Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-18
THE STORM.
1t Has Been General Throughout tbs
State-LaBd-Slides.

State-LaDd-slides.
The recent storm did much damage on
the Oregon division. A telegram from
Dunsmuir on Saturday says: At6 O'Clock
this evening the road is clear. The de-
layed passenger trains left Delta at noon
and followed the work train. waiting here
and there for land-slides 10 be cleared.
Once large slide came down between the
two moving trains. Cribs, trestles and
bridges were erected in several places to-
day, and score of slides were shoveled
out. In places pine trees came down the
mountain with the land-slides. The rain
| ceased during the night and the men
worked with will to. day. The road is
now passable, and in few days will be in
excellent condition for travel The officials
estimate the damage on this division at
$1,000 Six inches OF rain fell Tuesday.
There was little snow on the mountains,
otherwise it would have melted with the
warm rains, and the food would have
cleared everything ON the right of way in
Sacramento canyon. Near Elmore the
water was five feet deep above the tops of
two telegraph poles standing on the
| river bank. The water has fallen IF
teen feet, and is still above high-water
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driftwood, trees and sawlogs lie almost on
a level with the track. One hundred tele-
graph poles were washed away. Thousands
of tons of rock and earth have been re-
moved from the track by the workmen.
superintendent Vandenburg has personally
attended the reconstruction OF the tele-
graph lines. ]. III. Wallace, Assistant Su-
perlntendent of the track, and Assistant
Roadmaster Mott have had charge of the
track department Superintendent George
has been constantly directing the move
ments of the army of men. j. w. Massey,
telegraph operator, establishes offices at the
front, and George thus sent orders all along
the line. Officers and men have worked
almost necessarily day and night. Con-
ductor Palmer, in charge of the work-train,
has hardly been off duty since the storm
began. There have been many hairbreadth
escapes, but not one accident. The passen-
gers generally have appreciated the situa-
ton, and testimonials of thanks have been
given Conductors White and Ryan for
their attention and courtesies and to the
railroad officials for their endeavors to pro-
vide accommodations"
The rainfall during Saturday and yester-
day up to 5 O'Clock was 80 of an inch,
making 4.92 inches for this month, and
$40 inches for this year, and IA Sc inches
LOT tne season, as against 1OOo lncnes 10 an
equal date last year.
The highest and lowest temperature on
Saturday was 600 and 44o, with northerly
winds, rain and cloudy weather during the
forenoon and northerly winds and cloud
less sky and rapidly rising barometer dur
! ing the afternoon. The highest and lowest
temperature yesterday was $50 and 46o,
with generally cloudy weather, with occa-
sionsl showers of rain, for of such is st.
Patrick's day in the morning. The barom-
eter has been rising rapidly, and at A. NJ.
yesterday rain was falling in Oregon and
| Washington. A rapid change in the ba-
rometer is a good sign of unsettled weather
whether the change is when it rises or
| falls.
The sun crosses the line (Equator) on
the 21st, and there may not be much set
| tied weather before or after that time, al
| though there is suficiency of precipita-
ton at present to satisfy the most exacting
| granger in the land