The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-08

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On Iirss street. ous may roo Tor many
blocks without finding single h1sinsn
house open for businsaA Nearly every
buiidsng ID vacant, q least 20 tar - the
lower floors ars concerned Front street
will soon b In the same condition, for
buiidinss are hang smptied - fast - the
circumstances permis Drsying - no
longer posstbls east Of Third street. ana
transports are not % plenty - they ought
70 -. With the water on Stark and Sixth
streets. and almost up to Warrington.
within block Of the 0regossas building.
the very heart Of the city il flooded. The
transaetion Of business in the vicinity
Of Third and Waehington streets has bean
greatly facilitated by the building Of sub
stantid street crossings. hiNe enough for
wagoo or boosts 20 pass undor. One span
ming Alder strest ID nearly ten feet In
heighth. On First and Morrison streets
elevated sidewalks are being constructed.
should the high water ccuttnue 20 long .
time. In some places the precaution has
bssn taken 70 put mp hand-raiiings, % that
there In but little danger Of foot pasesn-
gers falling into the waser.
The nood vas rapidly approaching the
Union avenue roaduay last evening, and
was within about three and ons-haif feet
ginning to overflow, especially near East
Alder. Along East Third, in the flooded
district. the roadway 10 adoat. IL became
necessary for the families 70 move from
the houses on the northwest corner of East
Third and East Oak streets Yesterday.
The waterfa on the door Of the Riverside
hotel. Along East Washington some OF
the buiidings are bssng badly tuisted.
The old Southern Pacific depot at East
First is in state Of collapse and ready to
fall On the opposite corner An old two
story structurS appears In . weak
ened condition On the west side of
the old Logan livery stable is
another building ready TO 60 down. One
can count dozen buildings in the flooded
ways become more disrupted every day.
The water reached the floors of the Vic
.toris and Irvington docks and threatens
their contents. Standing on the bluff
above these docks and looking north one
has good view of the effects OF the food
in that direction and lower Aibina. 1t 10
most depicrabIe. Confusion Undesirable
houses remain in their positions. notwith-
standing they are slowly disappearing UNI
der the water. Crssping along Russell
street the food 10 now three feet deep
around the fountain. Families living on
the borders OF the approaching waters are
becoming very nervous and contemplate
removal.
The railroad iron piled on Hawthorne
avenue il holding the decking down, and
1t 10 confidently believed il cannot rise.
Last evening the water on Il Wa fifteen
inches deem. More iron will b. used ON
the approach shouldit become necessary.
Should the water become too high on
for travel . false roadway will b con-
keep the bridge open for all traffic, It BE-
ing the only means now BY which teams
can cross.
One Of the strangest Of tho many strange
incidents which have been noted since the
food Was seen in the ONCE Of the Glove
land Paint and Oil Company, at Front and
Stark, ysstsrday. vhsrs . submarine diver
In full armor was ct work trying to got
safe open to rescue important books and
papera A person passing in front Of the
building was startled TO zee his helmet
looking like huge bald head--riss 70 the
uurface. and 20 oeaSfho diver follow and
Chamber MP on some boxes and make
signs TO his helpers, Who opened the eye Of
the helmet He wanted cold chisel to
pry open the safe. and when this was
given hum and his helmet closed be imms-
diately sank out Of sight. with great
bubbiing and spiuttering. Such . sight
was never seen on Front street before. and
It 10 to be hoped may never b again.