Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-26
THE STORM.
How it Affected the Towns
Above Us.
GREAT Loss OF PROPERTY,
Bridges Swept Away and the Loss
General-The Storm at Fresno,
Watsonville and Elsewhere.

IsDecidi TO the Herald bv the Associated Pressl
FREsNo, January 25.--The levee that
held back the water from overflow Of
the dry arroyo which empties on the
plains, broke at about 2 o'clock this
morning. The fire bell was sounded
and soon the streets were thronged with
an excited crowd of people. But the
alarm was Of no avail, for the surging
torrent Of water, fully five feet deep
and $50 feet wide, rushed through the
crevasse and spread rapidly over the
lower parts Of town, and before the
break Of day three-fourths Of the town
was submerged, the water standing from
one to five feet deep. Officers and citi-
zens generally exerted themselves to
save property from damage and rescue
families that were unable to leave their
flooded houses. The losses are much
less than was at first supposed, but will
reach fully $40, 600. The eaviest losers
are Thos. e. Hughes L Son, J. A.
Blasingame and J. w. Ferguson. The
Erpositor press-room was flooded, aud
the water now stands five feet deep in
it. The country outside Of town has
not suffered any serious loss.
AT HoLLIsrER.
HoLLIsrER, CAL. January 25.-Tele-
graph communication, interrupted since
the beginning OF the storm, was resumed
to-day. The rainfall for the storm is
1926. Chappelle's Addition has been
foated, also considerable portion of
the valley. The San Benito river and
tributary creeks are higher than for
many years. Considerable land was
washed away. The damage is slight.
North of Hollister much landis flooded.
Y Yesterday boating was good from within
six miles of Hollister 10 Gilroy. Mail
stages to San Juan, San Benito and other
points are still unable to make connes-
tons. Too nuoh rain has not been re-
ceived for the farmers, most of whom
have finished seeding. The outlook
could not be improved. The storm is
evidently over.
AT WOODBRIDGE.
WoopBRrDoE, Cal. January 25.--The
late storm is the severest known here for
years. The MokeIunne river broke the
levee one mile west of here, flooding
over twenty-five hundred acres OF land
under cultivation. The loss sustained
Is heavy. The whole country in this
locality might have been submerged had
ii not been for the constant exertion OF
one hundred men, who were kept at
work all night repairing and raising the
levee. The water is now receding and
no further damage is expected from this
storm.
AT SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEoo, January 25.-The city and
country is Just recovering from the ef-
fects OF the storm. The greatest damage
occurred on the California Southern
Railroad in Temecula Canon. Several
bridges were washed away, but it is an
nounced by the superintendent that
travel will be resumed by the latter part
of this week. At present the nsils ar
rive and depart three times a week by
stage to San Bernardino.
AT wArsoSvLLE.
WArsoSvmrk, january 25--It rained
almost continually the past week with no
signs at present of abatement. The
Pajaro river overfiowed its banks, max
ing the bridge Of the Santa Cruz Railroad
unsafe, spreading over the lower part of
the valley, making the section vast
body of water. We had quite sharp
earthquake shock.
AT SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO, January 25.-The rivers
in this vicinity are booming. The Sac.
ramento is "a feet six inches and the
highest this season. The ranches of
John Rider and Jacob Olsen, just out
side the city limits, are flooded. A
number of levees are broke on the
Cosumnes, and much damage done.
AT yREKA.
YREKA, CAL, January 25.--Ths
klamath river has been higher during
the late storm than for many years. 1t
could not beJcrossed for awhile, and
some of the ferries have been swept
away. The Supervisors have called
special meeting for next Monday, to ap-
point delegates to the anti Chinese Con-
vention at Sacramento.