Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-22
a Heavy storm.

/ IGdNN SllONtT WAS utSCtIidllE' Ao4i4 h4is1
time until the forenoon was well advanced
the rain was continuous and furious. As
result several of the sewers were choked
| and lakes of water became very numerous
in the streets. Two or three sidewalk bulk
| heads gave way including one at Joseph
| Hahn IL Co.'S store Fifth and streets, do
| ing more or less damage. The sewer al
! Third and NJ streets, which has made
trouble heretofore this winter, proved In
capable of performing the work Entrusted
to 1t, and the water spread over the street
and into adjacent yards, flooding the base
ments Of buildings. Low lots IN the lower
portion of the city were covered with wa
ter, and even yet there is large accumula-
ton of il on Fifth street, from down, and
the indications are that the seweg is not
performing much service. Trustee Nielsen
has ordered the Ystreet pump put in opera
ton, which will doubtless soon afford re-
lief by giving the sewers better out
let. Reports from the southern portion OF
the State showed the rain TO be general
As the weather was warm, rain fell at all
points on "the hill" washing off the little
snow that was lying at the summit and
vicinity; and as far up rs Delta, on the
Sacramento, there was i heavy precipita-
ton. The American river will probably be
a lively stream to-day, and the Sacramento
will show the full effect of the storm to-
morrow The latter stream had risen five
inches at this point at ! P. VI. yesterday.
from the effect of the local rainfall alone,
and at II p. NJ it had risen - inches more,
making a foot and half since the rain
commenced, and causing it to register Is
feet inches. Last night the weather was
cloudy on the mountain, but beautifully
clear in Sacramento. Sergeant Barwick
says of the weather:
The storm of yesterday morning was
the heaviest, during the time It lasted, since
March 8, 1884. There has been but one storm
in the past eight years that produced as
much rainfall in eight hours of consecutive
rain as did the one Of yesterday, and that
was April 90 1880, when 4.15 inches were
measured in eight hours, while the
storm of yesterday gave but $50 inches.
| On but four occasions in the past
eight years have there been two inches or
the dates and amounts were as follows
April 20, 1880, 40 inches April q, 1880,
30 inches March ., 1884. 214 inches,
and yesterday, December p, 1885. go
inches. The rain-storm began about A. NJ.
yesterday and continued without intermis-
sion until about 1l:50 A. NJ, when there
were PSI inches of rain, making total of
3.O1 inches, and for the season II 50 inches
as against 7.3G inches to an equal date last
year. The rainfall up to the present time
IS within about two inches of being as
much as was measured during the entire
duration of last season. The storm of yes.
terday appears to have come in from the
ocean somewhere near San Luis Obispo.
the heaviest rainfall being at San Francis
co, Sacramento and Red Bluff. Up to noon
I u !
Bluff, 2.Sl inches at Sacramento, rs inches
at San Francisco, and .S3 of an inch at Los
Angeles
S: II. Gerrish gives the following figures,
as shown by his rain-gauge in the north
eastern portion of the city: "The rain
which began to fall at / o'clock Monday
morning measured, at $50 o'clock, 114C
inches; at noon, when the rain ceased
l7S5 inches more had fallen, making a
total for the storm of 1925 inches for the
month total of 1901 inches, and for the
season a total of 12.S15 inches. In 1884
for that season to this date. there had fallen
total of GIG inches; 1888, 2797 inches
1SS2, 69O7 inches; 1881, 5006 inches
1850, 1888 inches; 1879, 5SS5 inches
1873, 1886 inches; 1877, 1851 inches; 1876
$3.50 inches 1873, 8.675 inches"
Bric-a-Brac Club at Mrs. E. B. Crocker's
last night was social and artistic success
There We're about 120 persons present
There was 4 musical and literary pro
gramme, in which Mr.. sanborn, Miss
Gregory, Mrs. Neale, Miss Helen Il. Garlic
ton and Mrs. c. Z. Grunsky took
part Vice-President Devlin read
a thoughtful essay, closing with q
fitting tribute to Mrs. Croker. The
art display was very good. 1t embraced
81 pieces in oil and charcoal and cravon by
Miss Amanda Austin; 10 pieces in oil,
crayon and charcoal by Charles j. Carlson ;
s pieces i'll oil and crayon by w. f. Jack
son > pieces in water colors by Mrs. G. W.
Chesley; 36 pieces in water colors and cray
on by c. f. Grunsky; piece in oil by Mrs.
5. Cross 3 pieces in oil by Mrs. Sylvester
Tryon; pieces in oil by Miss Lille Blue
, pieces in oil by Miss Flora Weeks;
portrait in crayon by E. w. Mas
lin; water color loaned by Z.
| Genning, loaned by Miss Gertie Gerrish
8 pieces of repousse, by Miss NJ. f. Pringle
l screen in oil, by Miss Milley Gregory
scarf, by Mrs. J. L. McCord
collection of photographs, by W. F. Jack
son. The display well filled two large
rooms. In the off-hand drawing contest
VicePresident Devlin collected the draw.
| ings, and kept the authors names secret
| from the committee, consisting of Messrs
Maslin, Steffens and Jackson, who awarded
| the first prize to Miss Austin the second &c
{. E. Durham, and the third, for the most
daring and audacious effort, to F. E. Raw
Hon. Grove l.. Johnson, Miss Amanda
Austin, and Miss Eva Griffitts were pro
posed for membership, the first for the
| honorary, and the two latter for the active
| list. Refreshments were served by the
ladies of the active membership, and al
11:30 the company was dismissed, after 8
delightful evenings entertainment.
| METROPOLITAN THEATER - Joseph r
Grismer and Phoebe Davies, supported by
the Baldwin Theater company, commenced
weeks engagement at the Metropolitan
| Theater last night. The piece presented
last night was Frank Harvey's original
domestic drama, in five acts, entitled THE
| Wages of Sin" 1t was the first time this
thrilling drama was ever played before 6
| Sacramento public, and was received with
much favor and pronounced approval. II
is full of romantic situations, dramatic
tableauX and portrays the strength of &
wife and mother in defending her name
and her offspring. a woman married to 6
man whom she does not love- finds whel
too late that she was the victim of a lie
told in order to secure her fortune, which
at that time she was not aware she pos
sessed. The wages of sin are finally paiC
to the villain. who dies the death
he deserves, and the much-wrongeC
woman finally triumphs and i.
| taken to the heart of the one
she loves. Miss Phoebe Davies is the centra
figure, in the character of Ruth Hope, an
orphan. OF her acting it can be said that
it was full of emotion, artistic and perfect
She was thrice called before the curtain
and her every appearance was greeted with
applause. Joseph Grismer, as an actor Of
sterling worth is too well known here tC
need any commentator, as is also C. J
Edmonds, who plays the part of the villain
1t can be said of the entire cast that it i:
| firSt-class i'll every respect, and deserves the
patronage of all who enjoy the faithful
representation of thrilling and intensely
| taking drama. The stage settings are ap-
propriate, the orchestra unexceptional, and
taken altogether the "The Wages of Sin" j.
one of the best dramatic productions that ha.
been presented upon the Metropolitan stage
| for a long time. The same programme thi.
evening and tomorrow night The man
agement announce that for the remainder
of the engagement the prices of admission