Residents of Cedar Falls were forced yesterday to move into tents, cabins and even box cars on the Milwuakee side tracks after abandoning their homes, inundated by the rising waters of Rattlesnake lake, which last night had reached the hotel in the heart of the town. The emergency became so great that City of Seattle employes at the masonry dam and power plant began efforts to relieve the situation.

Four families were added yesterday to the thirteen that had previously been forced to leave their homes. The town drug store was forced to vacate and the stock was stored in the school house.

The construction of a temporary frame building, 60x22 feet, to house the stocks of the baker, butcher and grocer, so that trade might be resumed, was begun yesterday by the city engineer's department, under the direction of C. W. Ide, superintendent of construction at the masonry dam at camp 2.

T. H. Carver, assistant engineer, was sent to Cedar Falls yesterday by City Engineer Dimock to make a report of the situation, render what help he could and estimate the feasibility of making an outlet to Rattlesnake lake, so that high water might run into the Snoqualmie water shed before reaching the outskirts of the town. The council will be asked for an appropriation for the construction of this outlet, although this would not aid in the present emergency.

The water was at the 886-foot level at the dam yesterday. The lake is rsing at the rate of a foot and a half a day. If the flood continues today guests at the hotel will be forced to leave.

While it could not immediately relieve the situation, it was declared yesterday that if the impounded water behind the masonry dam is allowed to escape Rattlesnake lake will recede.

Superintendent of Lighting Ross has been in attendance at North Yakima at the Pacific Power & Light rate hearing as an expert witness for the city of North Yakima. Until he advises the lighting deparment employes, the water at the dam will be held at its present level.