The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-06
.THE FLOOD UNABATED
Probability of Enormous Dam
age to the Inland City.
"A FURTHER RISE MONDAY NIGHT
Since Sunday the Increase Amounts
to Twenty-Seyen Inches--Houses
Floating Down the River.

The hopes of Portlanders that the
waters had reached their full height
have been rudely dispelled during the
past "a hours, and the announcement is
made that further rise has occurred,
and that the end Is not yet. Several
evidences of the enormous damage have
been witnessed by steamboatmen near
this city, and yesterday two buildings
were reported to have been seen floating
slowly down stream toward the ocean.
One of the structures appeared to have
been used as a mess house, at least such
was the opinion Of some of those who
saw it from the desk of the Telephone.
The opinion was expressed that the
building was probably one which had
been used in connection with salmon
packing establishment at some point be-
tween this city and Portland.
Another structure which was passed
in the river was a handsome dwelling
and evidently belonged to parties who
were. well-to-do, as the furniture was
of late design and valuable Among
the effects was piano, a key from
which was carried away for memento
by one of the hands on the steamer
No effort was made to save any Of the
furniture, and the building was allowed
to proceed slowly on its way to the
ocean, If 1t escapes the array of fish
traps between Chinook Point and Fort
Candy.
A report reached town yesterday that
the Umatilla house, at The Dalles, had
floated off, but the rumor lacks con-
flrmation. 1t is not improbable that
there is some foundation for the report,
for the reason that several days ago the
condition of the building was regarded
as unsafe. Saturday last the opinion
was freely expressed at The Dalles that
with further rise in the river 1t would
inevitably be accompanied by the dis
appearance of The Dalles' principal ho-
tel
Mr.. H. S. Gile, Of Portland, who was
among the passengers on the Telephone
yesterday afternoon, states that last
night there wasla further rise Of 10
inches. Mr.. Gile says that on Saturday
last he made aghatlS on the dock at
Salmon street, and on Sunday, when he
visited the place, he found there had
been rise Of 15 inches From Sunday
to Monday the increase was but one-half
this amount, or seven inches. On Mon
day the rise was not so rapid, and the
distance between the surface of the
water and the mark on the building had
been decreased by "a inches only, be-
tween the hours Of 10 a. m. and 4:45 D.
m. Monday night, as above stated the
increase amounted to 41-2 inches.
Mr.. Gile gives the information that
parties residing along the river were
securing anchors and other appliances
to assist them in securing their dwell
ings.
1t Is not thought that many Of the
submerged dwellings are inhabited most
Of them being likely at any moment to
be torn from their foundations and
carried away.
The Eureka cannery at Eagle Cliff has
not yet started on its trip oceanward,
but at last accounts was ready to en-
bark. The floors are lifted up by the
water, and the building is badly
strained.
The Ainsworth dock In Portland Is in
dangerous condition, and unless the
waters quickly subside will, It is claim
ed, become total loss.
Several stories have been told which
lend to the belief that the food Of 1875
was not by any means the greatest in
the history of this part Of the coun-
try. Capt. Love, Of Portland, claims
that driftwood has been found in q
tree at sanvie's Island, fully six or
seven feet above the high water mark
Of 1876, and this statement is corrobor-
ated by the statements OF Indians who
formerly lived in that vicinity. Some Of
the Indians go so far as to say that at
one time the water reached the site now
occupied by the court house in Portland,
but this is probably an exaggeratlon, al