooks is No. 3, from Chicago. Traina Sent Back. Union Pacific trains not already stuck are being unloaded at The Dalles and turned back at that point These passengers will be brought to Portland as soon as possible. Attempts were made yesterday morning to send out eastbound trains both on the Union Pacific and ihe 'Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway. Union Pacific No. is, east Douna. and No. 4 Spokane, Portland & Seattle, were sent out by way of Vancouver. It was necessary to return them to the terminals here and annul tnem. WILLAMETTE VP 8.2 FEET Rapid Rise In River Reported In 3 6 Hours at Eugene. EUGENE, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Tne Willamette river was at a stage of 10 feet above low water mark to night, having risen to that height) from a summer stage or l.s reel in si hours. As the rain showed no sign of abating it was expected that the river would rise several feet more. It was rising rapidly when the read ing was taken tonight. The rainfall during tne last 24 hours was almost unprecedented here, the weather observer reporting 2.57 Inches or a total of 3.02 inches since Frida? afternoon when It began. The Amazon slough, which extends through the southern part of the city. was overflowing and the water Inun-i dated hundreds of door yards In thatj section. Keports irom ine lowianas west if Eugene indicated that large areas were covered with water. ASHLAND HAS FIRST RAIX Heavy Downpour for Three Days Predicted by Weather Man. ASHLAND, Or.. Nov. 20. (Special ) For the first time this fall Ashland and vicinity today was visited by a light rain, which started to fall at 3:45 o'clock. The rain was still fall ing tonight. Louis Dodge, govern ment weather observer, predicted a heavy rainfall during the night with the prospect of a three-day contin uance, followed by snowfall. The Siskiyou mountains near here were snowcapped in a few places as the result of a slight flurry for the past few days. Inclement weather started late here, snow usually com ing In time for Thanksgiving. Spokane Has Heavy Snow. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 20. With the temperature 16 above fero. a reavy snow was falling here tonight. Reports from all over the district east or the Cascade mountains say that snow Is. falling. Transcontinental trains' both east and west are run iilng about one hour late, railroad of ficials report. A. C. DONAHUE, President of GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO. 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