The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-11
RAIN AND GALE i
ON THE COAST
Deluge From the Skies
Continues.
HIGH WIND DOES DAMAGE
MINOR LOSSES REPORTED FROM
SEVERAL POINTS.
Throughout California the Storm Il
Pronounced One of the Heaviest
Occurring in Recent
Years.
MINOR LOSSES REPORTED FROM
SEVERAL POINTS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


VACAVILLE, Jan. 10.-Rain began
falling here at o'clock yesterday after
noon ana continued up to 2 to-day. The
total precipitation for the twenty-four
hours was a fraction over inches.
From present indications there will be
more, as heavy south wind is blow
ing. The rain was blessing not only
to the farmers, but to the townspeople s.
as we'll Much sickness has Prevailed
owing to the effects of the dryness and
low water in wells. La grippe has
taken firm hold here. In many
homes whole families are bedridden
with the malady. One peculiar feature
of the disease is that the patient is al
ways attacked by a slight form of
pneumonia.
SAN DIEGO. Jan. 1O.-The rain
which began to fall this afternoon
amounted to 20 of an inch up to
p. m. From that hour to 9 p. m ITO
inches fell, making 1.30 for the storm
to-day. Indications are that the rain will
keep up all night. From various parts
of the county heavy downpour is re-
ported.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1O-Generous
rains fell throughout Southern Cali
fornia to-day and the storm continues.
Rain commenced to fall at o'clock
this morning and at o'clock tonight
inches, making 2.26 inches for the
season. Bountiful crops are now as
sured to ranchers and fruit-growers.
JAMESTOWN, Jan. 10.-It has been
raining for the past twenty-four hours,
the precipitation being 2.05 inches. The
storm continues 1t has been showing
in the mountains the greater part of
the week. In Strawberry Valley the
snow is seven feet deep. Plenty of water
for next summer is assured and the
mining men are happy. The Rawhide
and App quartz mills started tonight.
Two hundred stamps are now dropping
in this district and by the end of the
week sixty additional stamps will be
pounding on ore. AT nearly all the
mines additional men are being put at
work
WOODLAND, Jan. 1O.-This has been
a stormy day and dry weather prophets
are no longer in evidence. The storm
began about 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and there was gentle down.
pour for three or four hours. Then
strong southeast gale began to blow
and the intensity of the storm increased.
For three or four hours the precipita-
ton was quite heavy. About midnight
the velocity of the wind increased and
there was a lUll in the rainfall. But
this was only temporary. At o'clock
this morning driving storm from the
southeast. began and the downpouf has
since been very steady. At s O'Clock
this morning the rainfall for the storm
amounted to 1.12 inches, making a total .
for the season of SAT inches. At the
same time last year the rainfall only
amounted to 4.40 inches. The barome-
ter is below 29 and still has a down
ward tendency. The wind is in the
southeast, although there are indiea-
lions of an upper current, and it is
probable that the storm originally
started in the northwest. During the
storm Monday night the damage to
trees, fences, etc, was very heavy.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 10.-The
heaviest storm since 1895 began here
last night, and to-day an old-fashioned
southeaster is blowing, the wind reach
ing 3S miles an hour. The rainfall for
the storm was 2.24; for the season Gil.
More showers are predicted for tonight
and tomorrow.
SAN MIGUEL, Jan. 1O.-Rain COM
menced failing here at o'clock last
evening and a copious downpour was
kept up during the night. With this
second general storm of the season
the long continued dry spell is believed
to have been completely broken,
and the drought-stricken people of
northern San Luis Obispo and southern
Monterey counties are in consequence
rejoicing greatly. With few warm
days following the rain, the green feed
will soon cover the barren hills and
plains.
SANTA MARIA, Jan. 1O.-All appre-
tensions of drought ended with the
steady downpour for the last twelve
hours, inches of rain having fallen
since New Years. The weather still Is
threatening. A large grain acreage is
already sown. The new .beet-sugar
factory has a large area of beets con-
tracted for, which now insures their
planting and good return.
SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 10.-The storm
which ragged here last night and to-day
has done considerable damage through
out the county. The telegraph and tel
ephone wires in many districts are
down, and from several quarters come
reports of houses and outbuildings
damaged by the heavy gale of wind.
A good part of the roof of the Cosmo~
politan Hotel, on the corner of b and
Second streets, was blown off at an
early hour this morning. In the lower
part Of town the streets are running
rivers