The record-union., 1894-06-01
FLOODS UP NORTH.
The Northern Part of Portland a Vast
Lake.

FLOODS UP NORTH.
The Northern Part of Portland a Vast
Lake.
PORTLAND or, May 31.-The Villa
mette River at this point now stands at
twenty-nine feet above low-water mark.
Advices from the upper Columbia region
to the United States Weather Bureau are
to the effect that the water is at a stand
still
On the Northern Pacific the transfer
boat Tacoma is making regular trips, car
rying trains from this city to Kelso.
But little business is being transacted
in this city. The Western Union Tele-
graph Company has established boat
service between their main office, which
is surrounded by water, and their deliv
cry and receiving Office, which is moved
10 higher ground.
The Southern Pacific was delayed one
hour and half by high water at Clacka-
mas. Passengers were landed at East
Madison street. The Union depot is al
most entirely surrounded by water.
No mails have arrived from the East
over the Union Pacific since last Satur-
day. The company has put on boats at
Umatilla, but IS experiencing great diff
ticulty in making portages at The Dalles
aud Cascades. Telegraph communion
ton along the Columbia is cut off to
Ulnatilla and the only means of reaching
Eastern Oregon and Washington is by a
circuitous route. Miles Of the Union Pa
cific track along the Columbia are under
water, and it will probably be more than
a week before another train reaches this
CITY over that route The Northern Pa
cific manages to keep passengers and
mails moving by pressing into service
the large transfer boat used at Kalama
The Southern Pacific has experienced
only slight delays.
The northern part of the city, back as
far as Ninth street. is vast lake, and the
wholesale business of the city is entirely
suspended. The absence of any current
in the Willamette River makes naviga-
ton by boats very easy. and small boats
are being used along the water front from
Alder street to the north end.
At 3 p. NJ. the river was at Standstill.
A telephone message from the Assistant
Government Engineer at the Cascade
locks states that the bulkhead is leaking,
but he does not think that it will go out,
and that any serious damage can be OBJ
waited. The damage to the Union Pacific
track between Portland and Umatilla
will, it is thought, reach into the hundreds
of thousands.
Great damage has been done to farmers
living along the Columbia River in the
loss of stock aud crops. Salmon Gamers
here also met with heavy loss.
In this city but little damage has thus
far resulted. Owing to the slow and
had ample time to get their goods out of
the way.
1t is generally believed that the water
in this city has about reached it's extreme
hight. Its subsistence will be very slow,
owing to the large area over which the
water is spreading.
The Western Union tonight lost all
wires to the north, and Seattle and Ia
coma are virtually cut off as far as tele-
Twenty miles of poles along the Lower
Columbia are covered by water, and it
will probably be a week before they can
be repaired.
THE FLOOD AT CONCoNULLY.
SPOKANE, May 31.-The ReUieU has
further particulars from the terrible
flood which destroyed the town of Con-
conully, WASH, last Sunday. In addi
ton to the flood in the creek, q cloud
burst occurred. increasing the volume of
water into raging torrent Everything
was swept before the torrent-houses,
trees and rocks came down upon the
beautiful fiat, where they lodged, forming
a jam fifteen high at places. The loss
will be heavy, as rc.hing is left except
part of w. Briggs ~ oon, b. Wherfritz's
saloon, w. NJ. SiioIeldrs barber shop.
the Postoffice. Elliotu Hotel. L. l.. Works
bank and b. d. Summons law Office.
When the flood was within half-mile of
town it was seen, and everyone fled to
higher land. All succeeded except A.
Spencer of Walla Walla, who was struck
by drift and carried TO the lake, where
he was rescued. A. w. Tullock, drug
gist, who was sick, was carried down the
stream 200 yards and landed in jam,
where he was taken out alive after the
water fell. Outside aid is necessary. The
loss is complete, as there was no chance
to save property. Even people who put
their goods on high ground lost every
thing.
THE COLUMBIA STILL RISING.
MARCUS (Wash.), May 3l.-The Colum-
bia River is at high water mark and ris-
ing foot day. The high water is two
weeks early than ever before. The snow
in the mountains of British Columbia is
still from seven to twenty feet deep.
VILLAGE SWEPT AWAY.
MINNEAPoLIs, May 31.-A Spolxane
away by the breaking of a dam. The
village was located in canyon 100 feet
wide. Through this narrow channel the
floods poured. sweeping everything.
The property loss is estimated at Sl5O. .OG0.
only one person., a Mrs. Keith, was
drowned.
STEAMERS PASSING OVER ISLANDS.
VANCOUVER (B. C.). May 31.-The
Fraser River has risen three inches at
Westminster during the past twenty-four
hours, and is still rising. AT North Bend
the river has risen above the mark
reached by the great flood of 1882.
There is still large amount OF snow in
the mountains, and as the warm weather
continues the river may be expected to
rise much higher. Steamers are still en-
gagged in rescuing settlers and cattle.
An idea OF the depth of the water may
be gathered from the fact that steamer
drawing six feet of wafer passed over
several islands in the center OF the river
channel.
Reports have reached here that some
Indians have been drowned, but no au-
thentic news has been received.