Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-13
FLOODED VALLEYS
Much Damage Wrought by
the Deluge.
THE WATERS NOW SUBSIDING
Turning Point in the Sacramento
Flood Reached Yesterday.
Heavy Losses.

Turning Point in the Sacramento
Flood Reached Yesterday.
Heavy Losses.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAcRAMENTo, December 12.--Tonight
the water in the Sacramento river isrsp
idly falling, and it is thought all DANCE,
of the food is past. There have been nc
less than five breaks in the levees, one
above the city about twelve miles, at e.
Vernon, and the others below, within Q
distance of ten miles. These breaks al.
lowed an immense volume of water to
escape and spread over the country
thereby reducing the current in the main
channel.
THE CHICO BRIDGE GONE.
CMco, CAL, December 12.-The Sac
ramento near here is still booming. The
country is under water. Telephone
wires are down and broken. Direct
communication is shut off. A report
reached town this morning that the
bridge was rapidly sinking from the
great mass of debris collected against it.
Immense quantities of fencing, logs and
trees lodged against the piers. 1t is i'm
possible in such current to meet and
ward off the floating masses. 1t is feared
that the bridge, if carried down the
river. will infiict damage on the Colusa
and Butte City bridges.
The last message received from the
bridge was for a boat to be sent to re-
move the family of the bridge-keeper,
aud that the entire structure was gone.
The levees near Durham are broken in
two places. The surrounding country is
pretty generally under water. The loss
of stock will reach up into the hundreds.
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.
Barney Linn, while endeavoring to re-
move his wife and four children from the
vicinity of the river in small boat, was
caught by heavy waves and the boat was
drowned, one boy aged 6 years, and a
and the two other children.
TIED UP TRAINS.
BEDDING, CAL, December 12.-No To-
cal trains since Tuesday night. The
overland from the north is still here
awaiting repairs of the road between Cot.
tonwood and Red Bluff, and another
train from the north came down this
morning, left passengers and mail and
returned.
LOSSES IN TEHAMA COUNTY.
RED BLUFF, CAL, December 12.-It
stopped raining this morning. The river
has fallen to the 15.foot mark. The loss
to Tehama county by bridges swept away
and damage to roads, etc., is not less
than 1000, and may reach SAC, 600.
The personal loss far exceeds that
amount.
AROUND MARYsyHLE.
MARYsvILLE, December 12.-Both the
Yuba and Feather rivers began to recede
this morning. This evening indications
are that they will not again rise unless
another storm in the mountains should
follow. The back-water of the Sacrs-
mento river in the Tule basin of Suffer
county is doing much damage to grain
crops. The loss here will probably
amount to several thousand dollars.
Trains commenced running from this
city north this afternoon.
AT CoLUsA.
CoLUsA, CAL, December 12.-At IL
O'Clock today the river is 81 feet z
inches above low water mark. which ia
inches higher than ever before known,
and lie still rising slowly, but the day is
calm and clear, with no prospects of rain.
The levees on the east side of the river
are in terrible condition, being broken
in a score of places above and below
Colusa.
The territory north and east of here is
all under water, including Mouiton's
orchard, the finest one in the county.
On this side the levees are in better
condition, but the water is running over
the top in several places. A number of
ranchers have moved their families and
stock into town for safety. The river
must rise several inches yet before the
city of Colusa will be in immediate dam
ger.
1t is feared il this bridge goes the Co.
lusa and Butte City bridges will be swept
away also. Word has been sent for a
boat to remove the family Of the bridge
keeper.
LATER REPORTS.
The latest reports from towns north of
here state that the water is tive feet deep
in the streets at Jacinto. Several small
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crossing creeks and sloughs have been
washed away. Travel has stopped in
every direction from Colusa, except on
the railroad. Chickens and turkeys
which have roasted in the trees for two
days, are now falling into the water and
perishing by hundreds. The Chico
bridge, which was washed out, is now
lodged near Jacinto.
CoLUSA IN DANGER.
CoLUsA, December 12.-Lateet reports
tonight state that the river is running
over the levee at Sycamore and that
Porter's warehouse at Butte City has
been washed out. The levee broke al
Totman's this afternoon, and Colusa ID
now in danger from backwater.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAINS.
SAN BERNARDINo, December 12.-To.
night there is heavy rain falling.
BAKERSFIELD, December 12.--It rained
steadily here all day.
A Murder Verdict Reversed.
SAN Francisco, December 12.-The