The record-union., 1892-11-23
Hpeeial % the REconp-UN1ox.


SEATTLE (Wash.), Nov. 22.-Notwith
standing the constant and at times heavy
rain all day, the rivers of western Wash
ington are getting back into their banks,
and the flood will probably be over in
another twenty-four hours, and then
some estimate can be made of the dam
age done to the rich valleys where the
flood was naturally at its worst. The
only streams that are now on the ram
page are the Black and Duwamish Rivers,
III King County, the former stream flow
ing into the latter and the latter into the
Snohomish. All of the streams that
have their headwaters in the mountains
have gone back into their banks. The
water is falling as rapidly as it rose, but
the more sluggish valley waterways are
still surcharged and the water does not
flow from the ilaUs very rapidly.
The big log jam i'll the SnohOmish
River above the Great y ortnern Railroad
bridge has not yet been broken, but the
river is not rising, and there is very little
debris coming down, so that it is almost
certain that the bridge piers viii be able
to stand the strain until the danger is
past.
AS the water leaves the Snohomish fats
they are found 10 be badly cut about in
some places by the effort Of the water to
find a new channel, and logs and debris
have floated into and covered land that
was in tine state Of cultivation. Many
farmers have lost all their hay crop. and
the hop fields were all denuded of the
poles.
The monster jam in the Duwamish
River, four miles south of Seattle has
been blasted and cut away on one side, so
as to remove the strain from one side of
the county bridge, which is now safe.
The whole town OF River Park. consist
ing OF about fifty homes of workingmen,
IS completely under water, and the peo-
pie saved but little furniture or clothing,
as they had to move in the night
In the Duwamish district, which is al
most exclusively given up TO dairy farm
ing, several hundred head of cattle have
been standing in water three feet deep for
the past three days At the big stock
farm of Senator Squire men have been at
work for forty-eight hours saving stock
by swimming them to the foothills.
Traffic was resumed over the Northern
Pacific this evening and connection with
the East is restored. The first train went
out at o'clock, and the first train came
from Tacoma at 2:l0. The Columbia and
Puget Sound Road has its line in good
order, and IS running heavy coal trains.
The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern is
running its trains on regular schedule
biIits uG tFiedb NOGLnGGn mas been
bothered by snowslides, but will be in
good shape tomorrow.
REPORTS OF Loss OF LIFE.
TACOMA, Nov. 22.-Reports are being
received OF persons who have been
drowned while trying to escape from
their houses, which were threatened bv
the valley floods. Houses of all descriD-
tions have been seen floating in nearly
every stream OF any size west of the
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in this section is stopped, except on the
Northern Pacific main line. 1t is rain
ing hard and the floods have greatly in
creased since last night, making certain
still greater destruction of property.
RAIN IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
PORTLAND (Or.), Nov. pa heavy
rain has fallen in this city and through
out the Willamette Valley and along the
Columbia River since midniUht The
Willamette River is rising rapidly. but
no damage has been reported. 1t
will require several feet more rise before
serious damage viii result from a Hood.
The Northern Pacific trains for the
last are running on time and the train
which has been delayed east of the Cas-
cades for four days arrived at Tacoma this
morning and will reach this city this
afternoon. 1t is expected the Northern
Pacific line between Seattle and Tacoma
viii be open this afternoon.
Another slide occurred at the Cascades.
on the Union Pacific, this morning.
which has added new difficulties to The
already aggravated situation there. The
Union Pacific has large force of men at
work, and grading for a new track
around the landslide was completed to-
day. 1t Is expected to have the work fin
lshed by tomorrow night, when trains
will start. Three river boats are carry
ing passengers and all perishabIe freight
around the slide.
Reports from points on the Willamette
River south OF this city state that a heavy
rain has been falling the past twenty-four
hours, and the river has risen several
feet, though no damage has been done