Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-12
THE NORTHERN FLOODS.
Great Damage in the Sacra'
mentO Valley.
ALL THE LOW LANDS SUBMERGED
Bridges Washed Out and Levees
BrOken-The Waters Still
Rising.

Assoclateo fresS Dlspatcnes W Mc <'"H"A'o
CH1co, CAL, December 11.-There has
been incessant rain falling here for the
past forty-eight hours, accompanied by
high winds. A number of bridges near
the town have been swept away. All
railroad communication is cloged
north and south of Chico. Trains
have not passed through here
since Monday. Stock in considerable
numbers have perished. Between Chico
and the river the country is all under
water. The water in the creeks around
Chico is the highest ever known. Aman
named Jastlet, who had small cabin on
the river bank, is supposed to have been
drowned. The water at San Jacinto is
reported to be rising rapidly. Fears are
entertained that number of houses will
be swept away.
The large wagon bridge across the
Sacramento river, connecting Butte and
Colusa counties, has been swept away.
The structure cost $1,000. The river is
still rising.
DAMAGE AT CoLUSA.
CoLusA, December 1.-THE river was
26 feet 6 inches above low water at noon
today. The levee broke this morning on
the Calmse ranch, south of town, food.
ing thousands of acres and cutting off all
communication with Sycamore. at
Grimes and Arbuckle, on the other side
OF the river, below town, the levees have
broken and the water has backed up to
the land opposite this town, and num-
Der of ranches gre under water. Nearly
all the land north of Coluss as far as the
eye can see is flooded. The damage is
great. Hundreds OF men are still patrol
ing tho levees, and the reclamation com.
pany are watching for danger.
RAILROADS WASHED OUT.
MARYsvILLE, CAL, December 11.-There
have been washouts on the Oregon rail-
road line north of here in several places,
and in consequence the north bound
Oregon express train ia still in the city,
and will not probably get out before to-
morrow. The local passenger from the
north, due here at s q. M, did not
arrive until noon, having gone only
as far north as Nelson, where q
washout had occurred. A large force of
men ia now at work at this place. There
was a large washout on the Oroville road
near Palermo, but trains will be able to
cross in few hours, as the workmen
have almost completed repairsr Tels.
graphic advices from the mount Tins this
morning are to the effect that the rain
has ceased and that it is now showing.
BRIDGES GONE AT RED BLUFF.
RED BLUrE, December 1.-THE wagon
bridge over the Red bank, two miles
south of town, was washed down against
the railroad bridge, disiodging and in
juring it, 80 as to make it impassable.
The former is almost total loss. The
Sierra Lumber Company's hume
east of town washed away, striking
electric light and telephone poles, and
carrying all with it, last evening, leaving
Red Bluff in darkness after O'Clock. |
Several miles of the Sierra Lum ber Com |
pany's fume is reported blown down.
LIFE LOST.
@. f. Jones, proprietor of wine rooms
and we'll known man, left q saloon last |
night and went to the south end of the |
the bridge and was drowned. The |
high water had cut away fifteen |
feet OF the embankment at the south end
and the water was surging through at |
the rate of twenty miles an hour, sweep
ing Jones' body into the Sacramento
river. The body has not yet been found.
Communication by -ail or teams is cut
off in all directions. The Sacramento |
river at this place attained the twenty
i've and tnree.quarter mark last
night, the highest water of the
season. The Red Bank and
Cottonwood railway bridges are dis |
abled. The railway bridge over Dibble
creek is shrunk in the middle and shak-
ing as a hand-car goes over it. Trains are
laid up north and south of this place.
No mail, express or passengers since 4 sc
p. m. Tuesday.