The record-union., 1894-05-28
The Entire Northwest Suffering
From a Disastrous Flood.
MERCHANTS IN PORTLAND MOVING
GOODS TO UPPER STORIES.
A Sudden Rise In the Missouri River
Does Great Damage in the Vicinity
of Atchison-A Northern Pacific
Freight Train Goes Through
Bridge, Burying the Fireman Be-
meath the Wreck.
snec,a1 to the REcoRp-Us1os.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
PORTLAND, May 27.-The entire North
west is just now suffering from g disas-
trous food caused by melting snow in the
mountain ranges. The Willamette River
in this city is now twenty-five feet above
low water mark. and is rising at the rate
of halt an inch per hour. At The Dalles
during the past twenty-four hours the
Columbia has risen three feet, which
means a foot and half rise in this city
during the next twenty-four hours. The
water has reached Front street, and all
day long merchants on the waterfront
have been moving goods to'upper sto-
ries. In Albina many small houses on
the flats are under water, and their occu-
pants have moved to higher ground.
The Spokane River and Coeur d. Alene
Lake are higher than ever before known,
and immense damage has already been
done to railroad property in Eastern
Washington and Northern Idaho.
All rivers and streams flowing into
Puget Sound are swollen, many OF them
beyond their banks. The damage to rail-
road property and farming lands is very
heavy.
Adyices to the Weather Bureau from
aims show that the temperature IS falling,
which will check the rise in the Columbia
River.
THE MISSOURI RIVER BOOMING.
ATcHIsoN. May 27.-During the past
forty eight hours ending at p. NJ. the
Missouri River here raised nearly six
feet. The raise was rather sudden, and
great damage is being done to property
in the vicinity of East Atchlson. During
the past twelve hours the stream has cut
away nearly 200 feet of adjoining land
near that town, and the work of destruc-
ton continues.
! The town of East Atchison has been
protected heretofore by strip OF land
| known as "The Point" which extended
ior several yards into the river. This
point has been cut away, and the main
current of the stream strikes the town al
most directly from the north. 1t will
probably be only question OF few
hours until the current has full sway from
this direction. and then nothing can save
| the place. Great excitement prevails
! there, and many persons have moved TO
| this side of the river for safety.
| Store buildings and houses which stood
! in the north end OF the village are being
torn down or moved by their owners.
| Probably as many as dozen were moved
| to-day, and the work will continue
| throughout the night. Laborers and
| LGdilS lAOul tIiS ClLJ do NCAA do 4AO4I tAio
country surrounding East Atchison have
been sent 20 them to assist in removing
| the goods. just north of East Atchison
there are three lines of railroads parallel
| ing each other. the Rock Island, Santa
te, Hannibal 65 st. Joe. The river has
reached within less than thirty feet OF
these tracks. Several days ago. large
force of men was put to work by the
railroads rip-rapping the bank in an
effort to stay the encroachments. This
was discontinued Saturday, for the rea-
son that the stream washed it out as fast
as it was placed there. 1t is thought
nothing can be done now to prevent the
cutting, and the citizens are either pre-
pairing to leave the place or else standing
| by watching the river on its mission of
| deStr,IctiOD