Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-05

and Sunday very high water Is an
ticipated. The row of piles above
the railroad bridge, known as the
D0iphins, were washed out this
morning. The Legislative Levses
Committee have chartered two
steamers and given instructions to
save human beings. A Committee
Of Safety, acting with the City
Trustees, are patroling the levees.
Cars loaded with sncks are ready to
be moved at . minutes notice. The
report that the American levee he'd
broken created great Excitement.
the Panic subsidinE.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4. The panic
Is subsiding. Riders return from
the levees and report everything
safe at present. At Dugaud's q two
story house, opposite the old gas
works, has moved and lodged
against the trees. The Hoagland
break Is widening. tsG
4soHsh-Ato"onto VIZ
Qusrsers-sacrn snento ana MsTys-
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4th.-A
dispatch from CORTLAND says: At
$3.50 p. M. to-day the Sacramento
river broke over the levee and
flooded the town and adjacent
country. The destruction of prop
erty is very great. Dispatches cay
that the towns of Oroville and
Bags, in Butte county, are over
flowed. ivy t4 8N
WHEATLAND, Feb. 4th. The
prospect is more favorable. The
storm seems to be over. Owing to
the present high water 1t Is impos-
sible to learn the amount Of dam
age done by the last storm. Bear
river is now falling fast. without
any further ORA back railroad
travel will be opened within day
or 80. The mail is being trans.
ferred across the break in boats.
The levees are all safe on this
side. - l''..''.
CHICO, Feb. 4th.-The river has
been rising steadily all day and
many places several miles from
the river, which were thought to
be perfectly safe, have been food.
ed. In the town Of Nord, three
miles from the river, the water is
about two feet deep. Part of
large grain warehouse gave way
yesterday. The bridges and levees
are burst In every direction and
communication with Or0ville has
stopped. Several warehouses along
the river have given way, owing
to the softening Of the ground and
weight of grain. The loss of cattle
will be heavy, besides great dam,
age to farmers by the overflow. 1t
Is impossible to estimate the DAM.
age at present. Fl.1II
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-Marys.
vile has not been flooded, the
town escaping by scratch. Sac.
ramento is for the present safe and
may escape inundation, as 1t 10
supposed the height of the waters
has been reached, though another
freshet is announced from the
mountains. Several times to-day
the Sacramento and American
rivers were abreast with:the Isvees
around the city; but by bulkhea d.
ing and with sand-bags, ETC., the
overflow was stayed and at present
writing (8P.M all danger is be-
lieved To be over at acrsmento.
That city and MarysviIle are the
only towns Of any consequence in q
district one hundred miles long, by
forty miles wide, that have not
been overlooked. This evening the
telegraph reports rain only in the
southern PORTIONS of the State. II
this fair weather continues there
will be no further damage, as the
rivers north are falling so fast that
q rise coming from the mountains
can do no further injury.
DowNEIyILLE, Feb. 4th.-There
was q STEADY fall Of rain all night.
The streams are falling, the Amer
lean to-day at noon having gone
down fifty inches. Since the
bridge has been sweptaway Durgan
Flat has been connected with the
main part of the town with two
ropes and the local telegraph line
strung over the river. A foot
bridge on the ropes is being con-
structed. There was sunshine for
. few minutes this morning through
the clouds. Rain has again COM
menced falling. ias5.s,,' '''' 6 4
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4th.-The
report of water in the city was q
false alarm. The reportwas spread
abroad, creating great consterna-
ton In the minds of the people liv-
ing south of X street. 1t probably
originated from the fact that .
large force was sent out. on cars to
strengthen a place thought to be
weak. There Is no danger from
any source but q continuous north
wind. --f-E .sf
Auothef Plaster. ~
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4th.-
Gould & Curry has levied an as
sessment Of fifty cents. l4 ron
The Wheat Difficulty.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4th. The
farmers met to-day to consider the
proposition of the banks, that, if
the farmers would pay the taxes