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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
FTGiglt0F Is DitCh0d
by q Flood at
Reeds,
Miraculous Escape From
Death Of Engineer
and Fireman.
Overflow From Slough UniermineS
Track and Sends Engine, Tender
and 0ne Car Into Torrent.
Special Dispatch to The Call

AIARYSVILLE, March 2o.-A north
bound extra freight train from Sacra-
mento TO Red Bluff went into a ditch
near Reeds. six miles south Of
this city, shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning, the engine. tender and one
freight car turning completely over. At
that hour water was running over the
track and the embankment had been
undermined. The engineer and fire.
man escaped by swimming to the
shore, having jumped from the cab
when they felt the engine leave the
rails. Their escape from death is con-
sidered miraculous. About 500 feet of
the track had been washed away, the
current being very swift. Flood water
from Reed Slough, which had over
flowed its banks and was flooding that
section for distance of over a mile.
caused the wreck Water from the
break in the south levee OF the Yuba
River also joins this stream and much
Of the track is inundated. 1t viii be
impossible 20 raise the engine and tend
er until the water recedes.
The Yuba and Feather rivers have
reached high water mark again and
are slowly rising. Marysviile rests Sc
curely behind her magnificent levee
system, but is shut out from all outside
points by the torrents that are
flowing on all sides. No trains arrived
in this city to-day excepting the south
bound Red Bluff local, which was un-
able 10 proceed farther on account
Of the washout near Reeds, be-
tween this city and Wheatland. The
Knights Landing and Oroville roads
are Inundated for several miles and
Nsshouts are reported. The company
has large forces Of men at work. but
traffic viii not be resumed until the
water recedes.
Rain fell steadily to-day and the
storm continues tonight Much water
is flowing through the break IN the
South Yuba levee and the country is a
sea Of water for miles. The damage
from this will, however, be light. Wa
ter over the Fifth-street grade between
this city and Yuba City is five feet deep
and boats have taken the place Of
street cars. It is thought that the
Yubs River viii establish a new high
water mark Of twenty feet before she
falls. No alarm is felt in this city at
this time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

36.1S for the entire season last year.
Up to this date last season the rainfall
here was 31.76 inches.
STOCKTON, March 20.-The rain con-
tinues and the waters about Stockton
are booming. Bouldin Island is re-
ported safe this evening. but the men
patrolling the levees expect to have a
hard fight Of il soon. Word from points
to the east is to the effect that the wa
ter is rising in the Calaveras, MokeI-
umne and San joaquin rivers, though
they are not yet as high now as they
have already been this season. The
continued rain is a menace, however,
and the keenest anxiety is felt.
NAPA. March 20.-Heavy showers of
rain and hail visited here yesterday
and to-day. The weather has turned
considerably colder. The rainfall for
the twenty-four hours preceding Q
o'clock this afternoon amounted TO so
of an inch. This makes the total for
the season 27.22 inches. against 24.17
inches for last season to corresponding
date
SAN JOSE, March 20-The rain
storm continues In this valley. The
precipitation to-day was 80. The
ground is thoroughly soaked and the
streams are ali running bank full.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
CA1TLEMAN
DIES UNDER
CAR V HEELS
Suicide Of
Wealthy D. B.
Griffin.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, March 20-D B.
Griffen, a wealthy cattleman, member
of the firm Of Murphy & Griffen, who
own large tracts in Tulare County and
thousands of acres in the Imperial dis
trict of San Diego County, either fell
or threw himself between the cars of
an east bound Southern Pacific train a
few miles east of Indio this afternoon
and his body was ground to pieces.
Whether 1t was an accident or suicide
is not known, but those who were with
Griffen on the train are inclined to the
belief that he willfully ended his life
Griffen had been to Imperial to in
spect his cattle interests and TO make
arrangements for the acquisition of ad-
ditional lands He left there at 3
o'clock this morning along with num-
Der of well known Los Angeles men,
He was sober, but his actions were such
on the train that those about him
doubted his sanity. In response to
questions as to where he was going he
stated that he would leave the train at
the next station. AS station after sta
ton passed it was always the next
station" that was to be his stopping
slight freight wreck, and this seemed to
greatly worry Griffen. When the train
was few miles east of Indio he gave
the news agent a letter addressed to
his brother Fred Griffen, S24 Post
street. San Francisco, and told him to
mail it at Indio. Several times he
mentioned the fact that 1t was impor-
tant that the letter be mailed there
He had been riding in the smoking car
and got up while the train was moving
rapidly and started toward the day
coach AS he stepped between the cars
he was seen to hesitate and then dis
appeared. He was missed and the
train was stopped as quickly as possible.
The railroad men found the fragments
of his body scattered over the right of
way for hundred yards or more the
trunk being torn to pieces and a por-
ton of the head torn away Four
coaches had passed over the body.
The remains were taken to Indio and
the coroner at Riverside notified.
1t will be held there awaiting instruc-
tions from the San Francisco relatives
of the deceased.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
ENTIRE STATE DRENCHED.
Reports From North and South Show
That Rainfall Is General.

