Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-25
THE STORM.
More Rain and the Valleys are Threa.
ened With Floods.

ened With Floods.
From every quarter comes the story
OF rain and more in sight In Eagle val
ley there has been a steady downpour
of rain Size Sunday night and yester-
day there was not moment in the
day but that rain was falling. Every
gutter is chock full and the small dit
ches were running bank full.
At Empire, the sea port town of Orm
shy county, there is genuine fool.
| Virgins saloon was flooded early in
the day, and Jim is now dispensing
wet goods from the second story win
dow.
! Word from up the valley is to the
effect that the lowlands are all under
water. Little or no damage has as yet
resulted up that way, but the river has
reached the high water mark.
| In Reno there has been considerable
damage done to places situated close
to the river. At Hartman, the new
railroad town. most Of the quarters
are under water. while al the side
; tracks were buried under water and
slum
Parties coming from California yes
terday report q general food condition
along the Sacramento districts. The
Sacramento river is at the danger mark
and unless there is an abatement in
| the storm by this time there is a gen.
eral flood in the Sacramento and San
Jaquain Valleys.
The old timers are scratching their
brain to dig up the time Of ancient his
tory when there was heavier fall or
rain in the valley, they have all center
ed on different dates but none have as
yet found the exact time. All agree
that it is one of the greatest storms
that has visited thissection Of Nevada
in many years.
Late Storm News.
A telephone message received last
evening from Reno was to the effect
that the Truckee river Is still rising and
that many farms on the meadows have
been flooded. ;, ne Reno flour mill peo!
: pie have force Of men busy all nigh
q on the dam to save it from destruction
r Several other dams in the river arr
v threatened and should the rain contin
" ue another twelve hours there is ii
Il doubt but what great damage will
e be done in and around Reno.
+ The water is within two feet o
4 the platform of the V. r. bridg:
IS while the railroad bridge at Floristo
ia is threatened with destruction. A
u trains are running under slow orde.
a over the C. p last night.
Il In Carson valley the rain is causin
q considerable alarm. In GardnerviI1
o. proper there is little fear felt, as h
as town is situated above the high wats
" mark, but further up the valley seve
II al farms are under water and at tt
Hussman place the people we're obi
m ed to abandon the farm house as watt
or had forced them out. Several home
e. are flooded and the damage will reac
he several thousand dollars
At Empire last night the water
ol the Carson was raising at the rate
of foot an hour, and should the RAJ
continue there will be considerab
M loss of property. 1t is thought that tt
Mexican dam will go out, as it h,
received little repairs since the mil
stopped crushing ore. Along the Chu
chill ranches many acres are und'
water but mostly meadow land.
At Cradlebaugh's bridge there
great apprehension. he high waite
mark is threatening the structure wit
, destruction and it would not be 81
prising If it went out before nigh
There is more water in the Carson I
yer at the present time than since tn
winter of 1889. and 80.
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