Show DEVASTATED BY Y HIGH N WATERS Pendleton Ore and Walla Walla Wash Submerged by Rushing Torrent Enormous Damage Done But No Loss of Life Reported Onethird of the People Temporarily Homeless Many Taking to the Hills Pcmlloton Ore One tldrd of tho people of Pendleton are either temporarily been orarlly homeless or else have their driven Into tho upper floors of residences by the rising waters of the Umatllla river which Is now a racing torrent sweeping bridges and dikes before iL All over the affected parts of tho county the water is still steadily rising fed by the Incessant rains From every hand comes the news of bridges swept away irrigation irriga-tion dams and flumes wrecked roads torn up and washed out fields inundated Inun-dated and crops obliterated Roaring streams are sweeping through lower Main and Court streets and all the business houses are flooded flood-ed In that district while tho stock stored In basements is submerged Communication with outlying districts dis-tricts Is uncertain but the steady rise of the Umatllla shows that tho floods are fitill increasing Spokane Wash Walla Walla City and county Is experiencing one of the worst Hoods In many years Alder Al-der street one of the principal business busi-ness thoroughfares Is flooded to a depth of three loot and several of the residences are filled with water The bridges in tne city have been washed out and three others are in great danger The dam of the Walla Walla Power company on Walla Walla river fifteen miles from tho city went out cutting off all lights and power Otner streams In tho county lire outside their banks and in many places wheat and other farm produce has been washed out of the ground A number of bridges have also been carried away Portland OreA special to tho Oregonian from Freewater Ore a small place about thirty miles south of Walla Walla Wash states that the rains of the past few days have swelled the Little Walla Walla river and that 500 people have sought refuge in the hills |