Morning Oregonian., November 21, 1921, Page 2, Image 2

THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, XOVE3IBER 21, 1921
THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.
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Rivers Are Rising Rapidly;
Roads Inundated.
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LOWLANDS UNDER WATER
.Willamette Up 8.2 Feet; Residents
Along Molalla River Flee as
Flood Waters Rise.
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eral parts of Oregon, notably in the
Willamette valley and along: the
' coast. The Willamette as well aa
the smaller streams feeding it, were
reported to be rising rapidly and
much lowland to be under water.
Throughout Tillamook county the
heavy rains had sent many small
streams out of their banks and much
acreage was inundated.
Families living along the Molalla
liver began fleeing from their homes
last night when the water began to
' rise rapidly. Several families had
moved out before 9 o'clock and a
number of others were prepared to
leave If the water continued to rise.
Bridges Show Weakness.
AH of the bridges along: the river
near here were mowing signs or
-weakness and the steel bridge. 2V4
'miles east of here, went out early to-
niKht. This was a comparatively new
structure, having been built six years
ago at a cost of 115,000. Men were
'working all day on the Willamette
Valley Southern bridge, clearing
driftwood away from it in an effort
to nave it from the flood.
Western Washington was still In
the grip of one of the most severe
snow and sleet storms In its history.
From points in all parts of that state
came reports of heavy snowfall and
resultant tieups in train service, tele
phone and telegraph communication,
streetcar and automobile traffic.
Kilensburg reported the Kittitas
vailey covered to the depth of 20
Inches, with the snowfall continuing.
Eighteen Inches were reported at
Pro.sser and over the lower Yakima
valley, the heaviest November fall on
record in that district.
Aberdeen Has Three Inches.
At AhorHpnn throA innhpB nf Rnnw
was reported, the greatest November SDOWefl1 no Sign 01 aDaung ana mucn
fall in six years. Near the summ t of tne lowJan( country both in and
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around the city was under water,
Snow was four inches deep at
Baker and was still falling. There,
throughout the day, no trains had
arrived from the west.
With three feet of snow at Moro,
would protect their crop, from frost. collapse of the roofs of several
At Astoria a disagreeable rain was I . , ...
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From Salem it was reported that
many of the small streams were
going up rapidly as the result of the
heaviest rain in years.
At Eugene, the Willamette river
had risen with the suddenness of a
flood, a rise of 8.2 feet being re
ported in 36 hours. There the rain
of the Cascade mountains the fall
was about four feet. Interfering
greatly with railway operation. All
transcontinental trains were late
Temperatures ranged from 15 to 35
degrees above zero.
At Prosser, Wash., a heavy snow
had fallen, but the- wheat farmers
were jubilant as they declared that it
accompanied by a brisk wind
At Hillsboro, only a few miles from
lortland, much of the lowland terri
tory had been flooded by last night
and the heavy rain was continuing,
St. Helena Gets Relief.
At St. Helens. Or., first relief from
the storm was reported with the
melting of the sliver thaw under a
heavy but warm rain.
At points in the Willamette valley
the rain also was continuing. In Al-
. bany a steady rainfall brought the
precipitation since Friday up to 6.68
Inches. At that point small streams
of the buildings there was feared
and crews of men were put to work
at once.
At Chehalis, Wash., there was the
heaviest snow in years and the
legging camps, as well as many of
the mills, were facing a shut-down.
Later a rain started falling and con
tinued all afternoon.
At Walla Walla, Wash., the snow
was 16 inches deep, car lines were
were rising rapidly and in the city paralyzed' and farmers were isolated
as a result of the storm. No at
tempt was made to run interurban
trains:
schedule. Fuel and goods supplies In
the city are ample, as dealers had
laid In large -supplies in anticipation
of the threatened railroad strike.
The deep snow has temporarily Iso
lated farmers living a distance from
town.
The jingle of sleighbells was heard
In Walla Walla today In queer ac
companiment to harsh auto signals.
About 150 tons of the 60,000 tons of
sugar beets raised in the Walla Walla
district this year are under snow in
the fields. All of the rest have been
gathered and shipped to the sugar
factory at Toppenlsh.
many basements were flooded.
Torrents of rain were falling at
CorvRllis and it was near there that
the Pacific highway was reported to
be the deepest under water. Several
automobiles had been wrecked as the
result of accidents on the slippery
pavement.
MARIOX COUNTY STREAMS UP
From Salem it was reported that ,. . ' . . -.-,.
any of the small streams were Heaviest Kalnfall in Several ears
Lasts for 36 Hours.
mnny
Kointr up rapidly as the result of the
heaviest rain In years.
