Show NU IS ISCO CO ERID WITH SNOW BLANKET I Two Deaths Attributed t to Weather Concern Felt for 30 R Road ad Men By OJ SEATTLE Nov 20 Blankets o of snow mow lay in various sections of ot th the Pacific northwest today in the wake wak of blizzards bUzzards snowstorms and rains which swept a wide area from th the Canadian line to southern Oregon ant and southern Idaho The inland empire country of ot castern cast cast- em ern Washington and northern Idaho and the Cascade mountain sections o of Washington and Oregon were hit se severely se- se verely yesterday At Wallace Idaho 18 inches of snow fell and was blown blow into drifts to paralyze stage and ra rail communication SNOW TRAPS 30 Two deaths were attributed to th the weather In early reports and aud concern was felt for the safety o of 30 road em em- who wh were caught in the hIgh Cascade mountains of ot Oregon The They were attempting to break a trail between between between be be- tween Blue lake and Suttle mIce lake t to reach a lower altitude last night Property Josses over the whole area were not severe but the damage caused by the storms included wires wire blown down numerous buildings building wrecked highways either blocked o or made dangerous to travel and at least leas two Oregon rivers swollen to flood lood stage age by rising waters The deaths were those of Charles of Charle O. O Smith 55 water commissioner of o Colville Wash who was crushed b ba by byn bya a n tree blown down and William J. J Steiner 86 of Spokane who collapsed while clearing sidewalks I RAPID WEATHER CHANGE Another death occurred when roads made impassable by snow prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented doctors from reaching th the home of Mrs Albert Gillan at Har liar yard vard Idaho who h had d given Birth t ta to toa toa a child chUd A vagary of the weather weather- brought brough rain snow and lightning to Seattle within the space of half hall an hour A blizzard bUzzard described as one of th the worst in many years swirled over th the Camas prairie region of ot north c cen Idaho extending as far south a as Grangeville At Davenport Wash the wind win twisted a ton four bushel wheat storage tank from its foundations de de- de it although it was fastened to a concrete foundation with half hall inch bolts A Northern Pacific train bound fo for or Missoula Mont from Wallace Idaho Idah was stopped at Lookout Pass anc and forced to return to Wallace |