TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDXESDxVY. NOVEMBER 23, 1921
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DANGERS OF FLOOD
IfJ OREGON WANE
Waters. Begin to Recede in
' Rampant Rivers.
DAMAGE IN MILLIONS
Extent of Ruin by Storm Probably
Never Will Be Known
Bridges Torn Down.
fContlnurrt From Klrnt Page.)
inii the snows. It was considere
that a serious situation' would be
avoided If the temperatures In the
Cascade mountains remained low.
Thrilling: Rescues Made.
Many residents of rural districts
were forced to flee from their homes
when flood waters continued to rise.
From the Santlam district came re
ports of thrilling: rescues of whole
families who had been marooned py
the raging- waters. There much farm
land was Inundated and many homes
left under water.
That the crest of the flood condi
tions had passed was Indicated by re
ports from all districts In the two
states. At Salem. Or., the Willamette
had reached the high level of the
year but throughout the day dropped
more than three feet.
Damage Not Accurately Known.
Just how much damage was caused
by the storm probably never will be
fully known. Everywhere In both
states bridges were washed out and
highways undermined. Dikes were
washed out and much farming land
flooded, causing great damage to
crops.
For some time the exact conditions
of the storm-bound districts were not
known because of the (inability to
communicate with them.
At Astoria, a gale was reported to
be raging outside the heads but to
this same gale was accredited the re
lief from the storm. It was followed
by light rain.
Part of Lebanon Inundated.
More than 40 acres in the southeast
ern part of Lebanon were under water
last night. This flood caused many
persons to flee from their homes.
Fart of Salem also was flooded.
At Brownsville. Or., dozens of fami
lies were marooned bu,t none of them
was reported to be suffering to any
great extent
The snow had been reduced to 12
inches by rain at La Grande, Or
while at Grants Pass a heavy rain
was falling. Grants Fass was not
struck by the storm until Sunday,
however, and then only by rain.
Communication la Restored.
Communication with most of the
districts had been restored last night
and train service was fast being put
on a normal basis again. Reports
from everywhere were that the worst
of the storm had passed and that it
would not be long before all condi
tions were restored to nornal, barring
of course a renewal of the storm or a
heavy rain, which It was recognized
would again send rivers and creeks
out of their banks on damaging ram
pages. In most of the flooded districts
nearby residents went to the rescue
of all persons who were endangered
and no outside aid was needed. No
where was there any report of food
shortages, not even on marooned
trains.
THKILL1XG KESCVES MADE
One Family la Saved After Night
PuHscd in Treetop.
ALBANY. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.)
After passing 30 hours in a tree above
the swirling flooded waters of the
Santlam river, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Crowl and 9-year-old daughter, and
Mr. Crowl's sister, were rescued this
morning. The women were scantily
clad. They were suffering from ex
haustion and exposure but It was be
lieved all would recover.
They awoke about midnight Sun
day to find a foot of water on the
floor of the house at the Orlgsby
hop yard, northwest of Dever and
about ten miles north of Albany. So
rapidly had the Santlam's waters
spread over the bottom lands and sur
rounded their house that their escape
was cut off. They started through
the water for a neighbor's house but
were forced to take refuge in a tree,
the women having no coats nor
shoes.
Yesterday morning neighbors
heard their cries for help and efforts
were made all day to reach them, but
the current of the flood waters was
so strong that all efforts were fruit
less. All last night the four clung to
the tree and this morning rescuers
reached them with a boat.
Fred Curl, 18-year-old boy of Jef
ferson, was drowned In the flooded
Santlam near Jefferson last night. He
was working for a telephone com
pany, trying to get a line across the
flood, when he slipped and fell into
the strong current. His body was
recovered a quarter of a mile down
etream. There wore rumors here of
other flood' casualties at different
places, but they cannot be verified.
Ray Woodward, telephone wire
chief from Salem, and another tele
phone company employe, had a nar
row escape when a boat in which
they were working In the edge of the
Santlam flood capsized. They clung
to the boat and it lodged against a
drift in shallow water.
The flood In the Santlam and both
Its forks was the worst ever experi
enced. This river always rises rap
idly, but this time it broke ail rec
ords. Scores of farm homes were
surrounded by water and many people
had to abandon their homes. Soma
who were caught without warning
were emoved in boats In the vicinity
of both Jefferson and Crabtree.
There was heavy loss of livestock,
and the damage to crops in bottom
lands was enormous.
