Northwest History. Alaska. Floods & Flood Control.

Flood At Seward Drops: Alaska Railroad Right Of Way Safe, But Trains Are Late. FLOOD AT SEWARD DROPS Alaska Railroad Right of Way Safe, but Trains Are Late. SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 8. (AP)— Flood waters, due to the unseasonably moderate weather, were reported to be dropping. The Alaska railroad right o...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1934
Subjects:
flood
Seward
Alaska railroad
train
the steamship Yukon
storm
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Alaska
Pacific
Yukon
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91432
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Summary:Flood At Seward Drops: Alaska Railroad Right Of Way Safe, But Trains Are Late. FLOOD AT SEWARD DROPS Alaska Railroad Right of Way Safe, but Trains Are Late. SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 8. (AP)— Flood waters, due to the unseasonably moderate weather, were reported to be dropping. The Alaska railroad right of way is safe, though the train due this morning from the interior was posted to arrive 15 hours later. The steamship; Yukon postponed her Friday night sailing to await the additional train passengers. Storm damage in this area is unestimated, but will run into thousands of dollars.

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