Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-03
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
SUBMERGED LOWLANDS IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY,
Broken Levees Near Antioch and Tubbs
1sland-A Stage Swept Away by
Stream, and Driver and
Horses Drowned.

AoLlhofEh, Ohl., DeC. e. WOTO mas
reached here to the effect that James
Jaynes, the driver of the San Benito
stage, was drowned last Tuesday in at
tempting to cross the San Benito river,
about 20 miles south of this place. Both
horses were drowned. The body of one
of them was found today in the river near
San Juan bridge. The stage, the body
of the driver and that OF the other
horse have not yet been found.
Z SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.--News was re-
ceived today that the Jersey tract Of
$500 acres. eight miles from Antioch,
CAL, has been flooded by the overflow of
the San Joaquin river, and that thela-
bor Of reclaiming it will be very great.
A large crop OF onions and potatoes is
ruined, and the total loss is placed at
$4,000 to $4,000. A number of lesser
overfows along the San Joaquin are re-
ported.
SoNoMA, CAL, Dec. 2-Reports from
Tubbs island state that the levee near
the eection house of the Donohue rail.
road broke during last Wednesdays
storm, and that large portion Of the
ranch ia submerged. The island, en-
bracing several Thousand acres of fine
agricultural land, had been summer fall
lowed to grain, and it is feared the
damage to the growing crop will be very
great. The property is owned by H.
Tubbs of Oakland. The stosm still con-
tinues to rage. All day long it has been
raining very hard, with no signs of abat-
ing:
MARCUsE, CAL, Dec. 2.-The etorm
still continues. The rainfall up to s
p. m. Wednesday amounted to a. .12 inches
for "a hours. The total for the storm is
over 10 inches. The river is slowly
rising.
NEWCASTLE, CAL, Dec. 2.-The storm
which has been raging here was prob
ably as severe as any ever experienced
in this vicinity. The rainfall has been
almost continual. The wind caused
some damage to fences, outbuildiugs
and trees. The orange crop is but
slightly damaged. Flowing will be at
once started and new tree planting begun.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2.-Rain has fallen
here most all day and tonight, and the
outlook for clear weather is not encour-
aging at IL O'Clock tonight. Altogether
upwards of eight inches have fallen here
for the season, against less than one
inch to the same date last year. The
rivers had receded up to today, but will
probably rise again tomorrow.
Col. G. w. Cummings. superintend-
ent of the American River Land and
Lumber company, came down from
Placerville today. He saws the rainfall
up there was nearly IL inches. The
river rose 48 feet at the boom above
Folsom, and swept out about two-thirds
of the company's logs, which were in
the check boom above the main boom.
The latter was open, pending some re-
pairs, and the logs shot through. Sew
eral hundred are still in the river be-
tween Folsom and here, and will be
recovered. Probably 100 have been
captured and tied up here. Colonel
Cummings says the main boom would
not break with five miles of logs be-
hind it.
The Sacramento river stands 10 feet
here, but was up to 81 last spring.
1t is reported that day or two ago
the Cosumnes river, in the southern
part of the county, rose go rapidly and
high that one farmer, William Dixon,
lost HOO head of sheep.
Tonight the wind reached the velocity
of % miles an hour, but is now blowing
very little.