The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-02-07
Terrible Destruction All
Over the Valley.
BRIDGES ALL WASHED AWAY
TRAINS DELAYED-ALL
WIRES DOWN.
Nearly Equal to the Floods of 'oI

The streams throughout the valley,
especially the Willamette river, have
been flooding the whole country for
the past week. 1t is said that the wa
ter was higher than in 1881, and only
lacked two feet of being as high as in
1861, which was the greatest flood ever
known in the valley.
In Albany the water of the William
ette river reached nearly to First
street and did considerable damage
along the river bank, some Of which
was 10 wash out both tho Union Paci-
fic and Oregon Pacific wharves, and
wing of the monteith mill, besides
damaging several other buildings
along the bank. 3T
On account Of the headgates going
, out the canal overfiowed its banks in
several places between here and AL
bany, doing much damage, particular
ly OH the farm of Mr. John Smith,
between Spicer and Tallman.
In Salem the Willamette Is said to
have dcne more damage than In any
other portion Of tbc valley. The most
disastrous result was the washing
away of the bridge across the William
ette. The south end of the bridge on
the Marion county side was the first to
give away, apparently from the bot
tenn and the two main spans of the
bridge, and in about three hours the
rest went down the river.
The Springfield wagon bridge, which
is about three miles above Eugene, was
also swept away. Several small hous-
es were washed away at Eugene, but
no serious damage was done.
Oregon City has had considerable
damage done to it. Several good
buildings were washed out and water
was running two feet deep through the
main street.
We learn that the water was up to
Front street in Portland and still ris-
ing. All railroads in the valley were
stepped this week, the last train that
came up having stopped in Albany,
where it is now, and there is no telling
when it will get away.
At Brownsville the Calapooia spread
all over the south side and part of the
north side, doing considerable damage
but we did not learn the particulars
further than that the south end of the
bridge was washed away. The train
came down on the narrow gauge yes.
terday for the first time this week as
far as Tallman.
! At Lebanon Saturday evening the
river was reported stillin its banks, but
about midnight it commenced rising
very fast and by Sunday morning wal
out of all bounds, and all over tht
bottoms, and by 10 A. NJ. had flooded
all the bottom between the bridge ant
slaughter house on this side (wcst) o
the river, having risen to the top rail
ing of the bridge across the slough, Ell
tirely submcrging it. At about clever
O'Clock a boat was secured by JOSEPH
Harbin, Lee Boise and VIM. Osborne
who started out to take those who hue
already been surrounded by water t
places of safety. They first went afteI
the family of Mr.. Junkers, who Lives
about half IA mile above the bridge
consisting of Mr.. Junkers, his wife
who was quite sick, and son. They
then took the boat to the Houk hoI
yard and helped out family who haC
recently moved in from the states, anC
not knowing what had happened were
well nigh frightened out Of their wits
aud had moved to the upper part o.
the dry house and prepared to make
the best of it, but were only too glad 4
leave. They then went to see
about the Mccormick family, who livt
about four miles south Of here. The,
never started until dark, and then haC
to 20 through woods and underOrusl
] aud Qrngy a aInIIyl aud ~ nnit bpr hnf