, 1890-02-13

|ad gone out. Beyond the wrecklng OF
tn, Munticth miIi and the washing
away of the Union Pacific wharf, no
great damage has been done IN this city
a hunter Of placements, including th'
wooden mills, arc Hooded and seycra
residents along tho river have beer
forced tn move out
FROM EUGENE, on.
Very little rain has fallen within the
last twenty four hours. The river 1,
falling slowly, and the highest mark
reached was twenty-five feet above low
water. Tho large bridge near Springfield
went ont Monday also part ofthe bridg,
near this city entalling "a loss of 5000
A few small buildings in the low bot
toms were washed away, and a larg,
amount Of cord wood, fencing and othel
material also, the aggregate losses tigur
ing many thousand dollars, Tho city o
Eugene did not suffer any loss from the
river. and but slight loss and annoyance
from surface water.
ASHLAND.
The Oregon & California railway track
in Southern Oregon has bcen washed
away. For miles the rOadbed is serious
~ damaged along the line. There has
not been mail from either north orsoutll
for several weeks. No estimate of the
loss IN the country IN bridges and pri-
yatc property can be made. Hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars will not toVerit.
oREGOS cry
The damage here is great, but thc
principal mills are safe, which demon.
stratos tho fact that buildings can be
constructed here to stand the floods
The pulp and sulphido mills arc stand
ing, and are perfectly solid. Holes were
cut IN the roofs Of the sulphidG and pulp
mills tonight to release the compressed
air. when the holes were cut hot air
rushed out with terrific force. Last
night at 6 O'Clock the Willamette Falls
Excelsior COmpauy's warehouse, con-
tanning sixty tons Of excelsior. went out,
aud this morning the rest ul
their buildings driiied away. All
WUsv light and not well fastened down.
The o. X, N y. tOmpInN's Offices be-
came lOusCncd from ths warehouse. aud
went down. Tho wLrshlusa MAS
iuO,cuCd ana separated nom the lnpcr-
iul two inches, DGt 1t seems 10 stand Sc
Curcly yet. Within the warehouse are
2. 900 sacks OF flour and az many of
feed. The south end OF tho warehouse
and q small section OF the roof are bat
tered out.
Tho Imperial mill has hole broken
into the Nost side, and ten feet OF water
is fUaming against the upper side, and
has broken In the windows and doors.
All the machinery on the lower iioor is
under water. A hole is broken
in the foundation.
There Is an immense Jam of lriflwood
against the south end of the wOolen-
mill, and ut ! O'clock Tonight the upper
half Of the factory office fell In with a
crash. Water is standing on the weay-
ing-ruom floor of the factory and their
picker-housc Is swept away.
At u o'clock tonight the rear part Of
the Portland house was carried away,
of the Oregon city bank. and NJ O'Clock
all the funds and papers were moved TO
the county trcHsurers vault.
The planing.mill OF u. II, Calitf
& Co., below town, was partly car
ried away and the rest OF the building
was badly 'ljured. Nearly one.half OF
the houses on Goose Hat are moved from
their foundations and overturned. Both
the lock keepers houses are gone.
Main street has been rushing river
all day. and gangs of men were busy
preventing Jams. Half the awnings Of
Main street are wrecks, and not a side
walk rests above Sixth street. hut three
grocery stores can do business to. night,
and but one dry goods store Is or can be
open. The saloons are all closed to
night, and quiet prevails for the first
time since Sunday, but In spite OF all
these Calamities the sentiment IL univer-
sal that the Hood has Decn an actual
beue III To the CITY,