The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-14
HOMES WERE FLOODED
The Fraser River OVerfOWS
Its Banks.
FARMERS TAKE TO BOATS.
bikes and Bridges Swept Away by
the Angry Waters.
IT Is THOUGHT THE WORST is OYER.
Losses Will Be Very Heavy Danage by
Storm in Other Places on
the Coast.
IT is THOUGHT THE WORST is OYER.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 13. - The
highest tide occurred this morning. and IL
is expected that from now on the floods In
the Fraser Valley will assuage. The As
ISOLATED Press representative paid visit
10 the flooded districts at North Arm. at
the mouth OF the Fraser, this aftern Don
ana found that the reports OF damage had
not been in the least exaggerated. AT III
o'clock this morning the water was six
feet over the main road. which runs along
side tributary of the Fraser, and at the
time OF the visit the water was still three
feet over the road. though steadily falling.
It is impossible to walk or drive along the
greater portion OF the road. and boats nave
been called into requisitioD. A number of
small bridges have been washed out, but
the two large bridges are fortunately I'M
damaged. Many settlers in the low lands
have deserted their houses or are living in
the upper stories, as the water in many of
the dwellings is three feet deep.
Samuel Brighouse, farmer who re-
sided in the district for the last thirty
years, says he has never seen such high
tide. His house is surrounded by water
aud he Is only able 10 get about by boats.
He saved his cattle with difficulty. He
says the water started rising on Friday
and each succe ding day it has been
higher. The dikes we're not built high
enough and the water soon came over and
swept along the road and fields with great
force. The planks on the roads are all
floating and it will cost the municipality a
large sum for repairs. At Stevenson the
water was higher to-day, but as the dikes
have already burst In so many places the
flood did not do much further damage.
Five miles Of road there is under water,
varying from three TO four feet deep.
Several canneries are flooded and the land
around there is covered with logs and
debris washed up by the water. At the
delta the same state of affairs exist,
boats being the only means of travel.
Westham Island, in the main channel of
the Fraser, is almost entirely covered and
boats can cross 1t. At all points at the
mouth of the Fraser the water is six inches
to foot higher than during the disastrous
floods of last spring.
The weather is now growing colder. The
snow will not melt so fast now, and as the
high tides are past il is thought the worst
is over. Luckily the farmers removed
nevertheless suffer con siderable loss from
fencing washed away and damage done TO
hay, besides injury to dwellings. The
municipalities will be the heaviest suffer
ers on account OF the damage done to
dikes, roads and bridges.
TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 13-The washout
at Olequa was repaired to-day, leaving the
Northern Pacifc's main line entirely open.
The wires are down on the branches to
North Bend and Ocosta, and the tracks
are partly covered by water. They were
not operated to-day. High tide covers che
track between South Aberdeen aud Ocosta.
To-day's rising temperature has checked
further rising of streams and swamps.
A Union City special to the Ledger says
that on Friday Samuel Matthews was
drowned in the Skokomsh River, his
canoe being demolished by striking a snag.