Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-16


In years is now rising In the Clear
water tributaries. and already Lew
iston Is cut on from rail- communica-
tlon with the outside world. an hun
dreds OF feet Of track have been
washed out. several bridges are out
OF line and in danger Of being swept
away and two heavy slides have COW
cred the track along Potlatch creek,
between Arrow Junction and Troy.
Rain has been falling for "a hours,
and the warm Chinook wind In melt
ing the snow in the lower mountains,
turning small streams into rushing
torrents. The Clearwater river has
risen 10 feet In the last 80 hours.
and is now rising at q rate Of two
inches an hour. Full from bank to
bank the raging water has torn out
the false work under the o. r. q ".
company's bridge now under con-
struction, and workmen are boiling
and riveting the structure today to
keep It from collapsing. The Snake
river Is slowly rising, but the great
food comes from the Clearwater,
which il as muddy AZ the Missouri
river in food time. Under the
Snake river bridge. a quarter Of a
mile from the confluence OF the
streams. the backwater from the
Clearwater has risen seven feet.
General Agent w. J. Jordan OF
the Northern Pacific said that he
feared the flood would stop the
trains some time. although the full
extent of the damage has not yet
been determined. He reports several
washouts and slides, but would give
no assurance OF the resumption OF
service.
LApwai Greek OveFliowa.
cULDEsAC, Idaho. March H.
Lapwai creek, lazy brooklet, Ia on
rampage. and Culdesac is threat
ened with foods. Early this morn
ing the mill flume broke In several
places, and torrents of water flowed
down through the streets. The low.
er end of town Is now six inches un-
der water. and the river Ia still ris-
ing. The bridge approach at the
center Of town was carried away;
the entire structure may 90 next
The creek Is 80 high that the Guide
sac water works are flooded. and
the city is without drinking water
As the rain is still falling on Craia
mountain. even higher water IL ex.
peeted. as more than two feet oil
snow covers the watershed.
Buildings May BE LOOsed.
JULIAETTA. Idaho. March 49,
Potlatch creek has turned into a tor.
rent and hundreds Of feet OF railroad
track are washed out on the Palouss
branch.
Just above the town. 900 feet Of
all has been carried away. while
more than q mile is under water
Seven miles below town water Il
flowing over the track, and fears ars
expressed that great damage will re
suit. The water is within . few
inches OF the depot and It Is In dan
ger Of being carried down stream.
sPALDING. Idaho. March le.-
About two miles OF the Northern Pa
cifie railroad Is washed out on Pot
latch creek, between Arrow junction
and Juliaetta. Train No. 10 lef
Lewiston on time. went 70 the wash
out half q mile above Arrow. ther
returned 10 Lewiston. The CleaFwa
ter and Potlateh rivers are high.
The steel bridge on Potlateh ereel
fell at 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
William BOwlin and Lon Honroti
were on the bridge when Il com
meneed to fall. but escaped without
injury. Waters in the Potlatch hav'
receded about one foot.
Damage a. Kendrlck.
RENDRICK. Idaho, March H.
Hard rains for three days hav'
raised the Potlatch about ~ feet. 4
started Saturday night about mid
night to run over the railroad track
At o'clock "a the morning al PEG
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