Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-23
FLOOD EXPERIENCE.

EDS. RECORD UNION: l have lived IN Sac.
rsmento twenty-eighs years. ard can remem.
Der that | had TO swim December 9. 1861, to
save two women from drowning, they being
perched on bureau. The water had reached
TO top of door. broke a hole through the
roof and got the women out. Capt. Watson
and Len. Harris took us up town in boat.
Had that fl cd occurred st 10 o'clock P. NJ.
many lives would have been lost. l will say
for self that no tax will be paid by me with
more pleasure than for lsvees. They cannot
be too high or too strong. Yours truly.
TAXPAYER.
THE RAILROAD HosPITAL.-The annual
report of the Central Pacific Railroad Hos
pitsl, for the year 1885, has been published.
The institution is Offered as follows: j. r.
Watson. Superintendent; A. B. Nixon,
Physician and Surgeon; F. w. Huntington.
Assistant Physician and Surgeon Robert
Forbes. Dispenser and Steward G. Fl. Viii.
der. Clerk. The Superintendent, in intro.
ducing the report, says: You will per-
ceive the dea:h-rate is kept at very low
percentage. considering the severe character
of many of the casualties and diseases, SIS
enumerated, coming into the establishment
for treatment. 1t gives me pleasure to in
form you that in almost every instance the
employees for whom the hospital was built,
are satisfied of the benefit sccruing to them
in having the great advantage Of skillful
treatment, and good home to rest in DUR
ing sickness. The building and grounds are
in good condition and will be go maintained"
During the year 7SS patients were treated
at tie hospital, and 1925 private
house and office patients were also treated.
There were present at report December 81,
1882. Sc total number admitted into hospi-
tai, 1888, 1872; total number private house
ana office patients treated, 1888, 2 525 total,
1913 Total number of deaths for the year
1888, 30; percentage of deaths, $40 Of per
cent. The average age of all patients treated
in the hospital during the year 1888, 80
years. Aggregate number of days of all
patients treated in the hospital during the
year 1888. Is, 044; total cost per day per pa
tient treated in the hospital for 1888. 81 u;
total cost per month of private house and Of
fee patients treated, 1888, 81 2S. The salary
of officers and employees and other expenses
we're Employees time for the year, Sl7,-
237 81; provisions. ETC., 81, 434 Sc; drugs
and liquors, SO, 6l5 IS incidentsls, which i'll.
cludes repairs done to hospital, 50, l6S 26;
total, S41, 456 81. Number of patients on
hand under treatment, December 81, 1888,
tween company and employees, under which
this hospital is conducted, as to the care and
treatment of employees, in case Of sickness or
injury, have attracted the attention of rail-
road companies at the East, where hospitals
upon similar plans will be, or have already
been instituted.
Fun AT WALNUT GRoyE.-A correspond
ent says: The valentine socisl given at Luf-
kin's store, Walnut Grove, was largely at
tended, and an entire success, notwithstand-
ing the heavy rain that prevailed during the
evening. The folks in the country don't
mind little rain when we see so much fun
ahead. Thirty eight couple were on the Dor
at 8 o'clock, and then the fun began. We
Go not pretend to the best of dancers, have
not the advantages of ''parley VOC" mus
tsched Partisan teacher, but you can bet all
the contents of the bakery thst the boys and
girls of Welnut Grove can get more real
downright enjoyment to the square inch out
of ballroom floor than those Of any other
community in the State. And then the sup
per, it was simply immense in fsct Lufkin
can't be beaten in that line. The music was
furnished by McCrays Il Triplett's band of
Rio Vista They furnish as good music as
can be found anywhere, aud never fail to
please in time and variety ne or she of the
most fastidious toe. The party lasted until
a late hour. when the youag LADIES' leap.
year party, you Iuow-took the boys home
in fine style, nsver mindful even of little
bit" Of the pattering rain.
The TURF IN BUTTE CoUNTY.-Charles
Sherman, proprietor of the Chico Race Track,
who passed through the city few days ago,
speaks enthusiastically of the outlook in Butte
county this fpring. The number OF promis.
ing trotters that will be trained this season is
larger than ever before in fact. that part of
the Sacramento valley is, ne thinks, about to
come to the front in the matter of fne and
carefully bred stock. The track at Chico
will be put in order, with some improvements
over its old form, end spring nesting given,
at which time liberal purses will he offered,
opsn TO the State. Mr.. Sherman has four
sons CT Brigadier, which ne proposes to
" bring out this year. He also reports some
very fine Singleton colts in that neig1bor-
hood that will be heard from. ID. NJ Reayis
will be on hand with some fast ones, and
Fred Shaefer, Of Gridley, will train some
good ones-Brigadiers, Singletons and othels.
THE WEATHER -Sergean. Bsrwick re-
ports The temperature, wind and weather
at II NJ. yesterday we're: For Olympic,
46'; south and light rain Portland. 49,,
south and cloudy Roseburg, So, northeast
and cloudy Red Bluff, 81, south and fair
Sacramento, 550, southwest and clear; San
Francisco, 60', north and clear; Los An.
geles, 7S', southwest and clear; Salt Lake,
40, south and fair; Cheyenne, 42', north
west and cloudy; Denver. $50, north.
west and fair North Platte, S9', southwest
and fair Omaha, 27', northwest ard clear
Yaukton, %, north and clear.
MINES IN THE NEIGHBoRHooD OF SHINGLF.
A correspondent at Shingle Springs, under
date of yesterday, says: The O.o Elmo
mine is starting up, and intends 70 run three
Huntington batteries. The Crystal mines
(bonded) are making preparations to work.
The Weber Creek mine are putting up ten
stamp mill, and expect to produces bullion
soon. Rice Arnett, of the Richardson mine,
(plscer) yesterday picked up from their
sluicss chunk of gold worth S243 At tie
present time prospecting is being vigorously
prosecuted in this section, beth in quartz and
plscers."
No WoNDER-A family living in the up
per part of the city are the proprietors of a
lsrse and not over good dispositioned dog,
and the animal has at times made it unpleas-
ant for people passing tie premises. A few
nights since citizen armed himself with
brick. and, when the dog came out, he threw
it at him, striking him in the jaw with such
force that the brick was broken to pieces.
Next morning another citizen was talking to
the Milesisn lacy wno owned the dog, wnen,
in course of conversation, she remarked, II
wonder what's the matter with me dog Jerry
he won't ate ~
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