Reports From North and South Show
That Rainfall Is General.
SAN DIEGO, March 20-Rain COM
nenced falling in light. misty showers
this evening at o'clock, and. though
the wind was not right for a good rain.
the barometer was down and the pre-
diction was for a good drenching be-
fore morning. In the last twenty-four
hours IA Of an inch Of rain fell here
with the same sort Of a fall through
out the southern portion of the county.
SAN RAFAEL, March 20.-The storm
which has been in progress in Marin
county for the last several days has
done great damage in various sections
Z has been raining for several days
and the precipitation for San Rafael
and vicinity during the last three days
has been nearly eleven inches. To-day
p severe hail storm was witnessed near
Mil Valley, while tonight Mount Tam
alpais is covered with several inches of
snow II has stopped raining and there
is every indication that the storm is
over.
The greatest damage has been done
by creeks overfiowing their banks and
inundating hundreds Of acres Of young
fruit and vegetable farms. All over the
county th0roughfares have been great
ly harmed by washouts and sinkholes
Both the California Northwestern and
the North Shore railroads have been
damaged by landslides. The precipita-
ton for San Rafael and vicinity up to
the present time is 41.z2 inches, against
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at the news of his brothers death and
stated last night that it was undoubt-
edSy due to an accident. He said:
My brother had no reason whatso-
ever that would cause him TO take his
life and | am sure that he did not do so.
He was forty years of age and had al
ways been successful in his various en-
.terprises. At the age of 19 he left his
home and family in Dallas. Texas, and
came to California. He never returned
home but l have corresponded with
him constantly during. that time. My
brother was liked by all that knew
him and had a large circle of business
acuuaintances. as he shipped large
numbers of stock to different parts of
the country
Fred Griffen will leave for Riverside
on this mornings train and will take
charge of the remains. They will in all
probability be forwarded to Dallas,
Texas. where the interment will take
place.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
STORM VISITS PORTLAND.
Wind Razes Fences and Buildings in
the Northern City.

PORTLAND. Ore. March 20.-The
wind storm which occurred here yes
teroay did much more serious damage
than was at first thought. About 500
feet Of the fence around the Lewis
and Clarke Exposition grounds was
blown down and in some instances
the boards were carried several hun
dred feet The wind unroofed the
grsndstand in the baseball park, tore
the porch from the clubhouse and
rszed part Of the fence. A house was
blown down in South Portland and a
large warehouse which had lust
reached completion on the east bank
OF the Willamette River was demoI-
ished. Shade trees were uprooted in
every direction. Telegraph and tele-
phone communication has been par
TALLY restored, but II will be several
days before the damage is entirely re-
Daired
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Haxtien Treaty Ratified.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Secre-
tary Hay yesterday exchanged ratifica-
tions of the Haytien naturalization
treaty. which win become almost i'm
mediately effective. 1t contains a
clause prescribing definitely that a
naturalized citizen who returns to the
country Of his nativity and remains
there continuously for more than two
years may be regarded as having
abandoned the citizenship he acquired
by naturalization.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

