The record-union., 1897-11-21
The States Of Oregon and Washington
Have Been Almost DeIuged.
The Whole Country About Mount
Vernon, Washington, for Twen-
ty Miles Under Water From
Four to Seven Feet-Hundreds
of Head of Stock Drowned, and
Many Barns and Granaries
Washed Away.

SAN fhANS1SCO, NOV. ~. - L uC
rainfall during the past five days in
the northwestern fact, extending from
as far down as Fresno on the south to
far up into the British possessions in
the north, and as far east as Winnipeg
has been phenomenal Oregon and
Washington have been fairly deluged.
The consequence has been to almost
paralyZe business and prevent COM
munication. The high winds have been
disastrous on shore and off shore. Re-
ports of shipwrecks are coming in, tele-
graph poles and wires have been lev
eled, and in many places the lines are
still down.
There is a trough-like depression ex-
this is causing the storm to move rap
idly to the east. With the exceptions
of San Luis Obispo, El Paso, Havre,
Calgary and Gu Appelle, the barometric
pressure is everywhere below the nor
NAL. The highest pressure is 3022 at
Calgary and the lowest 1880 at
Lander. From this it would appear
that the storm will move to the south
east, but as there are no stations COM
municating with that section of coun-
try at this point it cannot be traced
by the Weather Bureau.
To-day rain was falling at Red Bluff,
Redding, Woodland, Folsom, Shingle
Springs, Placerville, Colfax, Gold Run,
Alta, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap,
Cisco, Cascade, Summit, Truckee,
Bronco Verdi, Beowawe, Elko, Wells,
Fenton and San Francisco. Later ad-
VII ch in Of II,
area snow is now falling The snow
area embraces Northern Nevada,
Southern Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
Nebraska and Colorado, probably as
far south as Denver.
STORM AT WILLAPA BAY.
SOUTH BEND (Wash), Nov. 20.-A
terrific gale which began Tuesday night
and ragged for thirty-sdx hours cut
South Bend off from all telegraphic
communication until to-day. For two
days steamers were una BILE to cross
Willapa Bay, and Wednesday night the
local passenger train was caught be-
tween washouts at Frances, and is not
expected to arrive until tonight
In Willapa Valley no serious damage
was done except to county bridges two
being carried away by the flood.
Early Wednesday morning the lum-
Der schooner Jennie Thelin, which was
anchored off North Cove, dragged her
anchor, and went aground on Empire
spit. Flash signals brought out the
North Cove life crew, and the men
and valuables on the ship were trans
ferred to shore. All day Wednesday she
pounded on the spit, but Thursday
morning, to the surprise of the crew,
she was safely riding in the North
Cove Channel, having worked herself
across the spit. She is now beached at
South Bend for repairs
MOUNT VERNON FLOODED.
SEATTLE. Nov. 20-The most seri-
Gus damage done by the recent food
so far reported was at Mount Vernon.
The dykes surrounding the town broke
last night, and within an hour the
whole town was under two feet of
water. Hundreds of men worked like
Trojans, but their work was in vain.
as the river continued to raise until
1t reached hight two feet higher than
1t was four years ago, when the whole
Skagit Valley was inundated. Hum
dreds of head of stock were drowned
and many barns and granaries washed
away.
The Great Northern track below
town is washed out for a distance of
800 feet, and above the railway bridge
one mile of the road is crippled
1t is estimated that it will cost at
least $4,000 to repair the dykes in
this one district. The water is sub
siding, but still running in through the
breaks 1t will be at least ten DAYS
before the water leaves the lowlands.
The whole country for a distance of
twenty miles to salt water is under
from four to seven feet of water.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RESUMED.
SPOKANE CWash), Nov. 2O.-Traf-
fc on the Northern Pacific. both east
and west, was resumed to-day. and the
first mail for two days was received
here. The track has been repaired in
the Cascades east of Spokane. The
Great Northern is still blocked The
@. r. and N is open.
ANOTHER STORM BREWING.
ASTORIA (Or). Nov. 20.-The wind
is blowing forty-eight miles an hour
tonight, and it is feared another storm
is brewing. The bark Oakland Can
tain Whitney, from San Pedro for
Portland, is now out thirty-three davs
and fears are expressed that she has
met with an accident during the rough
weather.