The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-02
THE COLUMBIA OVERFLOW.

JOY mhY COL4E
While there's life there's hope.
THE COLUMBIA OVERFLOW.
To cur friends ct Portland snd Che
DalIes the 6ood Of w.ters ~ present
being visited upon them is very seri.
Gus matter. Allowing them to tell OF
it in their own words. we reproduce
from lats journals - follo~s :-- :
Inch BIZ inch the willamette river is
still epcfoa0hing upon the city, snd
wbilsethersp~stsJas svening froD the
Upper Columbia show decline Of the
Hood, . rise If several inches more may
be expected in tins city. | Yesterday the
we or crossed First street, and at nine
O'Clock lat night the sidewalk frsuting
Union Block was covered and the street
submerged. The street has been closed
south Of Ash sand the horse cars new.
run from Washington street to the
southern terminus of the line. The
Inundated sdlstrict presents dcs,late
appesrssee. hitle pr no busipess being
done. At the Clarendon Hotel the wa
ter. on the ground floor Of the bsilding
is about foot deep, and elevated walks
are the only means Of reaching that.
portion Of the city. excepting by small
boats. that 40 psr plts6 With ease
uloag .tbs-liss-si- .psoat s.slssst -aad ia
ths vicinity Of the steamship harf and
rsilroeA o(hceA The trains on the west
side ,ww Akbpaf u,be corner Of Fand
Fourth streets. the long bridge not be-
ing d. emed safe to cross. A ticket Office
is O. tablished at the ahpve- peipt. and
passengers are from thence conveyed TO
the hotels by hacks. On the east side
the traips this morning will start from
the depot on Il street a East Portland.
aud passengers will take the Stark street
ferry to meet the trains Tomorrow
pas. engers will take the ferry ut the
foot Of Taylor street and meet the cars
on the east side at the foot OF U street,
where o temporary depot has been con-
structsd. Postlsnd Standard.
The Willamette is gradually gliding
over our strssts, to the detriment OF
business ana the Inconvenience of
every body. It will probably reach
the mark Of 70, for there 10 an nbun-
dance Of snow still in the mountains.
When it recedss again. unpleasant
traces Of its eneroachmeut will be left
bshisd, sud -shs -hsalsls of our. eitissns
depends0n thar speedy obliteration.
CellarsWill y leek king 9th the stenches
VI iuul Wotea and should be emptisd
Us son 8 Practicable. The pavements'
and sidewalks willsbe imbeided in q
filthy deposit, snd npst 6s restored,
and ths work nscssssry to this end WIN
load tue air with disagreeable odors
asd miasmatic influences. The strictest
sanitary care will be neoessaxy.-f Fort.
land Re- Z ~S $50 49, ~
The insraese sof thes veter hes been
- below si6ps she 2bth First day, q
inchss; second. 10 inches; third, 90
inches. Teams, wagons aud men have
been In h6Asy demand for thu removal
ofseods Tas ffst Obliged "a move
vas Mr. z L Moody, whose warshoussS
aud stores have been. vacated 81 large
cost Of labnr and money. Next came
Snipes 8 Kinnsrsley's drug house. the
nature Of whose. stock- whole1als and
retail-was such - to involve consider.
able snpouseoad trouble i0a- somovsl.
All along Front street there hes. been
. geuesAl U4afipe .out. ard hack on
Sscc ~ and Third ptssete tho move
ment has begun ID cellars aud base-
meuts. and the leading question now 10
% to whether or not the main sales :
rooms on eooond ssfset will guo& shsss
10 be vacated ct once. Indeed. glance
ct the past. showing what has been,
makes the question really serious one
~ to whether or not the entire bust
ness and residence poelion Of the city
up . o1th Strsse O. beyo9d thai sill
NIT 6efss6h6d >6y the f6od. There ere
living residents here now who testify
that within their memory the river has
risen 70 high tksG hesrs have teen
moorsd ct the bluff eight blocks back
from the city 'front.' Should such .
thing occur again what will be PORT
lands faeei ''Hseing 10 believing. |"
ThoeAzA6d64lx 80 AZ hstiGsd n
doubling the possibility of such an ak
perienca.. Yesterday the average riae
was Que inch Per ho0r. From sFroni
street. 20 The es1iuary sdgs Of The river
10 nov "a unbr6ken 90. The Cosuo.
politan and Umstilla Hotels ere pre-
pairing to resign their first doors to the
food snd theiS gu6ets have boat rides
In prospect in lieu Of the CUSTOMARY
means Of entry and exit. Tho former
will. - opon - ooOn a. the Vs1ei