The record-union., 1894-02-21
The STORM PETERS OUT.
But the Snow Blockade on the Hill
Still Exists.
The Railroad VIII Probably be Cleared
o-Morrow-Trains Running
on Other Roads.
The STORM PETERS OUT.

There is little more to be said concern
ing the recent storm and its effects be-
yond what was given in the RECORD
UNIONS very complete account yesterday
morning.
Superintendent Wright of the Sacra-
mento Division is still at the front direct
ing the work of clearing the railroad near
the Summit of broken snowsheds and
drifts of snow, for which task he has an
army of several hundred laborers.
It was thought yesterday that the track
would be clear to-day, but Assistant
Superintendent Jones said last night that
all the distractions will hardly be re-
moved before tomorrow.
The storm let up yesterday morning,
and it is thought the snow-plows will be
able to keep all the cuts clear unless an
other storm as severe as that of Sunday
should come up.
The telegraph lines were all repaired
yesterday and communication with
Truckee and the East reopened.
Overland trains eastbound will not
leave San Francisco until the road is en-
tirely clear, and those coming west are
detained at Truckee, Reno and other
places across the mountains.
On the oregon road trains are running
regularly and no further delays are
looked tor.
There was some trouble yesterday in
the vicinity of the COsumnes River. on
the Western Division, owing to the water
having flooded a portion of the track, but
the delays were brief and trains were
running last evening on schedule time.
The water in that vicinity was higher
than ever before known, and did consid-
erable damage to fences and other inn
provements. Much injury was done all
along the river up to the foothills.
Down about Arno and in the vicinity
of Gait the low lands were submerged
several feet. Bridges and fences suffered,
and many head OF livestock are missing.
The water was so high yesterday that the
approaches to Gait from north of the la
goon were lmpasSabIe.
In the vicinity of the Summit the
depth of snow is from eighteen to twenty
feet, and even as far down as Blue Can
yon there was six feet of it. This will in
sure lots of water for the rivers until late
in the spring.
Special trains are sent out from here for
ColfaX and way places.
Yesterday forenoon the water from the
American River broke through The new
embankmenJ erected last fall for the pur-
pose of reclaiming a portion of the old
river bed north OF the PhRnlX MIL. The
embankment was new and had not
packed sufficiently to give it strength.
The rushing current was carrying it
away all day at rapid rate and deposit
ing the material in The basin.
Warden Aull at the Folsom Prison tel
ephoned last night to the RECORD MON
that the American River had fallen sew
eraI feet. The Cosumnes also fell rapidly
yesterday. Both these streams rise and
fally very quickly.
At o'clock last evening the Sacra-
mento River marked q feet 10 inches, a
rise Of one inch since noon. 1t is still q
great many feet below the emban nkments
There has been no news of any trouble
along the islands in the lower Sacra-
mento, but their levees will probably
have severer test later on when the
water begins to bank-up there.
THE RAINFALL HERE
The Weather Bureau reports show the
rainfall on Monday night and up to the
time it ceased raining yesterday to have
been .45 of an inch, making Is. IL inches
for the season, as against 1881 inches to
an equal date last year.
The wind was quite light from the
north.
The highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday were so and 46.
The barometrical readings at AN. and
5P. NJ. were 30.06 and 30.05 inches respect
lively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 90 and AZ,
and one year ago to-day 65' and 460, with
no precipitation.