Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
WASHINGTON STORM SW[PI
Western State Never Before ExpeTi- enced Such Weather as That of
 Past Week
VESSELS AND TRAINS STALLED

Portland, Ore, NOV l0.-NeVer since the white man came has the state of Washington suffered from such a storm as is raging now.
 The storm, wind and rain, which for the past week has wrought havoc with coastwise shipping, yesterday swept inland and Is venting an un- heard of fury upon the whole state, especially the Puget sound country, and extends even to northern ore gon and the Pan Handle of Idaho.
 Railroads out of Tacoma and Se- attle are demoralized, train service to Portland only from the latter city being maintained.
 The creeks and rivers and brooks in the Cascades are roaring torrents. On Puget sound the towns of Snono- mish, Sumner and Auburn are under water.
 In central Washington floods are raging in the Natchez and Yakima valleys.
 The Clearwater Is out of It's banks and has done immense damage.
 Although nothing has been heard from Walla Walla 1t is only fair to presume that with floods east and west of there the rivers in that part of the state are still on rampage. At Portland heavy wind is blowing, accompanied by torrential rain. No damage has been done further than to put the electric lights and street cars out of commission.
 The railways across the state are prostrated and no news has been re- ceived here from eastern Oregon. At a late hour last night reports were very discouraging.
 Many Square Miles of Water.
 Tocoma, Wash. Nov 15.-A flood area of 300 square miles in north western Washington is the result to- day of heavy rains and melting snow which for 4S hours have rushed from the slopes of the Cascade mountains, causing nearly all the streams In the northwest to spread over lowiands. Several persons are reported drown: ed.
 Seattle and scores of towns have been for the last 36 hours cut or
 
 from outside communication. Bridges have been swept away railroad tracks washed out, telephone and tel egraph wires torn down.
 When darkness fell last night watchers from the highlands saw nothing except an expanse or water with here and there the tops or sub merged houses, on some Of which Wa terbouud persons could be seen sig. mailing for help. Some attempted rescues were made, but the mad rush of swollen waters carrying trees, snags. lumber and even houses, forced the rescuers back.
 Adyices received at the office of the Northern Pacific say the water Tn Creen river canon Is two feet higher than during the floods of 1905. when inc railroad was tied up for two weeks.
 Innumerable washouts are report ed from all parts of the country.
 What has occurred east Of Auburn and west of the slopes of the Gas. cades can only be con1ectured. That great damage has been done 10 lrop, erty and livestock Is evident but all wires between Hot Springs and Au- hurn are down and the extent or damage in that section will not DC known for day or two.
 Every railroad in the northwest IS tied mn. and though a few trains are heinz run. no attempt Is being made at a schedule.
 The tracks have been washed away ,n many places on different roads.
 At midnight rain was still railing heavily here.