Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-12
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.
last NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RRooRp-uNIoa i
CALIFORNIA.
The Late Storm,

| idlien almost necessarily during the past
week. Greenwood creek has been impass-
able the past two days, no mails arriving
| by the Auburn route On Friday 2.45
inches fell, being the largest quantity pre-
| cipitated in twelve hours ever recorded
here. One inch and eighty hundredths
fell last night, making 6.05 inches precipi-
tated during the past week. 1t is clearing
at this writing, and the storm is probably
over. There is no danger of frost
GEORGETOWN, April 11th.-The rainfall
for the present storm was $50 inches; for
the month, 907; for the season, to date
6410.
RIO VISTA, April. 11th.-The rainfall for
the twenty-four hours ending at noon was
| 90 of an inch, making 245 inches for the
storm.
MERGED, April 1lth.-F Fifty hundredths
of an inch of rain fell last night, making
1878 inches for the season. To-day has
been calm, with frequent heavy showers.
Bear creek and other streams in the valley
are bank-full. and overlooking in many
places. Many fields of wheat are mum
dated. The prospects are favorable for a
continuance of heavy showers throughout
the night, endangering crops on a large
breadth of low lands west of MERGED. The
farmers are uneasy, fearing that material
damage will be done to crops on adobe
lands. The crops on the sandy lands are
aourishing.
Los ANGELES, April 11th.-It commenced
raining here at II o'clock Saturday night
and continued until p. NJ. to-day An
immense volume OF water fell in all parts
of the country. Several buildings in this
city are flooded. The foundation of the
building for the new Bryson block is
| ruined. Some early-sown grain is down,
lint lot .,z1 tla Il.
been benefited by the rain. 1t is still
cloudy, with indications of more rain.
Shocking Accident-Four Lives Lost.
! BAKERSFIELD, April 11th.-About $50 P.
NJ yesterday south bound special train,
| conveying the Division Superintendent of
| the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
| the south end Of tunnel No TO- near the
| Tehachapi loop, in this county, resulting in
the death of three Cinnamon and white
man. Two of the Cinnamon were killed
| instantly, and the other Chinaman and
the white man died while on the way to
Sumner, whittier the dead and wounded
men were being brought Section foreman
Callman says he was returning to keene
after his days work, with his gang of three
Cinnamon and a stranger, who had asked
permission to ride to the next station, and
knew nothing of the approach of the spe-
cial until it was emerging from the tunnel
into which they We're about to enter, and
within thirty feet of them. He was stand
ing facing the tunnel with his foot on the
brake, and at the sight of the engine he
halloeod to his men, and threw himself
from the car in time to save his life The
dead bodies reached Sumner last night
about o'clock, and to-day Coroner's in
quest was held, the jury rendering a verdict
N nxxrith ha faa.c tata -,
ing no blame to any one
THE DEAD STRANGER
The white man who was killed was about
30 years of age, man of good appearance,
and from papers found on his person his
| name was William Whittan, native of
Scotland. Among his papers were certifi-
| Gates of membership of the knights of
| Labor and the |. o. o. L. of Stratford, Ont
/ On page of q memorandum book in his
pocket was written a note, stating that he
| was a machnist, and requesting that in
| case he should meet with his death while
riding on the brakes, the authorities
would notify his wife and family and his
mother, who reside in Galashiel Scotland.
His funeral took place this afternoon, I'M
der the auspices of the Odd Fellows of this
place.
Suicide Caused by Neuralgia.
GEORGETOWN. April 11th-George Rowe,
one of the owners of the Blue Rock mine
at Georgia slide, committed suicide to-day
| by shooting himself through the head with
rifle, while in fit of temporary insanity
| caused by neuralgia OF the head He was
| about 60 years of age, and leaves a wife and
six children.
4 The Atlantic and Pacific Strike-west-
! ward Travel.
| BARsTow, April 11th.-The trainmen's
strike on the Mohave division of the At
! lantic and Pacific was OF short duration.
| The company comedies all demands A
run of 5000 miles is a months work at SO,
and 20 cents an hour for all lying on sid
| ings.
Twenty ght loaded coaches passed west
ward to-day.
Disappearance of a Boy.
REDwooD CITY, April 18th. : Walter
| Eikerenkotter disappeared from the home
of his parents in Mayfield last Friday. and
a thorough search has failed to disclose his
whereabouts. 1t is thought he has hid
away ON the train carrying Stanfords horses
| East.
Commander Transferred.
| SAN Francisco, April 11th.-Captain NJ.
| A. Healy. commander of the revenue cut
| ter Corwin, has been transferred to the
command of the cutter Bear, under instruc-
| tons from Secretary Manning. The Bear
will probably leave for an Arctic cruise
about May LIST.
OREGON.