The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-11
SWEPT Blythe FLOOD.
Valleys of Central California
Inundated for Miles.
EASTERN RIVERS RISING FAST.
Trenton and Buffalo Under WateF-An
Ice jam in the Delaware-SnoW-
slides IN Colorado.
EASTERN RIVERS RISING FAST.

V1sAL1A, CAL, Feb. 1O-High water
washed away several bridges across the
st. John and Kaweah rivers. The Cain
and Encina orchards are flooded and the
water is doing great damage. The lands
Of the Mineral King Fruit Company, three
miles northeast of town, are covered with
water. A number OF headgates in the
bitches were washed away. The Visalia
leveuis broken in several places. but the
CITY is safe from inundation without an
other rise of water. Reports from the
Tulee river state that all the bridges across
that stream are washed away. Travel be-
tween this city and Exeter, on the east
side of the railroad station, is closed by
the high water. Damages to the bridges
above will cost the county SIS, 900 to So
600. The entire damage in the county is
probably $4,000.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL. Feb. 10-The people
of Bakersfield were startled frcm their
sleep about midnight by the loud changing
of the city fire gong. 1t rang SO loud and
long that they started from their beds ex-
pecting to find the town on fire. Instead
of fire they found that water threatened
the city, and that Kern river, which is
about mile and q half from town, had
broken its banks and was rapidly ap-
preaching the city. A rush was at once
made for tho high ground. and many sue
ceeded in getting there before the water
reached them. Others, however. stayed
too long, and had to be taken out in boats.
No lives were lost and little damage done
to property.
The Southern Pacific railroad suffered
most. for the water washed the foundation
out from under its track, and q freight
train of about forty cars was wrecked.
The wreck will probably be almost total
loss to the Southern Pacific Company. as
no one can get within mile of where the
wreck occurred. The trainmen escaped
by jumping and swimming to trees. The
river Is the highest it has Deen since 1861.
The water came to a standstill at O'Clock
this morning and has gone down several
feet, but part Of the town is still under
water.
DKLASo, Feb. 10-North-bound engine
No. l. $50 pulling . special freight train,
ran into q washout four miles north Of
Sumner at 8 O'Clock this morning. The
engine and six cars are under water. The
river has been rising rapidly. Kern river
is nearly four miles in width. The river
broke its banks last night about midnight
and has flooded the country for miles.
People were taken from their houses in
boats. The extent Of tho damage Is not
yet known.
STOCKTON, Feb. l0.-The high water 10
rapidly receding. Cellars in the business
houses are flooded, but no great damage
has been done in this city.
DENvKR, Feb. 10.-Reports from South
ern Colorado tell of . continuation Of the
blockade Of the railroads by snow, which
in many districts il still falling. Snow
slides are numerous, and one near Silver
ton this morning did considerable damage.
A stage coach was swept over the side Of .
mountain near Ouray. but the passengers
escaped. In Western Colorado the storm
il the heaviest ever experienced. A slide
near Breckenridge today killed two men
ana injured four others, q snow plow on
the South Park road being swept from the
track. Near Crested Butte two Italian la
borers we're lost in slide this afternoon.
Ins passenger train from Monarch "a