Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-05 | Page 2 | Oregon Flood Waters Drop

T Flo Loosened Flood Logs Pile Against Pier Piero of Oregon Bridge I j r 3 41 rl v r t r r. r z s re r rg x g N I a ate atei i x a a s y z a aix ix wa T Tf f G Associated Press W FOR FOB A TIME IT WAS FEARED THAT THIS TIllS SPAN AT PORTLAND ORE WOULD GO OUTOn OUT OUTOn OUTOn On Tuesday the Willamette river was back In its banks OREGON FLOOD FLOODWATERS FLOODWATERS FLOODWATERS WATERS DROP PORTLAND Ore Jan 5 U uP Western Oregon's worst flood in 20 0 years swept toward the sea Tuesday leaving behind millions of f dollars In property damage Ten persons were killed by the torrents which reached their peak last ast week end Suburban homes farms and livestock livestock live- live stock tock herds sustained losses running running running run run- ning into several millions of dollars dollars dol- dol lars ars In the Willamette and smaller valleys of rivers running to the coast The state highway commission estimated damage to roads atmore atmore at atmore more than All major roads oads are open although traffic in n spots is one way Waters receded everywhere Except Except Ex- Ex ept for cne or two points the Willamette Willamette m most o 0 a 8 t troublesome nver was river was in its banks again At PC Portland logs and flotsam from upriver lodged behind bridge piers as the river dropped below its foot 18 flood stage At Salem the Willamette was down to feet one under flood stage tage and 11 feet below Saturdays Saturday's peak eak Livestock and hog yard losses around Salem were severe The weather r bureau predicted continued fall faU during the next 36 hours The high wat waters waters rs it at at Portland d delayed de- de de- de ayed launching of two ships Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day and forced minor curtailment in shipbuilding Southbound trains were ing The Southern Pacific tracks were flooded between here and nd Oregon City yesterday and trains were rerouted but the line was open today