The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-11-24
LOSSES BY FLOODS.

I Ehe btato OF washington the Scene o
Disastrous Floods Caused by Rscen,
Heavy storms--A Number OF Lives los,
at Various Points and q Vast Amount q
Damage to Railroad and Private Prom.
erty.
SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 22.- Report.
received from the districts visited b,
the recent storm show far create,
loss than was nt first anticipated. AT
,Sedro several lives are reported lost
and fatalities ure reported in Skugit and
Stillaguamish valley from the foods.
!. Mount ,Vernona Fir, La Conner, IIamil.
ton and other towns are under water
four or more feet deep, and people arc
removing their effects to higher ground,
fearing still greater rise.
The Skagit river is so full of logs and
drift that navigation is suspended.
Nearly 1000. 900 fpet,of logs came dow;,
I Sunday. tearing out the pier Of the
Wadon bridge at Mount Vernon, snap
ping piles Off like frail weeds. The
banks of the rivep arc lined with people
watching the mad torrent.
Several breaks have occurred In the
ievee. and the valleys and towns
are the scenes of desolation.
The lower floors OF tho houses
are covered with several feet
OF water, while the water In
the streets is so high as to make pedes-
trianism almost impossible. In one place
the break in the 1cvee is half a mile
long and six feet wide, and the torrent
is rushing madly through tho town Of
Fir. Beaver Marsh and the town of
La Conner are also flooded, and the
farmers are driving their stock to high
ground. The damage to the farming
district alone will reach hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
The telegraph lines are Frustrated In
many sections, and when communion
ton has been restored a fearful tale
may be told. Railroad washouts are
reported from many parts of the coun-
try. In many places big landslidcs have
washed out the road bed for miles. At
Samish lake and Ricksham several hum
dred feet Of track have been washed
out, and at the former place a bridge
was carried away. Sunday Seattle
e. Northern train ran into floating
bridge in tho Skagit valley, and
the engine and baggage car went
into the river. The fireman was buried
under the locomotive, and the engineer
and baggageman only saved them
selves by jumping and swimming shore.
Word from the town of Stanwood
says that that place Is flooded, and
that it was found necessary to aban-
don the lower floors of buildings ow.
ing to the high waters. Communica-
tion with the other districts Is cut off, |
except by steamer.
The southwestern part of the state |
did not fare SO badly as the northwest
ern, Judging frop. ths reports received
prevailed and the c.cclts and rivers are
swollen beyond precedence, but no
great damage beyond losses of logs and
shingle booms are reported. The rail
roads, however, suffered considerably |
by landslides, and numerous bridges
and considerable track have been
washed away.
more moderate, and It is now believed
that the worst is over. Many here be-
lieve, or at least hope, that the reports
from the flooded districts are somewhat
exaggerated, rs is usual in cases of
foods, but others think the worst Is not
yet known.
The log jam az Snohomish railway
bridge has grown TO half u mile in
length, and the bridge begins to show
signs of weakness. Should it give way
the people in the bottom lands will
perish.