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

From O'Clock until eleven last nigh
the water In the Willamette only subsidized
about inches. Then they remaiaed on
slands,Iii at III inches below the hlghes
point, until O'Clock this morning. when
they began rising again.
At Albany the wIilametir rose about
four inches .rous G a. IN. TO our press time,
reaching again just about the 1851 mark.
When the Salem bridge went out two
men named VIM Chambers and Goodsby
had just stepped from the end. The bridge
went out in three pieces.
The Springfield wagon bridge went out
yesterday morning. Al great loss 10 that
vicinity.
Al Eugene the water rose to two inches
above the 1851 mark.
The Oregon City box factory vent out
and quite number of small houses In tina
vicinity nuccumbcd TO the elem snis.
The south span Of the county bridge
across the callpooIa at Brownsville wen'
out yesterday morning, and small bridges
In different parts Of the county are report
cd gone, enough 30 the loss to the county
will be considerable, ard the county
Treasurer will be kept busy paying bridge
warrants.
AT Salem, according to the Statesman
the Oregon Pacific and Union Pacific
docks beth went out High water clcsst
the electric lIgh works. Calls for assist.
ance having come from Mission bottom,
lot Of valuable stock being In danger oi
drowning, The Orient started north on tn
rescne Al about five O'Clock In the after
noon. The reports were indefisi,e and I
was impossible to learn much OF the proba
Bile damage About four or five mile
north OF Salem on the farm of X Z Bybee
there was considerable amount OF I'm
stockin danger OF drowning; and at kais
er's and down at Mission bottom severa
families with their stock and household ei
iects are said to be sadly In need OF the a.
sisiancc that the Orient went down below +
render
cloyeradaie has been entirely inundated
excepting the treca.
The loss to Albany by the high waite
Is only nominal, excepting In business
way.
The highest point reached by the waite
at this city was IIK inches according I
the mark on the Red Crown Mills, whic
Capt. LannIng pronounces correct. Th
would make the height 80 feet ~ inchs
!. above low water.
The river at Harrisburg was falling TIL
forenoon, at one time at the rate OF thrc
e inches an hour, and the same report WI
received from Eugene City and junction
At the latter city rise of ten inches vi
reported during the night.
c The Excelsior mills at Oregon III
& went out this morning, amid great excite
, nent. They cost $4,000 and the 10
will be a great one TO that city. IAN vi
J" founded report was circulated that II
Morrison Street bridge had lost Apan.
is The Jefferson railroad bridge Is report,
! all right and there are no longer fears
: its going.
9 The approaches to the Waterloo Al
e Lebanon bridges are slightly damage
but not seriously.
The Blevens bridge, did not 30 out
! reported.
y The break water of the o p bridge
a this city, which had been mashed for d
J. or.two, went out at 1885 and DEMocR
man saw 1t floating down stream. Sew
= al men on the bridge were considerat
frightened by the crash and ran wild
l. from the bridge. The bridge stands We
On firm and train could safely cross It.
AT : o'clock this afternoon the wa
- was falling at the rate of two feet an he
n at Eugene City, which will be good ne
d generally to people north Of that city.
as The high waters 1t is learned throu
s Portland, have been general throughs
:. Oregon, including Eastern Oregon.
ys The Wooden mill at Roseburg v
d. mashed ont yesterday morning.
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