Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-14
SLOWLY SUBSIDING.
The Flood Condition Up
North.
MANY ACRES STILL SUBMERGED.
The Waters Gradually Receding
The Damage will Foot Up
Many Thousands.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SACRAMENTO, December 13.--The river
continues to fall rapidly, and all danger
of this city being flooded is past. The
break in the levee on the other side Of
the river did great amount OF damage
The residence of farmer named Madi-
son was washed down and destroyed.
None of the contents were saved. He
also lost his barn, outhouses and fences.
A large hop-ho1se on the ranch of Henry
Paine was washed away. Four China
men who were in the house at the time
were washed down stream, but were
finally rescued. Paine also lost barn
and 100 tons Of hay, besides number OF
horses and cattle. 1t is thought his resi-
dence will also be washed away.
FARMERS DROWNED OUT.
CoLUsA, December 13.-The river is
falling this afternoon and the weather is
clear. The danger is thought to be
over. Last night the levee on J. r.
Tolman's ranch, south of town, on this
side the river, broke, and the water has
been rushing through ever since. Toll
mans family are in Colusa. His loss
will be $4,000. Most of the farmers
south of here have brought their live
stock to Colusa. Some parties went
down the river couple of miles this
morning, and found the ranchers doing
their chores in boats. One farmer
ma ned john sSu Ivan was found in his
house all right, but had no boat and
could not get out, as the water was four
to six feet deep in the house and yard.
His horses and cattle were on top of hay
stacks. There is no possible way of
estimating the damage yet.
SEEDED LANDS FLOODED.
MARYsvILLE, December 13.-lt is esti-
mated that in ths tule district Of Suffer
county 10000 acres of land that had
either been seeded or was ready to seed
is now, covered with water. In that dis
trict there were four breaks in the levees.
Latest reports from the levee of the SUIT
ter County Land Company are that it
cannot hold out. This will cover an-
other area OF l 900 acres or more of seeded
land. Both the Yuba and Feather rivers
atthis point have fallen almost two feet in
the last twenty-four hours, and the
weather has been clear oil day.
TRAINS BEGIN MOVING.
RED BLUFF, CAL, December 13.-It
has been clear today. The rainfall to
date is 1855. The Dibble-creek bridge
has been repaired. Trains from San
Francisco moved northward at O'Clock
this evening. The Oregon express.
hound for San Francisco, left at p. NJ,
and the local Radding express at 6.
BEDDING, CAL, December 13.-The
storm is broken. Trains from the south
are expected tonight. Two overland
trains from the north lying here will get
away tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 13.-From
the latest reports received at the South
ern Pacific offices the delayed trains
from Oregon southbound will be able to
reach here tomorrow morning. The
damage at Boulder Greek and Santa
Cruz on the narrow gauge lines will have
been repaired by tomorrow noon, and
the washouts on the branch lines from
Los Angeles out have already been re-
paired and trains are running. The
Central and Southern overland trains
were both on time today. 1t is reported
that there is IL feet of snow on the
mountains near the summit.
THE WATERS RECEDNG.
CnCo, CAL, December 13.-The water
OF the Sacramento is slowly receding.
Searching parties last night found the
bodies of the Linn children seventy-five
yards from the place where they were
drowned. The streams have fallen, and
no further damage is feared from the
foods.
ORovILLE. December 13.-No rain for
thirty-six hours. The weather is still
threatening, but has turned colder. The
river is falling, and the fear Of extreme
high water has passed. This side of the
county has not suffered much from high
water, but the western section has not
been 90 fortunate.
RAINFALL AT AUBURN.
AUBURN, CAL, December Is 1t rained
immensely all day. The rainfall to date
at Auburn Station is 1868 inches. The