The record-union., 1894-02-21
The City at One Time in Danger
of Being Flooded.
BELIEF THAT THE WORST HAS BEEN
PASSED
A Man Loses His Life While Attempt
ing to Cross a Swollen Stream in
Amador County-A Young Girl
Drowned Near Copperopolis, Gala
veras County.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.


STOCKTON, Feb. 2O-The indications
this forenoon were that the city of Stock
ton would be entirely flooded by the
middle of the afternoon. The great storm
had not ended, and warm rain Is falling
and melting the snow in the mountains
and foothills. The water was reported
coming in with rush. and at Holden
Station, seven miles east of here, was
four feet deep on the railroad track. Nor
mon Channel overfowed it's banks on the
avenue at the intersections of Sutter, San
joaquin and Hunter streets, and Hooded
the southern part of the city. The water
from this channel at noon had slowly APP
preached the business center and crossed
tier of three blocks.
Miner Channel was now running over
at Hunter and San Joaquin streets. and
the water was creeping along to the jail
and the new telephone building.
The Calaveras River and the stream
adjacent went out of their banks, and the
cemeteries and additions north OF the city
got the full benefit of the water.
At O'Clock the water on Miner avenue
was waist deep, and the flood was pour
ing into the asylum grounds and covering
the city north of Channel and east OF
Hunter streets.
At s o'clock tonight the water was
falling i'll town and the worst seemed TO
be over, as the reports from the country
to the east are that the streams coming
out of the foothills are falling a little.
The flood level was not so high as a year
ago this time, but the water covered a
larger surface and did more damage to
house-holders in flooding easements.
Reports are that some of the island
levees have given away, but so far no
breaks have occurred except on the Moss
tract, near this city, on land owned by
John BoggS of Colusa. The giving way
of that levee made fall in the channels
here, and it will take some time for the
water to reach the old level.
Some of the old residents think there
will be higher water if the San joaquin
rises fast, which is now indicated, but the
general belief is that the worst is over, as
the weather is clearing.
At 10 o'clock tonight the water coming
down from the east had fallen several
inches, and the danger is over. The water
in the channels has fallen five inches, and
in the San Joaquin River nine inches.
The rush in the river streams coming
down the valley is not looked for before
tomorrow or next day, when the rush
from the hills will have run off.
STREAMS MUCH SWOLLEN.
JACKSON, Feb. Cot has been raining
here necessarily for two days. Every
stream is very much swollen.
RAIN IN THE SOUTH.
SANTA MONICA, Feb. 20.-A gentle rain
began falling about midnight, with every
indication of continuing, and prospects
of a good season and an increase proper
tionally.
CAYUcos, Feb. 2O.-The showery
weather of the last few days settled into a
steady downpour last night, which still
continues. The precipitation for the
storm is one inch; for the season, nine
inches. The last season to date was TO-. 81
inches.
THE SNOW BLOCKADE IN THE SIERRAS.
RENO, Feb. 20-Reno is enjoying a
blessing that follows a snow blockade.
Two West-bound passenger trains are
held up here awaiting the opening of the
road over the hill. The two trains have
about 300 passengers on board.
Railroad officials say it is the worst
blockade the company has had to contend
with in five years.
The Virginia and Truckee passenger
train has been temporarily abandoned.
Last night was wild one in the mount
aims. and from present indications il
will be several days before the road is
Opened,