The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-20


coming simultaneously are the caus-
es of the most disastrous floods in
the history of the Puget Sound re.
gion. The valleys Of the White,
Cedar, Duwamish, Green, Stuck,
Black and Puyallup rivers are un-
der water, flooding 200 square miles
of territory. This includes practi-
cally every acre of low.lying land
back of the eastern shores of the
sound and extending from Seattle
to Tacoma. So far as known but
five deaths directly attributable to
the floods have occurred porth of
Stuck river. The property loss
will be heavy exceeding half mill
lion.
All traffic over the Northern Pa.
cific and Tacoma. Seattle Interur-
ban lines is at standstill. A week
or more will be required to repair
the damage after the waters subside.
The damage done to the fields and
herds run into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars. To the north the
Skagit river is on rampage and
railroad traffic in that direction Is
at standstill.
The greatest loss by the streams
was to the numbering interests, mill
lions Of feet of logs, and shingle
bolts being carried into the sound
and out to sea. Hundreds of farm
houses are submerged to the second
stories and many people are home.
less. A light rain began falling
throughout King county this morn
ing and continued during the day.
In Southeastern Washington some
damage was done, but the water
did not nearly attain the height or
force of the floods of last spring.
In Yakima Valley damage was
done to railroad and other proper
| ty. The farmers also lost heavily.
The greatest damage In Southern
Washing ton appear TO have occur
red along the Cowlitz river, which
is mighty torrent and is sweep
ing houses barns, bridges and 9th.
er proper ty before 1t and carrying
away millions of feet of logs to the
Columbia. Hundreds of people in
the vicinity of Kelso, Castle Rock,
Ostrander and Lexington were
forced to flee to high ground with
little or no covering as protection
against the wind and rain and with
little food.
The Northern Pacific has sustain
ed serious damage and several of Its
important bridges are reported i'm.
passible. No trains are moving
northward and the situation is a
precarious one. So far no loss of
life has been reported anywhere in
Southern Washington.
North Yakima, Wash, Nov. 16
Twenty men, one woman and
four children were marooned last
night on a temporary scaffolding on
an island at the head of the Sunny
side canal. They belonged to the
reclamatio service, and their stu.
alton was not considered unsafe un-
til last night when rescuipg parties
went to the scene. Boats were Sc
cured and they were taken from
their perilous position this morning
to dry land. Members of the party
tell narrowing tales of suffering
during the night. and how difficult
it was to save themselves from q
watery grave.
. The island became submerged IL
water and men had to work wais'
deep to build scaffolding to gel
the party above the swiftly fowlne
current that ran across the island
San Francisco, Nov. 16 Judge
Seawell today decided that Abra
ham Ruef has no legal right to th'
Office of district attorney to which
be was appointed by Acting Mayor
Gallagher after the board of super
visors had pretended to suspend W
Il. Langdon. The courts opinion
was oral. He said:
81 am clearly of the opiuicn tina
, , the conditions Of the charter do no
apply to the district attorneys of
, |, fee and that the mayor and super
visors have no power of removal il
reg ard to that office"
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 17.-H ths
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