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HEFI SER CAZETTE-nv.ES CtNTt NMU EI'ITIOS TWENTIETH YEAR HEPPNEK. OREGON. HIURSDAY. .UJNE 18, ISHi.'i, NO. 943 DAYS OF SORROW IN HEPPNER Awful Destruction of Life and Property Caused by Cloudburst. 141 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED h 1 la'rj to niaiiv thnuands n oia. t j Manr unrhH inelud.ng buildings Kt ! i -siir an! six and i-rope hate been mined. uf hit el il- I Tii Khm to th b rumens portion while The Dead and Missing Number About 1250W- Now Engaged in Relid Work Here. nnta the r:wf an ! they : i!..ire. i'art : ur, So Villi. I'M. fl i :'.h ' Ireo I V k'f't rig :r.,3 J'V ! xkI n li. X , run to be rompareJ nil thw residence j that nxlt- the wave i '. fortunate')' portion w ill loot up thousand of JjI washed :j ti e hoe. : iars. Ti e w ,!er was t 'th.'!.t foroi.'yl A portion of the east side of Mem about n Lour e-e -ece.: ;n , !.(' il ". -il'.tlldl1 i ii'iiurm'ed iur th n..en;lii A wr.. the water street was fl.wded and th buildings en.' re e-e or-' were lilted from their foundation to the treet em wt biocka.l ng the thorough fare from trvrl -2000 Men t National ; The t.' n m now well organireJ for tranrioriii- the dispatch of the iaimene amount of Ti e ting rot.ni o! tli, 'ask nj Kobe'ts' 1 all c! ii ta re.-eptaiVs f..: t-.a dead and work. ; her. tbe sea-rhe r ere h -ced to quit, Public meetings mere held Tueslav 1 v da-triem.. miry ti.ii . were re-, and WjinnJir tvninifi and different Without ft second's wa-ainc. a' Avers. Frsr.k Roberts an J r.eral Atther-t .'!" ' ' oUay.;, it were appointed to take leminc-. fosmiEL' wall of tiler. 40 others. The family came down ou ' t the entire to. n ws ..:.t. or.ciY .-hart.. feet ia height, etrock Heppner st a ladder and were taken out ca- !iut 3 o'tvKk ulJsj ii'teruooti, itjarfd- et-;'ii.g ever thitu t.efore it an j Ty this tluif tLe terrors of tbe Ujrir..- m!v dentL Rliii ietrUCtifD txlilJ f" IVR':.:ev!. Ill t!it &J J iu i wake. XljL;:; :u !:: Lie Wt;.er;i couctry can tv aw-;"a! d.a.-t-r. and l.e r-.';.'-d !y eye :tu la iL? u.i.iu!e o:" U- .e v. a.i par itb oaa i:.!y I'Lunuc! t.'f tL ere. k th ntvr a- Kt least 4-' f-et d" -p arid iit cret cf t:;? stream e''f :iied t : - Ht lenet !-t l.;': -r t'.ati tl-- w O'l t!i- - liCieOCed t; -irt tia-e Ml Ocira. CiCU if sr in tli- -! :iie rlooi'. a ifhvv raio . i-.fice.t v....i bii flectrii-.u t r!Li. T- raittV.l was li&t Leavj i L -;:-'b L"-re t fhUse huy tti ri!" Ill, :il 1 as tli? ruin caiu d n tL.jk fiL i f.tt. tie wer flii-s-.-d t.. (- a ? 'i"' 8"nkiLC ra:u h.:-h j.'-r-Je.'. toLe!;. out tLet'to;s. t ;lk t:- tb1 r"hr 'f tbuuder aud ilv !,..;.- caated by tbrbeavy raiu f!. tbe roar of tLf awful torteLt v j.not LearJ. iui a prem enny j.eaplc' ki.t?w lijibii-f: of it ULti! rh-ir Loue- cytuiiiuced to move. ."vvn tbe !.e(pie OU HbSC refet aad tLroupb tbe l.u.iiie i-ortiou Trere not aware of &crtbi!:g ttcttl i;.je overt1.') of tb cbaLbei fni juebced to eoice d-.wn tbe tr--t .and move same of tbe smaller aoo'Je-n bufinese buildicgs. k Kt'.! ht e.i .1:! J- v. j'jKl :. .i iv iliVle- Were p.