The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-23


Incidental 20 the recen; great STERN
many stories will undoubtedly get into
circulation that will sxhibir hsroism no
nance ard iussicroQs incidents doSesailed
wfth the accounts of loss OF property and
tie wrecking OF fortunes IL has been i'm
possible 10 form any estimate Of the dam
age that has been done By the foods ard
washouts. ard the fact that IN many
places all manner OF communication has
been cut OF wtSa the outside world makes
the condition Of those farther back ia the
mountains one of serious concern. The
state OF Washington has lost Esay thou
sand dollars during the past ten days
King county, especially, has suffered
serious loss. Messrs- ID. H. Rushing,
George A. Pragett. z c. Sickerson and
@ n Benaing. from North Bend, have
arrived In the city and bring news of thu
food from Miller river and skykomish.
In conversation last evening Mr.. Penniag
said: Il have been working for the coney
company. which is regularly Incorporated
as a mining company and is pushing
work on its Gains az the head OF Miller
river King county. At present all work
h stopped. except that OF repairing and
arranging 10 commence active opera tons
again on the mines Last week. after
the rain commenced falling. snowslide
came down and carried away the board
ing house. the company once. the black
smith shop and . fully equipped electric
plant. from which were operated nine
Buriesgh drills The whole property was
entirely destroyed. The slide passed over
the mouth Of tunnel in which three men
were AZ work. covering the mouth of the
tunnel with sixty feet OF snow. K. c.
N4sLSc - - r-fs z~7A Te~
were thas shut In. The mine was very
wet. and the water being pent up made
matters look very serious for these men.
OF course they Immediately started TO
dig out. but IL il had not been for outside
help the water would have been over their
heads long before they could have dug
ont As IL was. they were standing in
three feet Of water when the men who
were shovesing from the outside broke
through and saved their lives.
"A force Of nen is now at work get
tag the logs for more buildings. ana the
company viii resume operations on the
snsne as soon -ss possible.
The scenes on the south fork Of the
sxykorassh we're appalling Houses went
floating dosn the river with all the
household effects or the unfortunate own
srs "a them James Stewart James
BalkEeii and James Fitzgerald. generally
kacwz as the '-three Jims" were all
taoEgAt 10 he lss1g above high-water
mark bat fa@y we're flooded OUT. losing
everything they had, except in the in
stance cf Mr. RzTxwelI who saved his
famous ns9s@. xr1En sll over the Sky
korsfsn County, rs Brigham" The far
nners al aiexx ~ river lost horses. cows.
hogs and che xsrs
Mrs BsaxweG with a 3-months' old
babe in her z-zs wadei through three
feet OF water for oeev half a mile and
saved herself ard chils
Frank 8 Black and wife left their
home In & canoe and started down the
river. Dir. Black was not able 10 handle
the canoe very well and IL drifted al
most 20 the falls. where the current In
some way carried shsm ashore. 1t was
miracle that they were saved
Two cable bridges at Skykomish went
out. William Sanders vas standing on
one Of the bridges when it went down.
and only through the heroic action OF
his wife was he saved. A big tree came
down the river, and striking the bridge
upon which Mr.. Sanders was standing
took the bridge right along with IT, Sam
ders grabbed one OF the wire cables He
Was half stunned ana could make no
further effort 10 save himself. As the
long wire swung around toward shore
Mrs Sanders. who was witness to the
whole scene waded cut into the rushing
torrent. caught her husband and drew
him safely TO shore
Justice OK the Peace Temple. Of North
Bend, was one Of the unfortanates His
house was turned over by the food, but
there was not sufficient depth Of water 20
feat x away. The judges family were
rescued by number OF friendly neigh
oors- Mr.. Temple himself being crippled.
and having &c Us~ cork leg. could barely
save himself. He lost ms cork lex, and il
ficated away on tac roaring tide.
john Baker. the Duke OF Argyle.' came
sown Miller river on a big fir tree. Mr..
Bake. seated hiDSelS al the butt OF the
tree. and after going down about half n
mile he had company. a Aege black bear.
swimming for his life IN the srsthlnx
water. climbed or the tree and stationed
himself about thirty feet from The iuke.
IN addition TO his already precarious sta
alton. that hear nearly frightened Mr.
Baker 20 death. Euf ar. Bear was about as
badly scared as the other fsilos, and when
the current finally drifted the tree 10 dry
land. the bear took te his heels with as
much alacstsy as Baker.
-Four men. whose names were not
/ learned. climbed into a tree and were
compelled 20 remain there FOR eszhtees
hours before they could b rescued TIE
loss on Miller ard * yk0miSA rivers can
rot - estimated al present hug 4 - Ger
tain thst il amounts 20 many shosssnst<
eS dollars and viii cause -nQea suffering
among the farmers throughout the Vim
ter Is II 1!fncGit 20 get falt Information
81 present. ia; Sufficient Is known 10 S,@
2bis 70 state thar no such calamity ever
visited this section hsfoTe
A4sf q tae stores have rot heen tod
Eor 81 they ~ unti1 the effects ~ sha
hood have beer 80 adjusted thai s,aossEs
VI aSge chance 20 exercise their mem
cries Al present everybody = frv9ns "a
save himself or assist Others from greater
less
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ss@t 20 sr3ve piles three mes thtx SO
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plieSTtyer. the tec-heavy machine zssa
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tata - r3ve~. There xas 10 lass .. Ysse
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ssassers heroine. a ax orusa was rafs-
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Sses ard hi - ~ Mrs Sa-ae~x
Local Situation ta~hang~a
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not verified yesterday. as uxssal Crrsfnoas
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