Show BIG FLOOD AT PORTLAND 41 4 RAINS OVERFLOW ovena CHEEKS AND SEW r BS f 5 at 77 A V r fiig ral c i western aarts of atthe the cit city y took liti 1 a vast lake F azer valley suffers portland or jan 12 A flood of muddy water poured down don through a number ot of streets in the north and west parts of the city this afternoon I 1 making those sections ot of town look like a vast lake tile very heavy rains ot of last night and this forenoon foie rot noon caused a general surface flooding all allover over tile the country every branch and rivulet became a small roaring torrent and the solvers sewers of the city proved inadequate to convey the water away along the che sides ot of tile the hills west ot of the city great quantities Wain titles ot of water poured down shortly after noon a twenty inch pipe leading to washington street from the city park broke and liberated a deluge of water on oil tit the streets meantime johnson creek became a raging torrent these two sources combined to make a stream that resembled a small river after reaching twenty third street the water spread out running over sidewalks and into cellars the portland consolidated street railway will sustain a heavy loss by hiving having a large part of its electrical apparatus apo aratus submerged by the flood floods in fraser valley Vamo vancouver B C jan 12 the province Is threatened with furious 1 floods and great damage is being ing done in that portion of the fraser valley which suffered so severely last spring T the he floods are caused by the unusually high tides experienced here yesterday and today to day this morning the delta district was one large lake and in place pla ce of oc ve vehicular traffic on it roads roada boats were called into requisition the tide assisted iss isted by a heavy gale from tile the west drove the water over the dykes and at 10 this morning the water inside tho the embankments was six inches higher than at any time dining the spring flood wertham tiam island la Is entirely under water fortunately the far farmers had time to remove their stock end effects and as the harvest ot or course is over the loss will not bs be so eer serious folts though great damage has been done to roads band dykes at the north arm ot of the fraser a sett settlement lemeTA on the opposite of the river it a similar state of altairi exists all the rivers have risen with remarkable rapidity end and dispatches from various points in the river territory tell ot of flood and threatened danger moderates in nebraska omaha jan 12 the weather has im moderated ode rated much last night and blittle little fear Is expressed express rd that any suffering 1 I 1 ng will result in fit nebraska to reports from the drouth districts do I 1 not show hov that there are any alarming I 1 results resu its from last |