Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-03-04
Bridges Crushed and Buildings Car
ried Away by Angry Water

Tuesday March 1st 1910 will stand out in Pullmans cal
endar Of her great baptism by just
as July $780, marks the time of her baptism by fire and
as then from the smoudeng embers of fortunes
loss today the subsdng waters find those who suffered loss
again work with spirit undaunted to the damage
inflicted by the clements L. E~ga 5r~le z5,s r<% -
weather conditions Of the winter have caused all OBJ
servers predict high and foundations and floods
the spring The snowfall has been heavy and instead of melting
from time to time gradually finding way down
it has laid the ground continuously
early December only awaiting the appearance of the long
overdue Chinook wind to bring the flood Of Tuesday The
fall saturated the ground with moisture that all
of the melting must from the fields and add its volume
to flooding rivers But the face of these unnatural
conditions and expecting that the Of the South Paouse
might rise unprecedented height, Pullman not
pecaly uneasy for herself the channel thought
ample the past protect the city from disastrous
food a..
Early Tuesday morning the southwest wind augmented by
rain started rvuets and streams down every hillside
and by clock the South Paoue Dry Fork and Missouri
Flat creeks which unite here raging all of
their channels and fast flooding the city Dry Fork which
The city the south running the entire length of
Grand street. its channel being underneath 12foot board walk
side Of the filed the street from curb curb
Faon building its waters divided nearly its entire
volume flowing down Main meet the onrushng
from the Palouse.
rising the of five feet hour and
caught the business in state of unpeprednes that
responsible for much of the loss that resulted,
down the lodge against the Kamaken bridge
and the O. R. N treste dammng the and backing
water up throughout the business district.
Then commenced the fight protect the stocks
chanse from the waters merchants called in all possible
help to things upper floor then
top and the highest Shelves many instances
only and shelving topple into
food and dry goods and groceries, and merchandise of all de-
scption go floating off in the murky waters lie sodden
soaking with value greatly deprecated
The IF on the ban the South
Palouse Main the deepest of the flood
and many of them floating The used by c. M
Waters furniture warehouse the first yield to the
irresistible force of the waters the lower floor being crushed
and the upper part of the structure almost intact floating
Main street into Spring street. where lodged against
the side of Campbes implement house Then the buildings
out each in helping to break loose
other from its moorngs and for half hour the
crang grooming renng tmbers heard above the
and rush of the waters.
building down and lodged against the Kamiaken
street bridge and for minutes the bridge made fight for its
life winning in this instance for the building soon went to
pieces and was carried timber at time under the
bridge But the next building that came carried the
bridge from piers the fell into the stream striking
the twoory frame Parrish building occupied by Baum piano
house Palm cafe lower floor and lodging house
the second floor this building being carried down the stream
to the the Star livery stable its lower floor being
peey demolished and upper floor wrecked beyond repair
The bridge then swung into the treste carrying that
down. and into the steel bridge Grand street which it
crushed down though it had been paper Gbergs building
Kamaken street occupied by Mr. Guberg tailor shop
and residence and Mrs Christians residence East Main
street went at about the time each building being
demolished and the household goods complete losses The
Kitchen house. which State street. back of the Alton
hotel struck by the wreckage moved down the street
hundred yards and practically demolished.
The carrying bridges and the reste and
the dam of debris piled behind Them released the pressure OF