THE MORNING 'OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1903.
FLOOD ON THE WAY
upper river Is receding and that all dan
ger of a sweeping flood in Portland Is
past for this Winter.
TAX LEVY WILL BE HIGH
10
No. 46, 5; No. 48, not heard from; Nos. 50
and 51, none; No. 6 joint district. 5.
The remainder are Joint districts, as fol
lows: No. 9, none; No. 15, 3; No. 23, 2; No. 42,
24; No. 53, none; No. 67, none; No. 70, 11;
No. S3, 10.
'PHONES FDR FARMERS
Crest of High Water Passes
Albany.
LOG BOOM ENDANGERS BRIDGE
Willamette River Much Swollen on
Upper Reaches, and Will Rise
Four Feet at Portland
Before Thursday.
Forecast, Portland and vicinity
Tuesday, rain or iov, southerly
winds. The following river stages
were reported at 5 P. SI.: Portland,
16.6 feet, rise 0.7 foot last 24 hours;
Salem. 27.9 feet. rise. 0.0 foot; Albany,
50.7 feet, fall, 0.6 foot; Eucene, 11.4
feet, fall, 1.1 foot. The crest dt the
flood passed Albany at noon; the stage
at that time beinr. 31.5 feet. The
river at Portland will reach a stage of
20.5 feet by Thursday morning. Report
of Edward A. BealB, Forecast Official.
The swollen waters of the "Willamette
caused a log jam at the Madison-street
bridge yesterday that for a time threat
ened the safety of the structure. Four
rafts, containing nearly 1,000.000 feet of
logs, broke from their moorings at the
Portland Lumber Manufacturing Com
pany early in the morning, and at 5
o'clock jammed against the nearest
bridge that at Madison street.
Many of the huge sticks continued down
the river, but the mass of drift of all
kinds rushing down stream took their
places, and by daylight the bridge men
found a serious problem confronting
them. The west span of the draw was
entirely blocked by the jam. while the
chained timbers of one raft swung 200
yards below the bridge, a serious menace
to navigation that has not yet been re
moved. The jam at the drawbridge was
broken at 3:30 yesterday afternoon.
Logs and drift of all descriptions have
been rushing down the swollen Willam
ette for the past four days, and as the
rising craters increased their velocity
many small jams were formed and the
steamboatmen were forced to keep a
bright lookout to avoid collisions. Dur
ing the early morning several logs or a
mass of drift with considerable power
behind it struck a dolphin "at the mill
of the Portland Lumber Maunfacturlng
Company with sufficient force to tear the
bunch of chained upright piles from their
hold in the mud, and thus let loose the
four rafts tied to the anchor. The watch
, man at the Madison-street bridge heard
the grinding of the logs around the piers
at 5 o'clock, and as soon as possible sum
moned assistance. When the millmen dis
covered the loss of the valuable raft men
were at once dispatched on their trail,
and finding that the greater part of the
logs had continued down stream, the
steamers Vulcan and C. R. Spencer were
sent out with orders to round up the
stray logs wherever they could be found.
Many of them were caught in the Wil
lamette, but the steamboats went some
distance into the Columbia during the
day. Others were taken in tow by row
boats along the docks, but despite the
vigilance of the millmen some of the big
fir and spruce sticks will doubtless find
their "way into the Pacific The mass of
"worthless driftwood mingled with the
valuable logs makes their rescue more
difficult
Besides a double score of heavy logs,
nearly an aero of drift was jammed
against the west span of the drawbridge,
and the enormous weight of the mass
made the work of loosening it very diffi
cult Superintendent M. L. Keith, was
v awakened at 6:30 o'clock by a telephone
message from the watchman, and, sum
moning a gang of experienced bridgemen,
hastened to free the all-Important struc
ture from the mass which was endanger
ing Its safety. Before long more than a
dozen strong men armed with pike poles
attacked the jam. The great swaying,
grinding mass was held by the remains
of one raft which was swung across the
west pier, and by a two-foot fir log which
was jammed hard and fast against -the
gravel-laden barge Harry L.
After clearing as much of the outside
drift as possible the whole force attacked
the two key logs. One of the raft logs
at the pier -was sawn through behind the
dogr, but though the raft was cut in two
the Jam did not move. Then the smaller
log under the barge was sawn by a man
standing upon it while two others held
a skiff In readiness to escape, should the
jam break suddenly. When all the wood
'within reach had been cut away there
was still no movement and the gang
manned the windlass of the barge and
pulled lustily until the- two-inch cable
snapped.