The Santlam and all of the other
flooded streams in this part of the
state were falling rapidly all today
Only the Willamette was rising, and
tonight it stood at 20.6 feet here, just
above flood tage-
.Families Driven From Home.
LEBANON. Or., Nov. 22. (Special.)
The South Santlam river Is far be
yond lis banks and is doing consid
erable damage to the lowlands along
the Santiam valley. The river at this
city has reached the highest mark
In a score of years. About 40 acres
of the southeast portion of the citv
near to the river is under water from
one to four feet deep, and 25 dwell
ings In that part of town are sur
rounded by water and some of them
are flooded to a depth of two or
more feet over the floors. A number
of families had to be taken out in
boats. The railroad tracks In the i
vicinity of Crabtree were under water
for some distance Sunday night. ThA
Crown Willamette Faper company of1
this city had a drive of 1600 cords of
wood coming down the river from
above Sweet Home and considerable
of this has been lost in the flood
waters. The water is receding today,
with the highest point reached dur
ing Sunday night.
CLACKAMAS RIVER TORRENT
Portion of Island Near Gladstone
Carried Away in Flood.
OREGON CITY, Nov 22 (Special.)
The Clackamas river today was
still a raging torrent, as a result of
the continuous rains. A portion of
the island near Gladstone, which was
to have been a summer resort, was
wa-shed away.
Along the Clackamas river, near
Baker's bridge, a number of land
slides occurred. One was near Cape
Horn, one of the most dangerous
roads along the river.
The highway between Parkplace
and Seventeenth and Washington
streets beyond the Abernethy was im
passable. Backwater from the lake
and river has caused much of the
property in the sourthern part of
thlB city to become inundated.
Several small bridges in the county
were washed out, and much of the
lowland left under water.
Grinder rooms, cutting mills and
several paper machines at the paper
and pulp mills here were closed down.
ancT the woolen mill was working on
a split shift, due to the high water.
The Oregon City Manufacturing
company woolen mills were handi
capped due to lack of power. Their
waterwheels ordinarily develop 600
horsepower, but due to backwater in
the river they can only turn up 200
horsepower.
Oregon City's water supply was
holding out well despite the break
ing of the line from the headwaters
of the Clackamas. The pipe probably
will not be repaired for two more
days
HOOD RIVER STORM ENDS
Valley Points Report Damage' to
Be About $100,000.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) The sleet storm that had pre
vailed since Friday night ended to
day with a heavy rain. The snow
blanket, which had become a thickly
packed sheet of ice, was 36 Inches
deep. The water volume of the pre
cipitation was nine inches. In case
of a quick thaw floods were feared.
Reports from all valley points indi
cated that the damage here would ex
ceed $100,000. Residences, apple ware
houses, barns, schools and apple pack
ing plants In various places were de
molished. Roads remained blockaded
and business was still paralyzed.
Local O. W. R. & N. officials do not
expect a train from Portland for six
days.
A rotary snow plow, reaching Lind
say creek. 11 miles west of here, ran
into unending drifts of snow, mixed
with rock debris, as high as telegraph
poles.
The town had been without wire
communication since Saturday night.
A wire by way of Spokane began
working intermittently this after
noon. '
SILETZ BRIDGES WASHED OUT
Waters In District Reported to Bo
Highest In 30 Years.
NEWPORT, Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.)
The Orton bridge over the Slletz
river, the steel bridge at Siletz. the
Fuller bridge and lower Farm bridges
were all washed out by the flood.
This district experienced the
heaviest flood in 30 years, the water
rising more than 30 feet In three days.
The rainfall in the first 24 hours was
SVi Inches, and for 36 hours was t
inches.
The new county bridge over Big
fc.lk was washed out. There were nu
merous washouts. Loss of bridges has
temporarily made useless county
roads. The railroad bridge at Pio
neer and 300 feet of track were
washed out.
Two railroad bridges near Chltwood
went out with the flood. Heavy
losses of cattle, sheep and hogs from
drowning were reported. Heavy slides
on the Alsea Southern and Yaqulna
Northern railways also were report
ed. It will be Impossible to operate
through trains from Albany to Ya
qulna In less than two to three weeks,
It was Indicated.
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WALLOWA COUNTY SNOWED IN
Business and Travel Practically at
Standstill; Farmers Aided.
ENTERPRISE, Or., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) Snow fell in Wallowa county
for more than 48 hours and Sunday
it was nearly two feet deep. The tem
perature is mild and the snow is soft.
It was melting a little on the ground,
which was not frozen when the storm
began. Business and travel were prac
tically at a standstill.
