The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-17

vhere We connected Il Wiih tho
dangling wires and ! stood the IN
atfument against post while lay
on the ground and directed my
flood story 10 the office Of The htaf
by way Of Tacoma
Feed MIX 20 Pigs.
Prom the creamery II was impos-
elbla 10 cross the river 10 summer
80 / pressed iDf.urd on foot 70
vqtrds Tae0ma, with the raging nv
er flowing between me and mf heA.
tinHtlan on the road ! Witnessed
many cases 81 serious damage from
cutting awaY the banks 81 the
stream. IN two instances whole gar
den tracts having been eaten away
and several houses having fallen
into the stream
Tho creamery ~ sumner was
closed down on account ~ the cut
ing off Of ita water supply IN me
deafruell0u Of the Sumner bridge
and traffic In every direction was
suepended 80 a. the farms ! passed
In my walk. the farmers were feed
inc their milk 10 Dlgs or pouring IT
out on the ground met many
men along the road. some u them
returning from an effort 20 reaeh
Tacoma with loads OF milk. and all
81 them informed me thai u was I'M
poasibie 10 get through and ad.
Weed me 10 turn back But
pressed forward and finally sue
eeedod 10 making my way through.
Prom sumner 70 point some dis
lance below puyallup the fiVef Is
cont fined 20 ita banks and the dam.
aga consists chiefly 81 the dsstruc.
lion Of BRIDGE and the cutting away
Of the banks. destroying farm and
garden land aud tumblinG houses
into the river In all cases where
this occurred the occupants OF
houses had ample warning 81 what
was about 10 occur
Some distance below PuyailnD
the waters began again 20 overflow
the banks Of the stream and 10
spread out over the low country. In
unaatlng farms and gardens and
surrounding houses. barns and 9th
er buildings
Dean story ENsagerated.
AZ Fife I found that the stories
Of flood damage NJ that point pub
lIshed In many Of the papers. TO be
entirely without foundation. as the
water had not risen 10 within A
mile % that place A mile and a
half or two miles away houses we're
surrounded and fields flooded IL
was here that ! encountered first
the sensational story Of the Dean
family having been carried away on
the roof OF their home. Wildly ap-
peaiing across the flooded area for
assistance which could not reach
them. The facts were these:
Tho Deans are a family Of In
dlana Their house was surround
ed and In the evening they got In
their boat aud rOwed away 10 high
er land for the night Before they
left the mother and children went
up on the roof Of the house for a
look over the flooded area and from
there we're seen by excited specta.
tors across the river who sent
abroad the Wild rum0rs. Friday
morning. after having been away
from his flooded home for the night.
NJ Dean returned again In his osn
boat 10 feed hls cattle. Al Fife
also. I exploded the story that four
men had been seen floating down
the stream on e log The story Was
a pure eanard. made much OF BY
newspapers not represented In the
flooded districts.
Risky Trip.
Approaching Tacoma along the
Reservation road found my prog
reas stopped by the flood which
covered the road for more thaa
mlle but an Indian canoe had
been pressed into service BY some
milkmen 70 get their milk TO TIA.
coma aud vas returning for a sec
ond load AS ! came up After some
pariey. | succeeded in inducing
them 20 carry me ms n passenger
viih the Load Of milk The trip
across the flooded area was rather
y risky one as the currents we're
swift and suags and distractions
everywhere. bat the bostmen were
born 10 their trade and managed
their heavy dugout skillfully. Ar.
irving at the Tacoma side OF the
river. a tramp OF another mile
brought me to the city which |
reached soon after O'Clock. the
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