-h f-Hl!,e!-. I'll tile ll .-. SpiNLM.J ar.,,uir' ' " ' Vl allies to I I'-'fej. like ttiev WetejweM .a-i.-leot'sluv. It is certaltly " :i1.'-rf-;l t'-wt Tt : T V I'4 't ef p-. It v-i till iy i out le:. A'!ere a.xiuua t. 'tieniethe eea'-h t .wlliu , n ever iue. '-!.! :: e r.:i .r; t i : e .;.i ; it I.ee.ie Vatr.K t- - y I j ext-e-t l.-ie .i rut.e r '.v'n 3'l'ea'.i. May ' .a.!, l.ex i.'oti .e i.a; :!.e 1!ihh:." v. e - ' g w a . :: k a w c t : .r..!. f ...';t!.flU:.'. c-'if ai.-in com- Mayor Kratik Cnhiaai, Oeo. tonaer een nJ-ntf n 1 E- lmtt romr.a the executire com:nite with olfice at C. E. Woodaon'a hi I reav li- , law c:iice, anj they a- duicrf irraoil and lirtu-p o-k. atij old J. A. Wiwilery, of l ine', ia a aorker, in fact, there a Imn.lre.la mlio i J jnp, call si.oitnl he rtieiitioneil. .- ijui The ayikol rieat -.n.T out the dehrie, r .; h and the neax-li f t ttie 'uia:.i)i; ia no t-rcc'eaiiinit in a n'je' eat.e'eCory njHMier d me. Ti.6 .rki-a ae-no- i .. . . tina:i l ir r (it k i.iatter i f lu-k in e-ttit tlnft tbat went to shore. Tbe terriMe rveue u viewed ear.tif, c;.-:i Ht tue ;.'.; and u iiorfe ta.'.i that t ."".I ere a.SiO out uf : i ivt-r ti.e an I i"r rh ! wife i.-r.. es heir i: i r'.-ie '. r ':; ai.-l '.!. .ork in fyi-'.ea.at.c. Th .-e are no:'!"' men an 1 i.iindieJx iuuii' employed.' Tiie nurvivo-a and puflTerera uf the I . .. . , .1 .1 l. .. I un lu -y ei;t in . a-tui Uiater mmm luanaiui u a...... i i,-e Matiork'e ' f.T the tjtiiek and wiUtng reeponae at ro..i tbe biii t " cao ie cc:n;iarfl '-He fe.l, , ..Tit i: .it t.;me ...! Ue i to a Lorrible .i-:!.t )i-ar-. Ciit-c- to drift were tbe unfortunate victims, up anl dowa in the ui ..;: ,1 battle where tLey were swallowed up like rate ia a tar-e. I'oj.Ur trees, over two f-.-l sn diameter were trapped r-fl I.ke con. stalks. M. nv were tiie li.r i'lri: rid i.air hrea-:;h ef'ape. J'i.d Colin, whoae fasir.iy out f loan. at 'home and as eep when Hie i!nn,i arriiL-k hit home, he etayed with li.e r. ler'e the call f-.r aid from the ).eupie tithe , e.i :t:M the atate us'Oieson. Workmen anj eoppliea t - . .- . ......... ;.i frnm n.nnv different sjd iie ac I a away. -r nine miiea - to 1 t x rv'un .1 as n- k an 1 tei-k and p ace .lm I-:, .:, reail.e !. Mt:ock'. ; Already W, l...ve been pledged, 1,0-ae d-opieJ. f). -e I hmnan i ti.e city of IWf.and he.-htig the I.Ht j-V lie en ured a freali hurde and ; it 1. .0"0. r. k nK 'i.e !.v tank even el.am-ea i Peer.I towns that were votnc to ,., ...e Hi From J-ex.i.nlon the celebrate the Fourth of July will turn v Vv 'a id.-., and the fall derrea.ea. ! over the fund for our relief, Fendleton a!va,. ol road, the!!"'" "'e but "Ut rtlnnit)K i.., oon Oi.:ancedli,.l".oitl are.a.e cannot yet be f. -. 