East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-30
WORST FLOOD IN PENDLE7ON SINCE 1882 Or IN a YEARS

street About o'clock the began fill with which
hastily awakened and warned seek places safety Among
first places be flooded the homes of R. Alexander Mrs Lima
Sg A. j. McAlliser Mrs Lydia French George Harris and the
Hotel Pendeton sample
Many living in that section awoke find their yards flooded
the threatening their houses. However,
gradual that there danger and all had ample
to find places of safety Some secured the Hotel Pende
ton and other hoee while others went the homes of friends living
on higher ground
At o'clock this morning the entire portion Water street
flooded especially and torrent was
rushing the the of Main and Water
this flooded the block rstreets
while the remainder rushed down the the north side of the
Hotel Pendleton
Gradually the until within hour the entire
block between Court and Water covered and the
becoming filled Nearly all of the merchants within the flooded
district arrived the early and made efforts the
entering their stores The walk the of Court and
Main to allow the water pass down Court and
other walks that had become adrf placed make chan
However, nothing could the Easements from becoming flooded
and within short time the celia of the TAYLOR and Smith awfo
buildings filled Taylor building had
carloads of implements stored and the goods considerably
damage Baker Folsom and the Fair Store suffered heavily both
places had valued in the thousands stored within their Easements
Also the goods of such being furniture and dry goods
they easily damaged by the water OF all the business
suffered by the flood Baker Folsom and the air
have doubtless been the heaviest losers There insurance
against loss by flood carried by either firm.
Ats o'clock this morning the lower portion of Court
flooded from the breaking the evee and from seepage
other places Also at that time the water had gotten well the
evee bank in several places and sidewalk
the could be rushing down almost level with the
At O'Clock the entire section west of Main street and between Alta
streets and most Of the yards were flooded Those who had failed
flea earlier the morning were then busy getting away from the de-
vastated district and in instances furniture being hauled to
places Of safety.
By O'Clock the had gotten past Court its progress
Alta being flooded The Peoples Warehouse basement be-
came filled in spite of efforts to prevent it. However he was
made nhe floor the furnishing goods side and blankets and other
perishable goods passed up to dry places.
In the other places along Main the clerks and proprors
bsy engaged all morning in storing goods off the floors so as be
prepared in the should inside This fortunate
for the Boston Store and several other places in that block
flooded At O'Clock there several inches of water the
of
was covered to the depth of two inches.
OR&N. 4 HEAVY LOSER.
The r. N company is the heaviest loser by the high water in
pendeon and ma The steel bridge Cayuse is
washed and several miles of track between Bingham Springs and
North Fork also we'll several small bridges in the vicinity
Traffic completely tied up and will be several days before trains
the mountains if the storm subsidies today
The bridge Cayusc the best steel the
and will require time to build temporary bridge
over the river at that point
s. westbound train, due here last night II o'clock
turned around at La Grande and eastward at No. the easbun
train due here last evening $40 turned here at midnight and
back Portland No All traffic the mountain is stop
ped and three freight trains are tied up here. -
The which have been work the o. R. n.
bridge Spokane branch Just above finishing the abu
for steel bridge that place and hostng engines
which the bridge submerged only the smoke
stacks being visible above the water.
WAGON BRIDGE GONE.
This morning the middle pier of the bridge the Umaa
river of the hospital and the drift began pile
the r N oo bridge % ea an % M3ffF NoD rsEa
joins the railroad grade and large force of and teams put
work repairing and strengthening the vee and taking precautions
against possible raise in the river.
The hosting engine the O. R. n bridge put of
mission by the high which oosened the upper thus dis
abng the and preventing its in clearing the debris
bridge and 10 o'clock thought that dynamite would
used blow the gathering drfwood from the bridge the
levee.
WATER RISING.
Constant reports received by the O. n offices this forenoon
that the raising Bingham Springs and Meacham
and feeling of uneasness caused people living everywhere the
vicinity the vee and railroad bridges seek shelter higher
ground.
RFSFRV ALTON rs FLOODED
Indians arriving the o'clock said the Indians
and low grounds hal all taken to the hills all the
had moved and gardens and fields flooded with
number of cattle marooned island the vicinity the
agency and the flooding all the entire flat in the vicinity of
'n' 'S''N' LEE STREET BRIDGE IN DANGER.
At O'Clock this morning the debris striking the Lee bridge
moved line about and half feet and that time
expected that would be washed The png Of the O. NJ