The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-18
FLOOD WATERS TIE
UP RAILROAD TRAINS
NORTHERN PACIFIC HOLDS TWO
TRAINS IN MOSCOW OVER
NIGHT THURSDAY.

With more than two inches Of
rainfall in 48 hours in this section, &
flood resulted in the country south
and east of Moscow and railroad
traffic was suspended between Lewis.
ton and Moscow Thursday. Potlatck
creek, between Kendrick and Julia.
etta, overflowed its banks and water
covered the railroad tracks. The
morning train from Lewiston Thurs
day was late, but reached Moscow
before noon. The train leaving Mos
COW at 1920 for Lewiston, failed to
get through, and backed up from a
mile below Kendrick, to Moscow and
remained here until Friday noon. The
afternon train from Lewiston, Thurs
day, got across the flood district be-
fore it became impossible.
The night train from Spokane TO
Lewiston tiled up" at Moscow, thus
bringing two passenger trains with
about 80 passengers in Moscow for
the night and making crowded con-
ditions from the hotels. Men and wo-
men were skirmishing about town
looking for places to sleep.
Friday morning the train that had
failed to reach Lewiston Thursday
for Spokane on time. The train from
Spokane to Lewiston, due here at
1920 went on through to Lewiston
and it is announced that the road Is
open from Spokane to Lewiston, but
the track is soft in places and trains
run slowly over these spots.
The Clearwater train was tied up
at Lewiston Thursday night and re-
ports of damage to railroads and
country roads throughout the Clear
water and Camas Prairie district are
coming in. There was no train from
Lewiston Friday morning, all trains
being this side of che flooded district.
Kendrick seemed to be the center
of the flood district. Bear Greek
empties into Potlatch Creek there and
at o'clock Thursday evening a barn
came floating down Bear Creek and
went on down Potlatch. 1t was fear
ed this would lodge against a bridge
and take it out, but it seems to have
been washed ashore before doing any
serious damage.
Walla Walla and surrounding
country are badly hit by the Hood,
which has done damage estimated at
hundreds of thousands OF dollars IN
that section, washing out all roads |!
and damaging fields of grain, rail-
roads, bridges and property IN towns |
and on farms.
With rising barometer and strong
Winds it is>hoped the worst is over and
;he surface will begin to dry. Far
ners do not hope to begin work IN
ess than a week, as result OF the
lood.
Potlatch Dam Breaks
Spokane-(By A. P.)-One dam
above Potlatch, Idaho, went out to-
lay, and another, with three or four
million feet of logs, is expected to
rive way as a result of the flood IN
he North Palouse river.
Palouse, Washington, below Pot
atch, on the same stream, is partly
and property is being re-
moved from low grade for fear of the
lood that will follow the breaking OF
he Potlatch dam.
Palouse Residents Alarmed.
Passengers on trains coming
trough Palouse today said the low
ands are being flooded and logs
loating down the Palouse river at
ively rate A boom is being con-
tructed at Palouse where it is hoped
O catch the logs and they can be
aiken back to Potlatch on the Pot
stch Lumber Company's railroad,
he w. /. & M.