The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 21, 1911, Page 1

pecial veral yw at Ef OWE * of the two big pipes, one on each bank of the eect river, These pictures, taken for The Star, show typical scenes in the flood-swept section south of Seattle. 's a happy child that knows its own father well enough to pull his whiskers, VOL 3. NO. 227 SEAT The Seattle. St ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, TLE, WASH., JE BROKEN IN SEATTLE 1911 ONE CENT. These pictures, taken for The Star by Geo. H. Worley of Ravensdale, show Seattle people clearly what's the matter with the big Cedar river water pipes. Here are shown the stub ends smaller picture, the waters cut the pipes off sharp! The pipes crossed the river here on a bridge built by the city, out by te Faging waters. The split and shattered staves of the pipes on one side are shown plainly. On the other side of the river, as shown in the suspended between 30 and 40 feet above the river bed. The entire bridge and over 200 feet of the pipes were taken Judging from. these pictures, it will coquien folly 10 days to répeir and rebuild the he pipes THE SITUATION AT A GLANCE Work being rushed on repairs to pipe lines at Cedar , but it may require 10 days or longer y reservoirs w empty by tomorrow noon, ‘This whole city without water unless lake water can inte pipes by that time. y is connecting up city pipes with pumps in on to furnis sh an emergency supply. It is not likely that enough water can be obtained this way tc the city, and it will take between 24, and 48 hours to connect up the lake water. Lake water is germ laden. Boil it before using for any pur Railroad tr: is demoralized Inte a vice between Seattle and Tacoma sus- pended Du ettlements flooded. Many people are | i t it will be in operation again by tonight commissioner recommends building tem- City he lth t lots in cases where water is not available toilets. are being mobbed today by crowds de- nin Jarming and extra precautions are elessness in handling fires. nissed until Thursday. aaaaeTaaerenee Train Service Is s Partly Resumed ng to Portland, Vancouver, Wash., and Pasco, trans- re enabled to leave and arrive in Seattle today other hardship than a little delay in the Gibucestal tate Without encoun fegular achedul The Grays Harbor lines are running regularly. trains ing by way of Vancouver and Pasco, while the N. P. trains are detouring to Portland. The Great Northern started to run its trains direct this morning. The O-W. line is experiencing BO difficulties Everett Interurban cars are also running without inter- rupt on by the washout. The Seattle-Tacoma interurban, however, is dead, except for the short distance from Seattle to Kiverton BEWARE OF EXPLOSION IN WATER PIPES “K water faucets; steam 1s allowed to escape by kee; P- | The Milwaukee ep your hot open.’ ing the hot water faucets open, This ia the mandate Isaued this| said McIntyre. * Morning by Plumbing Inspector| Ifthe famine continu James Mcintyre, who pointed out|nec®ssary the danger of explosions in hot wa ter boilers in private residences. “Explosions are sure to follow @ lack of water unless the tirely, also be left open, ALMOST A RIOT WHEN WATER WAGON COMES we in the water famine dis-} which extends over practical half the city, were out ear tching for (he elty water wagons People trict, ly w On the approach of a wagon, men, ymen and children would swoop | blocked buckets, tea kettles and every oth-| er description of water utensil At Bellevue and John streets such & swarm of wor and children gathered when the water wagon ar. rived that the str Women a most fought in their eagerness to) down on it armed with boilers, tubs, | get near the wagon. PENALTY FOR BREAKING WATER RULES: nes While at first it was thought un cessary to cut the water supply from manufacturing plants in the elt ait in: y, the growing seriousness of the uation has induced Mayor Dill « to order manufacturers to cease using city water. * HELD UP ACCORDING all w. W. hote), got hig watch and $4 in cash last | night, by | Terry ay. and Terrace | had been told to hold up his rr it will be|and had a revolver shoved to keep ranges which | his nose, one of the thugs wi oped feed hot water boilers fireless en-| him with a stone he had co: Hot and cold water cocks) in his at the top of the water back should then jumped on i “All the water in the reservoirs | | PE eed aed Shortly after the marriage of Annie to Jasper N. Davis, 12 years ago in Colorado, she was “rudely awakened to the discovery that they were mat rimonial misfits,” she says in her complaint for divorce filed in the superfor court * this morning. Their married life, she further adds, has been an unbroken chapter of dis cord.” kkk hth hh hth * HESESES SEES EEK TO HOYLE, HE WAS After being held according to 1 Hoyle’s rules for desperadoes, Hack, who lives at the Plaza was also given @ severe beat and slugged over the head with stone before the two thugs, who| departed. He was accosted two young men about 8 o'ch After he st. realed Both highwaymen him and kicked hand. ig needed for city purposes,” said the mayor, “Therefore all mana facturers, including laundries, are requested not to use water until | further notice wasting or using water unnecessar- | fly or against the emergency rules, we will turn it off in any such build: | ing | What $10 Cash Will Do $10 cash will secure for you a fine view acre situate one-half mile from Lake Washington, due north and east of the Country club. Warrenite boulevatd to within one-half mile of said acre The price is only— $400 alance $7.50 month. In; We make trips daily, rain or shine, two OLE HANSON & Co, Third Floor New York Block If we find anybody |= yk eek kak hk hhh en GIRL TELLS HOW MEN TARRED AND FEATHERED HER (my Press Leased Wire) jscreamed, Ricord, who was escort INcouN™ CENTER, Kan., Nov./ing me, remained hidden in the 21-——With calm demeanor, her) bushes near by and did not reay volee emotion! ind her eyes) pear until it was all ov fixed steadily upon her father and) Miss Chamberlain recited her en mother, the ysat before her in) gagement with Edw. Ricord, the the crowded courtroom, Miss Mary | barber and village beau, bis in Cfamberiain, the pretty school! enoe th company bim taacher, took the stand today at} strange they neared the the trial of three of the 15 men ac-| rendezvous, the sudden appearance cused of tarring and feathering her,/of'a man who pointed a pistol at jand told the story of the outrage|the side of the buggy, he frantic lof Aug. 7 last. | apne al to Ricord and his hasty re The witness declared that ht > the bush: taken to a bonfire by m ne men, stripped from the waist down,| had b and the tar applied to her bare|/the masked men had left flesh returned from the bushes, helped Asked why she did not call for| her into her clothing and drove her help, she replied: “I did call; T|home. | Ricord, shortly after this time, openly boasted of having received & considerable sum of money for ra her said that wh on tarred and feathe Ricord Pe ee ed }® WEATHER FORECAST *& hw Gocasional rain — tonight, | §, jecoying the girl to the rendez 4 Wednosday fair; brisk woster. * le ty winds. Temperature at «| * and later testified to.