The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-09
Portland Getting Ready to Re-
pair the Flood Damage.
THE wnAsvEs MUCH INJURED.
IL Will Take Million Dollars 60 Re-
pair the 0. Z. 4 n. Line.
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fossEASr, June s--Ncw that the water
mas really commenced 10 rcceae prepara-
tions are being made 10 repair she damage
u mas done Floating decks, warehouses.
stores ard Dwellings viii have ta be
moored so thai they will settle again on
tnesr iouadaslonx In msny instances this
wnl be impossible because Of the huge
oaik to be managed. Coiiapses on the
riyer front are anticipated. as much of
the pai'ns under the hossing wharyes has
been ~sshed nat and Ii will be very diff
cuit 10 arrange the heavy sueerssrucsures
20 that they viii drop back on the remain
iag risinT- The wreck OF the elevated road
ways and wooden SIDE aiks Is very great
In the north end the streets are full of
drifting sidewalk. which belong nobody
knows just where. Some of il is being
moored in back yards. where ii can con-
venteniiy be cut into trewood when the
water is gone down. Hundreds of
feet OF IL has gone into the RATS
which are utilized by the poorer classes
tn the absence Of boats. The greatest
damage to elevated rosdways is ON the
east side. and particularly where they
are trAversed by the street tracks
Efforts 10 keep them down with
neavy loads Of iron and reck proved
futile IN every instance. This is espe-
ciaiiy noticeable on the east approaches 10
the Morrison aud Madison street bridges.
where every effort was mads To save the
tracks.
The wind conspired with careless oars
men to make collisions frequent. and
several fights we're narrowly aversed
In places where craft usually con-
gregaie. Already many boats are
marked 'For Sale" and some of them
can be bought very cheap. number of
new bridges have helped to cut down the
profits Of boa men,. bridge has been
built over Third street, at Oak street, 50
that the central police station can nov bs
reached without the aid Of boats.
Residents OF Chinatown. to all appear
ances, dave enjoyed the flooded condition
OF the strests rather than feeling alarmed
at the steady rise Of the water. They oil
have boats or RATS, 20 that they do not
have to rely upon regular boatmsn.
An amusing episode occurred on Third
and Washington streets this afternoon.
gsnseei appearing man and . fashion
ably attired woman attempted TO
pass each othsr on the elevated
sidewalk on that corner. The woman was
on the outer edge. and . third person
los,ied tae man against the woman,
causing her to fall into the
water. The innocent causs OF the
catastrophe ieaped into the stream 70
assist her. When the gentleman sue
ceeded in getting her on her feet again.
upon the staging, she began abusing
hin, accusing him Of being no
gentleman, as he he had squeezed her
unnecessarily tight. etc The large crowd
who witnessed the incident cheered the
woman's language and expressed words
Of sympathy for the man, Who
soon followed the woman on the
staging. At last he gave her a
shove. in dead earnest this time, and
she again splashed into the water. A loud
cheer went up. but no one helped her. and
she had to get out the best way she could.
On Lewis river the loss on logs alone
viii run into thousands. Steamers along
the river saved most of the live stock, enc
steamer removing 500 head OF horses and
cattle to the hills. Al the mouth Of the CO.
lambia miles ofths beach 10 lined with ium-
bsY, sawlogs. huge trees and driftwood. At
Ocean Park 20.0GO feet of lumber came
ashore and . good sized two-story house
dfifted In. bnt the breakers soon converted
il into kindiing.
The Pacific Postal Company have lost
their cable across the Columbia and are
transferring messages by means Of skiff.