Along the Washington coast of the United States , the damage probably 

 exceeded $100,000, but this was much less than the estimated $750,000 for 

 the Oregon coast, which probably suffered more because of its slight con- 

 cavity favoring more direct attack. Four deaths were reported from Oregon. 



The California coastline suffered damage in excess of $9 million, a 

 large part of which reflects losses to commercial fishing interests and 

 small boat marinas. Most heavily hit was Crescent City where the total 

 damage was close to $7-5 million. (A more recent estimate has raised this 

 figure to $11 million. ) 



The peculiarity of Crescent City's situation has already been dis- 

 cussed. The tsunami waves occurred as fast-rising tides which flooded 

 over the coastline and into the lower parts of the city (see Figure 209) 

 to a height about 20 feet above MLLW. A giant lumber barge, heavily 

 loaded and of immense inertia, moored at the Citizens Dock, severely 

 mauled and buckled this structure, but was not itself a casualty. The 

 waves wrought great damage to buildings and automobiles as a result of 

 the great momentum of the water with its entrained mass of logs and 

 debris. The Texaco tank farm was set ablaze as a direct consequence 

 of the waves. 



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