Willamette lllaea Rapidly.
At Eugene the Willamette river had
risen with the suddenness of a flood,
a rise of 8.2 feet being reported in
36 hours. There the rain showed no
sign of abating and much of the low
land country both In and around the
city was under water.
Snow wan four inches deep at Baker
and was still falling. There, through
out the day, no trains had arrived
from the west.
With three feet of snow at Moro,
Or., collapse of the roofs of several of
the buildings there was feared and
crews of men were put to work at
once. -
At Chehalis, Wash., there was the
heaviest snow
SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Salem and Marlon county during the
lust 36 hours experienced the heaviest
rainfall in several years. Reports
from the rural districts indicated that
many of the streams were overflow
ing their banks, while some of the
highways were covered with water
several inches deep. The Willamette
river was rising rapidly, and Mill
creek, which flows through Salem,
vas nearing the danger point.
City authorities said that every pre
caution was being taken to prevent
the washout of a number of wooden
buildings. As a result of the heavy
rain and slippery pavements, there
heavy Increase in the number
- .,. j .v,. i 4 was a heavy Increase in tne numoer
w.2 "aSfuSW "- accidents. A half dozen
King camps, as well as many
mills were facing a shut-down. Later
a in in started falling and continued
all afternoon.
At Walla Walla, Wash., snow was
16 Inches deep, car lines were par
alyzed and farmers were Isolated as
a result of the storm. No attempt was
made to run interurban trains.
or more cars were damaged on the
Pacific highway . between Salem and
Woodburn. None of the occupants
were Injured seriously.
There has been no Interruption In
train service and stage lines were
operating on regular schedule to
night.
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Within 48 hours after Oregon and pr0ve beneficial to winter crops.
HEAVY AT CORVALIilS
Washington had been struck by a
snow and rain storm, streams in RAIN
many parts of the two states were
reported to be rising rapidly. Many Pacific Highway Reported jncnes
t . ot tne smaller creeks were out oi Under water at some--ouus
their banks and several of the main corvallis. Or., Nov. 20. Rain,
arteries of highway travel had been wnlch has been filing here steadily
I U Inn A Hava nnmA nAwn in
DJocKea. AutomoDiies were marooned torrents last night, accompanied by a
all along the Columbia highway and heavy wind. Small creeks were bank
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the Pacific highway. flooded. The new Pacific highway
At several points along the Pacific paving south of town was covered
incnes oi waier in awciai
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r.nrmn nf th Hun ct9 o tn.ont wrecked because of slippery pave
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of rain was continuing to fall, while torted except the washing out of
in the eastern section and. particu- crops in some of the lowlands. The
, , . .. . . ., rain was still falling tonight.
jany in tne mountains mere was
WALLA WALLA ROADS CLOSED
I highway, the road bed was six inches fac' "e" "here" an" e.,
' br so under water. In the western cars were counted this r
ALBANY HAS HEAVY RAIN
Fall of 6.68 Inches Since Friday
Reported by Observer.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 20 (Special.)
AH local records were broken when
a rainfall of 3.90 inches was recorded
at Albany In the 24 hours preceding
8 o'clock this morning. The records
of F. M. French, United States
weather observer here, showed that
this was the. heaviest rainfall here In
26 years of the 30 during which a
record has been kept. The previous
record was 3.60 inches on January
18. 1911. 1
The downpour here has been con
tinuous since Friday night. Exactly
two inches fell between 8 o'clock
this morning and S o'clock tonight,
and the total here since the rain be
gan Friday night was 6.68 Inches.
Lowlands throughout this part of
the valley were covered with water.
Many Albany basements were flooded
because surface water had accu
mulated so rapidly the sewers could
not carry it away.
Rivers in this part of the state
were rising rapidly. Small streams
were flooded. The rain was cold
yesterday, but It turned warm last
night, and this is expected to bring
relief.
The north Santlam, south Santlam
and Calapooia- rivers were all ex
pected to be badly flooded by to
morrow. The Willamette was rising
rapidly here, but will not reach flood
stage for some time. Mr. French es
timated that the Willamette will
reach about 25 feet above low water
mark here, which Is five feet above
i flood stage. When the rains began
the river was remarkably low, hav
ing recorded only 1.2 feet above low
water on November 14. This was
practically a low-water record for
the month. Had the river been nor
mal when the rain began a flood
would have resulted.
Hillsboro Has Heavy Rain.
