The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THUNDER COMES
WITH THE RAIN
Freak Weather in the
Interior.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PIACERVILLE, Aug. 1.-The forest
fire that started on Tuesday On the Gov
eminent reservation between JohhSon5
Station on the Lake Tahoe road ana
Strawberry Valley has been subdued. Ike
ports received in this city to-day by tele-
phone state that heavy rains are 1aluhg
i'm the mountains east of this city and at
the summit. Light rains have been fall
ing in this city since an early hour this
morning, and indications point TO con-
tinuation of the rain tonight. Inc ram
will be beneficial to the horticultural in
terests of the county, and with the cool
weather that has prevailed for the past
week Will do much to prevent a threat
ened shortage of water in the candI sES-
TENS of the county.
STOCKTON. Aug. Especial telephone
messages TO the Mail this morning from
Lodi, Tracy and Linden indicate that
while the storm Of last evening was gen
eral no damage was done harvesting
was stopped temporarily on account Oh
rain but there was not sufhclent pre-
cipitation 10 do any damage to gram
The lightning caused the burning OF fuses
all along the telephone and telegraph
lines, and the telephone wire from stock
ton to New Hope, Lockeford and Farm
ington was not working this morning:
On account of the wheat being TOO wet
TO thrash at least 200 combined harvest
ers have suspended operations IN the east
ern part of the county and VIII not De
A hailStOrm remarkable for It's duration
and severity passed over Valley spring
last night. The weather had been threat
ening all day, and shortly aLler nIShtIdl
the storm broke in its fury. Violent peals
of thunder seemed to rend the leaden SKY,
and the surrounding hills. were Ishted by
the continuous play of the hghtnlng.
About o'clock the hail came in sheets,
and many of the stones We're as large as
small plums Every person ana an animal faI
shelter. The chunks of ice beat merry
tune on roofs, smashed windows and beat
down vegetation. Grapes especially SUI
fered, and great damage was done to the
olive orchards in the vicinity
REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 4.-For the last
been sultry and rain has threatened sew
eraI times Last night the people here
witnessed one of the grandest meteorlc
displays seen in years. Reports have
been received from the coast side that
rain fell in certain sections yesterday and
interfered with the harvesting that Is
now going on in that part OF the county;
The fogs around Halfmoon Bay have
been so heavy in the mornings Tor the
past week that the farmers cannot get
to work before 10 o'clock at the earliest;
lightning storm, accompanied by frequent
showers, began at 10 o'clock last night
and continued until noon to-day, me IN,
precipitation reached a quarter of an inch,
making 1911 for the season AT Green
vile, This county, bolt Of lish3f5ning
struck the residence OF >. W. Edsar'
porarilv paraiyzing his little son. The
rain win not cause any material damage
to dried fruit, grain o. or growing h0ps r,,iro
Napa residents were awakened by con-
tinuous peals of thunder and flashes of
ra s6ti ih h i9fo II of an inch Of rain
fell. This is the first instance where rain
has fallen in Napa during the month of
August Considerable damage was done
to drying fruit and grain in stacks.
MILTON, Aug. Fifteen hundredths
of an inch of rain fell here last evening.
The rain was accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning, and at intervals
hail fell In some places in the vicinity
the rainfall was much heavier than here,
ton of freak weather seldom seen in Au-
gust No damage is reported.
SUISUN, Aug. A thunderstorm of
several hours duration visited this sec
ton last night, some damage by lightning
resulting to telephone wires and switch
boards. The building of the Suisun Eelec-
trio Light Works was struck by lightning
three lines the arrestors on the building
saving it from damage. Rain began fall
ing at midnight, the precipitation amount
JAMESTOWN. Aug. 4.-The severe rain
and thunder storm last night precipitated
SO of an inch of water. Lightning caused
using electric power in this vicinity dur
ing the night. The transformer house at
the Jumper mine was struck by lightning
and destroyed; loss, 5000.
WOODLAND, Aug. 4.-The weather has
been cloudy and threatening all day, and
there may be more showers tonight 1t
seems very probable that there will be no
more harvesting this week.
SONOMA, Aug. 4.-Rain, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, fell here last
evening. The precipitation was light and
no damage to crops is reported.
SANTA ROSA, Aug. 4-This morning
heavy showers fell here, the first rain on
record in August in Sonoma County. No
damage has been done to hay, grain or
fruit.
visited by a lively shower last night. 1t
lasted fifteen minutes and laid the dust.