The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-06

and it probably will be weeks before
the damage TO the track can be fully
repaired. Miles of the, new road bed
of the st. Paul road east of here have
been swept away and it is estimated
| that il will require more than a month
70 repair the damage from this source
The Big BlackfoOt river, 100 miles
long. is at food stage and there IS
danger of the destruction of the big
dam Of the Blackfoot Milling company
at BOrner which contains about Co.
100000 feet of logs
Wagon. Bridges Swept Away.
Wagon bridges all along the rivers
have been swept away.
The Bitter Root river is becoming
threatening and the railroad bridges
along this stream are unsafe.
The Northern Pacific has assembled
on this division all of the pile drivers
from the west that ii can get: il has
taken from its own western divisions
and has borrowed from other roads.
The fight against the waters is being
carried on by 10000 men. but the wa
ter is gaining rapidly and the rain
continues to fall In torrents.
The Missoula river at this point is
but few feet below the highest mark
ever registered. The expensive city
bridges are in danger and are guard
ed 10 prevent their use, so dangerous
are they considered
West of here the Northern Pacific
has no trouble as yet. The Great
Northern, in western Montana, is sd id
10 be in as bad shape as is the North
ern Pacific. Missoula has had no trains
from the east since Sunday; the ser
vice from the west has not been in
terrupted. There are 800 passengers
That are stalled between Washouts
east of here.
More Serious Every Minute.
At o'clock tonight the flood situation
IN western Montana is growing more
riOus each minute. Helena is cut off
from the outside world she is without
railway, telegraph or telephone communi-
cation For short time this afternoon
there was telephone connection, and at
the time IT was learned that all of the
streams in the vicinity of Helena are
overlooking and that there has been much
damage TO farms and considerable loss
OF livestock. The Great NOrthern's branch
lines are out of service and the main line
in northern Montana is cut in several
places.
The Northern Paeifics trains that were
started eastward out Of Spokane over
the Great Northern tracks are tied up
again. There is no communication east
OF Missoula- by rail or telegraph. All
the streams continue to rise. The Big
- lacAIool river Is nearing lts MgneSt
flood mark.
Miles of Track Out.
The Northern Pacific has lost several
miles OF track east of her during the
day. At Bonita, Nilnrod and Bearmouth
the telegraph operators have been COM
PEELED to leave their posts. driven out
by the rising waters.
At Garrison nearly all the residents
have fled from their homes and are
camped on the hills in the rain. None
of the dams in the river have given
way, though the power dam owned by
ex-senator Clark, above Misscula, is re-
ported in a critical condition.
This afternoon the Northern Pacific re-
leased by wagon transfer 200 of the pas
sengers that have been marooned east of /
here They will be sent TO Spokane on a |
made-up train.
Emma Goldman Msrooned.
Among the passengers who have been
Water-bound and who came in this aft |
ernoOn is Emma Goldman, the anarchist |
lecturer Shs is now in MissOula. An
attempt was made to have her address
the passengers at Drummond, but the |
passengers would not permit it. DR.. Reit- |
man, Miss GOldman's manager had a /
narrow escape from rough treatment du-
ring one of the early days of the delay |
de was smoking in the observation car |
or the maroOned train, when some ladies |
asked him to stop. He refused and his !
manner was offensive. A man who no
uced the incident scored Hickman round
ly and threatened TO thrash him. Reit-
man made a warm retort, and the MEM
bers OF the Tacoma baseball team, who
were on the train, threatened to throw |
him into the river.
The damage 10 the new rOadbed of the |
St. Paul line between Missoula and Butte /
Will not fall short OF a million dollars
and II is becoming greater all the time /
FLOODS IN KANSAS.