While the rope was being readjusted the
jam began to grind, and as the cut in the
key log opened slowly, the big jam, grind
ing, snapping and swaying, started down
stream. This was at 3:30 o'clock, and
xne pier naa xor over an hour been in
actual danger, for the strain upon It was
tremendous. Superintendent Keith, -who
managed the removal of the jam, says
that the greatest danger occurred at 2
o'clock. The bridge remained open dur
ing all the time, as it was thought suffi
cient warning could be given should the
pier make any signs of danger. The
crowd, which had stuck manfully to the,
scene during the whole day, breathed a
sigh of relief as the mass passed undei
the bridge, headed for Astoria and the
blue Pacific
Before drifting a mile the jam had well
broken up, so that the steamers -waiting
down stream may with vigilance catch
most of the big logs in the mass. The
mill heard nothing of them during the
day, but the greater part of the logs were
certainly captured.
All the drift which has encumbered the
face of the river for the past several days
is from the Clackamas and Molalla Riv
ers, for none of the flood from the Upper
Willamette and Its tributaries nas as yet
passed Portland. The crest of the high
water sailed past Albany yesterday after
noon, and is due here Wednesday after
noon or evening. If the water does not
fall rapidly in the meanwhile, a flood of
more than 20 feet above normal will
sweep over the lower docks Thursday.
Many of the lower floors are already un
der a few inches of water, and a rise of
four feet will cause much inconvenience
and probably some loss along the water
front The gauges read 17 feet above the
normal last night and the water -was still
slowly rising. This freshet Is now almosE
equal to that of last June, and Is of un
usual height for January.
Steamers are still able to load at the
lower docks with little inconvenience, as
in most cases the water is on a level with
the floors. When It rises above the level,
however, the trouble will begin. The of
fices of several of the transportation com
panies must now be approached on- tres
tles of planks. These walks (reminded
some who picked their careful way ovef
them of the flood of 1894, when the side
walks of the city for four blocks from
the river were on stilts five or six feel
from the ground. Four feet more than
the present high level will make every
transportation company and all the other
many concerns along the water front hunt
for higher and drier places in which to
store their goods. Every one concerned
with the river Is on the anxious bench
Just now, and will continue so until Fore
cast Official Beals announces that the
TOTAE FOR. THE COUNTY OF 38
MILLS IS IN SIGHT.
WISE, BUT SHE FELL.
Maiden Rescued Prom Beneath.
Wheels of a Street-Cni.
"Oh, no, you don't get my name. It
would be in the papers," said a fair
maiden of IS Summers yesterday, after
she had been knocked down by a etreetT
car and rolled over in the mud.
"But," said the man who had rescued
Vinr- frnm hunnnth thp riir. "In rnf ..
"You can't fool me," and she smiled t a" njtataurea iQr roniano appropna
sweetly, as she thanked him for his he- tlons now before the Legislature pass,
If Appropriation Measures Before
Legislature Paws, Thin Amount
May Be Increased.
Tho total tax levy for the present year.
CITY STREET CONDITIONS
Harbor Improvement Committee
Suggested an Source of Relief.
PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (To the Editor.)
Would you kindly allow me through the
columns of your valuable paper to ex
press my opinion about the condition of
most of our streets?
I think it is time that somebody should
?xsy
COMPANY WILL PLACE SWITCH
BOARD AT FAIRVIEW.
Snbnrlmn System Will Be Estab
lished for Residents Along Sandy
and Base Line Roads.
The Pacific States Telephone Company
has made arrangements to establish a
switchboard at Robert Hofer'e store in
LOG JAM OX WrEST SPAN OF MADIS OX-STREET BRIDGE LOOKING UP-STREAM.
role efforts in her behalf. "All the girls
would have the'laugh on me. and some of
the boys." hesitatingly, "would never get
tired of joking me."
"From the country?" suggested he.
"Looks like it" and -her face flushed.
"That's my car. Awful good of you. Now
don't watch which car I get on," and the
hero tipped his hat and walked up the
street
Two maidens had been standing on the
corner of Third and Morrison streets. It
was just C o'clock and a large number of
people were waiting for a car to take them
home.
"We must croes the street," eald the
first maiden.
"Walt" said the second, who noticed
an approaching car. Her companion did
not heed the warning and hurried across
the track. The second maiden was not
content to remain on one slde'of the car
while her chum was on the other, and at
tempted to follow.
