Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.
fsrEcrAL DISPATCHES 70 THE RscoaD-uNos
CALIFORNIA.
The Prevailing Storm.

AAS L
SAN Francisco, December 18TH The
rainfall in this city for the last twenty -four
hours ending at noon was 73 of an inch.
The total for the storm is l % inches. 1t has
been sprinkling all the morning The sky
is cloudy, and the prospects are good of
more rain.
GRASS VALLEY, December 1Sth.-The
rain-storm continues unabated. A warm
rain has been falling steadily here since
yesterday afternoon, and still continues
falling in steady downpour At present
q P. ny 1t looks as though the STERN will
continue through the night The rainfall
for the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
to-day was 3.5S inches or q total fall of ) .0i
inches since the storm began on Tuesday,
and a total for the season of $50 inches,
being about three inches more than had
fallen at the same time last year.
MARysvILLE, December 1Sth.-The rain
fall for the twenty-four hours ending at )
p. NJ to-day is l.0l inches, making , % for
the storm, and $40 for the season. At 8 2.
NJ the wind is high from the southeast, and
ii is raining.
BIGGs. December 1Sth.-It commenced
raining here on Tuesday morning and has
been raining steady ever since. Up to the
present time 244 inches of rain las fallen,
and it is still raining.
PRINCETON (Colusa county,, December
1Sth-After sixty days without rain, there
has fallen in the last forty hours $50 inches.
a strong south wind is blowing, and the
prospect is good for more rain, much to
the qualification of the farmers, who are
generally prepared to welcome the storm
RIO VISTA, December 1Sth.-For the
twenty-four hours ending at s \. NJ. we
had 80 of an inch of rain, making inches
since the middle of September. The indi-
cations at this writing L p NJ are favorable
for heavy rain tonight.
NAcAvILLE, December 1Sth.-The rain
fail since the beginning of the storm to 9
\. N. to-day was 2.63 inches.
MARTINEZ, December 18th. - It COM
menced raining here last evening, and half
an inch fell during the night The wind
is strong from the south, with every indi-
cation of a good storm.
PETALuMA, December 1Sth.-It stormed
heavily here during yesterday afternoon
and last night. The rainfall for the storm,
which set in Tuesday, up to s o'clock \. NJ
to-day, was 1,60 inches. But little rain has
fallen since that hour, but there is every
indication of continued rain.
STOCKTON. December 1Sth-Five one
hundredths of an inch of rain fell last night
The total for the month is "a and for the
season Sc inches For the corresponding
season last year inches fell The barome-
ter is falling, and a strong breeze is prevail
ing from the southeast, and the thermome-
ter at noon is SO.
MERGED, December 1Sth.-The weather
has been cloudy for several days past, with
occasional light sprinkles of rain, aggre-
eating fall of moisture for the storm upto
yesterday morning of 80 of an inch, MAX
ing .76 of an inch for the season. Yester-
day there was light mist at times, and
about o'clock this morning a steady rain
commenced falling, and continues up to
noon, with favorable indications for con-
tinuance. There is a stormy wind blowing
from the southeast, and the storm is in
creasing in violence.
SAN JOSE, December 1Sth.-Rain COM
menced falling about l o'clock this morn
ing. 1t has been drizzling steadily up to
this hour, with the prospects good for
continued storm.
HANFoRD (Tulare county,, December 18th.
After several warm, cloudy days, it COM
menced raining at noon to-day, and it has
been raining steadily ever since. The
measurement at 5 P. NJ. showed 50 of an
lNcu. Inc Wllu IS now southeast, ana the
indications are good for an all-night rain.
PORTLAND (Or.), December 1Sth-The
snow blockade continues, no trains having
arrived since Monday, and none are ex-
pected until tomorrow But one steam
boat arrived to-day The Willamette and
Columbia are running out ice. All street
cars have been stopped since Monday
night, but will resume to morrow. The gas
uay-p nrIt r,iobt and +l,ara ora no licrb+G
The steamer y. I. Thompson, while lcav
ing the Astoria dock, broke her steering ap-
paratus and was left to the mercy of the
storm. She was damaged to the extent of
s., 5,000 but the crew and passengers sus-
tained no inillrv