The age-herald., 1901-09-02
TORRENTS OF WATER SWEEP
 THROUGH CLEYELAHD STREETS
 CAUSING AWFUL DESTRUCTION
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 morning hours the East End was being fearly swamped in a perfect deluge of rain. Another remarkable thing is that no thunder or lightning accompanied the reeord-breaking downfall.
 Peculiar Situation.
 While thousands of citizens in the most aristocratic section of the city were aroused, seeing thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of their property being crushed and destroyed. another and great CT portion of the city was wrapped in slunber, totally oblivious to the danger surrounding their fellow citizens.
 Residents along East Prospect street near Lincoln avenue, at Lincoln avenue and Glen Park place were aroused be- tween and o'clock in the morning by the sounding of the booming waters. The water continued to steadily rise until 1t was eight feet deep. By o'clock she residents along Lincoln avenue com menced to move furniture and valuables to the second story, as the rushing tor rent reached the level of the front porches and in a number of houses swept into the first floors.
 Barns and huge pieces of lumber were swirled about like light corks and banged into many Lincoln avenue houses, threatening their destruction.
 The families of Mrs " F. Newton and F. A Warren on willimette Court had a terrible experience with the flood. Mrs. Newton's mother, Mrs. Caroline Hamm, aged S6 years. Is in a serious condition as result of the fright and exposure.
 For three hours the woman signaled for help from their home, which sits down in little valley, which placed It at the absolute mercy of the rushing waters. The barn and shed were swept from their foundations and this added to the terror of the two women, who were alone in the house. As the water reached depth of six feet and commenced to pour into the first floor. the women became almost frantic. No boats were at hand, and as wading was out of the question, neigh bors called to the frightened women to remain where they were until other means of rescuing them could be secured. A rude raft was hastily put together and the families rescued. Great Excitement.
 Deering street. which runs parallel with Luclide avenue, was a scene of indescrib- able excitement. The lower end of the street was completely flooded and the up- per windows. of the houses were filled with frightened men and women who were almost In panic Two policemen carried a boat on their shoulders from Wade Park to the scene of the flood and began the work of carrying out of dan ger those who were penned up in their l homes unable to escape.
 | No less than nine households were saved by the timely work of the policemen. In several of the houses the water poured over the lower floors and furniture went swimming about the rooms. The resi- dents were forced to grope to the second story and await the coming of the rescu- CTS. Several persons were rescued from the upper stories by means of ladders. Shrieking women and crying children were carried down the shaky ladders, put in boats and brought to dry land.
 Today's rainfall was the greatest in To- cal weather bureau history. The precipi- tation was 4.2S inches.