Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-21
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due to the washout Of the railroad
bridge over Pudding river on the
east side branch Of the Southern
Pacific. Between Stayton and
Sublimity the highway is closed
with several small bridges out.
The road between Stayton and
Aumsville is also impossible With
the loss of the bridge over Mill
creek. Farms in the lowlands
around Stayton are all flooded
and rural mail carriers going out
this morning found the roads inn
passables
Houses Are Flooded.
In Turner alone 1t is estimated
that the damage from high water
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lars. The city was without lights
Saturday and Sunday nights after
the power plant had been put out
Of commission. Practically all OF
the city was under water Sunday
and on the west side Of the rail-
road water stood in some OF the
houses to depth OF six to eight
inches. Several houses were aban-
doned. Sidewalks were aflcat
Sunday and large amounts Of fire
wood were lost. Beyond Turner
It is reported that the road to Mar
ion is four and five feet under
water in places and that sarmers
have lost many sheep, pigs and
chickens.
Practically all of the farms in
the lowlands along the Willamette
river are under water and several
families have been driven from
their homes. Reports that much
Of the stock on these farms had
been lost could not be verified to-
day.
AT SilyertoF the water was run
ming in the streets Sunday but
had subsided this morning. No
damage was reported from this
section.
Dallas Hard Hit.
Reports from Dallas this morn
ing indicated that the water there
was higher than at any previous
time. Sunday water was running
in the streets Of the residence and
business sections to depth OF
from 6 to IA inches. The resi-
dence section north Of LaCroele
creek was covered to depth of
3 feet this morning and several
homes had been flooded and de-
serted. Lack of a storm sewer sys-
TEN In the city has caused the reg
ular sewers to overflow and the
sewage was reported to be flow
ing into the streets in many places
this morning.
Dallas reports also said, that the
logging crews of the Willamette
Valley Lumber company at Black
Rock had been called in due to
the high water and that the South
ern Pacific railroad bridge at
Black Rock had gone out and ev-
cry available man was being press
ed into service to repair it.
| The basement of the Dallas hos
pital, in which are located the
heating plant and the hospital
dining room and kitchen, is flood
ed and considerable difficulty is
being experienced in handling the
/ patients now in the institution.
The storm has held up traffic
to considerable extent, railroad
officials reporting several wash
outs south OF here. On the Oregon
Electric, the bride just south of
Salem has been washed out, but
the tracks between Portland and
this city are in condition to per
init trains running over them
about on schedule.
The Southern Pacific officials
report that the north bound train
No. 81 which is supposed to ar
rive in here this morning reach
ed here at eight o'clock with de-
lays In other trains ranging from
two to four hours.
Local freight trains south have
been unable to move while the
train from Portland to Silverton
last night was held up at Wood
burn because OF a washout.
Stage drivers report that the
Pudding river bridge between
here and Silverton is washed out.
The Molalla bridge near the city
Of Barlow on the Pacific high
way was covered by a foot and a
half Of water this morning at five
o'clock.
Reports from the camps OF the
Silver Falls timber company on
the Abiqua stated that one camp
is washed out and the men are
unable to receive deliveries OF
food which have been sent up to
them.
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