The record-union., 1895-01-18

horses. two cows, a wagon, carriage, 30C
bushels of potatoes and many tons of hay
| All were lost.
The road to Skaggs' Springs is impas.
slble on account of waShouts. Many
bridges are carried away. Farms in
many places are covered with water. L
the rains continue much longer great
| damage will be done.
THE WATER AT STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, Jan. 17.--There is no imme-
date danger of a flood at Stockton. Dur
ing the fore part OF the night .46 of an
inch OF rain fell and the different water
courses rose quite alarmingly, but this
morning the water fell about as fast as it
had come up.
There is considerable low snow in the
mountains, and 1t would not require very
much more rain to bring down a suffi-
clent volume of water to cause freshet.
In the city the Indications are of clearing
Off, however.
Had the rain continued and the atmos-
phere kept warm there would have been
wafer IN the town to-day. Some parts of
1t are Hooded as it is. The California
Paper Mills and the Stockton Wooden
Mills shut down shortly after noon,
owing 10 the Hood reaching them, and
the sewerage pumping station is sur
rounded by water. An embankment is
being raised about the works of the
Stockton Gas and Electrical Company's
W orks. There is great deal of water to
the east of the town. Rain has been fall
Ing during the afternoon but has ceased
now. More rain and warmer weather
are necessary TO cause floods in the city.
SALT RIVER IN ARIZONA.
PHGNIX CA. t., Jan. l7.-Salt River is
over its banks fourteen feet and the leyee
is submerged. No damage is reported.
lhls ls the highest since the great flood of
1870. 1t IS now receding. Another rise
would perhaps be destructive. Colonel
MaSten, uperintendent of the Maricopa
and Phoenix Railway, is uneasy about
the bridge over the ella River. CaIiforn ia
and Western mails are two days late.
Four men had a narrow escape on an
Island IN the river bottom last night, and
to-day the island is submerged. The
men were compelled to climb there and
We're rescued by Sheriff Orme and ]. NJ.
Scott at the risk Of their lives.s
Advices from the end of the track re-
port the Santa te, Phoenix and Prescott
roadbed washed out, and :, the Hassa-
yampa bridge swept away.
The New and the Aguafeti Rivers are
booming out OF their banks. Travel
north has been suspended.
MANY FAMILIES RENDERED HOMELESS.
PRESCOTT (Ariz.), Jan. 1.-THE most
terrific rainstorm which has visited this
section IN years ended to-day after sew
enty-two hours duration. Granite Creek.
which is usually dry stream, broke
over is banks Tuesday, since which time
the destruction to property in this city
mas oeen tremendous, dozen dwellings
gong down and many families being
rendered homeless. The entire portion
OF North Prescott has been submerged
tor tWenty-tour hours, and had the rain
not turned into snow the damage would
have been incalculable. The loss will
foot up in real estate and personal prop
erty at least $4,000. The new North and
South Railroad is likewise DAMAGED into
the thousands, and traffic both ways from
this city has been suspended. From near
Localities gloomy reports are sent in of
the wholesale destruction of property
that is ruined or washed away. The at
mospheric conditions have now changed
for the better by cold wave coming.