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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1906
Page
1
Flood conditions ease but danger lingers as authorities warn of possible recurrences. Traffic restoration may be slow with coal shortages threatening service and the street car system at risk of suspension.
Water levels fell four inches this afternoon after cresting in the Puyallup valley. Homes, barns, and outbuildings were damaged and several lives were lost in the flood, with rescue attempts continuing as rails and shipping traffic remain disrupted across the region.
Water levels fall near Renton and men with dynamite and pike poles guard the levees and bridge. The Renton bridge north of town remains in danger as jams could carry it away, while freight and interurban tracks run under several feet of floodwater.
A flood report states the new grade of the interurban line was washed away in the Duwamish valley. Ties and rails buried by mud and sand, detours planned. Walla Walla reports power plants crippled with many industries suffering, receding waters may restore factory power today. Everett notes rail service fully closed and communication nearly cut off as floodwaters rise. Local farmers and ranchers along creeks face major disruption.
Heavy floods inundate Foster and Renton areas with water racing like a mill. Logs damage homes in the Duwamish valley while boats navigate the swollen streets. In Bellingham a city dam was blown by mayoral order, cutting rail service. Skiff traffic popular in Stanwood as streets flood. Olympia reports mixed train service with some routes open between Olympia and Tacoma.
Reporter Harry C Kline recounts the Duwamish valley flood from Georgetown to Duwamish. Water depths reach two to seventeen feet, with tracks and tracks flooded and homes swept away. Rescues include a woman found on interurban tracks and aided by neighbors.
Snohomish is isolated after twelve hundred feet of Great Northern track washed out between here and Lowell. The Snoqualmie power line is down and Snohomish remained in darkness last night as floods swelled the auxiliary area.
South Park residents face rising flood waters from three sides with the McNatt dyke as the main danger. Council men lead a volunteer effort to hold the dam while water slowly recedes after peaking near the four year flood level.
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