The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
Great Damage Caused by Floods
In White River Valley District
ALL THE DANGER IS NOT YET PASSED
lnlerurban Tracks Still Covered With Water and
Roadbsd Greatly Damaged Total Destruction Of
Property Cannot Now Be Estimated

fiood began iurEsu
tiasaAtuex II all kinds are being
reported aiiucet hoafl,. bat none are
of serious nature Damage to-
houses. farms and livestock will. in
some HesttoHE. not he as great a. Al
hrsi nuppo~ed. bat the grand total
VIII reach an enormous Hrurs In
sesar instances q II known that the
iatsd Inundated cannot ha re iaifurd
fer more than a sear. a. dykes have
been swept away and all drainage
intrfuNeuv totally destroyed
The bodies 81 Martin Cummings
and Edward sshNun-~Hy. nho we've
drovred sunday evening meas
q firienl have not set been reooVef-
-. and the searching parties be
lieye there II little hon-s that they
vii BE- found until after the food
waters iraYe the ground bare aaain
u - Thought that the unfortunate
men wsfe ceuEht if a tansie Of drift
and MAJ have been carried several
miles ava, bs the tnurky tide.
officiAis II the seattle Tacoma In
terurnan road report that their line
u siiil under water ON both sides OF
the pu~nritsh fiNst. aud foe great
portion Of the distance 10 where the
line STRIKES the higher ground. sss-
efai nsttes below Kent A hiE snfve
ef men have nace~rsird tn breaking
the tiE loo Jam At the Dueanish
crossing. fhus saving the railroad
bridges frosn affnoat s~ftair fe~frur-
itnn To what extent the track. ard
roadb~d ~ the intefurban have been
dhmaxed win not be known until the
tracks are again exposed. II u
known. however that the damage
has been very cnasiles able In some
places. the -atire roadbed having
ben swept away
The Northern Pacific report. a
Smaller ameent 81 - tuai damage. A
biz force 81 fn~n arr 1t work from
beth sides % shs raedrd district. and
th~ officials cf the read hnr~ 10 be
able to get a train Through some tlfne
tonight ar teasafree morning
Al Kent the waters had 50 far re-
essfed at ~ o-cieck fhfa morning as
70 leave the streets clear IN the town
rtap~r. thoueh an Easements are sttIi
| full 70 the sidewalk tnxeA Damage
In the town and in the ear shops i
confined 20 injury done to goosls
stored IN Easements ana on noors not
es~r iva feet above tho general level
IT the ground TIE breaking Of the
Nicely dlke on the WHIT river neat
Kent caused the greatest damage in
that tart Of the valley. The cost Of
repairins the dgke will be many
thousands Of doliara
n ls the OPINION u thase who are
familiar With the situation. that thF
greatest danger has PASSED. and that
the only fear % further damage
comes from thr prospect 81 a. con
tfnastion Of the wnrfn rains which
are Irresponsible for the present foods
Residents IN South Park suffered
severely from the high water, more
than 50 houses being flooded aud
about zoe p~opie forced 20 re~k tenn
rofary quarters ost Of reach 81 the
water. Almost all Of the bridges IN
the town we're washed out. The
house OF Mrs. Hsrrnton. In River
Park. MAS overturned. and for time
threatened with complete dsstrue-
ton
Tho n~w South Park nchoo, build
ing has been temporarily abandoned
on acfoant OF the basement being
flooded. thna endanKerirx ths found
afiona Of the structure. Many other
reports are made % damage By wa
ter. ranging in amount from tie to
1900
The county commissioners have
res~lved eard that the White river
bridge at Buckley has been washed
away.