The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-08
Heavy Rains Flood Valleys and
Damage Railroads.
THE sTllsousmtsH IS ROARING.
Great sorshers Trasa Delayed by
small mishsps--Ced.r River Near
tag nigh wsser Mark.

8tUEFAD4E
on the railroads las been delayed. Cedar
river II within two feet Of the high water
mark Of the rrexs nood of last November.
the Iossands Of the Enohomish are under
water and the raging torrent OF the south
fork Of the siEIisxuamish has done some
damage 70 the Everett a Monte Cristo
railroad.
The worst food seems 10 have occurred
IN the stsIiagoarnish valley. particulars
being contained in ths following specsai
dispatch from Evsress:
EyrRxrr. Nor. Especial. 1.-The rag
ing waters have ruled the stslsaguarIsh
river for The past three days. but compare
tiysIy little damage IL TINS FAR reported.
The Everssf A Monte Cristo railroad sns-
tanned two Nashonts between tunnels
and 2, and . slight EasfsDut At tune, Q.
These have been repaired and one at
Egses station, ~ the head Of the canyon,
has been temporarily repaired. A MI
was washed ont between bridges 81
and 20 that would have been repaired
today but for high water. IL the
feed subsidies tonight the break can be
fixed 50 that trains can run through
Thursday. No serious accidents have 0c-
eurred. The kitchen attached so the house
OF Ms. Robes vas carried axay by she
water today. The water 10 higher than
four years. A strong wagon bridge knowu
Es the Bogardus bridge went between 3
aud 10 this morning and WAS carried down
the stream Eve miles. striking the center
pier Oh the bridge at the Eyerets & Monte
Iristo railroads second crossing of the
river. The bridge went 10 pieces on the
pier. leaving the stringcra on the point OF
the per. There Is no wagon road or tram
now between Granite Falls and Monte
EriAto. General Manager Mcbride, of the
railroad, remained At the hotel of Mr..
Jsnes. Ia Siverton. last night. The family
renamed up ali night owing 70 the roaring
of ths river, heavy rain and high wind.
Reports from Monte Cristo saw that the
river oyer!owed the railroad yard aud
tIlrntabis. but owing 10 the aiertness
OF the railroad employees slight damage
Was sustained az that point. a jam at
the Lowell bridge vas broken last night
ard boats resumed trips between here and
hnohomssh. The l0wiands are overlooked
aud the roadbeds of both the Everett n
Monte cristo and Great Northern are
closely watched. A construction engine
and cahoose on the Great Northern was
overturned east OF Lowell yesterday by
the track sinking.
In consequence Of the damage described,
the following telegram was received by
w. j. Jennings. general freight and pass
enger agent of the Lake Shore road. from
=. ". Baird. Of the Everett a Monte
Criafo:
Until further notice we cannot ACCEPT
shipments Of live stock or perishahle
freight for stations on our line east of
Hartford junction on account of high
water"
The Great Northern overland passenger
train due here at III o'clock ON Monday
night seems TO have run into the track OF
the storm about kalispeil and stayed with
IL all the way. 30 that IL was nineteen
hours late, not arriving until $50 last
evening. Great precautions were taken
MI the way TO this city. A passenger said
that on sunday night eloud-burst Ia the
mountains on the Montana-fdaho border
caused a few Insignificant rocksIides. and
washed away thirty feet of the piers under
the Boulder creek bridge, just east of Leo
mia. Idaho. There passengers were trans
ferred from the west-bound to the east
hound train. aud vice versa. While creep
Ing up the switclihack In the Cascades an
hour or so after midnight Monday night
the locomotive ran of switch Cor few
feet. delaying progress three hours. A
abort distance east of index n fifseen.ton
raeksiids had TO be blown up with dyna-
mite. At several places the skykomish
ieaped It's bank and took TO the woods. aud
al one point the water backed up and
rose "a within q foot of the rails.
Just before 20 ting into Index piece of
roadhed bad slid and settled little. ow-
ing 20 continuous rains soaking the earth
On the smooth granite rock beneath, thus
allowing IL 10 slide slightly and settle. the
ditch beside the track not being able at
this point to carry of the watea, A
freight car Jumped the track Monday
night and tore the ties for 1sO
feet. Superintendent McCabe, brother of
superintendent jos McCa5e. OF the North.
err Pacific, who arrived Monday 10 take
charge OF the Cascade division, came ia on
tlse train. and started out trains on time
last night. sending the bridge crew with n
aeTass the Hooded district at Snohomish.
Pretty nearly everything about Snoho-
mish hats xas inundated, hat notwith.
standing some Of the railroad men there
predicted that the river would continue 10
rise. North Of Snohomlsh the washing
water had undermined one side OF the
roatbed. resulting ia small eave-ln. The
track vas slightly moved. and the locome-
tive tested shs roadhed before the train
was allowed 80 pass,
Above Snehomish several small build
ings had been partially moved by the
water sc Monroe enc frame building
WAS being torn 10 pieces 30 save IL from
being swept away. On The Oats near Sno-
homish the water was above the fences.
some of which had been carried away.
The floors OF some % the small q dwellings
on the Cats were covered with water.
Near enc of these houses q little gray
pussy cat waS aaoat on a plank, locking
desoiate and forlora.
The Great Northern is raising the bridges
in the Snohomish valley, preparatory 10
raising the entire line OF track later oa.
aud putting in Iirmer bed. A Jam 81
logs about eco feet long formed At the
Great SSrtheFn bridge near the mouth O!
PilehacS creek yesterday, bGt was broken
BY gang OF twenty-five rnen in about tive
hours The plank road south 81 town is
saoat ios abont Forty reds, making travel
in that direction Impossible.
PogTIAsn. Nov. IA heavy wind AID
rain Storm has been prevailing since mid.
night Moaday in this vicinity. Reports
svGm Fevs Candy. at the mouth ct ths
Columbia river. state that the wiad i,
Blowing seventy miles an hour tonight
and the bar Is very ROACH. No vessels
venture outside As far as learned, &c
serious damage has resulted.
ASTORIA. Nov. Especial ARRIVED
State OF California, ok IredAIe iett up al
~ a. m. in tow II ocklahoma: sd NaFana
Gid net lraye today could not face shs
siosm outside that has been raging contln.
aoasly 81, day wilh the wind much
moderated. The wind on the bar. hos