Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-16


fgguea = ~ ~ NJ fhe C0wtnz river In
ssuthrIu ~. ~. the town of Cstiln
swfHf aHA same firfr. railroad
uaFr hefga - sound and Portland
~ afHuGHHi q 2 .oads ~ western and
ugftharffafu y " in the SAME con-
dltI0n. fbn rHin ~ and oregon Rail.
faad = s4vtTaftl, = rdporaHiv block
tdfd ~ H MUD ~ iods0n, fhe tele-
Rfaph srd fsiaph0, communication be-
tHsan here sHd Eeattio out of commission
and Nife tfnme iO eastern oregon and
WarhiuFf0n aim0st OF standftiil. hum
dfeds ~ thoun1uds ~ dollars damage IN
fhe rural districts back OF The sound cotin-
fft. in fhn fniiima country and southeast
Hfu Washington and aa much mOru 20 The
i1aEina Interests VI southwestern Washing
ton. briefly summarizes up The reports to-
night ~ thf knoun destruction brought by
~ Htouu IN Washington. the creeks and
rvefp ~ which arc laundering torrents
fnp result ~ tnrreHttai downp0urH Of the
past thfee ~ four dtys on the CowiitE
ehich b tonight ne most serious menace
ths town ~ catlin has been washed away
Happily in thls cass the inhabitants had
auhlrieut warning - set 20 the highlands
fH this same district there n a rufnor that
f1fiy farmers who had taken refuge on an
island are m seri0as uanFor unless the Cow
iiis stopa ita risc.
vast fHfnna Ocean.
Aet0fdine 20 passengers who arrived hgfe
today on q train from Tacoma. the Cgw.
iits VALLEY b vasf inland ocean for uDics.
thn railroad grade stretching like rEbbon
Hcrura i being She only land In sight
These passengers state that % Seattle
little 0r 10 damaBo. b,ig- Deed done by the
storm. n being tHsthe rural districts to the
east aud, JnBfth where the storm has
WrguGiH itE havoc. According to them.
from Saturday % Wednesday. since when
thcrs hss been no communication with the
-ound, the rain poured down ss " shot
through pipe II was accompanied by a
heavy wind. which made IL hazardous for
Uedsqtriaue 60 venture out. They gave the
SOrsbern Pacific railroad high praise for
the eGort made 10 keep its trRfhc moving
Passengers were taken 20 Tacoma by boat
ard frafu there brought 90 Portland over
tHa tuRuiar route. Even this IL no longer
p1Fgibie. since the bridges at Olequa and
iSelso have becn swept away Northbound
passengers who lett here on ,his road were
\unablc % get BY Castle Rock. snd most
Vt them returned 10 Portland.
on the Oregon Railroad Navigation
hacks slide az Dodson today threatened
ib ~ up tranie indefinitely. but reports to-
/niEht are that iss size was greatly eXag-
I geFated and that the Union Pacific and
Northern Pacific trains will leave here on
time tonight over this line.
Telegraph and telephone wires north Of
Portland are prostrated. there being no
communication whatever with any point
further than Kaiams.
According 70 District Forscaster Beals Of
the United states weather bureau the CEN
tsr % the storm has passed the Rocky
mountain range and II Is the after-effects
Which s now causing the damage. The
forecast for the district is occasional rain,
with much lowsr ismperature which pres
sges spssdy cessation Of the exlstins
food.
CowIits River RisinE.
4 speciai dispatch this afternoon to the
G4ening Telegram from Kels0 Wash. says
fasing torrent is rushing through the
lpNiands in that vicinity. carrying thou
ssUds % dollars worth of property in 4
mad rush o. ths saa. The Cowlitz river
ehlch began 90 rise rapidly yesterday
fanafed 10 tasn;y feet above low water
susrk fhis morning. aud the big sclfooi
'fFau bridgs that spans tbs stream ~ betweer
kfffo ara Catiu unabie o. withstand IA,
.ssrrife strain. bFske from its fastening
- tcday win crash that was heard
rts HnG fdned the huge mass Of
aias csrrie'i 5awn the swollen river
eanfrs have isst Portlsud for th'
asr tf -Hsase tn reeovsrtus srer
sawass that have broken ioo~
sasle.aters of the rfveg ard whicl
HrHe fFcpp taieurd fhe Columbia river
t u. estl~alsd hat from 100.
fees of 0gs ere adrift.
t. W sH rser in Oreaou at poiu-
Ft o. rrt two nchel Oh al hou
sIa.tE rHHfIr-Isd f1 ccIIs OBJ TODAY
r r.v.r r.es af fe.t 1t Po-t
H HH -Urretsd .hat ths streau
nuer 4.eEs aIous Che water
.H. ..". NH. H..l.r a.. .ra..raa Tra aan-r
rn fuaa 81 considered afteeu Pee,
HH stf t. rafrtar over 0su feet
aH In Co., Nnans.t.s rIve- at Port
aiaa s aH.r sf ,-- gear ere ftteude.
aHa Hfsr saiHsr sElppins and rrop
aHns rs ulrsrraa- than during ra
reaHr u1en haeENarsI from h
maa rraV.ufs suifl current las
n'H faru va the worst Of tbe WHITE
F-ana Ile usn fsr rn s heavv dowu
Hf Ne streets sefa running UIf
nrlersdaa
Ieavv nausaae seas seattr
rrct rfiie tne aaf Dispatch secairl3 lror
Hs~ia araarf tn eonmunicarion win th
h ar lA was inna spscal 90 Cd
dwag 1rsr ian tellins of ,ae d1od cor
nu nre'Hnins chat section of Waal
Ffal M 1suasel uae disd eafN as
Hf re.afas conditions since ruesda
HaH uHrl ule Grst .numatIou 1r tee rs,
Hnf af tne faal was reallzed rhe u.
arn n uart .s al failsws
HHofH rIr White stuck aad Crsc
vnaa nesan last aishJ have swer
r.a al rtiirsad inundated al tl
~ r1Hrr. rendered hrudreds 1f f8ru
aone ana cost .hres uves no
arr
rr .rrra uan larr Hs u.r Goods u.-