Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-10
A Sunday Morning Shake.

Gan JULIA
shock of earthquake was experienced here
at 4:06 o'clock this morning. 1t stopped
nearly ali the clocks in the city. The vi
brations were from west TO east and lasted
some seconds.
SAN PEDRO, February 9th.-Three shocks
of earthquake were felt here at o'clock
this morning. The vibrations lasted about
twelve seconds and were from north to
south.
SAN DIEGO, February 9th.-At 4:10 this
morning a very distinct shock of earth
quake was felt in this city. The duration
was about one minute.
Railroading in Oregon.
THE DALLEs, February 9th-The high
est water since 1861 is now in Willamette
valley. Factories, houses, bridges and
logs are washed away. a portion OF Port
land is inundated. The damage to prop
erty is heavy and will reach millions OF
dollars.
The Union Pacific between this city and
Portland is badly washed out and covered
with landslides. II will be several weeks
before trains can run. A boat leaves every
morning with passengers and freight.
Work of repairing the track is constant,
and the roads will be in running order as
soon as possible.
In places where the earth is shoveled
away more takes its place, and it is the
general opinion that the company will be
forced to build track around some of the
distractions.
Southern Oregon.
RosEBURG, February 9th.-The losses by
the flood in this vicinity has been greater
and more numerous than in the great flood
of 1861. The damage to farms has been
TorIslfIac
Gus. Several important bridges were car
ried away.
Leavens' large Touring at Cononville
went down and the woolen mills at this
place was damaged abou $50, 600. No trains
have arrived from Portland since January
Sd and none are expected until the 10th
inst. No lives have been lost. The mails
have been stopped all around up to date.
Drowned in Mill Creek.
SALEM (Or.), February 9th.-E. W. Bell
niger, well-known real estate agent of
Salem, was drowned this evening in North
Mill creek with his boy. He made an at
tempt to ford the stream, which as a result
of the flood was badly washed out, and the
current carried all below. The boy swan
and was assisted out, but the father, al
though be swan, was carried by the stream
until log struck him in the head and
dazed him. He drowned quickly there
after.
lone Echoes.
IoHE, February 9th-The weather has
been fine here for two weeks, drying up the
| roads and starting the plowing in many
places. Should the weather continue tne
much grain will yet be sown.
Messrs. Devlin and Depue, of the Board
| of Prison Directors, were here Yesterday to
take another look at the sites offered for
| the Preston School OF Industry. The
| Board will probably decide on the location
at its next meeting, and the much-mooted
question will be settled.
Death from Asphyxiation.
G1LEoY, February 9th.-Joseph Dinkel.
spell, the esphy xiated man found IN hotel
| Friday morning, remained unconscious
till this morning at O'Clock, when death
ensued without his recovering his senses
The Coroner will hold an inquest and tht
remains will probably be removed by hit
| wife, who is here, to San Francisco fol
| burial.
Extensive Washouts.
| RosEBuRG (Or.), February 9th.-Is is esti
mated by the Southern Pacific officials her
| that it will take l 500 men one Month t.
repair the railway track damage3 by foo
between here and Ashland, distance c
about 40 miles. Six miles Of track is car
ried out.
But Slightly Damaged.
/ VANCOUVER Wash }, February 9th.-Th
recent floods have ncf done any matters
damage here. Two thousand dollars wi
cover all the damages here and in .ais Y
! cinity.