HILLSBORO, Or., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Heavy rain which continued
through Saturday and Increased In
volume during the night and all day
Sunday flooded low lands, but no re
ports of damage to bridges or fills
were received. While snow has fall
en on the surrounding hills, none fell
In the valley. A change from rain to
snow during the night was expected.
Seeding was nearly completed and the
rain was welcomed by the farmers.
McKenzle Pass Blocked.
EUGENE. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Heavy snow has blocked the Mc
Kenzle highway over the pass, ac
cording to Charles Swarts of Swarts
brothers' ranch at Lost creek, the
last stopping place west of the sum
mit. Mr. Swarts yesterday said that
16 Inches of snow lies on the ground
at Alder spring, 15 miles west of the
summit and it js 'presumed to b
much deeper at the pass.
far. The heavy rain was accom
panied by a biting east wind. Fears
were expressed that the rain Would
turn to snow before morning. The
barometer dropped to the lowest
point it has reached this fall, regis
tering 29.25 at 5:30 tonight and still
going down. . The wind at North
Bend was 24 miles an hour from the
east. '
THE DALLES HARD HIT
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tion at Lyle was reported to have
collapsed. No Injuries were reported.
O.-W. R. & N. train No. 1, westbound,
was reported off the tracks neai
Cascade Locks. It was reported also
that a slide half a mile wide had
completely blocked the tracks near
there. Large parties'' of telegraph
and telephone linemen will leave
The Dalles in the morning with
the wrecker for the place where the
wires were broken by the silver
thaw. More than 150 men were said
to be working on the break out of
Portland.
little or no let-up in the snow.
St Helens Gets Relief.
At St. Helens, Or., first relief from
the storm was reported with the
melting of the silver thaw under a
heavy but warm rain.
- At points in the Willamette valley, storm in Wall
the rain also was continuing. In
Car Line Service Is Paralyzed and
Farmers Are Isolated.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Nov. 20.
(Special.) With 16 inches of snow on
the ground by
mid-afternoon the
Walla had not aba-
ed. Snow has been falling since
Thup.Hnu nnrt alnPA Inst nilrht the
Albany, a Steady rainfall brought fall was steady and heavy. As a re-
' the precipitation since Friday up to all trains were running late.
Q . . . . . . , No mall was .received today, and auto
o.oo incnes. uiai puinb small
streams were rising rapidly and in
" the city many basements were
flooded.
Torrents of rain were falling at
Corvallis and it wasear there that
- the Pacific highway was reported to
I be the deepest under water. Several
t automobiles had been wrecked as the
; result of accidents on the slippery
.'pavement.
Astoria Has Disagreeable Rain.
ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The weather here today was the i
most disagreeable of the season thus
COLD SNAP SEIZES LEWISTOX
Foot of Snow Is Reported With
. Fall Continuing.
LEWISTON. Idaho. Nov. 20.T,wi
ton Is experiencing the longest pro
tracted cold snap and the deepest snow
for so early in the season that It has
ever naa since tne weather bureau be
gan keeping records here 21 years ago
according to W. W. Thomas, local
weather observer. There was one foot
oi snow on tne ground and the snow
was ianing neavier than It has fallen
ai any time during the day. For the
past, inree or lour days the thermnm
ter has been hovering, around 25 de
grees ana tailing as low as 21 degrees
Reports from the Craig mountain
towns said there were two feet of
snow at Winchester. Granr.vllle.
Cralgmont and Reubens, and that it
is still snowing.
1 5-MILE GALE SWEEPS COAST
Shipping Tied Vp in Marshrield
Harbor by Storm.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) A 45-mile-an-hour wln-d from
the south sweeping the Oregon coast
tied up shipping in the local harbor
today.
A heavy rain fell all of last night
and today and storm signals are still
displayed on the bay. The Southern
Pacific train due in.to Marshfield at
1:40 o'clock this - afternoon arrived
a few minutes before 5 o'clock. ,The
delay was caused by a number of
slides and fallen trees along the right
of way west of Eugene.
Moro Has 3 Feet of Snow.
MORO. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The storm which began Friday after
noon was continuing tonight. The
snow averaged three feet on he level.
At noon today a promised rain
changed to hail. The Shanlko train
this morning turned around at Grass
Valley. Owners of flatroof buildings
were organizing gangs of men to
clean the roofs because of the fear of
collapse. Large trucks and caterpil
lars used by Sherman county In road
work were caught In the freeze Fri
day night.
Centralia Has Snow.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial) Several more inches of snow
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Tillamook Rivers Overflow.
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