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Keliet Wo(iboIIbftWithout a second’s warning, a (i leaping, foaming wall of water, 40 c feet in height, struck Heppner at a about 5 o’clock Simday afternoon, sweeping everything before it and leaving only death and destruction in its wake. ! cNothing in the history of the ; w Western country cnn compare with the awful disaster, and it can only be realized by eye witnesses.In the middle of tbe afternoon dark clouds commenced to appear in tbe south and a short time before the Hood a heavy raiu fall commenced with an electrical storm.The rainfall was not heavy enough here to cause miy alarm, and as the rain came down thick and fast, the people were pleased to see a good soaking raiu which was needed to help out the crops.Owing to the roar of thunder and the noise caused by the heavy rainfall, the roar of the awful torrent was not heard, mid a great many people knew nothing of it untd their houses commenced to move.Even the people on AJaiu street and through the business portion were not aware of anything until the overflow of the channel commenced to come down the street and move some of the smaller wooden bus!ness buildings.There was a wild rush for theinadifrtoinviecjavdicobnt.D\Hotin
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Heppner gazette
Heppner, Oregon, US
Thu, Jun 18, 1903
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