The record-union., 1895-01-18
RESULTS OF I'HE STORM.
Heavy Fall of Snow in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains.
EIGHT FEET AT TRUCKEE, AND
STILL PILING UP.
A Dozen Dwellings at Prescott, Ari-
zona, Washed Away by Floods, and
Many Families Rendered Homeless
County, and Farms in Several
Places Inundated.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

fifth anniversary of the snow blockade Of
five years ago, and from present indica-
tions another one is about due. 1t has
been showing here since early morning
twelve inches having fallen, and about
ten inches remain as reminder of WIN
ter. The snow is falling very fast. 1t is
eight feet on the level at Truckee, and still
piling up. Three feet and half have
fallen to-day. Eighteen feet is reported
at Summit.
Passenger trains due here at 6:15 this
morning left Blue Canyon at this even
ing behind rotary, but with what sue
cess remains to be seen. The passenger
train wrecked at White Plains yesterday
pulled into Reno at this afternoon,
closely followed by the regular train Of
to-day. Both pulled out Tor Truckee,
but did not expect to get over the hill
tonight. 1t is given out that the train
due here from the west this morning will
arrive by midnight, but it is exceedingly
doubtful If 1t gets through at all. The
snow IS falling very fast in the noun
tains, but is not drifting much. All
freight trains on the Central Pacific are
abandoned.
Two powerful engines with a fianger
ploW nave just pulled out to fight the
storm king III the mountains. The snow
is falling 1aster now than at any time Tor
five years.
Later reports say if the storm con-
tlnues four hours longer the road will be
blocked. The wind is blowing hurri-
cane at IrUckee and Blue Canyon. The
Virginia and Iruckee road is still open.
FLOODS SUBSIDING IN SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1.-THE effects of the
recent storm are still to be seen, though
floods have subsidized for the most part IN
the valleys of San Diego County The
damage will not be so great as was feared
at nrst, though many hogs and some
cattle were lost, and some inexpensive
buildings, fences, etc, washed out to sea.
Railroad traffic is still suspended, but
the Southern California line Will prob
ably be open through to this city to-mor-
row.
Ranches which were inundated in
Mission Valley present desolate APP
pearance, in some instances crops being
absolutely destroyed. Some orchards
were washed out, and Chinese vegetable
gardeners along the SanDiego River have
lost most OF their crops. Sand in some
places lies thick over titled lands. which
has been denuded OF vegetation.
Telephone communication with the
country to the southwark is interrupted,
ana only by chance can information be
had regarding the ravages by the storm
In that direction.
Sweetwater River is reported to have
spread out TO width OF two miles, del
uglng the country from the reservoir to
the sea, but 1t is not thought much loss
Will result, the force of the stream being
so widely distributed. At Foster the
water stood in the houses to a depth of
two feet, while the vicinity of Old Town.
IN the immediate proximity to False
Bay, is still inundated. None of the
damage done in any direction so tar as
heard from.
WAS A GENUINE CYCLONE.
SAN MIGUEL, Jan. 17.-Further partic-
ulars OF yesterdays storm show that it
was genuine cyclone. A heavy thun-
derstOrm came up in the afternoon ac-
companied by lightning. The rain came
down necessarily. Suddenly the sky
southwest of town became very dark and
tunnel-shaped, sunmistakabIe cyclone
came whizzing along. About one mile
west OF town was the little house of NJ. A,
Hughes. Mr.. Hughes was in town at the
time, and when he went home an hour
later he was unable to fud his house.
which had been splintered TO small
pieces.
Passing along the SittenfeId place. the
cyclone lifted the outhouses into the
orchard one hundred feet north 1t then
passed north, but when about A mile
north OF town it turned eastward. and
passing through an oak grove tore UP the
trees by the roots. Rising over the river.
it took only the tops of the cottouwood
trees along the banks. Fences and tele-
graph poles went with the other debris.
The Parkheld stage was on tbs road but
one OF the passengers, who knew a cy-
clone when he saw it, advised living on
the ground. By so doing the passengers
escaped injury, as when the cyclone
IL \,
they felt only the suction, which was
strong enough, however, to overthrow
the stage aud right 1t again, tangling the
horses in the wire fence.
Robert Kirk was driving in a buggy
and saw the storm coming. He was un-
able to take the necessary precautions
and was struck by a flying tree and the
buggy was overturned. Two OF Kinks
ribs were broken and his lung was pune
tured.
After the cyclone had passed the rain
continued, with thunder and lightning.
The rainfall during the twenty -four
hours was =. l3 inches.
The Salinas River is rising rapidly. and
the Estrella stage was unable to make the
trip to-day, as the unbridged streams are
very high.
The storm ceased this afternoon. and it
is now clear and bright.
Native sons are now exchanging cy-
clone stories Win former Kansas resi-
dents. 1t is evident that the cyclone
spent itself in the Santa Lucia Mount
aims, west of here. AS this section is
thinly settled, no news of its course is
known here.
RAIN FALLS IN SHEETS.
MONTEREY, Jan. 17.-Since Tuesday at
$50 p. NJ. rain has been falling in sheets
and heavy showers almost necessarily.
As a result the eastern portion of this
city is almost wholly inundated. A LARGE
portion OF the old convent building. one
of the Oldest buildings now standing,
was blown over by the heavy winds. At
Oak Grove portion of the shell grotto
place owned by +. Smith is under water.
and threatens covering all over the place.
at Pacific Grove the business houses
closed before the regular hour and the
streets are entirely devoid of pedestrians.
The mammoth reservoir owned by the
Pacific Improvement Company, located
near Pacific Grove, threatens to overflow.
A small break was discovered, but was
checked before any serious damage had
resulted.
HIGH WATERS IN SoNoMA COUNTY.
SANTA Rosa, Jan. 1.-THE heavy rains
of the past few days in Sonoma County
have done considerable damage. All the
streams are full, and many are overflow.
ing.
AT Stewards Point six inches of water
River is on a boom. John Stout. who
lives on the South Fork, had a big barn
washed away. In the barn were three