TITE SUNDAY OTtEGOXIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21, 1910.
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FAMILY
HOED
BY RISING WATERS
West End of Pendleton Is ln-
undated and Homo Lost.
BRIDGES ARE IN DANGER
Bala Melt Snow and Rivers and
Cwaeks Are Rising Fast in Sev
eral Parts of State.
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next 48 hours. Mill creek, which 1
passes through the city, has over
flowed its banks In a number of
places and was still rising tonlsht.
Although not having reached the dan
ger stage, the Willamette river was
higher than- at any time since last
spring and was carrying thousands
oft tons of ice in its waters.
There was yet considerable snow In
this section of the Willamette valley
and with a continuance of the rain
anil moderating temperatures the
highest water for many years is pre
dicted. Tjp until tonight no damage
had been reported other than the loss
of part of the flume which furnished
power for the state penitentiary.
OIL REFINERY IS RAZED
SPECTACULAR FIRE ENDAN
GERS LIVES OF FIGHTERS.
PEXDLETON, Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
clal.) The Umatilla river and Its
tributaries, especially Wild Horse and
Tutuilla creeks, are running bank full,
and then some, as a result of the thaw
last night and today, when the
greater part of last .week's enow
under the urge of a warm rain,
slipped into the river bottoms.
About Adams, east of here, water
from" Grearswood creek and Wild
Horse has flooded the paved road.
For a time the railroad bridge this
side of Adams was threatened, but
has been sufficiently strengthened to
permit the passage of trains.
County bridges also were in danger.
but the breaking of the ice with which
creeks and the river have been packed
probably has saved them. By the
flooding of the west end of this city.
inundated when Tutuilia creek backed
up before a wall of ice, overflowed
its banks, one family was marooned
and one house at least probably will
go out. Mrs. Pat Doherty and chil
dren found themselves marooned on
the flat. A big a ray took them out
through water up to the horses'
shoulders.
No serious damage, "other than the
loss of the house here, has been re
ported, though the water in some of
the creeks had reamed record height.
Power and telephone service still re
mained, but the line from which this
city is fed with electricity from t,he
Walla Walla river was seriously
threatened.
BIG " BOOMS BREAK , LOOSE
Ha in and Melting Snow Swell Wil
lamette Rapidly.
Rising- of the Willamette river be
cause of the heavy rains of the past
few days and the consequent melting
of snow throughout the valley began
to cause serious results yester.day,
when the stream was dotted with
large valuable losrs and drift of all
kinds. Including quantities of floating
snow and ice. None of the mills In
the upper harbor reported the loss of
logs yesterday, so it is believed that
the timber is coming from the upper
river. A report was circulated yes
terday that several large booms had
broken loose at Milwaukie.
Anxiety of houseboat dwellers at
the Willamette moorage, which was
occasioned Friday night when floes
of ice, loosened by the rise in the
river, swept down with the current
and for a time imperilled the entire
colony, was allayed yesterday when
the ice had all floated out and con
ditions returned near to normal at th
moorage. Only one houseboat was
damaged, that of Harry Burnett. The
roof of this house was almost broken
in two when the piling to which it
was secured snapped off with the
pressure of the ice and fell across the
floating dwelling.
The steamer Annie Comings bat
tied her way through and was slight
ly damaged yesterday by an en
counter with a large floating cake
of ice near Elk Rock on her way up
from Portland to the paper mills at
Oregon City. Her wheel and steering
gear were badly battered and she re
turned" to this city for repairs.
The river gauge of the weather bu
reau recorded a depth of 6.9 feet above
zero at 8 o'clock last night, an in
crease of 1.7 feet since 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. A portion of this rise,
however, was due to the tide. The
reading at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing was 5.2 feet, an increase of 1.1
feet in the preceding 24 hours. A rise
of an even foot was recorded for the
same period at Oregon City, 2.2 at
Salem, 2.3 at Albany, 1.2 at Eugene
and .2 at Umatilla.
Weatherman Wells predicts that the
river will continue to rise for several
days, though he still holds that a
serious flood is not to be expected.
FLOOD CONDITIONS PROBABLE
Snow Melts Rapidly in Walla Walla
District.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 20.
(Special.) Flood conditions are prob
able here soon unless colder weather
comes. AVith a chlnook in the moun
tains ana rain and warm weather
in the low lands melting the snow
rapidly and filling the streams, the
Walla Walla water supply was mud.
dy today and Mill creek, which passes
the city, is high. Snow filled all the
gutters ana there was no place for
the water to run off, though, as yet
me streets are iiuea only with slush.
