The record-union., 1895-01-05
Heavy Rains Cause Unprecedented
Rises in Rivers.
FALL OF SNOW IN THE SISKIYOUS
DELAYS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
Though 1t Seems to be Nearly Over
Prospects of Rise in the Sacra-
mento River-An Overflow of the
Upper Sacramento to the Tule Ba-
sins Imminent.
Special TO the REcoRp-UNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNGoN.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-Reports from
the interior are that the storm was gen.
eral over the State.
Advices from Santa Cruz are that the
San Lorenzo River is higher than for years.
The heavy rains of last night and to-day
have caused the rivers to rise to hight
that even surprises the old-timers who
were here in the former floods of lS6l-62.
Backyards are under water, and the
bulkheads have been overtowed until
now the river is within few feet OF
Laurel street and Pacific avenue. In the
Garibaldi House there is over foot of
water, and in Chinatown the residents
are preparing to move, as the water IS
rapidly approaching them. That part OF
Front street which is a part of the burnt
district is covered with water. Twenty
cords of wood minute are floating down
the river. Pieces of bridge timber are
among the driftwood, giving indications
that bridges up the river have been
washed out.
The United States Weather Bureau has
received reports of high water III the
rivers. During the past twenty-four
hours there has been rainfall amount
ing on an average to inches throughout
the entire territory tributary TO the Sac
ramento and below the snow line. AT
Redding the river at p. NJ. was 100 feet
and still rising. At Red Bluff it stood
224 feet, but all the water was not passing
through the gauge. as new channel has
been cut about d mile above the gauge
and emptying below the gauge. The
stage will approximate % feet, ana the
danger line is 2S feet. AT Colusa the river
was is feet and rising. The levees Will
hold a stage of % feet, but will not carry
the water now at Red Bluff if 1t should
come down in rush. An overflow OF
the upper Sacramento TO the Jule basin IS
imminent. II will probably occur on
the left bank. The Feather River Is u.s.
ing slowly, but no danger is feared. The
rainfall was the heaviest in the American
River territory, and there will be rapid
rise of that stream.
There has been a heavy rain, amount
ing to l.5 inches, throughout the San Joa-
Quin Valley. The rain still continues.
and no estimate can be made OF its effect
upon the river.
Decentralization of traffic on the Shasta
division OF the Southern Pacific by con-
tinued heavy storms OF the past two or
three days seems TO be mostly over this
evening, and trains are moving again,
though considerably behind time. The
northbound overland which left San
Francisco for Portland Wednesday even
ing reached Ashland this afternoon
nearly tweuty-tour hours behind time,
after being blockaded in the snow for
twenty hours, seven miles north of Sis
sons. Passengers arriving on this train
tell of fearful storms that ragged in the
Mount Shasta section.
a gentleman talking with an AS
sOciated Press reporter said that at the
point where the train was stuck the
wind blew sixty miles an hour, and
Ir4fr raH ha a a
OF the cars were completely buried. The
railroad people eXerted every energy to
clear the tracks, and twelve engines
were unable 10 move the train, and it was
not until the company sent reinforce
ment of 100 men 10 the scene to shovel
the snow away by hand that II was pos
sible to bulge the train. The draWheads
We're pulled out, but big log chains were
brought into use until Hornbrook was
reached, when two hours additional time
was lost in making repairs. There was
plenty of fuel aboard To heat the cars.
The railroad company forwarded food
ana supplies from Slsson and Dunsmuir
to the belated passengers.
The train due from the south this after
noon is reported eight hours late at this
time.
No trouble has been experienced on
the road over the Siskiyou mountains
yet, though heavy storms have prevailed
there, too. Trains on the north end were
delayed by q landslide in Cow Creek Can
yOn, near West Fork to-day, for four
hours.
The blockade is open but probably for
only few hours, as the snow is falling
fast. The day has been rainy. The train
that was showed under at Black Butte
summit yesterday was pulled out last
night The cars We're completely covered,
and but Tor the plows that followed and
the rotary ahead they would have had to
* IN IN
Superintendent Cooley says it is the
deepest snow, and fell the fastest, ever
known on the road.
To-day's train from the south got here
five hours late, but Is still here. All tho
engines have been in use on the plows
and snow trains.
An effort will be made tonight to move
trains But for the rotary the road would
be blockaded solid for weeks TO come as
the old push plows could not move the
snow.
The southbound train is marked five
hours late, but ii is hardly possible for it
TO get through tonight
STORM AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The city was
flooded with water and swept by wind
to-day, bursting a score of sewers, up
roofing trees in Golden Gate Park and
blowing down several buildings. Two
bridges across College Creek were swept
away, and roads in various directions are
impossible.
RAILROAD SERVICE CRIPPLED.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 4. = Railroad
service into San Francisco is somewhat
crippled as a result of the severe storms
throughout Northern California. M
trains are running on the North Pacific
Coast road on account of washout be-
tween Ross station and Tamalpais. At
San Rafael the railroad tracks and the
whole central part part of the town is
under wafer. southern Pacific trains
on the Oregon branch are also delayed,
snowstorms in the Siskiyou region hav-
ing blocked ali through trains between
this city and Portland.
IN YoLo COUNTY.
WOODLAND, Jan. 4.-The storm to-day
has been terrific, nearly four inches of
rain having fallen in twenty-iour hours.
Cache Creek is running over both banks
and is now about mile and a half wide
The railroad is washed out above Dunni-
gan. Buckeye and Bird Greeks are bank
1ull. The railroad bridge over Bird
Greek is threatened and the track is
washed away at several points. This
storm destroys the last vestige of hope
Tor the tule farmers. The wagon build
ing north OF Dunnigan is also In danger.
At Capay the storm has done consider
able damage. The creek Is overilowing
It's banks. The Old irrigating ditch on the
south side of the town is also i source of
great trouble. 1t has been neglected by
The owners and as a consequence has
broken IN many places, flooding the sur
rounding districts. The end OF the county
bridge leading into Hungry Hollow was