Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-19
SECOND DIsPATCHl


at SmArtsville to-day. No damage has been
done here, nor is there any expected that
will amount to anything.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
MARYsvILLE, June 18Th. The food water
from the broken reservoir reached DeGusrre
Point, on the Yuba river, ten miles above
Marysville, at 1870 P H. to-day. At that
point the river is about mile wide, and
thence rapidly widens SIS it enters the valley.
Ia fifteen minutes the water at DeGuerre
rose two and half fest, the strong waves
wasbing the shore. Watchers at that point
supposed sharp rise would take place very
soon opposite MAJ yEyille, where the channel
is narrow, but the river here did not begin tc
rise until 8 o'clock. Between and O'Clock
the river rose seven inches il the next houl
one foot, and in the next ten inches. Up to
z o'clock the total rise was two feet eight
isches, and the river at thst hour was about
stationary. The water will probably now
run down rapidly. The river was low be.
fore the food came, and the Use is compare
lively insignificant, 30 fsr ss Marysville is
concerned. The hood water, however, this
afternoon broke ths ten foot levee on the
south side of the river about FIVE miles above
M2Iy5Vilie, and poured through gap forty
feet wide into the grain fields Of Linda town
ship. Harvesting had just began, and The
damage TO crops will doubtless te consider.
able. The break probably occurred in conse.
queuce OF the strength Of the current
forcing over to the south side
and directly against the levee. The water
at its highest here was nine feet
below high.wster mark. The only damage
TO crops in the valley will be where the levee
broke 10 Linds township. The rush of water
in the Yuba has great securing effect, and
he, Eofr
at the bridge have deposits Of about half their
bulk in sediment, composed of sand and pipe
clay. The Yuba river channel will doubtless
be improved by the food, bat the Feather
river channel will probably be badly choked
by the debris swept out Of the Yuba. The
grade Of Feather river is much less than that
Of she Yuba, and the water in the Feather
above the Yuba is low. The navigation of
tae Feather at this season may be IL juriously
affected as o result Of the accident. Il il
learned here that the broken reservoir is the
one that supplied the Eureka Lake Hydraulic
Mining Company with water. Yuba county
has this company under an INJUNCTION, and
the defendant has been for months past oper.
atipg It's mire in contempt CT Court. The
people here, therefore, are uuaffectsdly glad
that the reservoir is broken, ss the accident
deplives the company CT the means of doing
!
water flood has given the river 9 generous
flushing. The accident also strengthens the
popular distrust of projects for debris dams
THIRD DIsPATCHI
NEVADA, June 18.h.-The middle section
Of the English dam, situated 43 miles north.
east Of this city, and lying partially in Ne
vada and Sierra counties, was swept away at
8 o'clock this morning. The immense body
Of water rushed madly down the middle
Yuba river, carrying everything before it.
At Graniteville the food rose to the hight of
100 fee, and made its way down the canyon
at the rate of ten miles an hour. The tor
rent reached freeman's crossing, 40 miles be-
low the dam. at half-past 9. The large bridge
owned by Thomas Freeman was carried
away shortly after the stage from this place
to Camptonvllle had crossed over. Free
mans dwslling-house and other buildings
were flooded, but none Of them removed.
At this point the water rose over 40 feet, and
the sight presented was frightful to behold,
Large trees, heavy timbers, mining cabins,
wood and debris Of all kinds were carried
along by the rushing waters. One man
named Reese is supposed to have been
drowned, and it ia quite probable that other
lives were lest, as there were many Chinese
and soma white miners who live in cabins
along the river bank, The English dam wss
buiis about "a years ago, at cost of SIS, 600.
and was owned by the Milton Mining Com
pany, whose entire supply of water for the
summer was stored IN the mammoth ressr-
voir. The dam had capacity of 650. GOO 900
cubic feet of water. The news Of the disas-
ter caused considerable excitement here.
The Glenn Murder Case.
CoLUsA, June 1Sgh.-The trial of Miller
for ths killing Of Hugh J. Glenn was resumed
this morning before Judge Bridgford. The
second veLiIe Of Jurors returned to complete
the panel was challenged as Incompetent by
Jackson Hatch. counsel for the defense, on
TIE grounds, first, that the trial of the case
having been begun, and seven jurors OBJ
tanned on the panel, the Court hid no author
ity Of law for issuing an older for drawn
trial Jury, but must cause special venire to
be summoned: second, that the order of the
Court called for the drawing Of 70 jurors,
whereas but "A had been drawn, the name Of
B. G. Brown having been drawn twice, thus
depiiving defendant of his full privilege Of
peremptory challenge snd for cause; third,
that the jury had been returned as sum.
moned by Sheriff Davis personally, whereas
many of them had been summoned by his
deputies and others, by merely leaving no.
tees ct their houses, as they could not be
found in person. The challenge was over.
ruieQ Dy LAe OCuFNs as were a45O seFeEhl az
ditional objections to the panel by the de-
Tense. Twenty three jurors were examined,
of whom but one, S. K Smith, carpenter,
was accepted, making eight members Of the
jury obtained thus far.
Dropped Dead.
NEVADA, June 1Ssh.-Mrs. G. E. Williams,
relict Of the late Wallace w. Williams, and
one Of the Oldest residents of Nevada,
dropped dead to day of heart disease. De-
ceased leaves four SONS.
Whiried to Death,
TRUcKEE, June 8sh.-Robert Shearer, a
lad I3 years old, while sweeping cut Mills1's
mill, near this place, last night, had bis coat
tail caught by set screw on the main shaft,
which makes go revolutions per minute and
is only eighteen inches from the floor, in
such n manner that he could not break away
from it. He was seen in this position st
once. but before the mill could lie shut down
he had been literally unded to death. His
body wss terribly crushed, canaipg death in
about three hour. He came here from Sac
ramento.
Three Fingers GOne-Hcid for Trial.
TRucKEE, June 1ssh--H. A. B. Stanley,
while at work on Richardson Bros single
machine this afternoon, had three fingers OF
his left hand cut eff.
On saturday last William Roulette was
held for trial by Justice Byrne for stabbiug
George McCabe, railroad mar. McCabe
will recover.
BOY Drowned.
SANTA CRuz, June 1Ssh.-Apson Stone, 3
boy aged 10, FROM San Jose, wss drowned at
u o'clcck to-day. He. in company with
four other boys, wss gathering musseis 81
Lorg Point, or second natural bridge, above
the lighthouse, wden . breaker washed him
of, and before assistance could be obtaiaed,
he was lost. Every effort Is being made TO
obtain tie body by means OF beats and hooks,