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Show WORST BLIZZARD I IN MANY YEARS I Great Storm Abating in North- B west But Avalanches and H Floods Threaten. H Seattle, Wash., Feb. 2. Rising tern- H peratures throughout the Pacific M northwest early today indicated that M the storm, which in western Washing- M ton was said to be the worst blizzard M in 23 years, was abating, but appre- M henslon was felt that a quick change H in the weather with its probable ac- M companying avalanches in the moun- M tains and floods in the valleys, would H do great damage. M Snow is general throughout most of M Oregon and Idaho snow lying a foot H deep in the lawlands and being drift- M ed to a depth of more than 20 feet M in the mountain passes through which M tho transcontinental railroads are M built. All tho railroads running east H have felt the effect of the tremendous H snowfall and traffic is practically sus- H pended. M Reports from Portland, Oregon, are H to the effect that rising temperature H eaily today turned the sleet to rain M and gave indication that the worst of M the "silver thaw" was over. Electrio M llfht wires and street car service In M manj parts of the city were demoral- H ized by falling trees borne down by IH their excessive weight of Ice. Some 1 of tho residence districts were in jH darkness last night Telegraph serv- tH ice to the southward was spasmodic IH Portland public schools were closed M today on account of the storm and the jl uncertainty of transportation facili- jH ties Some of the schools were com- M polled to close yesterday on account H of a shortage of fuel. H Snow Blocks Trafflo. H Seattle, Wash., Feb. 2. Eighteen In- H dies of snow on the ground stopped JB street car traffic here today, dlsorgan- H ized the public schools and crippled jl business and manufacturing. H No overland train has arrived here M since seven p. m. yesterday. The M Great Northern and the Chicago, Mil- M waukee and St. Paul railroads are not jH moving trains on their mountain divl- M sions. The Northern Pacific is work- . M ing with snow plows. H Eight Perish In Storm. H Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 2. Eight mon M perished in tho recent storm, accord- H ing to advices received here today. jH Tho fishing schooner Edison, of Ta- M coma, was wrecked on Capo Decision jH and her crew of six perished. Two H men were lost from the fishing H schoonor Eunice. The gas boat W. N. M was wrecked at Capo Bendel and two JM men lost Herbert Allen was frozen Jm to death near the Olympia mine. H People Wading to Work. H Portland, Ore., Feb. 2. Schools M were closed here today, street car H traffic was demoralized in many Parts n H of the city and man andjtyonien waded .H to work in icy slush tQVAM.51&?Jft'i- M as a result otiiSKiW!M v yjffi ' ffiffift ?jF - Si' " :&&.M |