pound guns. The japanese had three
killed and four wounded.
Describing the bombardment Of Port
Arthur, the same day, the correspond
ent asserts that more than 100 shells
fell in the town. The effect Of the great
shells from the twelve-inch guns must
have been appalling. Outbreaks of fire
were seen and the report Of an explO-
sion was heard, which 1t is surmised
occurred in one Of the magazines Of the
forts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Russia Denies False Report.

WASHINGTON.M March 20-Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian ambassador. has been
instructed by the Russian Minister Of
Finance categorically to deny the re-
port which has been current in several
European capitals to the effect that
Russia was forbidding the expectation
of any grain from the empire. The
Russian Minister of Finance. in a ca
blegram to Count Cassini to-day. says
there is absolutely no ground for the
report
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
SHIP AND CREW GO DOWN.
English Ship Lady Cairns Sunk in Col
Iision With Bark Mona.

DUBLIN, March 20.-The German
bark Mona collided with the English
ship Lady Cairns off Dublin Bay this
morning. The Lady Cairns sank in a
few minutes. Her crew of twenty-five
were drowned. The Mona, which was
much damaged, was assisted into Dub
lin harbor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

The Lady Cairns was three-masted
ship of 1916 tons. She was COM
manded by Captain Levins and was
bound from Liverpool to Timur, New
Zealand. The Lady Cairns was built
at Belfast i'm 1869 and was owned by
l. Tulloch of Swansea.
The Mona was commanded by Cap
tain Schwartzing and was last reported
at Adrissen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
WarshiDs Ready for service.

LIBAU, Russia. March 20. = The
warships which have been winterins
here are now ready to go into COM
mission.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Fred Griffen, brother of d. B. Griffen
who was killed, was greatly shocked
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

War News Continued ON Page q
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Special Cable 10 The Call and New York
Herald Copyright. 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
THE wzATzzH.

Eorecast made at San Pran-
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight, March 2ls
San Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy Monday. with showers;
fresh west wind
q. r. WILSON,
Local Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
RUSSIAN ARMAMENT WEAK

The fight lasted nearly an hour. The
weakness of the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer armament again proved fatal.
The japanese concentrated their first
fire on the Russian twelve-pounder and
put 1t out of action early in the fight.
leaving her with only three-pounders
against their twelve-pounders and six
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prn Rehtspcaen oa8 Strdttobiett,
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"Sieb nur, ME bic oide Rommcrs
5lenratbtn DieOer ibre 9iamantcn
fpieIen IGBt!"
"Id, bos it ia bod nur Elm GaII6s
fpieI!"
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bat ben Sitpun &obac8 bertlagt, neil
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1904-09-30

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Ger 8rttitus.

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IN, moflrug nur 81 fu6en mar,
SS"or,rt6ril ms nit jencr S9nelle,
mi Ocr iein Wtabtrug poll unb leer.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1904-09-30

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Wan9 Oaiein lpuroe nid)t gum
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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
BOATS CRASH IN RIVER.
Thick Weather Causes Two Accidents
OFF New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Rain and
sleet, with a rising temperature fol-
lowing the recent heavy snowstorms,
have greatly impeded traffic in and
about New York. Telegraphic COM
munication has been considerably
handicapped, and nearly all through
trains from the West and North are
delayed owing to slippery rails.
A collision on the river resulted
from the thick weather during the
morning rush hours. The ferry-boat
Chicago of the Pennsylvania line,
loaded down with commuters, was run
into by the New Haven Railroads big
steam transport Maryland in the
North River, Just off Cortland-street
slip. The transport crashed into the
rear of the ferry-boat and tore a
large part of the deck work over the
stern. No serious damage was done
to the hull.
While a dense fog hung over the
river and harbor this afternoon the
ferry boats Bergen and Musconetong
of the Lackawanna line crashed into
each other near the Hoboken ferry
sims and for few minutes there was
a. wild panic on. both boats. The Ber-
gen had left the New York side and
was approaching the New Jersey side
under reduced speed when the other
boat crashed into her. Except for
slight bruises no one was hurt and
neither boat was seriously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
TEMPTS DEATH
FOR LIBERTY
Military Prisoner Bancroft
in Fight for Freedom
Nearly Loses His Life
HE Is BURIED ALIVE
His; Comrades Cover Him
With Gravel From Quarry
to- Hide Him From Guards

