The record-union., 1899-10-14
RAINFALL WAS
VERY HEAVY.
Nearly All Parts of the State Re-
port a Big Downfall.
Considerably Over an Inch the Record )
With Prospects of More.
The Precipitation Greatest in the
Counties Bordering on the
Coast, While the Interior Also
Got a Good Drenching.

Got Good Drenching.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13-More or
less rain has fallen in nearly all sec
tions of California to-day, the fail in
this city for the past twenty-four hours
amounting to LA inches, and in Los
Angeles to LOS.
At Fresno a rainstorm has been ac-
companied by precipitation of 0.S4 of
an inch.
The temperature is falling throughout
the State and frosts are anticipated
At Yuba City the rainfall for the
storm was LII inches 1t has done
some damage to late crops, but farmers
can now begin sowing grain
An inch of rain has fallen at Red
ding, doing much good in the vicinity.
There has been some snow in the sur
rounding mountains.
AT Chico 1.03 of an inch fell, and
proved very beneficial to that section.
Colusa reports a fall of LIS inches,
with promise of more. The storm
has done good here.
! The fall at Calistoga was |. "a inches.
! There has been no damage to grapes or
other fruits, and stockmen are pleased
at the bright outlook for grass Oh the
ranges. Mount St. Helena is covered
with snow, which is from six to eight
! inches deep on the peaks. over an inch
of rain fell at Napa, injuring ungather-
/ ed rdpes and drying fruit, and de-
stI ying dry pasturage
/ AT Milton plowing will at once begin,
over an inch and a half of rain having
fallen.
In Stanislaus County the rainfall has
/ been ample to insure the commence
ment of plowing, some gauges register
] ing as much as an inch and quarter.
Showers fell at Santa Cruz all day,
the total precipitation being 04, and
/ for the season go. The weather here
was cold
| In Monterey County the fall has aver
| aged one and a quarter inches for the
storm. The damage to cereals has been
slight and the late crop CT sugar beets
has been much improved.
| There was heavy hailstorm at San
Miguel, but no harm was done, and at
Santa Maria 1.2J inches of water may
injure beans and unthreshed grain.
Maximum temperatures: Eureka 50.
Fresno 5S, Los Angeles 81, Red Bluff 30.
San Luis Obispo 80, San Diego G4 Sac
ramento 90, Independence 52. Yuma rs.
San Francisco 81.
The pressure has risen over the
northern half of the Pacific Slope and
has fallen slowly over Utah. Nevada
and Arizona. Rain is reported from
nearly every station in California The
temperature has fallen from to t; de-
grees over the greater portion of Cali
fornia. 1t mas risen about : degrees
in Utah and Western Arizona Light
frost may be expected in the northern
portion of California Sunday morning.
When seen to-day in regard to the
extent of the rainstorm of the past
forty eight hours, Forecast Official A.
G.. McAdie said:
Hardly a section of California. from
san Diego north, has escaped the rain
In some places, particularly in the vi
cinity of San Francisco, the fall has
exceeded one inch. Owing to the warn
ings sent out to the various fruit and
vineyard sections the loss occasioned
by the rain has been comparativelv
light to individuals In some remote
sections, where the weather bulletins
are not posted, the losses NAV be unite
heavy Farmers who have let their
/ hay remain in the fields until this late
day, will doubtless suffer much loss
but the good derived from the nrecini-
tation will, l think, more than even nm
matters.
The Santa Clara, San JOAQUIN and
Sacramento Valleys lost but littla
Fresno was warned in ample time for
raisln growers to stack their travs
Dairymen and cattle raisers will he
greatly benefited, as the rain will givs
renewed life to the grass and feed
Taking it all in all, I think that the
rain has been of great benefit to the
State. Water supplies have been re-
plenished, feed will become richer and
vegetation will generally be benefited
II look for the storm to blow over
tonight or early tomorrow, and for
a sharp, cold frost on Sunday morning
in the northern section of the State.
Snow has fallen in Nevada and Utah.
and in the California Sierras.''
IN THE INTERIOR.
Los ANGELES, Oct. brain be-
gan falling here at midnight last night
and has continued steadily up to this
hour The indications are good for
long continuance. The fall since mid
night has been 10 of an inch. making
a trifle over an inch for the season
There is no wind in the interior. but n
southerly gale prevails along the whole
Southern California coast. The Wealth
er Bureau has storm signals set. The
rainfall will be of immense good to
horticultural and agricultural interests
in Southern California
LONG BEACH, Oct 13-One of the
worst storms that ever visited this re-
gion ragged to-day. There was a howl
ing south wind and a rough sea. The
float at the end of the pleasure wharf
was blown ashore, destroying a norton
of the wharf. The sailboat Elk drag
ged her anchor and was smashed to
splinters. Other small craft have been
| damaged. Rain fell steadily. The wind
is increasing in velocity
FRESNO, Oct. 13.-The rainfall for
the storm was IA of an inch. making
! "A for the season, with forecast for
more this afternoon and tonight. AL
though nearly month later than
usual, the precipitation, if continued
| in scattering showers would be a boon
to the county and will do such trifiing
| injury to second crop raisins as scarce