Heavy Fall at Lewiston
Lewiston is experiencing the longest protracted cold spell and the most that it has ever had in November. During the 24 years that records have been recorded, the weather has been hovering around 21 degrees. For the past three or four days, the thermometer has rarely been above 30 degrees. Among the storms in history, Seattle is today in the grip of one of the most severe snow and sleet storms in its history. From points in all parts of the state come reports of heavy snowfall, the resultant tie-ups in train service, telephone and telegraph communication, streetcar and automobile traffic, Ellensburg reports the Kittias valley covered to the depth of 20 inches, with the snowfall continuing tonight. Eighteen inches are reported at Prosser and over the lower Yakima valley, the heaviest November fall on record in that district. At Aberdeen, three inches of snow is reported, the greatest November fall on record in six years. Near the summit of the Cascade mountains, the fall was about four feet interfering greatly with railway operation. All transcontinental trains are late. Temperatures range from 15 to 30 degrees above zero. 