Military Prisoner Raucroft came
early. being crushed and smothered
D death ih vain attempt to escape
1om. the stOckade at ROdeo rife
aRge yesterday. Had it not been for
ae guard coming to his rescue he
spsl6 now be a dead man.
Raucroft was working with a gang
I. prisoners crushing rocks for use
a rebuilding the target ranges at that
.llace: The men leave work about 4
Sciock: shortly before that hour
aaufroft, who had a previous under
Standing with his fellow workingmen,
tArew himself on the ground when
the guards were not looking. Enough
light gravel was shoVeled over him TO
aide him from view, and a small
board was placed over his head TO
keep The gravel from falling about
his .nOstrils and smOthering him.
At This period OF the ruse the order
Ess given 10 stop work, and the
prisoners were marched back to the
Stockade. Here it was discovered that
Bancroft was missing. Guards were
dispatched TO try TO locate the
Missing prisoner
After several hours of search and
iust as night was falling the guards
decided to dig into the pile of rocks
md gravel where the prisoners had
been working. Here, to their great
:3Inazement they found Raucroft He
was .benumbed. almost insensible' and
unable to move He was quickly dug
out, and after heroic efforts revived.
Had 1T not been for the rescue at this
opportune moment Raucroft would
haze died within a few hours He
has decided that the next time he
tries 10 escape he will not attempt to
do so by the gravel route.
Only four of the ten prisoners who
recently escaped from this same
stocksde by cutting through the
wires have been recaptured.
The quarters OF Lieutenant Frank
r. Curtis. Thirteenth Infantry, at the
dischafge camp at Angel Island were
partially destroyed by fire yesterday.
The front part Of the building was
burned out The main loss was the
uniforms, swords and paraphernalia
belonging 10 this officer. Lieutenant
Curtis was in San Francisco at the
tine the fire occurred.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
VAST DAMAGE REPORTED.
BLOCK SYSTEM FAILS.
Overland Trains Detained at Omaha
for Hours During Storm.

Overland Trains Detained at Omaha
for Hours During Storm.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 27.-The block
system Of signaling at the Missouri
River crossing failed completely in
this mornings storm. All the over
land trains were detained for hours
on account of the difficulty Of getting
through the maze of switches east and
west of the bridge. Snow, driven by
a ty-mile-an-hour gale, formed
wedges of ice that prevented the
opening or closing of the switches in
response to the electric current from
the switching tower. Many men were
put at work to operate the switches
by hand, but the delay was such that
no trains entered the Union station
from the East between $3.50 and noon.
Ten westbound overland trains were
at one time tied up between Council
Bluffs yards and the bridge. The
Rock Islands Rocky Mountain linn
tied, in the vanguard of the blockade.
was lodged on the bridge, and there
the fury of the storm seemed to con-
centrate for hours. The train stood
enwrapped in a swirl of snow and es-
Gaping steam, and when particularly
heavy blast swept down from the
north and struck the passenger
coaches and sleepers they swayed and
rocked and creaked as though they
were about to be precipitated into the
river beneath.
One. section of the Overland limited
emerged from the blockade at /
o'clock, four hours behind time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
CHINA DEFTEs RUSSIA.
Strong Attitude Taken in Connection
With Ammunition Seizure.

