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Domestic News
May 12, 1865
Walla Walla Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
The Snake and Clearwater rivers are rising rapidly near Lewiston, raising fears of inundation. The Lewiston Radiator suggests spending $200-300 to prevent flooding, questioning if citizens will act in time.
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RISING.—The Lewiston Radiator, of May 6th, says the Snake and Clearwater rivers are rapidly swelling their volumes—they having each, for a week past, raised to an average of a foot a day. The inundation of Lewiston is feared by the people of that place. The Radiator believes that "an expenditure of two or three hundred dollars would secure Lewiston against any probability of being inundated." It asks the question: "Will time be taken by the forelock? or will citizens 'take the chances' until they perhaps suffer damages to many times that amount." We should think the citizens would pay out the $300 rather than let the town 'go under.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Lewiston Inundation
Snake River Rising
Clearwater River
Flood Prevention
Where did it happen?
Lewiston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lewiston
Event Date
May 6th
Outcome
potential inundation of lewiston; suggested expenditure of $200-300 to prevent damages
Event Details
Snake and Clearwater rivers rising a foot a day for a week, swelling volumes and threatening to inundate Lewiston; newspaper urges preventive spending to avoid greater losses