1. .. ii ... I.r.nr tn lOTla. :ei ..iiieu. rjyu. i nev itat tt . . . Tue people were Hint aaeeiDblinK for !chnrL-i. TDe whole town was alarmed xi'.en bustneae nuiiatufes. I , went to piece, and . n . .,jere W4, a wilJ p.ni;: in in a ro.l T.PTP ob a wild rasa Mr me - , 11 6 , , . - ! lor a mile he clung to wrecaape, gn-K , (or toe hihe , but the roole were eaved. 1 r ' - r. , A C.iaritiaa 1 lift. I Kffi ID" ' . . J . under a half dozen timet or more, and i,iie Matlock and Bruce Kelly un eBoririaLiie. I under a half iloien timei or more, and eBOrinao-e. , . ., out more dea(J Word, caaaot exprea, fL. horror. ; fieI(J. ib awfu detractioa. hctite.y;-" , , iu owul u vr ,nd Mrs. I eo. Conser eecapsd al- liPirdeasL from tbe hi sides, the i 31,-M"" 3ie.p B, rrom in , ffiir.cu,ou.ly. Wnen tbe water gurvivors watched tbe terriDie, M,.t.n'- I r ... . t I struck the houe, IT. .McSwon.s, J. i atert take lueircuu.-e. , and a Japanese aervant made I er.pt to battle the great ware. , J doobtedly saved doiens oflive. At J-exiniiton and lone no ciisualitiee are reported. Heppner was a citr of beaotifnl homes and the main residence portion was located on the banks of Willpw creek ineact only eucide without being Able to able to accoripliBh arjy. tbiu arnsbfrom tbe buiidine and were ail j fgf t dlglancf 0 aboul two miles. With lost Jr. and Mrs. Conner sUyed with the boild.og. They rsn up stairs and ':Ug' . j i a the ie-Or part of tbe structure was soon Tbe cloudburst covered a large, tfe - J ,, v - - . - dawaT. Standr.g in water up to territory, the maaa pOrt.on .tnk-j aJ1 bop(!t ud icg about eight mile above Hepp-; - ,cre el inrt a nrrirjO oi rr- . . . Willow creek. For miles all the draws aad ,ttle creeks leading to tbe Willow creek valleywere flooded and must tare reached tbe main stream AU.t the aame time in an hour from the time the water struck all that was left of this beantifnl residence por'ion were bondres of pi'es of wreckage and death and destruclion os every band. - From the beet information available at this time, the dead and missing, and for the missing all hopes bare beet abandoned, will not be far from 250 people. experience. TUev ran to we while only about lau dou.o. ..rDf their home and the building , . rM.overed, there are many that Irflued against another building, and Mr. Conser kicked ool a window and botb were saved. W. U. Minor's lamily had a thrilling liiS waves like a "tick of coid- never rill be found. Already bodies . , ... 1 .1.. rtn Tfee firat wann tuat t.ie peo- , ! " ' . ln mil- av ,od it ,. in tbe bueiteoi! portion bad , wood until a.i me i- in iue uuc.u r ;., ,, t.. m. I,. Vn carried as h-n the large two story rent- ; The upper ory was """" ,. , r ...Mllf: .,.,,!.,. h.mom in which Mre. Minor ; (ar M tlie Columbia river, a distance rW. but uicg oi i. 