The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-04
gives some idea of the situation in the
oyexca metropolis.


rivers IN Western Washington along the
ssne Of the Northern Pacific are rising
rapadsv tonight The Gre<n. ruvalsup
AID akims rivers are breaking over their
banks and the prospects are that the
sfeafarv country viii lie flooded nor~ coni-
rsesesy thsn ever before. Many fishermen 3
shaeks aad boathcnSes st the mouth Of
the fuyaliar river wers washed ous into
sas bay tonight. hat no one Vas injured.
iaere Vas no iet-up today in the down
poar The ground - complet>sv uater-
soaked. and water stands in pools in every
Easce where the drainage II not perfect.
w II. fiie says it is the worst rsinssovn
Sound
Travellers arriving from the south r~port
the Columbia rising at the rate of hail an
inch per hour. At Portland many husl-
ness houses arc reported doing business
on temporary ssa9inga or doors near the
ceilings OF their ssoeea The water in the
office Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany wss above the counter even yssssrday.
lhe offtce had to b. moved 90 higher
ground In the Office Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, when communication
was last had with that point, the opera
tors were perched on the top of boxes and
all wor~ rubber boots. Some Of the ar
rivals from Portland say the true CON.
aision OF things there regarding the Hood
One OF the heaviest losers in the Coviits
valley Is Charles Catiin, of this city. lie
has 100 tons OF hay under water. and ali Of
it Is ruined. thus entalling loss Of about
5000 Besides this ground on which
grass stood almost ready for the moving
ma.hiae few days ago will have TO bo
piowed before another crop Of hay can he
assured. several years ago when there
Was high water. the bank in the vicinity
OF Mr.. casiin's farm was dyksd, hus the
high water this year went tar above the
dyke. Mr.. Catiin sAys it b not usual 10
have the hignest water until the last week
In June.
George Lswis Cover and party, Who
were among those missing last night after
the storm. had 10 beach their launch near
Browns point In order 70 escape the fury
OF the gale. They returned safely late &c
night Other parties are stili absent from
tlse city, but are reported safe.
Two days mail for the Union Pacific
arrived tonight via umatiiia and the
Northern Pacific. Excepting one day,
this IL the last OF the delayed mail
All the persons injured II the collapsinr
OF the lodging house last night are inn
proving.
The telegraph and telephone comraniss
were tho heaviest lossrs by the windstorm
Of Saturday. for trees were blown across
their wires In al dirsctiona The Western
Union and Northern Pacific wires were
down ell Saturday night between Ksns
AID Mesker and. after being repaired
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. were
again laid low between this city
and Black rivsA They were again
repaired BY o'clock, and were
kept up afssr thas time. but the
city was still shut out east and south
OF that point until later In the day. when
there was wire along the Northern Pa
clio road to Spokane. About IL O'Clock :
wire was secured 10 Portland, but before
that time business was translsrred bv
steamer from kelso to Portland. The
In some placss the water has reached the
top Of the telegraph poles. thus cutting on
communication. Under the circumstance
Il 10 impossibls % arrange for . line acroas
the raging Columbia river, although .
large force Of linsmsn has bsen sent there
70 handle the wires aud make temporary
repairs.
The next point ID to restore communica-
tion between Portland and Spokane, :nd
g b proposed 70 put large forcs Of opsr-
ators either there or at Kslso and q some
place mp tho Columbia shove the levet Of
the food and transfer messages By steamsr
between the two points. Even then there
viii b NO eastern outlet beyond Hops.
Idaho. TO which point the Northsrn Pa.
clio wire b working.
The Postal Telegraph Company is In an
equally bad prsdicamsnt, for there y :
fourtsen-mils break IN it, line between
Mission and Ruby City. In fact the whole
line for that distancs has bssn swept away
and transfer 10 inside By the stsamss line
established By the Canadian paclfc. To
bridge the gulf . gang of nfty men has
started 70 build sn entirely new line over
the mountains aud around the nood. The
wire was ell right % vanoouvsr, and Port
land was reached By steamer transfer from
KeIso until about II o'clock, when . wire
Was obtained through "a Ban Francisco.
The burned out cables In the local tale
phone lines were replaced during the day.
but the long distance lines, north and
south, we're down In all directions A
gang Of iinsmsn went ous - make repairs
where the wires had besn proetrated hy
trees. but no point outside the city could
b. reached. A Tacoma Dispatch quotes
Manager Sands. Of the Sunset Company.
at that place. - saying that there 10 .
place in the CoWlits valley whore the en-
tire telephone line has disappeared for =
distance Of twenty miles. In other places
the water ID over the tops Of the poles, and
on account Of fallen trees and other OBJ
structions the telephone connections In
ell directions are simply and utterly
"bustsd" IL now looks. however, q
though =. 600 would cover the damage.
The managers OF she several telegraph
and tslsphons lines pronopnce The storm
she most general In IT. effects evor ~.
perisncsd In the Northwest, and there
seems but little prospsct Of an abatemsnt
Of the dsiugs. for there are six 70 thisty
feet Of snow in the mountains, which
will Be melted should . return Of wasra
weather occur before the food subsidsaL
The blockade on the Northern Pacific Il
still at Hope and nothing can b learned
A TO the prospects Of raising L. The wire
10 Spokane vas down all yesterday morn
ing and overland passengers did not come
in until late at night The train due
from Portland % Tacoma at 1910
.. m. saturday did noe GET there
until 5:l5 .. m. yesterday. and the
train due 70 leave thsrs for Seattle at II
D. m. he'd Left fvs minutes before, after
waiting aii night % that the passengers
for this city did NOS arrive till S:35 Z. IN.
Today and ~ long - the flood lasts the
train leaving Portland ct p. m. viii con-
meet with that arriving here at 12:25 m.
but passengers leaving hsrs on the 0 Z m.
train viii have TO wait st Kslso until the
arrival Of the one leaving here q 2:t0 .. ma
before they can take ths steamer for Port
land. Trains are moving very cautiously
on account Of the weakening Of ths bsnks.
About i00 trees were taken Of the track