Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
CLOuD-BuRST FOLLOWS FLOOD.

The British columbia Country Again De-
manifestations and Their Families
and Stock Floating Around on RAfts--
sad stories of Suffering.
VANCOUVER, B. O., June 7-All the
Canadian Pacific passengers who left
for the east Sunday and since then re-
turned to this city last night, having
found it impossible to get through the
mountains. There are half dozen
breaks of serious nature along the line
and the track cannot probably be
opened for week. A more serious in
terruptiou than previously reported. is
due 10 cloud-burst in the vicinity OF
Lytton.
The burst swept the railroad for nine
miles from the saw mil flats, Lytton,
| where the approaches to the government
suspension bridge, on the old Cariboo
| road, were carried away. The waters
also swept away the IRON bridge at ASH
croft and the Canadian Pacific railroad
bridge near Spencer station. The water
| tore down the mountain gorges with
incredible velocity and sent the river
| leaping over its banks in boiling and
seething current.
Men who returned last night from
upper river points bring sad stories OF
! death, devastation and desolation. Set
tiers may be seen at every station, float
| ing on huge RATS made out OF the
wrecks Of farm buildings in which they
have their families and their cattle.
| The government steamers are rescuing
these as rapidly as possible.
One of these RATS was relieved of its
burden by steamer Gladys to-day. On
the raft we're man and wife and two
children, one OF them an infant, the
other "a years old. The horses and
cattle constantly threatened to overturn
the craft, for they were moving from
side to side in their efforts to secure
food. But there was none for the ami
mails, and what little there was for the
human beings was nearly exhausted
when the rescue was made, The
younger child may die of exposure.
Some idea of the horrors may bC
Judged when il Is stated that there art
thousands OF families similarly situated
A newspaper correspondent who re
turned this morning from trip abov,
Port Haney, on rescue steamer report
terrible state of affairs in the uppe
river. Herds of halt-starved cattle ticC
on RATS with no one to guide tn,
Journey of the insecure craft were seen
THE LOSS WILL BE $5,O00,000.
TACOMA, WASH, June 7.-Railroa,
men and others are beginning to esti
mate the damage done by the flood
throughout the northwest. A numbe
of conservative men have placed tn
r amount in the neighborhood Of $4,000,
: 900.
TOWN SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE.
NoRTHPoRT, WASH, June IA mes
senger has arrived here from Nelso
with the report that Kaslo, b. c., wa
swept almost entirely out Of existence
Sunday, by flood and wind. Ii is sal
that the wharf and stores were carrie
I into the lake and that several person
are missing. No particulars are obtain
: able, as the telegraph wire is down an
2 trains are not running.
: AT Sumas the greatest suffering W;
= reported. Many requests for assistant
:, were made. AS the steamer swung OF
u of Sumas band of Indians was see
holding barbecue. An OK had bee
dragged from the river and the hal
starved red men were devouring it.
ID present no stop can be put to such 7
voting spectacles which are said to
common all along the river. The India
al ranches have been swept away f
a hundreds of miles and the Indians q
bivouacked in the mountains.
ID VANCOUVER, B. G., June 12.-R
T. ports from the flooded district of t
lg Frazer valley are very encouragir
The flood is gradually receding throug
ze out. Steamers are still actively engag
in delivering supplies to the settlers a
funds are coming in rapidly.
y The Winnipeg Board of Trade h
\; wired contribution of $1,000. A me
'el ing will be held this afternoon of rep
o. sentatives Of the provincial governme
ie boards of trades and municipal counc
no to arrange system of reliefs and a
Y, to consider scheme for effectually d
Gh ing the lowlands.