The motorman all of this time had been
throwing his lever firet In one direction,
and then In another until his strong right
arm was almost in a state of complete
tetanus. He finally made up his, mind
that the girls had decided to stay where
they were until, he passed, threw the
lever ahead and stretched out hla arm,
signing contentedly at the relief thus af
forded. Just then he "noticed the girl
trying to cross, and with a bloodcurdling
yell seized the lever and reversed the
power.
"The girl will be scared to death if she
Isn't killed," said a bystander sorrowfully,
and many willing hands rushed to the
rescue of the fair one
The car had stopped just as the fore
wheels of the truck -were touching her
body and aside from the scare, and dam
age to her dress, she was none the worse
for the accident
Champagne Importations in 1002
aggregated 360,768 cases, of which 125,719
cases were G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra
Dry, being over one-third of the total.
Quality alone is responsible for this phe
nomenal showing, and the 1898 vintage
now being imported is unsurpassed.
will be very high. Levies so far are as
follows:
Mills.
State 5
State school ; 5
City 9
School district No. 1 4&
Port of Portland V
Fireboat . US:
Total 27
With the county and road levy yet to
make, there is a total levy of about 37 or
3S mills in sight.
The Legislature is considering a bill for
an appropriation of $400,000 to build a new
bridge at Morrison street; the Port of
Portland wants authority to make a spe
cial levy; and the citizens of Albina de
mand money to build an additional ferry
boat Sellwood Is also clamoring for a
ferry.
County Clerk Fields, speaking regard
ing the matter yesterday, said:
"The Morrison-street bridge bill pro
vides for issuing bonds, and there Is noth
ing in the measure about a tax levy.
There is a special act of the Port of
Portland to get some more money, and
the free ferry bill provides for a special
tax levy. I don't think those" bills will
pass in time to be Included In the levies
this year. The levies all have to be in by
February 1. I will not place any on the
tax roll after that"
County Clerk Fields has received all of
tho tax levies from school districts in this
Jurisdiction. In many places improve
ments are to be made quite extensively,
and a considerable tax Is demanded. The
levies of the various districts in mills are
as follows:
No. 1. 4&; No. 2, not heard from; No. 3,
none; No. 4, none; No. 5, 2; No. 6, 3; No.
7, none; No. 8, none; No. 9, none; No. 10,
none; No. 11, none; No. 12, 4; No. 13, 25;
No. 14, none; No. 15, none;No. 16, 20; No.
17, none; No. 18, 15; No. 19, none; No. 20,
not heard from; No. 21, 10; No. 22, 7; No.
23, none; No. 24. none; No. 25, 20; No. 26,
none; No. 27, 10; No. 28, none; No. 29, 2;
No. 30, not heard from; No. 31, none; Nos,'
32 to 3S, none; No. 39, 7; No. 40. 8; No.
41, 2; No. 42, none; No. 44, 2; No. 45, none;
have a good waking-up; the disgraceful
condition of most of our streets is a blot
upon the city. There Is not" a street that
Is decently paved for more than three
blocks at a stretch, while the condition
of such streets as Yamhill, Taylor. Sal
mon. Main, etc, would not be tolerated
'n any second-class town or village. In
the North End there is not a single street
but what we should be ashamed to have
strangers to see.
What a sight to show visitors when
they come to the Fair in 1905! What de
lightful memories they would carry back
of the times when they waded through
mud and water, or Jolted along In hacks
on the front streets of Portland. How
proud we would be to show them around
the city with such streets as we have
lipw!
Probably If we wait to permit President
Roosevelt to see them when he visits the
Coast we may be able to get an appro
priation from Congress when he sees
how bad we need it To visitors from
back East, where every town of 6000 or EOOC
inhabitants has well-paved streets and
avenues, Portland looks like a primitive,
backwoods town.
Hoping this may serve to help waken
somebody up, and thanking you for your
space in "the people's paper," I am. yours
truly, AN OBSERVER.
May Be Charged With Murder.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 26. A special
from Revelstoke, B. C. says: Ah Jin, a
Chinese, who lived in an Oriental colony
near Clanwllllam, lies In the local jail be
cause he ran amuck and nearly succeeded
in cutting oft another Chinaman's head.
Lee Sooy, Ah Jin's victim. Is at the hos
pital, and while it is thought he will re
cover from his wounds, there Is a possi
bility that he may not. Ah Jin used an
axe.
Fairview, for the accommodation of the
farmers In that part of the county. Mr.