-the * noon, 46, * Oscar “Larson, 138, who attended the Brothers’ schoo! In South Park, is reported as missing to the police. He visited at home over Sunday, BOYS’ SPEC 3 and left for school early Monday morning, but has not been heard | from since. This low price embraces oo an excellent assortment of Some Knicker- serviceable suits. have two pairs of bockers, BOYS’ OVERCOATS SPECIAL Good, warm Overcoats, designed to withstand the wear and tear that the boy will subject them to. Shafer Bros Arcade and Arcade Annex In one picture, a/ street scene at Renton, a row boat is shown standing in front of the house. N, P. track, ‘Telegraph poles can be seen sticking in the log jam above the bridge. ON TKAING AND REws STANDS f9. Another shows the water rushing over the TEN DAYS Seattle today faces the most critical period in its history as a result of the water famine. Conditions this morning as- sumed an alarming aspect, when repliable reports from Cedar river stated that it would take at least ten days and perhaps two weeks to repair the break. SANITARY CONDITION ALARMING. Sanitary conditions threaten an epide! A number of apartment houses were compelled this morning to close bathe rooms and toilets. Mayor Dilling at noon today expressed the opinion that i would take until next week to make the repairs to the pipe line. At the same time, he believes that enough water can be secured from Lake Washington and Swan lake by a temporary pumping system, to supply the city until Cedar river water i@ available. aus USE LAKE WASHINGTON WATER. Taking the only course open, the mayor last night issued orders to apply pumps to Lake Washington and Swan laka It will take from 24 to 48 hours, at the earliest, before these pumps can be operated. The influx of Lake Washington water into the city mains will mean danger of contagion and a possible epidemic. Health Commissioner J. E. Crichton warns water users to boil every drop of water used after the Lake Washington water turned in. Typhoid fever germs have been found in tests of water along Lake Washington shores. PEOPLE STILL STORING WATER. With the city using 95,000,000 gallons a day, the present supply will be exhausted before tomorrow morning. Yester- day, however, many people took extra amounts for storage purposes, which explains the 95,000,000 gallons used. Today they are still storing water, however, and it is feared the pres ent supply will not last over tomorrow at the most. There were 75,000,000 gallons in the Beacon hill and Volunteer park reservoirs early this morning. WATER WAGONS ARE MOBBED. In the meantime, half of the city is without water. The |city’s water wagons were mobbed on the streets this morning by men, women ,and children, armed with pans and bucketa The situation in apartment houses, hotels and hospitals is de plorable, particularly from a sanitary standpoint. The waters of Cedar river continued to recede today, but it will take several days before the stream becomes normal, | provided no further chinook winds swell the volume of wates with melting snows, SITUATION SERIOUS. t t present must realize It is only a matter off water in the resere People of Seattle who have w seriousness of the present sitt a few hours until last of Ce voirs will be gone. the tion ar the river WASTE IS CRIMINAL. Numerous reports of the wasting of water, of using it fou washing clothes, etc., came in today It is little less than criminal to use an extra gallon of water now, when fully half jthe people of the city can’t get enough for drinking and cooke jing purposes. ‘he blocks are sewage situation is absolutely dangerous. Whole left without sanitary facilities. People should ob- serve the most rigid rules to protect themselves from disease, Immediate construction of outside toilets is the only rems edy in these in the opinion of physicians. Health Come missioner J. E, Crichton advises that this be done. Temporary, buildings of canvas are being erected at places. Quick lime should be used to render them as sanitary as possible. The U. S. weather bureau this morning foreeasted occas sional rains for tonight and tomorrow, with brisk westerly winds. Little change in temperature is forecasted, so that relief from this source is not expected. WILL TAKE TEN DAYS The first direct word from Landsberg, on the Cedar river, was brought to the city this morning by Deputy Sheriff Starwich of Ravensdale. “It will be impossible to fix up the suspension bridge within ten days; in my opinion, it will probably take longer,” ‘he said. “It will be impossible for the Milwaukee railroad to get ma- chinery to the point where the main is broken, as its track is washed out at many places along the line, The line can't be re- paired within two or three weeks Mayor Dilling this morning received a message from Superin- tendent Youngs, to the effect that a big piledriver is now at work, and engines have been secured from logging camps near by, “I think it will take atleast a week to get in the bridge, which is washed out for 200 feet,” said the mayor, Superintendent Youngs said he would good luck to get the bridge in this week. SCHDOLS DISMISSED The city schools were dismissed at noon today until Thurs- day, by order of Superintendent Cooper. At that time it is probable that the schools will be again dismissed to await resumption of the Cedar river water service, cases, have to have extreme