Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-07 | Page 3 | Disastrous Flood

V 1001 Tacoma Wash De Dec the whole of oC the Stuck mer dley is 18 isone one vast Bt sheet of oC water vater The river itself is 18 I it raging acres or th mOt most productive land In the Stats Staw and threatening some dwellings It Is higher than ever eer 1 be before fore Core known since the valley aley was Ae s set heal b by white men Several tamie families In Inthe inthe the vicinity of oC Sumner have hac In been corn com to move to e escape o the torrent The rise In the river since In the r re recent rc cent he heavy raIns hae been n UJ the greatest saul mOt most rapid ever known teen inches In one hor hoer II a toe recorded at Sumner and lowth now the water is II between six and sten seven f feet l above aboe the ordinary high water level leel