Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
OREGON
Heavy Rain.stOrms and Floods.

The DALLEs, December 5th.-Nesrly four
inches of rain has fallen in the last two days
the heaviest fall experienced in this coun.
try for number of years. No mail has been
received for two days, and this section is
suffering blockade. Very little damage
learned that the roads in the country are
badly washed out
PORTLAND, December 15th.-The heaviest
rain-storm ever known in Oregon ceased at s
O'Clock last night. The rainfall in As hours
ending at that time was little over lO5
inches. Little damsgs was done except to
the railroads, all of which have suffered
Traffic on the the o. and G.. Railroad, east
and west sides, has been suspended for two
days. The Q. Il. and n. line between this
city and The Dalles is washed ont
in several places. and there were several
landslides. Traffic, however, was kept up
by boats, via the cid portage. The track will
be clear Saturday morning. The damage to
the valley roads was principally loss of bents
Of bridges. All the streams tributary to the
Willamette are out OF their banks, and MANY
small county bridges have been carried awsv.
The east side narrow. gauge loses q portion If
Its bridge across The North Santism. A re,
pert is received that landslide nesr Rooster
Rock. on the Columbia, killed three China
men, but the report lacks confirmation Be.
yond this no loss Of life or personal injury is
reported. No damage resulted in this city
except TO sewers and cellars.
UMATLLA, December 15th.-A heavy and
continuous rain for the past two days and
III yhts, together with warm winds melting
the snow in the Blue Mountains, has caused
an unprecedented rise in the Umstilla river,
cong an Immense amount of damage. The
following was received by telephone from
Pendeton, and by special messenger from
Echo: At Pendlet3n the river Joded the
greater part of the city. washed aEsy J, II.
Sharp & Co. 5 sawmill, Senator Penniuytr ms
dwelliug-houss and other buildings also
both bridges. II is rumorel that the railroad
bridge just below the city is also washed off,
The track az the depot is undermined and
badly washed. So sudden was the coming of
the flood at midnight chat number of the
citizens, to escape, were forcsd TO climb into
trees, and women and children were taken
from them duriDg the day. The Court house
at Perdleton is now occupied by the refugees
who were driven from their houses by the
rising waters. The Circuit Court being in
session at Pendleton, with its usual large
attendance from other parts of the country,
has intensified the excitement and want of
shelter. On the line of the o. r. and n. Co.'s
Baker City branch below Pendleton the track
is washed, and three trains are held between
Pendlst0n and Echo station, the track bsirp
washed away on both sides Of them. II is
reported 5hss one of the trains is in the water
at Echo, small station on the line of the
same railroad. The bridge across the Una.
tilla is washed away, and the place flooded
with water deep enough to swim a horse be-
tween the depot and that place. At Foster.
still down the Umatilla river, the town was
not flooded, but some of the bank was washed
away. This afternoon the water was stilI ria.
ing at Pendleton, but later reports saw il is
now on a stsnd.
Fatal AccidcGfs-l COrdase Compspy,
PORTLAND, December 15th.-Fred. Wei
kin, German carpenter, aged 30, fell from
the new three-story building on the corner of
Front and Clay streets yesterday afternoon,
and WAS instantly killed.
Hans Hsadrickson, a Norwegian. was
drowned yesterday morning, eight miles be.
low the ciEy, by falling off the Government
scow while pushing away the driftwood. The
body WAS not recovered.
James Iler, aged 73, a pioneer of 1917. and
well known throughout the State, died Tues
day at ButteVillP, Marion county.
Articles Incorporating the Nelson Cordape
Company were fled Tuesday. Capital stock,
500. 600. The incorporstors are William Nj,
Molson, j. V. Spader and Fred V, Holman.
The object is to make and sell rope.
Arrest or n Californian for Murder.
PORTLAND. December 15.h-John A. Carr.
alias John A. Lyiln. has been arrested hfrs
for murder at oroville, Butte county, Cal.
eighteen years sgn.
Woman Charged with Mall RobberyJ
PORTLAND December 18Th. Mrs. Carter,
Deputy Postmaster at Antelope, was brought
down here tonight, charged with robbing the
mails OF psir of brackets valued at 50 so.
She had to leave two infant children and
home ia care Of her husband.
Proceedings Void.
PORTLAND, December 15:h.-Tbe discovery
has bsea made that the Act Of the last Lsgii-