The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-22
THIRD STREET.

Miles of streets inundated. $50. 21-4
Number establishments flooded 2S9
Estimated damage, ........ .S19S, 900
Third street, the Grand Canal" as it
was facetiously termed during the high
est point Of the flood, can boast of more
handsome buildings than any thorough
fare in the city, and the list includes
the Dekum, Worcester block, chamber
of commerce, new Grand Central hotel
and Eggert's block-fve Of the most i'm
posing structures in Portland. Being
fitted up in keeping with their outside
appearance, these places were specially
noteworthy during the waters highest
stages, revealing scenes of destruction
that will long linger in the minds of
thousands of people.
We will start on our tour Of inspec-
ton of Third street from Glisan, In
which locality all the sidewalks are on
the jump, sending water up at every
step we take. and plunging about like
clumsy luggers in a storm. Here are
several small stores completely washed
away, without a vest1ge of any contents
left. The big washington hotel, on the
corner of Flanders, is damaged to the
extent of $1,000, and the proprietor tells
me that this is a conservative estimate.
Then, in their order come the following
places, sandwiched between which are
small stores of every description, that
have suffered more or less damage.
New Grand Central hotel, ground floor
with one of flpest corridors in the city,
complete wreck Proprietor, W. II.
Edwards, estimates the loss at $500.
Toledo lodging house, complete wreck.
All furniture thrown out on sidewalks,
where it is now rotting in heaps. Loss,
$1,350. Mosberg's Theatre Comique.
Seven hundred chairs and considerable
stage furniture destroyed. Loss, 5000.
International hotel and billiard parlors,
badly damaged. Loss, $2,S0O. Merchants
hotel; loss, $1,000. Cosmopolitan lodg-
ing house, contains on ground floor two
drug stores, one clothing store two
fruit stores, one jewelers. and one hard
ware store. Total loss, 5000. Pacific
Theatre building is practically demn-
ished. Brunswick pool room, 81, 200; Nep-
pict house, $3.50; T. It. Murphy, saloon,
$780, Cosmopolitan Club hotel, 81, $50; f.
Batefuhr, wholesale liquors, 5000; Golden
Gate saloon, 5000; Douglas hotel, $3.50;
Worcester block estimated damage to
cellars and corridors Of building and
following stores on its ground floor:
Chas Kohn & Co., Webb Safe and
Lock Co., Plumbers pharmacy, $4,10O.
Hardman stores. very badly demolish-
ed; thousands of articles not unpacked
since flood subsided, so it is impossible
to get correct computation. AS far as
is known the loss is S4,25O. Ainsworth
National bank building Cbefore describ-
ed), $1,000; S. A. Arata e. Co. Cigars,
P. C. Brigham & Go. dry goods and
N. P. Express Co, s1,6SO Sherlock
building and ground floor occupants
two clothing stores), $780, Chamber of
commerce building, including all offices
previously mentioned cost Of removing,
and final job of breaking the seal. Loss
(estimated), $4,000.
In addition to the above enumerated
stores there are over $50, all more or
less destroyed, both inside and out.
There was a rumor late tonight that
the water had again begun to rise, but
it proved to be untrue.
A good many people believe that If
any serious damage has been done to
the foundations Of old buildings the ef-
feet will be felt when the river sub
sides little more, and when the water
inside the lower walls Of such structures
has had time to thoroughly drain itself
off, leaving the walls and foundations
Of the buildings supposed to be In a
precarious condition without any ul-
terror support at all.
Hundreds Of boats Of all shapes and
sizes are stranded in the culverts all
over the lately submerged district, and
several of these little craft have been
9hi"ShSu ~ pleceS ny lHe WHeeiS Vi
heavy wagons that have passed over
them from time TO time since locomo-
tion with horses became possible The
price Of these high water boats" is GO
ing down every day, and a fairly useful
and well built punt can now be pur-
chased for $3.50. Their owners are prin-
cipally laboring men, who. as soon as
the waters rose TO an extreme height,
went down to PennoyeTs mill and ex-
changed free silver for lumber owned
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