The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-07


In every direction covering sections gen.
orally high and dry All the gardens are
out OF sight The school house, higher
than all other buildings In the vicinity,
was surrounded by water,. eaehing nearly
TO the floor, and land could not be seen
around Il. MIR Shannon and family, who
had been driven from their home, had pos
session. IN one corner was horse,in an-
other COW, while cooking was going on
In another and school globe ON table
showing fouF-fifths water was vciy slip-
gastive OF the occasion. Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Warner and Mr. Peacock had all left their
homes for neighbors at distance, Mr.
Writings house, the nearest to the water,
was Il foot above chuck. Two hundred
cords Of wood nicely piled before, owned
by Mr. VIM Vance,waA ahoat on his place,
but as there aRs no current Il was thought
Il might not float off The damage 10
garden tracts In that vicinity will be con.
siderable.
Mr. Beard, OF Tangent, says about six
hundred feet OF grading on the $ r Is
washed out between thai place and Shedd.
Mr. NJ French this morning was rowed
by Bud Hughes and George Anderson TO
The farm Of his brother In iaw,f Mcriung,
where he found three feet of water on the
FIRST floor ofthe residence. McClung and
family though bad previously gotten away
In good shape.
Capt Phillips informs us that bIs resi-
dence across tie river lacked a foot OF be-
Ing flooded. He ststes that the greatest
damage TO gardens will be the loss OF fen.
ces, which are generally swept away.
Vines will nel be damaged unless In cur
rent.
Seven small bridges are opt between
Jefferson and Salem.
W A Humphrey informs Us that the
Santlam was falling when he left that city
this forenoon, having fallen fourteen inch
CO since last night. He reported that the
bridge was safe ard that M piers had gone
as reported.
This afternoon dispatches from Eugene
and Harrisburg stated that the water there
was rising two inches an honi At the form.
er place and one Inch anhour nj the latter,
at harrisburg the operator said he was de-
livefing messages In q boat aud peaple
were living In the Second stories Of their
houses.
A couple wood choppers working on
Mr. Vance'e addition across the river had
a peculiar experience early this morning
About two o'clock the grade OF the o p
ga We away letting large quantity OF water
through and soon the men who were sleep.
Ing IN the cabin had to leave their quarters
and climb 10 the roof, where they spent
TIE remainder ot tho night. This morning
they we've taken on Ia boat.
The balm trees across the fiver arc being
slowly ihInaed out, and their trunks are
occasionally seen going down stream.
The Celestial who has been gathering
awiil around the city Is one OF the most
unfortunate OF the high water victims. He
had reared seventy hogs near this city !
but the foods came and all vert drowned.
not one being left.
A bridge carpenter who came down
from Gates states that the road is about
clear aud In running order with the excep.
tion OF one or two small washo uts.
About mile OF the o railroad track
across the river has been washed away, L.
some places even the rails going.
William Humphrey, Western Union
operator, returned this afternoon ftom a
hand.car trip to Jefferson, where he had
been TO repair the wires. He brought the
unfortunate news that the Salem bridge
was out. having gone Monday morning or
during the previous night. This Il a
great calamity 10 our sister city, aud the
citizens there have our sympathy over
their misfortune. Secured by pluck and
enterprise It's loAs will be doably great.