The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

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" .sses-srT VERNON, Nov. 20.-The Skagit
ss - - again burst its banks and over
( ~ the country for many miles In ev-
4. x1recfiou. destroying ranches. sweep
z srsy stock. buildings. orchards and
- -srnerfy OF every description. In
1.Irs Vernon three houses In the lower
sl.,s q the city are wrecked and the side
- I'll over town are demolished or
49, sway. The water was a foot deep
Z ~ stores on First street, the big
/ .1s~e = BADLY damaged by jam and the
S-st Northern bridge two miles above
49,. 4 partly carried away.
3 s'Fs.murtfation by rail and telegraph has
- cempieteiy interrupted and the Postal
~ uas down ali day yesterday and did
I - IN working order until this after
49, The Great Northern track has been
..xs, uster from Fir TO Stanwood.
-. 1xter had been coming up for sew
- Iays and was bank full for two days
sss,sn The bursting OF the bikes last night.
~. nth shovels and teams were out all
~ Yesterday strengthening the dikes. but,
- o'clock last evening the dixie broke
~ sbove town and the water poured In
g sch Z stream that the town was soon
Ses1rd About the same time the dixie
se.r esorr's place on the west side Of the
- hgoke and the water commenced to
1.1 the marsh land towards LaConner
- whitney.
& r.. ssdewaIks began to float about town
ri ~ people gave up trying 10 save the
- Despite the big holes in 1t on either
S1e ne r..er continued to rise below and
sff6e3ock the torrent broke through the
- dike Just below the center Of the city.
H1fe the dixie Is ten feet or more high
- tl,e water took away a large section,
slesfns devastating stream to pour
mru,,gh the part of the city known as
Treouritown." Three houses near the
Nsnk we're badly wrecked and nearly ev-
- house below Kincaid street had from
- 10 three feet Of water in II.
During the afternoon the families In the
threaiened district had nearly all moved
q higher ground except a few families
Which were rescued In boats. There was
y loas Of life.
~ VIII not be anywhere near the extent
/ MS on the May food four years ago.
!. Today the water has all gone from the
streets except from the great holes here
and there, where il still stands. The river
fssing through the hole In the dixie below
toun.
The extent Of the damage TO the bridges
cannot be ascertained yet, but IL fs certain
thai the Great Northern bridge will need
extensive strengthening before II can be
nd
The Great Northern train got I'D within
4 quarter Of mile of Stanwood today,
which b fifteen miles below this city.
Much stock must have been drowned on
IN oats across the river. but no reports
have como to town yet from that district.
Geld weather Checks Floods.
Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
EVERETT. Nov. 20.-The cold weather
# tie past twenty-four hours stopped the
mailing of the snow and saved the valley
d the Gnohomish river from the highest
food ever known. As IL was, the water on
friday night was only seven inches below
high water mark. Harry Gray, who rents
ena Of the Rocker brothers farms. about
X miles above Lowell. lost about 100 tons
Il hay and had his household furniture
badly damaged.
Morgan Brothers, who also live on the
marsh southeast Of Lowell, had a large
mount Of hay damaged.
The damage to the Monte Cristo road
cannot yet be fully determined, but Ii is
Known that |. Is greater than ever before
The water rose three to five feet higher
than at any time since the road was built.
7htlr track between the bridge and the
junction with the Great Northern at Low
~. ls all washed away. Water covers the
Accr IN aix cars standing on the track near
ths depot this morning.
The river is now falling rapidly and the
wars, 10 past.
n. r. Trains Get Through.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO the Post-intelligencer
TACOMA. Nov. 2o.-Thanks 10 the freeze
lac the clearing up OF the storm The
Northern Pacific trains on the main lines
ar again enabled TO arrive and depart
Hiihoai easthound passengers being com
PEELED TO journey by the roundabout way
u Portland.
fhs train that has been held on the
o'asr side of Buckley for The past two
GAYS. arrived In this city tonight, followed
~ several sections of wheat trains from
sas Of the mountains. The wires that
were down at this point have been re-
Paced. allowing tire continuance Of tele-
ssphlc communication. The train from
foFs.and arrived twenty minutes late this
eseaing. the short delay being caused by
.oas and TO, from any washout impedi-
rshs- Thursdays weslhound train left
sv1Iaahd this evening. arriving in this
80 Shortly after midnight With a big lot
= eastern mall ana good number Of
passengers.
repairs 10 the branch lines at ortinx
"a south Bend will he prosecuted with all
sMsiole haste now that the tracks Of the
lasa hne have been fairly well cleared
%
Track Has Reen Repaired.
:, rei VhANE. Nov. Giraffe on the
Facitic both east and west was