The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-06
DAMAGE BY WATER
Many Bridges Washed Away at
Spokane.
AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF SNOW
Irreparable Damage Done by the Irresis'
tible Onslaught of the Waters In
Many Places.

SPOKANE, May 2s.-The river is still
rising. 1t was four inches higher last
evening than the evening before.
Many bridges are tottering and will 20
If the food increases. The Dennis &
Bradley bridge at 10 o'clock last night
was in imminent danger. 1t had six
teen inches of water over the flooring
at the east end. The Twickenham
bridge is expected to 60 today. The
KYLE bridge is in great danger, but
some of the false work has been cut
out and the drift is being kept away.
Another section of the Spokane bridge
went yesterday. Other portions of the
half-destroyed Mission street and Seat
tie, Lake Shore g. Eastern bridges are
expected momentarily to follow.
The big water main in the river near
the c. g. C. mill was carried away yes
terday, and a big force of men is work
ing strenuously to save the Howard
street bridge, with good prospects of
success. Street Superintendent John
Kitto put in his sixth successive night
and day yesterday and last night. Com
missioner of Public Works Witherspoon
took charge of affairs at the Front ave-
nue. and Dennis g. Bradley bridges.
Fire Commissioner Marvin directed his
attention to the Howard street bridge
and the water mains. He directed that
the box work under that bridge be
taken out, and that was successfully
accomplished at o'clock last evening.
Commissioner Kizer and the whole city
council worked like trojans all day.
Sixty men at shift are kept constant
ly al work.
"The Dennis & Bradley bridge will
20 If this keeps up" Commissioner
Marvin said at IL o'clock last evening.
"The whole question now Is how we
can keep it from doing irreparable
damage"
Superior avenue and Olive street are
completely flooded. The bulkhead at
the new waterworks was washed out
late last evening, and the headrace
was filled with water. That will delav
work there at least a week. There Is
foot of water in the boarding house,
which is 100 yards from the banks I'M
der normal conditions.
Ran into Washout.
NORTH YAKIMA, May 2s.-Freight No.
"a, passing this place at a. M, met
with an accident yesterday at Topper
lish, twenty miles south, IN which the
fireman was killed instantly and the
engineer pretty seriously hurt, having
broken rib and some ugly bruises II
his back. At the time the train was
running about twelve miles an hour
the track appearing all right. About
three miles west of Toppenish is :
long, very high trestle, and when thu
train reached this place the engine ant
three cars dropped into a washout IL
the roadbed about fifteen feet deep
Engineer Worth of Ellensburg jumped
escaping with injuries as stated, while
Fireman Eddy Morrell was crushed
against the boiler head with the Goa
car on top. Worth was brought bacl
to this city and taken to the residence
. of relatives. The body Of Morrell wa
not extricated until late yesterda,
afternoon, when he was taken t.
Ellensburg. He was not badly bruised
but was burned severely. Mail an
passengers were transferred at tn
washout.
pBoth the Yakima and Natchez river
are higher than for many years. O
the Natchez the Selah bridge is unaE
proachable from the south side of tn
river. On the Yakima river there
not bridge between here and Prose-
that can be reached. The Union la
bridge at Yakima City was broken 4
two by the force Of the current, abou
fifty feet of the east approach havin
been carried away. The fats opposit
Yakima City are inundated, somethin
that has not happened since the grea
log jam Of the spring of 1880. Th
water has risen about ten feet. Thl
morning it stood eight feet eight inche
above low water mark, but was fallin
slightly. In Parker bottom the rive
has cut channel through the hop var
Of Burke & Fleming, the water stani
ing nearly to the top of some of th
poles.
The Flathesd Is Rising Rapidly.
KALIsPELL, Mont, May 2S.-The Fla
head river is rapidly approaching tn
high water mark of 1887. All stream
tributary to it are swollen and owe
their banks. Flathead lake is risin