Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-07
swamped on sixth Street.

The recent rain has caused the dust on
the paved streets to resolve itself into a
thin mud, which is less than half an inch
in depth, yet citizens especially pedestri-
ans, complain loudly about it, and seem 10
think the Street Commissioner entirely to
blame This state of affairs always exists.
tor a few days after the first rain. but after
that the principal streets of Sacramento.
and her granite crossings, are as free from
mud as any city in the State For the
benefit OF the growlers-those who seem to
think the present state of the streets de-
plorable-the following from the Sacra-
mento tAj0n, of January II, 1858 Just after
the flood, is republished;
" One Of the most exciting events which
it has been our lot TO record occurred on
Monday in Sixth street. It was one of
those scenes which do not happen once III
century, and which, when they do occur.
are never believed, be they never so truth
fully described. Two men were observed
to pass out of | street into the street afore-
said. Some think they had a suit bending
at the Courthouse, and others that they
had been in that neighborhood with the
view of specializing in drift-wood Bethat
as it may they rounded the corner into
Sixth, and were seen together near the
Congregational Church. The taller of the
two walked a short distance in the rear 1T
might possibly have been the shorter). who
was supposed to be dressed in glazed hat
with u doubletree in his hand. At this
point in the street they separated, one to
cross an imaginary plank that lay embedded
in the mud OF an alley near by, the other
to circumyent the alley by roundabout
path. The latter gentleman, having gained
q firm footing on the board sidewalk, looked
around for his companion. who was no.
where to be seen. He called for him, but
with little effect. He was Invisible
gOuei Becoming alarmed, he retraced
his footsteps 10 the mouth of the
alley and found the glazed hat lying mouth
downwards, but no man. He stopped
down, reached in, and lifting the hat saw
numerous bubbles arise, which contained
4 monosyllabic utterance resembling EN- p
The alarm was Immediately given, when a
crowd repaired to the spot. q negro man,
arriving in advance of all others, tore q
board from the fence adjoining, and casting
it across the mouth of the alley aforesaid
jumped upon it, and forcing his arms
elbow deep into the soft mud, Immediately
under the bubbles, grasped hold OF some
thing which felt like hair. Pulling upon
this with all his strength, an object arose
slowly TO the surface, but was not distin-
guished to possess any definite form.
Many declared it to be an old mat, that
had been submerged by the action of tie
water. Others thought it might be the
unrayeled end of q very thick cable.
while some contended that it was man :
To decide this intricate question o pail Of
water was procured and dashed upon
that small portion of the object which pro-
tTuded above the mud's surface. The ex-
PLANTATION was still not sufficiently salts
factory. Two other men aided the darkev
in drawing il farther out, where it was held
by them ON dead stretch, to prevent the
possibility of its again going Under. An
other bucket of water was dashed upon it,
when-to their surprise and horror-it was
revealed to the spectators to be a man At
this stage of proceedings the excitement