The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-31
CORPSES RIDE The FLOOD.
Seven Lives known to Have Been Lost
in the Frazer.

Many Herds of Cattle and Flocks of
Sheep Drowned-Whole Villages on
the Banks ofthe Stream Floating-The
Langley Prairie Transformed Into a
Big Lake-Towns Almost Entirely
Inundated and the Escape From
Heavy Loss of Life Narrow.
Vancouver, B. c., May 30.-The over
flow of the Frazer river is causing great
| destruction and loss of life. The valleys
have been submerged, houses of ranchers
have been swept away and fields laid in
waste. Many herds of cattle and flocks
of sheep have been drowned. Whole vii
lagos on the banks of the stream are float
ing. So far seven lives are known to have
been lost.
AT Langley little boy fell from the
Langley hotel and was swept away by
the food. The hotel was finally washed
away. The town is flooded.
The whole Of the Langley prairie is now
under water, and the island on which the
Indian reservation is situated is entirely
under water.
-FOUR BODIES AFLoAT.
The dead bodies of three men and a lit
tie girl We're found on the prairie. Many
other bodies are reported as having been
seen in the stream in other localities, but
so terrible was the current that no at
tempt at rescue could be made. At Nor
ris, steamers are sailing in water where a
week ago We're farms. Farmers, fear
ing to remain longer, are taking passage
on steamers and bringing their families
here
The towns of Chtllawack Harrison and
Centerville have been almost entirely
inundated, and it was with difficulty that
the inhabitants escaped with their lives
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
The damage done to the Canadian Pa
citic railroad tracks is very serious, all
along the line. At Hattie the docking
/ has entirely given away, and 800 yards of
road have been destroyed. Trattc over
/ the railroad is entirely stopped, no train
| having arrived from the east since May
| %. No mails have been received or sent.
! At Hattie and Griffin 600 men are endeav-
| oring to repair the tracks. At places it is
| proposed to throw hawsers across the
| chasms and in this way transfer the
| mails TO the opposite side
Every farmer and rancher at Hattie
! prairie is doomed
| The latest report says that the Matzqui
| dixie has cayed and the country is all
| flooded. Reports from Mission City can
/ not be obtained, for the wires are all
| down. The Mission railroad bridge, one
of the longest on the road, is expected
| to CO.
PUGET SOUND. CUT OFF.
| Seattle, Wash, May 3O-The Puget
Sound region is almost cut off from every
! communication with the east. The Cana
dian Pacific, Great Northern, Northern
! Pacific and Union Pacific roads are all
| blOckaded on account of the foods. On
| Frazer river are higher than they have
been for twenty years past. In the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the city the high
waters are rapidly receding and no
! further damage is expected.
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BROKEN
Portland, Ore, May 8O.-Portland's
floods have broken all previous records
| and the water is still rising and
! spreading over a wide expanse of
country. The wholesale district of
| this city is completely under
water, and business is entirely
suspended. in the flooded district row
boats have taken the place of street cars.
! Fortunately the food is from the COum-
bia, consequently there is no current as
there would be did the great increase
come from the headwaters of the Villa
mette. Railroads are suffering greatly
and are compelled to use transfer boats
out of the city.