Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-06

the banks at Honnerpost, Il had a
dangerously swift current and
swept down the streets in a way
that threatened, as Il rose, TO sweep
the town. Great rafts of driftwood
came floating down, and as the
current set in towards the town,
threatened to NOW the houses of
the face of the earth. Fortunately.
the buildings withstood their dan
gers until the backwater helped to
check the current, and the drift
wood continued to float we'll out to-
wards the center of the stream.
1t was soon to be seen that the
greatest danger was to result from
the cutting away of the bank along
the river front from Main street,
towards the ferry landing. In
front of the Kaiser House the bank
stood it well, but from there down
it cut rapidly and occasioned the
greatest loss, taking away John
Scharr's blacksmith shop, Fry's
store building, the dining room of
the Fry hotel, Fry's white front
and Kaiser's building, occupied by
Lawyer Weniger. The store build
ing was occupied by the Kootena'
Trading Co. and the post Office.
Mr.. Covert and family lived in the
second story. The blacksmith
shop, store and Kaiser building
were a total loss but the white
house belonging to Mr.. Fry is
anchored in the river and an effort
will be made to save it. The Fry
hotel was torn down in order to
save the material. Most of the
goods was removed from these.
Scharr lost part of his outfit, and
the Kootenai Trading Co. six tons
of potatoes.
A few small shacks in Eaton and
Bonnerport, buildings that were
unoccupied hoated from their
foundations. This is about the
only loss on buildings, except the
general damage that all sustained
from the wetting.
The bridge between Bonnerport
and the depot and the one between
Bonnerport and Eaton went out
early in the food, but the material
was all saved and has been towed
back ready to be put in again
as soon as the water goes down.
There were lively times in the
way of moving for the first few
days after the water came over the
banks. Boats and boatmen were
in great demand. AS luck would
have it their was a good supply OF
both.
Roadmaster Foley informs us
that the railroad was under from
4 to 9 feet of water for distance OF
21-2 miles east and 21-2 miles west
of Boomers Ferry. Agent Casey
and Operator Mills had to abandon
the depot. The water was up
three or four feet in the box cars
on the side tracks. The road is
considerably damaged all along
the Kootenai.
The loss to the town is not SC
great as one would naturally sup
pose. While some have lost nc
little amount, the greatest loss tc
t he town as a whole is the inter.
ruption to business, the expense Of
moving and other incidentals.
Our citizens take the matter phil
osophically and already the work o
repairing the damage is we'll under
/ way. Soon the town will assum,
its. natural appearance. Trains anC
: steamers will be running, bushes
| will pick up and it will not be loni
: till the town will take on its usua
Z air of business activity.
The flood is discouraging but
is to be remembered that it is I'm
usual and has not occurred befor
in half a century and probably vii
not occur again in another.
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