't.wjc.o.. iiu o nnd itiou aLd swung arouud ;.nd daughter were in when the wreck j of 43 miles. its foOOd-ttlOD 8L0 " " . . . ..... . Mi; church. I A hour HI residence buildmge were r t- nr'iBi.Cfi iii'.ij ' tinaiiV lu'ikreu u,m - - -- , into Iy tr.v auv. - - ,,,,..,,!, pie w as : a.nd lotl ILgB adrU on sotae wooden build- , Ther we.e taken out thro,.,!, a mdow aat bank of the Palace hotel. (nu eeu i al . nnn ar Mr Avers wm ai me louae and Lie family was at botue, . .ii- -i.,toi ThfV ,L,i.e r'3"' ' .-.i- iSe- to I - p""' Julius Keitbley. 70 years of age, stay ed with Ins house until everything wae gone but the roof. He rode the current e wrecked and carried away. With a great many of thene buildings not a board remains to indicate that they had ever been buiit. In the city alone the property Ions will probably reach '00, 0Ov, while along Willow creek to the Columbia river, the loea will foot up The town is now in a deplorable con dition, debris, slime and mud is piled up in great iiuantities, and it must be cleared asv or the health of the people will be in great danger. The homeless and orphan children are beiug taken csre of as well as possible under the existing conditions. Heppner's greatest need now is money. The people of the town and surrounding country are worn out onder the aw ful strain and 'we seed money to pa laborers to continue the work. The Light & Water company is doing good work and the city is pretty well supplied with water. Haaiea Rervrerr. Mrs. Mabel Andrews. Cecil AKbbaugh. Mrs Ed Ashbaugb. Kd Aahbaugh's infant Gladys Ashbaugh. Erma Aabbaugh. 'ora Adkins. Moses Asbbaugb'g baby. W'm Ayere' child. Vaetie Andrews. W'ui A vera' boy. Leon Banks. Mrs Leon Banks Mrs K Beard Wilbur Beard. Baby. Baby. Cliinajjan. Chinaman. PRINTED BY HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON .Mrs AJ Curtia ClllD4-- II. I'll. I. Chiuar J 11 ia. Carl iVbia. Ctiinan au. M ' -aSiiD. Ira l.v-y IUwaon. Percy lnwmii,'a boy. Peri-y awroi. J li 1 , .'on. Lloyt.V-.. lliancl.. Kate " Mta Wit E-tesi Mai: 'vlintl Hi.ti -.f FreDcb. ra ;.. i eou. r'ari-ier Bertha Ftistoe A. Mflu'u. ACG-K-r. Mrs Lilt..' Idaniillon. Uarry H.imby. J I, ll( let.. Hazel 1J -vbea. Mm b'an.'ou Hart. Mix Hai.by KFIIvl s little girL Bert Hyi. i. :-drs Bob rt Hyni Mabel 1J -ward. Mary H u"J. Mr M B LLInew J J llarr VjoarJ Mr Tikis Howard. Frank Hurry man. T M Idarryruan. .1 L IKx'kel M i bild. J L lbick-tfit child Jas Jones. Two JVar! Joiiom' children. Mrs 1'earl Jones. JVail Jones. AdjhihU Jones, Mrs Ja Joueu. ella Jenkins. Jap. Mrs Jease virk. Keitbley'e graudaon. Mrs Matid Keitbley. Mt s Hattie Kiutiley. Fred Krug boy. Geo Kru;. Fred Krug's girl. Mra, Krug. Fred Krug. Mrs J M Keruan. J M Keruan. W W Lipeett. Mrs W W Lipsett. Fre Loony. .Jas Lont; Mrs Jas J...ug. Clara Long. Jas Loug e girl. Maud Littler. Mabel M"'lry. Mrs S M Morgan. Wllford McBride. MrMcBride. Anna McBride. Alma McBride. Dr P B McSworda. Zed la McDowell. J W Matlock. Kobert Morgao MrsTboe Matlook. Frank Oxley. MrsHPadbry. J J Boberts. Ora Kobo?ia. Mrs Jas Kobert. Ed Kood'd girL Mrs Ed Kood. Mrs C. II RedfielcL Amf Ktalter Kobert Btalter. Bonni Stalter
