The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-01

Western Union tonight lost all wires to
the north, and Seattle and Tacoma are
virtually cut off as far as telegraph COM
munication is concerned.
A Spokane special says Coulee City Is
washed away by the breaking OF dam.
The village was located in a canon 100
feet wide. Through this narrow chan
mel the foods poured, sweeping every.
thing. The property loss 10 estimated
at $4,000. Only one person, Mrs.
Keith, was drowned.
coNcoNNULLY's DESTRUCTION.
SPOKANE, WASH, May 3l.-The Re-
view has further particulars from the
great food which destroyed the town OF
Conconnully, WASH, Sunday. In addi-
ton to the food in the creek cloud
burst occurred. increasing the volume oil
water into raging current. Everything
was swept before the torrent; trees,
houses and rocks came down upon the
beautiful fiat, where they lodged, form
ing a jam 10 feet high at places. The
loss will be heavy. as nothing is left ex-
cept part of w. Briggs saloon, B. Weir
fritz's saloon, w. ID. Shufeldts barber
shop, the postoffics, Elliott hotel, L. L..
Wo rks, bank of e. D. Simmons and his
law Office.
When the flood was within half
mile of town it was seen, ana every one
fled to higher land. All succeeded ex-
cept A. Spencer of Walla Walla, who
was atruek by drift and carried to the
lake, where he WAS rescued. A. w.
Tullock, a druggist, who was sick, was
carried down stream 200 yards and land
ed in jam, where he was taken out
alive after the water subsidized.
Outside aid is necessary. The loss is
complees, as there was no chance to save
property. Even people who put their
goods on high ground lost everything.
TACOMA, May I.-Assistant Superin-
tendent Dickinson Of the Northern Pa
ciic wired early this evening that the
fork, near Hope, Idaho, and that Fri
davis overland would arrive ON time.
Trains of two previous days will be
combined, and will also arrive tomorrow
afternoon. Esstbound trains are now
passing the break. There have been
small washouts near Garrison, Mont,
and one between Pasco and Wallulu.
These will be repaired by tomorrow.
The Great Northern is still tied up. The
arrival of Northern Pacific trains will
relieve the mail famine on Puget sound.
oNTHE FRASER.
VANCOUVER, B. c., May 31.-The Fra
ser river has risen three inches at West
minister during the past "a hours, and is
still rising. at North Bend the river
has risen above the mark reached by
the great floods of 1862.
There is still a large amount of snow
in the mountains. and as the warm
weather continues the river may be ex-
pected to rise still higher. Steamers
are still engaged 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 water
passed over several islands in the center
of the river channel. Last night the
water rose IA inches over the Central
Pacific railroad tracks near Mission. No
trains have been sent out today, and no
mail has been received here for eight
DAYS. A fund has been started to assist
the settlers who have lost their effects
in the floods.
1t is no uncommon sight to see houses
and barns floating down the river. Re-
ports have reached here that some In
dians have been drowned, but no au-
thentic news has been received.