Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-28
THE NEW HIGH WATER MARK,
Twenty-eight FeetSeyen Inches
at Sacramento.
The River Higher This Year Than
Ever Before.
The Levees Keep the Flood Well In
Bounds-A Number OF Breaks
on the North Side OF
the Stream.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 27.-The river
reached the highest point this evening.
28 feet inches. which is foot and
half higher than last May, when it was
higher than ever before. At no time
have the levees on the east side been in
danger, but tonight various breaks oc-
Cured on the Yolo eide, and tremen-
dous bodies OF water are pouring through
into the tnle bottoma, and will also
sweep several farms on that side and
cause great individual losses. One
break, eight miles below Washington, is
half mile wide and swept away the
clubhouse and barn of a man
named Heiser, but whether or
not the family has abandoned
the house is not known. 1t is likely
they have, as the levee had been threat
ened since yesterday. In consequence
of these breaks on the west side, the river
is falling rapidly here, while it is likely
that other breaks will occur before
morning on the same side north of
Washington. Trains from the city con-
tinue to run in all directions, although
more or less late in consequence of the
high water in other places. Somehow
the impression got out that Sacramento
was in danger, but there is no founda-
ton therefor whatever, A person could
travel afoot anywhere out OF the city,
except across the tule basin, on the west
side of the river.
The headgate to the sewer at the
street levee had been left open, and the
water reaching higher than ever burst
through at that point, causing report
that the levee had broken. No damage
was done and the headgate was soon
closed.
The river is go high that the railroad
company fears to open the draw of the
bridge, and orders have been given for
steamboats, now up the river to remain
at the places they are now located until
the water subsidies. When the eastern
overland express was crossing the trestle
over the American river bottoms this
morning it was noticed that the timbsrs
sagged and the train was sent back. 1t
was ascertained that the swift water had
washed out a number of piles. Division
Superintendent J. B. Wright sent out
large force of men to repair the dam
dk0s 1u0 p6S6oukCI6 W0I0 bIdublcTEcQ
on planks laid across the trestle and
sent to San Francisco this afternoon.
No mail or express matter will be
brought over until trains can move.
Reports from the mountains say the
weather is very foggy, with indications
for more rain.
NO DANGER AT NARYsvILLE.
MARYsvILLE. CAL, Dec. 27.-The inn
preston that this city has been flooded,
or that there was any great danger of
its being flooded, is erroneous. The
water has surrounded the town and
broken several levees southwest and
north OF here, but has not given any
great scare here, though the usual
precautions were of course taken by the
mercantile interests. The water reached
early this morning the IS foot III inch
mark, being three inches less than on
Saturday, and foot higher than ever
known. The levees could easily have
stood two or three feet more if it was
possible to get that much more
water on the vast surface, which spread
out from the confluence of the Yuba and
Feather. With 30 much more of
raise, however, the entire country as far
as Sacramento would be flooded and
the district enclosed by the Msrysville
levees free from water, save the eeep-
age, which is easily handled by the
corporation pumping plant. The agri-
fered BY the overflow are
not of the greatest value and
taken as a whole the damage done will
not be as great &c at first estimated.
The loss of live stock, when the vast
stretch of water is taken into considera.
ton, is remarkably small, 10000 cover
ing it all for both Yubs and Sutter
counties. Conservative farmers who
were in today hold out considerable
hope of being able to plant On the lands
now inundated.
THE STORM AT FORT ROSS.
Fort Ross. CAL, Dec. 27.-The storm
which began Saturday was the hardest
ever experienced in this vicinity. The
wind blew strongly from the southeast,
and was accompanied by rain.
The old Russian church, built
in 1912, had its roof blown off.
The northeast quarter of the harbor
moorings, was carried away. Large
timbers from the fort built in 1872 we're
scattered in all directions, Windows
were broken in, houses and roofs and
DarnS were DlOWn away. fence6 were
everywhere levelled to the ground, The
creek rose rapidly and the water gate
was carried away. During the gale z SO
inches of rain fell.
THE TUOLUMNE FLOOD.
MODESTO, CAL, Dec. 27.-The Tuol-
umne river reached the 25-foot mark on
Sunday last, being the highes. for 10
years. The bottoms of the Tuolumne,
Stanislaus and San Joaquin rivers have
been overfowed. Stock generally has
been saved, though two dead horses
were seen floating down the Tuolumne.
The water is muddy and contains much
debris. At the joint dam the water ran
over at depsh of Is feet, but the dam
shows no damage. The rivers are now
going down,
CLEARING UP WEATHER.
SANTA Rosa, CAL, Dec. 27.-Prospects
are good for clear weather here. The
storm which began December % was
the most severe had here for many
months. A number of bridges have
been swept away in Sonoma county and
c0naidarahl0 damaOa dOna tn foucoc or.