The record-union., 1893-03-23
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

this morning the ringing of bells an
nounced to the people that flood had
entered the city. The gap in the ditch
back Of Barton's vineyard had been
hlled, but other breaks occurred, and
though large force of men was en-
ployed to keep back the water, it came
too rapidly and their efforts were una
Vallihg. The waters broke at the east
end of Ventura street, rolled away the
embankment which the men had been all
night in throwing up, ran down to Inyo
street and thence to j street for a couple
OF blocks, flowing back to Inyo, where it
found outlet east to II street.
Embankments were thrown up on
either side of Inyo street to confine the
water within these limits, which has
been done so far. All water flowing
down Inyo street meets the water from
Mono street on II at the foot of Kern and
the entire volume flows over on the rail-
road reservation, where an eighteen-inch
pipe carries most of it under the track for
probably 300 feet. After flowing under
the track it is kept on the south side of
Kern street by an embankment until it
reaches high ground in the southwest
part OF Chinatown, where it turns north
and will finally empty into ditch which
carries all the sewerage from the city.
Inyo street is only two blocks from
the business center of Fresno, and it was
feared it would spread thither. About 2
o'clock, however, the water began falling.
The water on Inyo street and in that
neighborhood is from sixteen to twenty
inches deep.
The irrigation canal system, near Fres-
no, is connected with Dry Creek, Fancher
Creek and Red Banks. During the heavy
rains the water of these creeks flow into
the main canal, which is unable to hold
the large volume, and breaks occur.
The damage to property will not be
very great, though it will be by no means
| unimportant.
WATER RECEDING AT STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, March 22.-The water which
ran into the city has gone into The flooded
low lands, and no further trouble is
looked for here. The people are busy re-
pairing the sidewalks and pumping out
their Easements, which were filled by the
rush of water from the mountain streams.
Calayeras River brought most of the high
water here, which accounts for the un-
precedented freshet in the northern part
of the city. The losses in town are not
| large.
Reports of the breaking of the Salt
Spring Valley reservoir above Milton
caused some uneasiness for time, but
that rush of water could not affect Stock
ton, as it would go over the levees into
the low lands south of this city.
The flour mills are running to-day, not
having sustained any damage. In some
of the warehouses lower sacks of wheat
were wet, but those losses are not heavy,
The steamer Empire City came in to-
day from Grayson, Stanislaus County,
and the Captain says hundreds of horses
and cattle were caught in the low lands
along the Tuolumne and San Joaquin
Rivers and have been lost. AS the boat
came down last night the cries of drown
ing stock were heard near the mouth of
the Tuolumne River.
The steamboat men say the San Joa-
quin is very high, and that drift wood
and even trees are being swept down by
the food.
Reports from Union Island, which is a
reclaimed tract of 10000 acres, are that no
immediate danger is feared, though the
streams are very high.
Out in the northwestern part of the
county, in the New Hope section, a break
on the Sacramento side OF the Mokelumne
River gave relief, and no overflow is ex-
pected on this side. The lower division
of Roberts Island is not flooded, and the
farmers hope to save the tract. Efforts
will be made in the morning to close tho
big break in the middle division of
Roberts Island, to save part of that tract
and also save the lower division, which
is protected by Il cross levee. The island
farmers are fighting hard to check the
overflow at all points, and hope to sue
ceed.
wAsHoUTs BELOW SANTA ANA.
SANTA ANA, March 22.-The main
washout south of Santa Ana is supposed
to be at Capistfano, which will make it
necessary for the Santa Fe to build mile
of new road. \ construction train passed
down this afternoon. The San Joaquin
River is carrying out considerable good
land, being still very high. Santiago
Creek is the obstacle i'll the way on the
Southern Pacific now, the repairing of
the bridge requiring the use of pile
driver. 1t IS thought train will be sent
out over that road tomorrow morning.
The Santa Fe sent train through to
Riverside this morning, and two TO Los
Angeles this afternoon.
THE TEHAcHAPI STORMS.
TEHAcHAPI, March pa heavy rain
and snowstorm has prevailed throughout
the Tehachapi Mountains since Saturday.
All freight trains are abandoned between
Los Angeles and Bakersfield. The east
and west-bound passenger trains are
lying at Bealeville, little station west Of
here, being unable to get either way on
account of a landslide.
All the tunnels between this place and
| Bakersfield are in very dangerous con-
dition, owing to the recent storm having
softened the earth to such an extent that
they are crumbling and threaten to COLI
lapse at any time. Rocks and earth are
continually coming down on the track.
The company hopes to have trains rum
ming again within twelve hours
BRIGHT AND CLEAR.
Los ANGELES, March 22.-The rain is
over and the morning is bright and clear.
Travel is interrupted on tue railroads
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