Hofer said yesterday that he was ex
pecting men out there at any time to put
in the switchboard, and put up the lines
and telephones.
A considerable number of farmers have
already subscribed, and others have prom
ised to use telephones as soon as the lines
have been put up. It will be a suburban
system for the farmers along the Sandy
and Base Line roads, and the districts be
tween. It will connect them with Port
land, Troutdale, Terry and give local com
munication In the neighborhood. There
will be no such thing as Isolation at the
farmhouses which have telephones, for
the farmer's family can talk with other
residents of the district at any time with
out having to travel miles to do so.
Mr. Hofer says the long-distance rates
are the same as usual, but for the use of
private 'phones at the farms, the charge
will be 90 cents a month. However, this
will depend on the number who use them.
If a sufficient number subscribe, the cost
will be only SO cents.
97,000,000 for Fortifications.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The fortifica
tions appropriation bill, reported to the
House today, carried $7,093,943. being $205,
012 less than the current law. The bill
contains no new legislation.
DEATH OF S. P. M'CAULEY.
Was the Oldest Mississippi River
Pioneer Pilot Living.
S. P. McCauley, an old resident of the
East Side, who for 40 years was a pilot
and steamboat officer on the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers, died yesterday after
noon quite unexpectedly at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. J. L. Shute, corner
East Sixth and East Mill streets. He was
87 years of age. For some time he had
been in his usual health, although quite
feeble from extreme old age. Sunday he
was able to attend services at the First
Christian Church, but during the night
was attacked with severe pains In the side
of his head.
Mr. McCauley was the oldest living Mis
sissippi steamboat pilot at the time of his
death. Before steamboats were run on
the Mississippi, he was a flatboatman
and learned the river thoroughly.. When
the keelboats were run, he was in the
boating business, and when steamboats
were built and displaced the keelboats. he
found employment as pilot on-lhe first
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ones. During the Civil War he piloted
warboats on the Mississippi River for
both the Union and Confederates, and
saw some lively times when General Grant
was in command of that department.
He Is survived by his wife, to whom he
was married more than 50 years ago, and
two daughters, Mrs. J. L. Shute, Portland,
and Mrs. Gertrude Marks. Louisiana. He
was the grandfather of District Engineer
Lee Holden- The funeral arrangements
have not yet been maae.
Taken to St. Vincent's Hospital.
Wallace, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hofer, of Fairview, was
brought again to St. Vincent's Hospital
yesterday for treatment for injuries re
ceived two weeks ago while boarding the
car at Fairview for Portland. The boy
accidentally got his right leg between the
platforms of two cars, and before his
mother could release him, his leg was
badly bruised. He was taken to St Vin
cent's Hospital for a few days, and then
taken home. As he did not recover as
expected, and there seemed to be some in
jury to his hip, Mrs. Hofer decided to
bring him back s to the hospital. His
mother is attending him. Mr. and Mrs.
Hofer formerly lived on the East Side.
Will Take School Census.
The committees appointed by the mass
meeting held In the Union Church, in
Mansfield addition, to take steps to form
a new school district, held a meeting last
evening at the home of William Purdy,
the chairman. Plana were laid to taxe
the census of the school children for whom
money Is now being received In either
Russellville, South Mount Tabor or Monta-
vllla, and who do not attend -any school.
This will be done to show how many
pupils the new district would contain. If
a district Is formed, the Union Church
building, which is centrally located, will berl
used temporarily for school purposes.
More than half of the children In tho
neighborhood do not attend any school
and some attend a private school, for
which their parents have to pay tuition.
East Side Xotes.
The annual election of officers of the
Sellwood Alumni Association will be held
this evening. Miss Delia Campbell is the
present president. The new officers will
bo Installed next Monday evening, when
the public reception to the graduating
class from the Sellwood School will be
given.
Dr. C. H. Reed, who was a landmark
near the foot of East Clay street, where
he lived for nearly 30 years, is now mak
ing his home on E. L. Hendees farm.
near Mllwaukie. While his health Is not
as good, as formerly, he Is as full of good
nature as ever. He moved to Mllwaukie
after the big Are of a year ago.
The old elevated roadway on East Oak
street between East Water and East
Second streets, is being removed. The
contract for rebuilding ltwas let some
time ago. Its removal Is easy, as it was
simply built on bents, and had no piles
for foundation. A movement Is now on
foot to rebuild the roadway on East
Washington street It will have to be
rebuilt from the ground up also.
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