The record-union., 1893-03-22

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Both briges spanned the Calaveras.
Every dry creek and gulch is booming
from the heavy rains OF the past two
days.
The reservoir at the head of Rock
Creek, known as the Salt Spring Valley
Reservoir. is In danger of giving away.
This morning about one hundred feet of
the outer breast seam, eight feet thick,
caved down. The latest news is that
crack one hundred and fifty yards long
between the inner and outer breasts had
opened about the size of a mans body.
If this large body OF water should be pre-
cipitated down into the valley it would do
immense damage to residents along Rock
Creek, also at Pennington and the city of
Stockton.
SITUATION AT MERGED.
MERGED, March 2l.-1he water has
gone down title, but is still from one to
three feet deep in some portions of The
city. There is a lake covering full Block
OF ground in front of the public school
building. Several business men had ex-
press wagons call at their residences this
morning to convey them to their places
OF business. The only damage yet re-
ported is that resulting from the filling
up OF cellars. The indications are for
more rain, and 1t is feared that the worst
is not yet over
BREAK IN THE LEVEE.
reached sixteen feet six inches to-day
and are falling slowly. A large break in
the levee on the Sacramento River along
the western part of the county occurred
last night, flooding District No. 10 again.
AT Los ANGELES AND VICINITY.
Los ANGELES, March 21.-The heavy
rain caused many washouts on the motor
road Two bents were carried out of the
bridge over the river between Redlands
and San Bernardino. The washout which
has cut off travel between here and San
Francisco is about fourteen miles north
OF this city, where eighty feet of the We
Junga bridge was carried away. and no
trains from the north have arrived since
yesterday. 1t is expected to take till
midnight to put in piles for a temporary
bridge, and 1t is probable that trains viii
not be running over it before tomorrow
morning. On the Santa Ana branch there
were three washouts between Florence
and Downey, which will be repaired by
morning. The Santa Fe had trouble at
Lamanda Park, and the first train in
from San Bernardino had to come around
by the way of Orange. The railroad also
experienced some damage in the south
ern part of the city.
RAILROAD wASHoUTS
SAN BERNARDINo, March 21.-Tbe
most destructive storm of the season has
visited this locality in the last twenty
tour hours, 1856 inches of rain falling.
making the total for the season 1895
inches, and it is still raining. Railroad
traffic is temporarily suspended on the
Sante te lines running in the city. Wash
outs are reported at Mentone, North Po-
mona, Lamanda Park and East River
side. On the Southern Pacific washouts
occurred at Beaumont and near White
water. y ear Victoria the railroad track
is covered with debris for long distance.
On the Highland motor road there is
washout near this city which temporarily
suspends traffic. The Southern Cali
fornia motor railway bridge across Lytle
creek IS paralyzed for some time to come.
The immense snow fields which accu
mulated i'll the mountains in Drevions
storms have been melted by the warm
rain and the Santa Ana River is booming
causing fear lest it may sweep away
dozens of railroad and county bridges
along its course.
WAsHOUTS AT COTTON.
Cotton, March 2l.-The rain last nipht
took out the motor bridge over Lyle
Creek, between Cotton and San Bernar-
dino, and washed out the track between
Cotton and Riverside. One part of the
Santa Fe bridge over the Santa Ana
River is gone.
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
SAN DIEGO, March 2l.-There was no
let up to the rain all night. The ground
Is soaked and the streams are rising. The
Santa Fe track between Sorrento and
Delman, fifteen miles north, has been
washed out, and p work train has gone
there. The bridge at Capistrano is shaky.
In the Pacific Peach motor road, above
False Bay, the track is washed out.
Rain ceased at noon, the measurement
since . o'clock last evening being lS3
inches, and for the storm 2.3l inches.
This is .54 of an inch deficiency for the
average at this date
The San Diego River is rising rapidly
at Lakeside, and has begun to run over
the Cuyamaca railroad bridge.
News at $50 P. NJ. was that the San DIEGO
River was the highest in five years. and
from A. NJ. to noon rose two and one
half feet. 1t has swung to the south bank
in Mission Valley, and makes the road
from the old town to the County Hospital
impossible. Ford approaches were swent
away, and it is impossible to cross the
river. The sun is out and clearing. but
the weather observer predicts rain to-
night.
NAIL DELAYED.
SANTA MARIA, March 2I.-Owing to
slight washouts no mail arrived from the
north last evening. Over two and half
inches of rain fell during this storm. The
whole country is saturated, and crops
and iced prospects are excellent.
CHICAGo's MAYOR SARCASTIC.
His Advice Concerning the Recogui-
tiOn of Foreitru loIidors