Strong Attitude Taken in Connection
With Ammunition Seizure.
PEKING, Dec. 27.-The Russian
officials here demanded of the Chi
nese Foreign Office yesterday the res
titution of the 100000 rounds of
ammunition, apparently destined for
Port Arthur, seized by the Chinese au-
thorities at Fengtai, near here, four
days ago. The Russians. assert that
the ammunition was intended only for
the legation guard.
1t is learned at the Foreign Office
that the Chinese intend taking a
strong stand in view of the frequent
attempts to smuggle arms and arnmu-
milton. The bales of wool containing
the cartridges seized at Fengtai were
consigned to a European resident of
Peking. who is now at Tientsin, taking
part in the investigation into the af-
fair. v~ss
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
SQUARE PIANO FOE A MERE
NOTHING.

us in part payment for new pianos since
Friday morning. Take choice of these
and two others for $35; still another s23
and a very choice one. that ought to he
worth $2e0 Of any ones money is now
We are determined now to close out
everything. The matter of value or cost
cuts no figure in this-we must attain
our ends Our store will be wrecked
with the rest of the building to make
room for the most beautiful Office build
ing here in the city-a proposition, ac-
cording to the latest plans, involving an
Investment of over 81, 600, 600
Remember the place Pommer-EiIers
Music Company. California's biggest and
busiest and. best piano dealers, 653 Mar
ket street, between the Palace Hotel and
the Examiner building.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
Toxic Navy Department
Publishes a Long List
of Casualties Without
Any Explanatory Details
NINE OFFICERS.
ON DEATH ROLL
Belief That : a Japanese
Cruiser Has Been Sunk
or Damaged by a Mine
While on Blockade Duty

TOXIC, Dec. 2S, 9 a. m.-The Navy
Department publishes list of nine
officers and stxty-f1ve men who were
killed while on special duty. The
time, place and circumstances are not
explained and it is presumed that an
other cruiser has been mined and
sunk or damaged. An explanation is
expected shortly.
The Army Department, publishes a
list Of twenty-three officers killed and
fifty-six wounded, presumably at Port
Arthur, s5es1
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
THEN THESE ORGANS.

A couple of very fine church organs
worth retail $3.50, are to go this week for
sl2S and Sl36. Easy payments Of S5 a
month, if desired. '" +"
One chapel organ, renowned r,ol,a
plain case. retail $S5, now $57. payments
OF ~ month"; Just. the thing for a
small church or Sunday school. :"
A number of parlor organs for a mere
song; we must simply get rid of every
one Of them. Estey. SIS; Mason e. Ham,
I'm. S2s; Kimball, in very good order. s3s
Ihree Of the most beautiful piano
cased organs in .ebonized and mahoganv
cases, at 10 per cent less than factorgS, Sprg
cost Payments of IS a month .buy
them 'Duy
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
SEES GIRL DRINK POISON
AND is TAKEN TO JAIL

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27.-Miss Aggie
Garrison Of Detroit, aged 25 years, a
former employe at the Worlds Fair
died in the City Hospital to-day from
the effects Of poison taken in a room
at local hotel here. Albert Chit
tum; aged 2S. Of Trumbull, Tenn, who
was in the room at the time. is un-
der arrest. Chittum admitted having
seen the girl swallow the poison, but
delayed calling physician.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28

1t is commonly inherited.
Few are entirely free from it,
Pale, weak, puny children are af-
iicted with it in nine cases out of
ten, and many adults suffer from it.
Common indications are punches in
the neck, Assesses, cutaneous erup-
tions, inAamed eyelids, sore ears.
ricketts,, catarrh, wasting and general
debility.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
Announces Engagement.

Mrs. George H. Pippy yesterday an
nounced the engagement Of her niece,
Miss Alice Judkins. to J. p. Parkinson
Of SEATTLE. Miss Judkins is a popular
Young weman and has a host of
friends in this city. Mr.. Parkinson is
the city editor Of the Seattle Post
Intelligence and one of the best
known newspaper men in the North
west