Salt Lake Tribune | 1894-06-14 | Page 1 | The Kaslo Disaster

THE KASLO DISASTER seventy in a british columbian town swept away spokane Sp wash june 33 13 particulars of 0 the kaslo kanto B C disaster reached here today to day the property loss it la Is thought will reach tho the galena trading companas Comp anys store hardware companas Comp anys store a floating warehouse hol diric a great deal os of the government wharf costing and about seventy houses were swept away tire the only life lost was that 0 of mrs ira B C mcgregor I 1 the storm came up between 4 and 5 it way was preceded b by Y a number of hot waves then c came lane a terrific gale which filled the ale air with debris churned the lake into a mighty sen and blew buildings into tile the water meanwhile kaslo river was dammed by it log ja jam n and scores og ol 01 cabins along its ban banks ki ruined