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.
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Chiuar
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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