The Walla Walla river which run
through Milton is very high and part
of the town is under water, making
it impossible for street cars to op.
erate there and automobiles are also
unable to negotiate part of the main
street. Some of the cellars have been
filled with water, but .little dtmagl
li tin ueen - uono.
Nearby Plants Threatened "When
Flames Leap High Into Al.
Workman Leaps to Safety.
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ICE JAM IN COWLITZ BREAKS
Team Nearly Caught and Water in
River Rises Quickly. " "
CHEHAUS, Wash.. Dec. 20. fSne.
clal.) A huge Ice Jam in the Cowlits
river Droits yesterday at Toledo near
the site of the new concrete steel
bridge across the Cowlitz river, the
bulk coming from upstream. A wall
of grinding, cracking Ice served as
ample warning to all the workers.
One teamster. Dan Ryan, who was on
the bar with a team, saved his horses
and outfit only by lashing the animals
into a run, ths ice finally striking
the " wagon rear end and driving it
against the bank. Two piling near
the west cofferdam were broken off
as if straw.
Following the break the Cowlitz
rose more than a foot within a few
minutes, indicating that a great vol
ume of water had been backed up
for miles.
MARION STREAMS ARE RISING
Flooding Conditions Predicted at
Salem in, 4 8 Hours.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
With continued rain since early to
day, preceded by yesterday's thaw,
the rivers and creeks of Marion coun
ty were swelling rapidly and flood
condi) lor.s wc:e predicted within the
plant, the flames leaped probably a
hundred feet in the air and burst out
through the windows, creating a spec.
Macular sight, and causing extreme
danger of the fire spreading to sev
eral other plants nearby. The pro
gress of the fire was hastened by
the caving in of one of the upper
story floors with several hundred
tons of burning cocoanut meal, caus
ing a slight explosion that cracked
the north wall of the brick building.
The east wall of the structure was
also caused to lean precariously,
thereby threatening the plant of the
David M, Dunne company and that
of W. G. McPherson company, both
adjoining on that side.
Several of the tanks containing oil,
of which there were aix in the north
west corner of the structure, gave
way at intervals, pouring out burning
oil and causing slight explosions of
flame.
Fighters Out la Force.
With a large percentage of the fire
apparatus of the city called out by
the three fire alarms sent In. a total
of 17 streams were poured onto the
fire but, although the firemen suc
ceeded in checking the force of the
flames, they could not prevent the
building burning to a shell. It is a
total loss in stock, machinery and
building, as the walls of the brick
structure were so cracked that they
will have to be torn down before re
building work can be started.
C. A. Painton, Portland manager for
the company, estimated that the loss
would be about $360,000, covered by
insurance. Harvey O'Bryan, who rep.
resents the six Insurance companies
with which the company had policies,
estimated the loss at the same figure.
Cars of Oil Are Rescued.
Three carloads of oil and other
products valued at $30,000. which
were on the siding by the plant at the
time of the Are, were rescued by
switchmen and run down the track
after the fire started.
The loss Included 800 tons of copra
valued at $200 a ton, making a total
of $180,000: 400.000 pounds of oil,
valued at $80,000; 300 tons of cake
and meal, valued at $15,000. and the
plant and equipment, valued at about
$100,000.
- Mr. Painton said that $80,000 worth
of crude product was on the way and
would have been In the plant at the
time of the fire if the ehlpment had
not been delayed. In addition $30.00
worth of the completed product had
been shipped out the preceding day.
The Are was of such alarming pro
portions that workmen in various sur
rounding plants were called out and
hose was Immediately stretched and
all buildings in danger were wet
down.
Adjoining Plants In Danger.
The plant of David M. Dunne . & Co
and that of the W. G. McPherson com
pany, adjoining on the east, were
probably in the greatest danger. That
of the American Woodworking com
pany, adjoining on the aouth, would
also have been destroyed had it not
been for the prompt work of the fire
denartment and other employes In
combating the flames.
The Coast Steel & Machine com
pany's plant, about 60 feet away on
the north, was also in danger.
The plant of the Willamette Iron &
Steel -company is not far away from
the scene and the sweep of the flames
was so great that precautions were
taken even there to prevent a spread
of the fire.
Two smaller buildings belonging to
the Palmollve company, one of which
contains an office and press, and the
Other which was used for a minoi
storehouse and for general use, were
also saved from destruction. They
are located just west of the main
building, which was destroyed.
