Show FLOOD BRINGS DEA DEATH OF ONE TACOMA Wash Nov No 14 1 P I Heavy cavy week end rains over western wester Washington ton described described as of cloudburst cloudburst cloud- cloud burst proportions ons and the heaviest rainfall in 20 O years cars in the Centralia district today filled fied rivers flooded lowlands and were blamed for at least one ne death Near Fairfax when Bert Beck Beck Jr 19 9 of oC Auburn Aubur drove a truck loaded with ith wood over the Evans creek bridge yesterday morning moring the thc lure ture ure collapsed He was caught beneath be- be be neath cath the truck and drowned The most mos severe rainfall was re re- ported from the vicinity of Centralia with wih ith a fall al of inches iches within 12 hours ours Saturday night night Over a period of f 36 hours it am amounted to t inches flooding coding several business streets street when China hina creek overflowed its is banks On the South Prairie creek between be- be be tween Orting and Buckley Buckle two bridges were carried out out and all al valcy valley val- val icy ley cy roads road adjoining Tacoma were under water The Green river also overflowed its it banks and the Nis Nis- qually river rose rore ros live five feet in 24 hours ours The Puyallup river which flows through the outskirts of Tacoma was wa fied lied filled with logs and debris which plIed pied against the Lincoln avenue bridge ridge East of Seattle a section of the te high high- way vay between Falls Fals City and North Northend Bend end was under seven inches of water |