The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-11-23
RESULTOF THEFLOOD'
KKiGjiEATION OF PROPERTY WILL
AMCUNT TO MILLIONS.
Several Lives Reported Lost--Whole
Valleys Inundated Rivers Changed
Their Course and Many Bridges
Washed Away-Tratfic Delayed Sew
eraI Days.

Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 1S.-After the
loss of five lives, destruction of prop
erty worth million dollars or more,
total suspension of railroad traffic and
the submerging of valleys whose fertil-
ity is famous, the water is rapidly re-
ceu4ng. s
Conditions in the flooded districts be
tween Seattle and Tacoma are much
brighter. The waters in the White
and Black rivers are receding. and
farmers are gradually resuming their
normal routine. At Kent the streets
have only a few inches of water, dairy
ing operations were resumed today and
lights are on tonight. Auburn's condi-
ton is improved, and local train SER
vice operating. Communication with
Renton from Seattle has been resumed
by the Seattle. Renton & Southern
railway, which gets within half mile
of Seattle. Lines of other railways
are washed out, and 1t will Ne nearly
a week before they can operate.
Many Of the farmers n the valley
state that instead Of doing harm the
foods have done them good by ferti-
lizing their lands. State Geologist
Meany expressed the same opinion to
day.
The fume, of the electric plant ct
Electron was washed out and both Ia
coma and Seattle had resort to
steam plants for the operation of their
street cor and electric light plants. A
scarcity of fuel intensified the situa.
ton. The interurban electric line be
tween Tacoma and Seattle suffered
heavily in washouts and slides and
will not be able to resume for several
days. Industries along the Puyallup
river in Tacoma were put out of bust.
ness for a few days. At the city OF
Puyallup the water system was cut out
by the main pipe being disconnected
on a bridge over the Stuck river. Mum.
erous wagon and railroad bridges are
out. A railroad bridge over the Stuck
river was washed away.
Fifteen hundred feet of trussel went
out at Olequa on the Collitz river be
L
Bridges at Lester and Weston on the
main line of the Northern Pacific were
washed out.
Much of the damage in King and
Pierce counties has been caused by
the White river, which has changed
it's channel and is now pouring into
the Stuck river, flooding wide stretch
of fertile lands.
At North Yakima.
A fall of about foAr feet was in eyi.
dence in the Yakima river Sunday and
it is known that the loss to Yakima
valley will amount to 100000 and
possibly much more.
AS word from points cut of by the
flood is received great losses are re
ported. Arrivals from the reservation
bring word of heavy loss to horses
and cattle and much damage to farm
ing property. Hundreds of acres are
inundated. Reports from other sec
tions are to the same effect.
The collapse of the county's lower
bridge over Naches river Is reported
While crew was laboring to strength
en- it, without warning it fell into the
river, precipitating five men into the
water. ]. Steever, one of the laborers
. clung to the wreckage and was carried
down below the steel bridge of the
Northern Pacific and then swan to
snore. The others had less difficulty
in reaching safety.
A span lodged against the railroad
bridge, throwing the current against
a pier, causing damage.
At Ellensburg.
Damage to property in Kittitas val
ley will reach about 100000 dollars
from the high water The Ellensbure
water power electric light plant, or
the banks of the Yakima river. has
been out of commission for three days
with poles washed out and lines to
town down.
OREGON SQUl6s.
On Tuesday, November ~, the Ore
gon Bar association met at Portland