The Portland plant was the suc
cessor of the old Kaola company and
turned out Kaola as one of its prod
ucts. It was considered the oil de
partment of the Palmolive company
which has headquarters at Milwau
kee, Wis., and much of its work was
turning out oil from the crude copra
which was then shipped to Milwau
kee for use in the manufacture of
soaps and edible products.
The fire which destroyed the plant
of the Portland Stove works yester
day morning is believed to have
started either as the result of de
fective wiring or from spontaneous
combustion. The entire building,
brick structure 5.S7 by 100 feet, was
destroyed by fire. The building was
occupied also by the Korinek Remedy
company and a freight office of the
O.-W. R. & N. company.
Remedy Company Loses SSOOO.
The Remedy company, of which W.
H. Hurlburt is president and W.
Keeler secretary, sustained a loss es
timated at $8000. The loss to the rail
road company was alight, including.
the destruction of records, a little
freight which was in the building and
two cars on the siding which were
badly damaged, ..."
The Korinek remedy company spe
cialized in the veterinary and stock
remedies of various kinds. Mr. Hurl
burt said yesterday that the company
had anticipated moving for some time.
New Plant XJnder Way Lost.
A porcelain slating plant which was
in progress of erection adjoining the
other structure was also included in
the destruction, -
The fire was discovered by William
Thompson, night watchman at the
place.
The work of the fire departmenl
prevented the flames from spreading
to the Kenton car tresle and the
Darby-street trestle approach to the.
Interstate bridge, located about 20
feet away from the building which
was destroyed.
A coke pile located at the rear of
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the building caught fire and smoul
dered for hours after the fire in the
structure had been put out.
Kngines 8, 24 and 30 and truck 4
responded to the alarm. The work of
extinguishing the flames was In
charge of Assistant Chief Laudenklos.
The plant of the Palmolive com
pany here was the largest plant on
the coast manufacturing products
from copra. It was a business in this
city "which was rapidly forging to the
front.
Mr. Montag of the Portland Stove
works announced that the plant would
be rebuilt. He said the loss was cov
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SHORTAGE CLOSES MILLS
Lumber Plants Forced to Suspend
Because There Are Few Cars.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Although facing an almost un
paralleled demand for their product,
the lumber mills of the Inland empire
are being forced to suspend opera
tions, or at least to curtail produc
tion, because of the car shortage and
the resultant embargo on dead
freight. Hundreds of men have been
thrown out of employment.
According to Spokane lumbermen
today, the following mills were closed
this week: Rutledge Timber com
pany, Coeur d'Alene; St. Maries Lum
ber company, St. Maries; Panhandle
Lumber company, mills at Spirit lake
and lone, and Blackwell Lumber com
pany, I'ernwood.
ws in Portland yesterday to select
and buy up a carload of provisions to
be sold in Salem at the same prices
as are offered to the people here.
By a special order of the council
men of Salem the money was appro
priated and Mr. Conway appointed
so that the articles might be bought
and a store established in Salem, as
the government has no branch stores.
Ths shipment Included: Bacon to be
sold at 20 cents per lb., tomatoes at
9 cents per can, prunes, 11 cents a
pound; street brooms, 75 cents; rub
ber boots. $5.25 a pair; rubber arc
tlos. $2.!6; new wool blankets, $6;
new cotton double blankets, $3; re
claimed cotton and wool blankets.
$3.50; goggles. 75 cents; Iodine, 15
cents a bottle; woolen underwear, $1;
wool socks, 55 cents; cotton socks,
15 cants. This Is the first shipment
to ba purchased by Salem while some
citlas of the state have ordered their
third car.
$ 10,000 Asked for Injuries.
For Injuries received In a collision
between an automobile in which she
was a passenger and a truck of the
T, W. Jenkins company. Gertrude
Audrain asks damages of $10,000 in a
suit filed in the circuit court yester
day". The accident occurred at East
Thirty-ninth and East Burnside
streets last September.
SALEM BUYS U. S. GOODS
Council Provides Funds to Pur
chase Army Stores.
In- order to enable the people of
Salem to take advantage of the at
tractive prices offered by the army
store in Portland, J. T. Conway, spe
cial purchaser for the city of Salem
Re-employment Body Quits.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The re-employment
committee for soldiers, sail
ors and marines, which has found Jobs
for more than 28,000 former fighting
men, brought Its activities to a close
here today, and its chairman, William
F'ellowes Morgan, announced that the
bureau would be taken over Monday
by a new organization.
Reds Win in Sofia.
SALON1KI, Dec 20. Bulgarian bol
Shevikl have been successful in mu
nicipal elections in Sofia and news
papers there have appealed to the
Bulgarian government to maintain
order, according to advices received
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