From the "Yesteryear" section in The Bulletin: https://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/yesteryear-cold-weather-creates-icy-job/article_870b091c-8c63-11ed-b441-df315114501c.html

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Bridges and roadbeds are washed out on the main railroad lines between The Dalles and Portland.

One bridge is washed out, and numerous slides have blocked trains on both the O-W.R.& N. and the Oregon Trunk in the Deschutes canyon. Dynamite will have to be used to clear the tracks of huge boulders, in same places piled up several feet high.

Telephone and telegraph wires are down beyond Madras and Gateway, the only phone communication being by way of Shaniko. Days may pass before these conditions can be remedied.

Bend is again, for the second time in 13 months, cut off from the world at large, with the exception of such communication as can be made by radiophone and by telephone via Prineville and Shaniko. While ideal spring weather is prevailing in Bend, and the country immediately surrounding, chaos reigns farther down the Deschutes canyon, has in fact since Saturday night. Conditions on the main lines, so far as is known, are even worse.

Railroad, telephone and telegraph officials are unable to say with any degree of certainty when regular service can be resumed.

The last train to come in was the Oregon Trunk which reached Bend at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, 10 hours late.

The incoming O.W. train, which should have arrived Saturday night, was stalled at Maupin, and is understood to have gone back to The Dalles.

What has become of the train which left Bend Saturday morning is not known.

Taking with him a crew of linemen, Station Agent Jack Wright left last night for South Junction. An effort is now being made to effect repairs which will allow the resumption of telegraph communication between Bend and The Dalles.

Woman leaves cabin in time to escape death

Four huge pine trees, uprooted by the gale, crushed the cabin of Mrs. H.L. Van Tassel of Shevlin Hixon Camp No. 2, a few minutes after Mrs. Van Tassel had hurriedly left on warning from Assistant Logging Superintendent R.S. Linton Friday night. The cabin and all the furniture which it contained were smashed to bits under the impact of the big pines.

Mrs. Van Tassel, unaware of any danger, answered a knock at the door, to be informed by Linton that the high wind was placing her home in danger.

Waiting only to gather a few of her most cherished possessions, she rushed from the house.

The wind rose higher and before long the crashing that told of the ruin of her home was heard.

Radiophone news used by Bulletin

For the first time since last winter’s memorable tieup, an attempt was made by The Bulletin to receive outside news by radio. The news heard last winter was by wireless telegraph, so that today’s Bulletin is the first to carry news received by radiophone. The set operated by P.L. Williams was in perfect working order, and the only thing that prevented the receipt of a considerable amount of up to the minute news was that on Sunday night the programs broadcast consist principally of music, sermons and similar features, omitting most of the news service which is sent out on other nights.

As it was, some news was heard, but nothing regarding storm and flood conditions in the northwest. Just once was a word or so caught regarding the condition of the Willamette river at Corvallis.

People who own radio sets may hear Governor Walter M. Pierce in his inaugural address, tonight at 9 0’clock. He will give it in Portland.