The record-union., 1894-10-01
Heavy Rainfall Saturday in Cen
trail and Northern California.
FRUIT SLIGHTLY DAMAGED-GRAIN
LANDS BENEFITED.
Harry Knox Indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury on Charges of Con-
spring to Obstruct the United
States Mails-Grove L. johnson Adj
dresses a Large Audience at Stock
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 3O.-Quite unex-
pected was the rain which visited the
city yesterday, and still more unexpected
was the heavy gale which accompanied it
during the early morning hours. The
weather bureau officials had been labor
ing under q presentiment for several
days past, but after keeping the strictest
of watches on the movement of the ele-
ments and the workings of the delicate
forecasting instruments, the best they
were able to do was to predict rain as far
south as Eureka. But shortly before s
O'Clock yesterday morning Weather OBJ
server Harmon became convinced that
big storm was pending, and accordingly
warnings were sent out to all the raisin
and fruit-drying districts of the State as
far south as Tehachapi Pass. 1t was not
deemed necessary to send warnings any
farther south than the point named, and
Los Angeles. for the time being, was
omitted.
Hardly had the warnings been sent and
the signals hoisted than the downpour
commenced, catching pedestrians un-
aWares, and IN few hours choking up
sewers and flooding crossings in all parts
OF The city. The downpour continued
without interruption throughout the day,
and late in the afternoon the gauge regis
tered quarter of an inch.
1t is not thought probable that the
present rainfall VIII be productive of
much damage to the raisin aud fruit
drying Industries, and, on the contrary.
it may prove beneficial to pasturage and
farms.
The Weather Observer states that
storm OF unusual severity is central at
sea of the Oregon coast, and the storm
center is moving south and east at a very
rapid pace. The wind is blowing at the
rate OF forty miles an hour off the Colum-
bla River and will probably change to
the southwest during the next twelve
hours.
in Sonoma County heavy rainfall is
reported at Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and
Sonoma City. But little damage so far
has resulted to unpacked grapes, though
a continuance of wet weather may cause
great injury. The rain has made the
conditions favorable tor blowing, and
seeding will soon begin.
There was heavy downpour at Napa
though little If any damage will result.
Rain continued during the greater part
OF yesterday and last night in Sutter
County.
1t commenced raining at Willows at 9
O'Clock yesterday morning and kept up
steady all day. Should the storm con-
much dry feed will be spoiled. The
Alniall SO far is .65 of an inch, which is
sufhcIent to start sown grain.
Seyenty-tive hundredths of an inch of
rain tell yesterday at Colusa.
Alter several days of cool and cloud Y
weather, rain began falling at Shasta
early yesterday morning, and has contin-
ued to pour down hard all day. The
wind is blowing hard from the south.
there Of u;
storm.
Rain fell for nine hours at Santa Cruz
yesterday, the heaviest fall ever known
in September. Highways are badly
washed and the damage in orchards and
vineyards will be considerable
Rain commenced falling at Gilroy be-
fore noon yesterday, steadily increasing
in volume, with prospects of continuing
for the night. The ground is being well
soaked, and If no frost follows much good
Will result to pasturage and but little in
jury to grapes and late peaches and pears.
All other fruits have been harvested with
remarkably good results.
After twentv-four hours of threatening
weather a-heavy rain commenced to fall
about l p. NJ. yesterday at Fresno and
continued throughout the day. Raisin
men and fruit-growers were we'll pre-
pared for 1t, and the damage will not be
great. The second crop is being picked
and will not suffer unless the storm be
prolonged, which is not likely.
The first rain of the season commenced
falling at Salinas yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock and continued without inter-
mission all day. Fully one inch has
fallen. Considerable damage may be ex-
pected to the bean crop, and much hay
which is stacked in the field will be in
bad condition.
The first rain of the season in the vicin-
ity of Monterey fell yesterday, commence
ing at s o'clock A. NJ. anu continuing in
cessantly all day. The stock -raisers well
come it. Up to o'clock this evening the
gauge showed precipitation Of 10 of an
inch.
The rainfall at Stockton was heavy.
measuring 1.l0 inches up to O'Clock last
night. The downpour stopped before 8
o'clock. Considerable damage is reported
to hay in the fields and TO the bean crop
on the islands. Grapes are also damaged
but not to great extent.
Rain commenced falling at Martinez
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and con-
tInued all day. The damage to the crops
is thought to be considerable, as much
hay is still out in bales and grapes are
damaged some. Otherwise the rain is
beneficial to the wheat-growers.
Quite heavy rain fell at Ontario last
night, the fall being 30-l00 of an inch.