East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-02

companions were unable to rescue
him.
Colfax Under Water.
At Colfax, Wash, people are flee
ing from their homes and places of
business in order to get beyond the
reach of the roaring waters of the
Palouse. The main thoroughfare Of
that city is under water to a depth Of
five feet and the waters continue to
rise.
At Caldwell, Idaho, a flood is ra-
ging. Damage amounting to 100000
has been done and a report to this
city last night was that the waters
were still continuing to increase in
their fury.
At Davenport, Wash, a stream run
ming through the town rose rapidly
yesterday afternoon and the business
streets are flooded. 1t is estimated
that damage will be done to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
Settlers Driven TO Hills.
Rising waters in Cowiche creek,
near North Yakima, have caused set
tiers to move out their household
goods and take refuge in the hills.
Garfield. Wash. is flooded. Silver
creek overflowed at noon yesterday
and waters have spread through the
business district. Ground floors of Of
fices and stores are several inches un-
der water. Trains on the Northern
Pacific and the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation and the Inland Electric
lines are stalled by washouts. Many
thousand dollars worth of property
in Whitman county is damaged.
Wenatchee, Wash, is practically
isolated from the outside world. Great
torrents of water are rushing down
from the hills and doing immense
damage
At Pullman Wash. the flood has
been the worst in history. City streets
in some places are five or six feet un-
der water. Six bridges were washed
away today. For a time yesterday
the water rose at the rate OF two feet
an hour rushing through Main street
and deluging the stores. The dam
age will reach many thousands of dol
lars.
Boise Idaho is hit hard, damage
amounting to $4,000 has already
been done there.
Wallace, Idaho, from whence the
first news of the Mace avalanche
came, has been cut off entirely. All
wires to that city went down about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Walla Wana in Floods Grip.
Last night was one of unrest in
Walla Walla. Up among the hills at
the headgates of the city water works,
Superintendent Richard Mclean and
half hundred men battled with the
turbulent waters of Mill creek while
guards were stationed at each bridge
in that city, armed with a lantern and
long iron hook, the latter used to
pull debris from the creek in order
not to gle it an opportunity to lodge
against the bridges.
Where the yellow Hawk branches
from Mill creek is a pier projecting
out into the stream intended to divert
40 per cent of the water from Mill
creek into the other stream. Those
who witnessed the installation OF this
work say it is unlikely that this will
be washed out, but should it give away
property would suffer greatly.
Reports from all along the foothills
are that bridges have been washed
| away and there is no semblance of
what were once roads. Fields are
! flooded
The mountains seem to Ss verita-
BILE spring, ever pouring forth water
from crag and crevice to rush down
upon the lowlands spreading disaster
and ruin.
Walla Walla River Steady.
Reports from along the Walla Wall
I la river at a late hour last night were
that all immediate danger Of that riv-
er flooding its banks was over at least
for the time being The water was
running bank full until late hour last
evening when 1t showed signs OF re-
cedlng.
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