Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-23
THE STORM.
Latest AdViCes from All Accessible
Points.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE INFLICTED
Railroad Washouts and Broken
Levees and Bridges.
IMMENSE TRACTS SUBMERGED.
Resistless Power of Avalanches in
the Mountains.
SACRAMENTO AND MARYSyILLE UNIkJURfD.
The "0ldest Inhabitant Confesses
Himself Beaten.
Resistless Power of Avalanches in
the Mountains.
SACRAMENTO AND mARYsyILlE uNIKJuRED.
The "oldest Inhabitant Confesses
Himself Beaten.
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The Situation at COlusa and Vicinity.
CoLUsA, April 22d.-Twenty five hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell from noon yes
terday to noon to-day. We have had several
showers since. The wind is southeast. The
river reached point last night three inches
above the high water of December, which
was four inches higher than any previous
water. 1t fell this morning about two inches,
on account, it is supposed, of the break above,
and has been on stand all day. We cannot
get any reliable data as to the breaks above.
The river is running out at Princeton, and is
eight inches there above any past high water
1t is impossible to approximate the damage
to crops.
Trifiing Damage.
WINDsoR.-Since the dispatch of the Doth
instant ga of an inch of rain has fallen, and
it is still showering. The damage to roads is
trifing. A few small bridges are gone, and
unless the hot sun should come too soon but
little damage will be done to small grain, but
will delay the putting in of corn crops.
Yuba and Feather Rivers.
MARYsvILLE.-The Yuba reached its high
est mark at IL o'clock last night, standing
that night at 10 feet 10 inches-one inch less
than last year. At GA. NJ. it had receded to
IA feet inches, and is still falling. Rain
fall 1uripn tho p,rhf o,,l T..
is still cloudy. All the levees are intact, and
apprehensions of flood are vanishing. Ow-
ing to breaks reported, we are not likely to
have train communication to-day.
The Climax Reached-Levees Broken.
NEwHoPE.-The climax is reached. At
4 A. NJ. 200 feet of the levee gave way at the
old Mokelumne City break, and the water
rushed through with terrible velocity. Att
A. NJ. the levee near the Newhope Landing
gave way in two places. At this time g A.
NJ over 200 yards has gone, and the water is
pouring through the breaks and in many
places over the standing levee. A squad of
men working on the levee had a narrow
escape, fifty feet of the embankment giving
way with fearful force within ten feet of
them, the water flying forty feet high in the
air. They were with difficulty rescued with
boats. The country is fast becoming sub
merged, and ranchers are running their stock
out of the bottom land. 1t is raining again
this morning, and more breaks are expected
above. Great fear is felt for the islands.
The Mokelumne is still rising.
Report and Denial.
CoURTLAND.-Taylor and Andrus Islands
were in dangerous position, but owing to a
break in the Staten Island levee this morn
ing the pressure on the levees is relieved and
no danger is anticipated.
LATER.-The authenticity of the report
that the Staten Island levee has broken is
denied. The report is probably false.
Streams Booming.
SHAsTA.-It commenced raining about 2
o'clock this morning, and is raining heavily
at this hour q1 A. N.Y.. 1t showed OIL the
last night. The streams are all
very high. The river is booming. No rail-
road train or mail last night on account of
breaks in the road and bridges.
Vast Lake Studded with Islands.
CALIsToGA.-A very heavy rain-storm COM
menced here Monday morning, and continued
without much cessation until yesterday even
ing. A great deal of damage has resulted
from the same in destruction of bridges, cul-
verts, fences, and other property, besides
flooding fields and vineyards. The storm
was at its greatest hight Tuesday morning.
Water is standing for miles below in the val
ley at depth of three and four feet. Farm
ers residing in that portion could be seen
making their way out on hastily constructed
RATS. Chicken-houses, culverts, fences, trees
and other debris went floating along, and in
fact wherever the eye rested the country had
the appearance of freshet along the Missis-
sippi. The eastern portion of Napa valley,
seen from Howell mountain, was so COM
pletely inundated that it presented the ap-
pearance of vast lake studded with islands.
The railroad track between this place and
st. Helena was submerged 10 depth of
three feet, and in places the road-bed was
washed away for distance of 100 yards.
There has been no communication either by
mail or travel with this place since Monday,
and there will probably be none earlier than
Sunday. Travel between this place and
Sonoma and Lake counties is suspended, and
will be for some days, owing to the condi-
ton of the roads. Telegraph communica-
ton was resumed this morning.
Damage Everywhere.
NAPA.-Reports of damage done by the
late flood reach here from every part OF the
county. Many bridges were swept away,
and roads are in many places impossible.
The railroad track both above and below this
place is washed away in many places. No
trains have reached here from Vallejo since
Monday evening, and none are expected be-
fore Sunday. The storm in the mountains
was especially severe. Much grain was
washed out and destroyed. No stock is re-
ported drowned. The water remained high
a longer time than for twenty years or more.
The damage done in the county will amount
to thousands of dollars.
Resistless Power OF Avalanches.
DowNIEvILLE.-The snow on the noun
tains is deeper than ever known before since
1S49. From all quarters come accounts of
snow-slides. Every little ravine is the path
of slip, and where there is cabin, fume or
ranch the destruction is complete. Many ra.
vines are full of heavy timber, carried down
by the resistless power of the avalanches.
Trees five feet in diameter were broken off,
or torn up and hurled forward with tremen-
dous force. On one ranch the dwelling, gar
den and orchard are covered forty feet deep
with almost solid ice. On the East
Fork of the Yuba, below the third
divide an immense slide came laundering
down the mountain side beyond, filling the
river canyon to depth of 150 feet, complete
ly damming the stream for awhile at that
point. A charcoal ranch on the South Fork
was buried by the slide, showing one house
into the raging torrent and covering the gar
den 100 feet deep with snow. The river was
damned so that the bed further down was