The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-27
speeial to the REcoRp-UN1ox.


MARYsvILLE, Dec. 2G.-The city is sur
rounded by water on all sides. Thou
sands Of acres Of grain are flooded. The
water is very nigh in the Yuba River. 1t
Is feared that some weak point may be
struck in the levees, or that the levees,
being so thoroughly soaked, may give
way. Many removed their household
effects upstairs this afternoon. The levee
district of Sutter County broke last night,
also the Rideout levee. Cattle and hogs
are reported drowned on the old Brannan
ranch. Boats were sent by Mayor Ride
out on the train to rescue 200 head of beef
cattle, which were, however, rescued
from the water before the arrival of the
train. The country for miles around
Marysville is under water. The city
levees are considered to be able to stand
seven more feet Of water. Men patrol
the levees for seven miles day and night.
The water is rising slowly again tonight.
THE RIVERS STILL BOOMING.
YUBA CITY, Dec. 26.-The rivers are
still booming, and much uneasiness is
felt Twelve miles below here the leVees
broke in several places, overhowing
thousands of acres OF grain and lnundat-
ing the large farm of n. d. Rideout.
Considerable stock is reported drowned.
Trains are all delayed. The storm has
broken.
THE STORM AT REDDING.
REDDING, Dec. 26.-The storm has been
most severe, impeding travel by rail and
stage. The Sacramento River is BOOM
ing. A bridge across Clear Creek, on the
road to lgo, has washed away. a bridge
on the same creek leading to Anderson
was considerably damaged, while the
bridge across the Sacramento has been
watched night and day, and driftwood
prevented from accommodating against the
piers. Sunday two horses were drowned
in Churn Creek, and the driver, named
Houston. was obliged to swim ashore.
A lady travelling with Houston fortu-
nately got out before he attempted to
cross. The wind was very heavy here,
blowing down trees, etc.
IN sONoMA COUNTY.
HEALDsHURG, Dec. 26.-The storm was
disastrous in this locality. Many bridges
have gone or were damaged, trees in
Vulnerable gone down, and hundreds of
redwoods in the adjoining forests have
fallen. Eucalyptus trees were a failure
before such storm. In forty-eight hours
'i inches of rain fell. There was ia
inches for the storm and % inches for the
season.
At Cloverdale and all through the Rus
sian River Valley there was about the
same fall. The storm is now subsiding.
AT SANTA MARIA.
SANTA MARIA, Dec. 26.-Nearly two
inches of rain fell in this storm. The
temperature changed yesterday and mild
and warm weather prevails Vegetation
is springing up rapidly. No damage is
reported from the floods in this section.
AT soNoNA.
SONoNIA, Dec. 26.-Shellville and the
surrounding country was all under
[a nd E, l. 81.
tide. No serious damage is reported.
MoKELUNINE RIVER VERY HIGH.
LoDI, Dec. 26.-The storm the past
three days has been very severe. All
streams are very high, especially the
Mokelumne River, which was higher
yesterday than at anytime last season.
SITUATION UP NORTH.
SPOKANE, (Wash.l, Dec. 26.-The storm
Of last week seriously affected railroad
travel and traffic on nearly all the rail-
way lines in Eastern WaShinptOn North
Idaho and Montana. The Great Northern
train due here at severn o'clock this
morning was ten hours behind time, and
on that account, t,east-bOund trains tonight
We're abandoned. The trouble is occa-
stoned by deep snow and heavy drifts in
the Rocky Mountains. Trains are run
ming regularly westward on that line as
far as Wenatchee.
The Northern Pacific, Union Pacific
and Spokane Northern trains, including
the branches, are now practically running
on time.
Slow progress is made by the Great
Northern in the construction Of a switch
back over the summit Of the Cascade
Mountains. but it is thought connection
will be made by January lst. The cere-
mony of driving the golden spike has
been indefinitely postponed in anticipa-
ton OF heavy treshets.
THE BLOCKADE RAISED.
PORTLAND orr, Dec. 26.-The Union
Iaeihc succeeded this morning in lifting
the blockade on its line caused bv the
late snOwstorms. The first passenger
train, conveying 300 passengers. arrived
this morning. Two moro trains. con-
veying the remainder Of the 600 DELAYED
passengers. arrived this afternoon.