The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-01

1 Ind ;rtsndsS NJ psos;aes. ~ OsS Sh:S.
.hass .,rl.r go. ). 80 ~ 80, :eH.ul
t;on ~ tha lac;trs.a - S;S... - ~.
fore tha S.nats ~. :. $4,000 - ~ 70
noes ~ ~ 49,, ~, W 49,: ~ e ~
;rdrlr.r.s - ia W. S's.A' WIG .ui s4e'
= '"'
TIHR anRAr - nm ~ CAr1vruus.
Inmcn.e ne.s,rrea.n 81 pr.,..,sv-1.-'
are so ,OOO, 600.
The Pacific slope has been visited bv IN,
most disastrous food that has occurred s;ncs
its settlement BY white men. From Sacrament
to northward to the Columbia River. in Cali.
fornia. Nevada Territory and Creoor ali ~.
streams have risen to a great he;cRt-tooded
the ysilevs innndatsd tovns srent ,e;,,s
dams. fumes. houses. fences dom.st;c ami
mails. ruined fields and effected dam.ca sst;.
mated at S1O. ono ono An Sacr.m.reo C;tr
save = small mart Of one street nart az Msrrs''
vile. mart If Santo Roea mart a. Auhnr, "a.
of Sonora mart of Navoaa and nat ~ ~ =.
not 10 snaat az lose ;nnortant ton. va-s g,
der water
The ra;nv .aason commenced an Tho a.h -
November. and for fomr veeks Nth scsr ar. +,
anv interm;ss;on. tha rain conf;n,ed 10 al,
yerv gently in San Francisco Int IN h.ar.
showers in the interior Accord;re - ~.
statement of a Grass valley naper. nine inches
Of rain fall thor. - tb;rtv,s;r borra -, ~. 7.h
and 9Th instant
Sacramento Civ voc tho ch;of .,,1r..
The citv stands at rho ;,,nct;on ~ a. c..
mento and Amer;con R;vors IN ,ha 800.
hank of IN. fornor ana tba ,om,hsr. 49, -
fhe latter Tire vollov thor. "a Ia. "a Z.
From tho foot of The s;ar-o N.r.ds :. r.s
som to IN. base If ,he co.st rancs n,. :. rs;u
fold tho Main ;s ohout aS, r,;ias - ~.
or;o;nai etc of tha o;t- .ss re c.. ~ III. ne
wotar ,n.rL ard ~ 49, 80 ~ 10 NV ~.
ahove nearly avor,, yaor - '. ~ .'e'
A ro;Irooj conn.cts Sao-or,o,., ro,,.,,
bo,b on tha ssnn,har,, III oe a.. '
river and tvan,,, r,;,as .nsrt M. .a:,.s"s
enters the Can;tal c;tv .ha,t too ,n;lo. narth
of the A,ner;can R;vor -, . ,,;ch .,nh.n,r..n.
Tho ,.etar ror o,o;ns. a. 49, ~
tn Tho ro;lrosS sr,borLroaut. and ,,nah,o Nv ~
On f,rtber II boonod ;tsolf aao;ns. 49, ~ ~
barriers unt;l Il rose above re Io,.o e,d ~ w.
oan to nonr in Soon tho .oft oar,h ,an. 80 .H,
and the vast hodv If watar nonred ;n,e.he 81,
and flooded evarv mart of Il o~nart s, Iii
NORTON If Front siraet mo ,oyaa w,;oh had
heen bu;,t 70 rrotect tba c;t,, NJ. " .,os a.
canse of orsat ;n;nrv for ins;eod " sa.,;n ne
the wotor ant - Iart - IN tn al aS.en.s
at ~ eas. 49, *. IN h: noou s!.eIeu
lavea bad ~ hso,, i, 40 ,r.r ,he 800 ~
hoya nm or r;thn,,, ,o,oh;, liz ""a. N.
nf Tho o;,. Tha Saora,ants Do business par
Lower ito aood ho1 ,,ot ,;n,a :. s % n1sn
there was abundant room far ,be -atar " ~
American 70 snraaa ont uhan !. sho,,ia ,oaah
socran,anto 49, D.. a. - s Io. as. =.
w,ter in and !. rarv coon 80. ~, saa.S;.S as
;ns;da thon .bo ,.vaa ~ tha Sa.ra,s.o D..
IN Tho outside In some riooas ~ ,rot. 80 80
st;fteen feat doom in others ta, =, n,,ars .tr..
Tho oreator mort of The moot e. si';onahIe ha,ses
had From, throa ~ 81 faat ~ $3.50 =. az e
lors In monv of tho honsos ~ i;na - H.
Aood !. visible IN ,ha ,,las,su;, ~ 49, " SaoonS
story. DOZENS of wooden bonses somo of tho,o
two stor;es b;ob were I;ftod ~, ond orr;ad off
The destruction Of nronertv was tsrr;hia Tho
The water came 60 rap;dly ,hat most neonis
had not moro than nm bonr,s worn;nc IF the
danger. Most ners,ns l;v;no in two s,orv
honses carried their furniture and cook;n, ON.
sils and nroy;s;ons mn sto;rs. thoso ,vho ,;voa
In one.storv bonses ron for +ha;r l;vas AnS
when the water flled tho c;.v ,hare woa M
boats. Men. women and cb;idren had sto vad
in houses thinking there was no DANGER. and
when the flood rose thev could not cot ewsy
Some OF these houses were carried of, and boats
freight All the firewood. most of the fences
and sheds. all the poultry cats. rats and many
of the cows and hnrsos wara swont owoy
The Union. Of the 18th saws.
..The water had 90 far raca,3ad from, tho
western mart of the c;tv Yesterday of,srnoon
that the Inundated nort;on was limited - ~
section lv;no betvaop Th;rd "nd Sanan.h anS
south ~ M Street IN ali iba aa;o;n;n, .,
the late nccnnants ~ ho,,sos 49, h,'s;I.. y.
on oed in c,eap;,r an, and Sy;nc -, H.. -
the;r houses ,.h;eh asn nv naS h .na. =.
ags;n Tha scano ,,,.ason.od - ~ 90 ao.ss..a
;a,, and daso,".;n ne r ~ :. .t Un' :. oonius-
. ~. IN ss.;am. Soae ne houses Aie
o oud sI. par..ay al 10 some are 1roken
"nu sn"'.eeu' auu az ale coVereu lnsioe ana
ou.s.' az ~ ee Mgnwa'er harx e. WIN mud
muu VI 'he WORST sino.ol sou, shpPery,
Greasy .uarac'er' wnich ~ required great
aeai OF iaoor TO get rld OF. me streets were
strewn Win FENCES, DOORS, shutters, lumber,
co rd-wood' broken furniture, dead horses, and
hleiess cows ana nogs. Fruit trees and shrub
perry are greatly injured, II not utterly de-
stroyed. Boats OF various sizes are still active