, 1882-12-16

and taken to the oank. 1t ia. an
exciting momeps for those who witnessed
the accia-at watching the struggling
.nip,-s a. they were carried along tha. ~iId
~'iiing stream, and the rescue. The .is.sr
OF Fry was one Of the witnesses and her
screams were heartrsnding to hear. He re.
ceised = warm reception from her, when
they brought him back. Jus. after the fall
the body Of the wagon with the meat swung
clear OF The running gear. which greatly con-
tribatei to bis chances OF escape.
The Chinese quarters at Fifth and Rose.
are flooded, and the Celestiais have gone
hesvenward
There IS 20 estimating the damage. either
10 the city as corporation, or TO private IL
dIviduals. The moss practical pat the loss
to the city at $40, 600, in the way Of bridges.
stree, washings and other pailic property.
Half that amour, ~iIi probably cover ia.
oss to prisste p.rti.s, ASIDE from Mr
McCaIley.
We learn from Dayton that the d-,o, /.
suH 'unded - water, and coumaaicat On
between It and toU4 ,ut OF. The ..ter
there Is higher thsa vas ever known. The
ines9=nsrr reports no serious damage at Day.
ton
The report com s that the damage to
Ihieisen tume IS very heavy, quite 2, oil
deal OF 1t being washed asay Tie dana ,e
to the Dayton fume Is not known.
The Columbia rlv-r rose three iaches in
p hours, er ling tins morning. The Cma-
ulia Fl'eF a. booming. The report that the
railway Hriise across Wal a Waila riyer h sd
been ~s-hsd away, proves to b. untrue.
We are IA he mids. Of seas OF water Ike
''Ie Ancient Mariner" bat have hone To
drink. And is IS about As bad 70 Use fsr
ahiutior CAsrc,al Giterers VIII bring d
premium ,..s week. 5, sal gum boots an,
iish-s ater pants.
Nh. hnger5y WHO lives at Tairi aad Pine
str. Ia'roaIy escaped d,a-h b. dr,Wniu-
l,,t MA. When the .'srn sounded the
family ~er. sleep. Mr.. II. looked os.t Saw
the water, AMI aFou=.ng the i.m iv She
started -er - cIe sire- t T. z ala. Sac g.t
in-o TIE aasaOa:, and .s wita d.,iicu.-y
resca.d
F:,at a.rt.es .ho hase reached the ci:y
f.on the solta gni east, We learn that all
'he bridges an MHi Geek an othec -,s,a,, S
have ben swept away. Tne Yellow Hawa
Is bank fG.i. Harrison Creek Is the same.
Al 'He streams IA the UmAt3lla region ar
bank full. Travel t.wl-ds WESTON Is sqs-
peuie:
|: is s,id thlt tne~e : -6r.i great body of
snow in the mountains, which this warm
weather will melt, ard /, 50, or danger Is
nardly over.
Ths Wl.,r Conpaay sal begin 10 make
repairs al once. U,til this caa he done,
srn "a.er w'l D. aap -suun, though
rhIt muddy.
sam ii the c lars iioag Main street are
iIeI with water. Goads have ben re-
m ,v=i - uPIer !lOo:s.
We esnn,t reasonably expect ,ran +or
sevtral days. The Company vii haze a
tore a. work reoari : a one.
Hon. Phil,p Ritz tels Il, that L's na, s,sy
has been dau.aged eonsiier,hiy HIS los,
val be ahout $500. Other ci liens near hun
have also suffered. The water ia thl, quar-
ter came from Garrison Creek.
just now, the question is, how TO provide
for the budge-builiing and st-ee:-grAding
necessary to repair the damage done. We
see but one way, assessing Spe ,Ial tax un-
der Sectinn Z OF the charter Under this
authority, the City Council can assess spe-
ciaI tax @: six mills on the dollar
Although hanireds of people have visited
the rlyer and others have been engaged in
risky work, no fatal accidents have occurred
No passenger 10 q. i1if" sSS'''ti, lV"
miles below Whitman, but c,In get no further,
The train brings no mails. Some OF the pas
sengers walked 10 Whitman station Gad we're
brought to the city in hacks.
This morning while construction train was
going down the line 10 repair the road between
here and Whitman station, the track spread
and di .chei the locomotive and four or five
cars. Herman kimban and Peter Mahcne
We're very seriously injured. John Whelan
and PIT Cheatman, slightly. All were Te-
moved to s.. Mary hospital