The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-31
THE WATER IS STILL HIGH
The Northwestern Country
BADLY Flooded.
Frazer River q Destruction Dealing
Torrent.
The Northern Pacific Transporting
Trains by steamer-saimon Fish,
cries Closed on the Lower
Columbia River.


BY the Associated Press
VANCOUVER, B. O., May 30.-The
Frazer river has broken and raging tor
rent is dealing destruction and death.
Whole herds of cattle and focks OF
sheep have been drowned. Whole vii
lagos on the banks of the stream are
afloat. Eight lives are known to be
lost. Many other bodies are reported
having been seen In the stream. Farm
ers are taking passage on steamers and
bringing their families here.
The towns OF Chilliwac. Harrison and
Centerville are almost entirely mum
dated. The damage to the Canadian
Pacific track is very serious.
At Hattie the dyking is entirely given
away. Nicomen is under water. No
train has arrived from the east since
May 23rd. Every farmer and rancher
at Hattie prairie is ruined. The latest
report says the Matsqui dyke caved In
and the country is all flooded. The
Mission railroad bridge is expected to 60
every hour. The Salmon iron bridge
collapsed yesterday afternoon.
FERRYING TRAINS.
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 30.-The Union
Pacific mails and passengers due here
Saturday have not yet arrived. The
Northern Pacific is now open from St
Paul to Kelso. At the latter place the
west-bound passenger train was placed
on the huge transfer boat Tacoma and 1t
is bringing the train to this city by
water, a distance of about 80 miles.
The boat arrived here at p. M, and
landed at Gunaway's dock, on the east
side of the river, where the passengers
were landed. At 8 O'Clock it lef. for
Kelso. bringing the east-bound train.
The Union Pacific cannot get west OF
Umatilla. A boat will run down from
passengers and mail will be conveyed
from Umatilla to Cello by boat, thence
by rail to The Dalles; by boat from The
Dalles to the Cascades and over the
Portage road to Bonneville; thence by
boat to Portland.
The Union Power company was COM
PEELED TO close down during the after
noon. seriously crippling the street car
service.
CANNERIEs CLOSED.
FROM Tue lOW0f OOiuuUih inbolilkcuCo
comes that operations have ceased at
nearly all OF the salmon canneries and
that fishing has been suspended and
much damage is feared. Among the
farmers living along the river bad
state of affairs is reported. A great
many houses and barns are sfoat,
moored to the banks, and their owners
are fearful that the current will carry
them away. Thus far no serious losses
have occurred.
The latest news from the upper Col
umbia region is OF q favorable nature.
At Riparis the river has fallen one foot.
AT Unstilia there il rise OF four inches
while at the Dalles the water Is at
standstill. At least further rise OF
one foot lie OK pected in this city.
TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
SPOKANE, May 30.-Word reached
here today that the town of Oonconnolly
was swept away by the food. Every
business house in town was destroyed.
Among the losers are III. Harris, black
smith; d. E. Wilson, merchandise store;
Hunter q Co.. general merchandise;
A. w. Tulloch, drug store; O. F. Haul.
hardware store l.. Under, livery stable;
William Shuffeldt, barber shop; HI. w.
Thompson, the Outlook and ell the resi-
dencee between the concentration and
town, distance of q mile and half.
Mrs. Almira Keith lost her life. There
ia much suffering among the people, as
they saved nothing.