The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-16

elevated sidewalk spanning the former
street, knocking the frail underpinning
to pieces. A new bridge was dashed
within five minutes, but the delay
punched together ebCut 400 people, and
the boats had a temporary snap. A
P~ortlander would sooner swim than be
stopped when in a hurry.
Right opposite the head office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, on
First, is a scow rugged up as a saloon,
with the title, "Skamokawa Landing
on it. Two young bloods, rather clumsy
with the oars, and DESTROYS Of securing
beer from this floating hOstelry, backed
into it with rather more haste than
glasses felt the conclusion and were
smashed to pieces, while the irate pro-
prietor yelled for a police boat. One
Immediately appeared, and its occupant,
q very solomon of a judge, estimated
the damage, told the culprits to give
the Skamokawa man 50, and let them
go, with the parting %salutation, IF it
wasn't for the flood, We young divils, I'd
run yer n"
The city Jail is a centre of attraction
for sightseers. The water round the
building is thick with Chinese craft OF
every description, and from the balcony,
where the ~sergeants dangle their legs,
when the enterprising burglars not
a burgling," people promenade and spec
ulate on the condition of the water
crop.
What has astonished many Astorians
who have come to this city lately is the
belief Of many people that your town
has been visited by a huge tidal wave,
or some likewise mythical disaster, and
most of them will not believe it possible
that the high water has had no percepti-
BILE effect at the mouth of the river.
One prominent physician, in answer to
a question asked him this evening, said
that to the hest Of his knowledge the
Columbia at Astoria was about three
quarters Of a mile wide" They honestly
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wave idea is idotic, that you are in. a
big conspiracy to hush up the truth.
Another very warm sun shone today,
and the abominable odor from cellar
traps continues to grow worse and
worse, despite the hard work on the
part of individuals to decrease this de-
plorable state of affairs. 1t is a fact
generally overlooked that the principal
cause of this particular evil is not so
much the matter accumulated by the
water during the flood, but the shaking
up that has taken place in the cellars
among the conglomeration of old bones
and filth that have been lying undis-
turbed for years and years. The scent
emporium at the mouth of the river
known as the oil works disseminates eX-
tract Of roses in comparison with this
filthy odor hat begins to assail ones
olfactory nerve in all parts of the in
undated district. This comparison
ought to give your readers a pretty fair
idea of the matter.
The ladies were out in force this af-
%ternoon, ana bright summer costumes
worn by many hundreds of them made
a grim contrast to the appearance of
the streets. The boats all did well and
carried passengers till late in the even
ing. One of these tradesmen held forth
as follows:
Here's a nice dry boat, ladies. Step
in"
The ladies step in.
Hold up your skirts a moment, till
bail it out, please ma'am."
Why said the ~chaperon, 81 thought
you told us the boat was dry?"
did you ever know a man fool
enough to tell the truth about his own
boat?" responded the fellow, land it's
dryer than walking, a big sight"
A firm of First street grocers have
an awning that looks like a cir
Gus tent, in front of their store, and
are doing a brisk high water trade
across a series Of RATS.
There was am accident on Oak street
today. Allen & Lewis big boat was
transferring about five tons of merchan-
disc along Front street, when she ran
a fire plug, smashing her keel to
pieces. The boat and goods sank at
cnce, but were finally recovered, ruined
by the water.
1 could not help noting, with a good
deal Of pleasure, during the day the
manly bearing of many of the heavy
losers by the flood. None of them are
grumbling or bewailing their losses, but
all, with a true spirit of pluck, are max
ing the best of things and looking mat
ters in the face. They are very natur-
ally d~ownhearted and sick of the de-
struction they have seen about them for
the past week, but If appearances go for
anything, they possess in no slight de-
gree the same power of recuperation
brought Seattle the admiration of
the world after her big fire. But these
Portland merchants have already taken
the alarm. 1t is a bold statement to
make, but many people who ought to
know affirm today that life is too short
for these sufferers to turn round and
build up their business in the same spot
Dnce more, when, for all they know, the
Hoods may come again next year, and
the next, and the next. In connection
this question, all the prominent
real estate men that l have interviewed
in saying that without a shadow
IF a doubt the property along the first
streets running parallel to the
willamette will never recover its for