So heavy a snowfall at this time of
year is beyond the memory of old In
habitants. It Is very welcome, as it
will give moisture to grain fields and
canyon ranges. The only possible
harm would come from a sudden thaw
and freshets.
Icrrific Storm at Rhododendron.
RHODODENDRON, Or., Nov. 22.
(Special.) A terrlflo storm raged in
this part of the state for three days,
the snowfall being the heaviest In
years. It rained for 48 hours without
intermission and all creeks are
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swollen. Still creek raised from 2 to
10 feet in three days and Zigzag
river from 4 to 12 feet. Sandy river
telow Zigzag ranchers' station rose
more than 15 feet. Fifty-two inches
or snow is reported to have fallen at
Hull Run lake.
COOS BAY STORM RENEWED
Heavy Downpour' of Rain Is Re
ported at Marshfield.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) -Storm conditions were renewed
this morning and heavy rainfall con
tinued during the day, accompanied at
times by lightning and hail. The
United States naval radio station was
struck'' twice this morning between
7:30 and 8, but the crew had grounded
the wires and no material damage
was done, although the station was
out of service for an hour.
Storm and- danger signals wer
posted here during the day on advices
from the north via wireless that the
storm was increasing in fury along
the coast. J. W. Chapman, chief en
gineer at the Smith mills, grasped a
live wire while searching for a trou
blesome connection and but for the
assistance of a man who saw his pre
dicament would have been killed. Tht
high-power transmission line between
the Smith-Power plant and its east
side mill blew down this morning,
paralyzing the east side mill.
MOLALLA RIVER IS FALLING
Number of Families Are Able to Re
turn to Their Homes.
CANBY. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.)
The Molalla river has fallen at this
point about eight or nine feet, and
ail danger of the concrete bridge
spanning the Molalla river being
weakened had passed, it was believed.
Some of the dirt around the pillnc
on the Barlow side caved away, but
this was being replaced, and it was
considered probable that the bridge
would be opened to traffic tomorrow.
It was reported that the bridge
had sunk about three inches on the
Barlow side, with the gravel and
dirt waehlng out, but Engineer Young
said there was no danger.
The Molalla river was back In its
banks at many points and a number
of families were able to return to
their homes today. ,
PRUNE ORCHARDS DAMAGED
Trees In Wasliougal and Camas
Districts Are Uprooted.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 22.
(Special.) While Vancouver escaped
much damage from the sleet storm,
the prune orchards in the vicinity of
Washougal and Camas did not. Frank
Russell's large orchard suffered se
verely, many trees being uprooted,
some broken off and nearly tU
stripped of limbs. The orchards on
the bottoms nearer the river suffered
worse than In the storm of 1916, and
the orchards on the higher land,
though there were not so many of
them, suffered likewise.
Lexie Smith's peach orchard, two
miles west of Camas, now is re
ported to be nothing but stumps, all
of the trees having been broken off.
Most of the telephones around
Washougal were out of trder because
of fallen poles.
Vancouver seems to be the only
city In this section of Oregon and
Washington that escaped with prac
tically no damage. ,
thorough soaking. The first real
frost of the winter occurred several
nights preceding this heavy rainfall,
which put an end to the gathering of
tomatoes, cucumbers and other tender
plants from the gardens of this re
gion. YAKIMA VALLEY SNOWBOUND
Fall Heaviest on Record, Reaching
30 Inches in Some Sections.
YAKIMA Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial ) Twenty-four inches of snow-
Heavy Rain Follows Frost.
GOLD HILL. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.)
The first hard rains of the season
ii-t in Sunday evening and continued
until last night, giving the whole of
the north end of Jackson county a
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The Great Storm
Did No Damage Here
While the great storm wrought desolation, and wreckage fol
lowed in its wake here within the great walls of the Crema
torium's Columbarium and its Vault Entombment buildings,
warmth and beauty continued their sway.
The magnificent blossoms never so much as felt the suggestion
of the ice wind's killing breath. The sacred dead slept on, their
resting places secure against falling trees, the penetrating on
rush of icy waters and the swirling torrents of mud.
As for the living they whose loved ones rest within the Crema
torium's protecting walls comfort awaited them as well. Here
everything is under roof. It is always comfortable for the living
when they desire to hold communion with their sleeping ones, no
matter how it storms.
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had fallen In Yakima up to S o'clock
last night and there was no indica
tion of a let-up. The fall Is the
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Th N'nrtirn Pacific line remains
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and Keechelus and 25 Inches at Bump- over the Northern Pacific Street-
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