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m-5 reinkeairoflieitbndnjfndadId-slierL.deBiltilndontod.reididAir the twith :celebj over t being urnoUias the little town was reached, Matlock's horse dropped, sacriflaed for human life. He secured a fresh horse and striking the road they took even chances with the flood. From Lexington the vallev widens and the full decreases, and with the advantage ol the road, the swift running horses soon distanced the Hood. They heat it an hour to lone, j aecert The people were just assembling for church. The whole town was alarmed and there was a wild panic in in a rush for the hills, but the people were saved.Leslie Matlock and Bruce Kelly undoubtedly saved dozens of lives.At Lexington and lone no casualties are reported.Heppner was a eitv nf beautiful homes and the main residence portion was located on the hanks of Willow creek for a distance of about two miles. Within an hour from th * time the water struck all that was left of this beautiful residence portion \ve*e hundreds of pi’ea of wreckage and death and destruction on every hand.From the best inn filiation available at this time, the dead and missing, and for the missing all hopes have been abandoned, will not he far from 250 people.While only about 150 bodies have been recovered, there are many lhat never will be found. Already bodies have been found 10 mi lee a wav and it is thought that many have been carried as far as the Columbia river, a distance of 45 miles.About Ml residence buildings were wreckerl and earned away. With a great many of these buildings not a Board remains to indicate that they had ever been built. In the city alone the property loss will probably reach *500,-l ht, while along Widow creek to the Columbia river, the lose will foot upThe dition up in clearei will hi and or] of as a conditi Hep money burrou the aw pay la!The good w supplieMrsEJG1hlt;KriuNorM OS-WinYtislWuiLeoiMr«M rdWillBahjBabCliinCbiu
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Heppner gazette
Heppner, Oregon, US
Thu, Jun 18, 1903
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