The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
NEAR A MILLION.
Property Loss in Oroville From
the Flood
From $4,000 to $4,000 for
Each Business Man.
TWO PERSONS DROWN
At Stockton Where There Is
Not Dry Spot.
Village of Dreadful Has Been
Entirely Destroyed.

Oroville, Cal, March 20.-It is esti-
mated that the loss occasioned by the
flood in OroviIle will be not less than
$650,000. The water is now falling as
far as Montgomery street. All the
business houses on this street are un-
der six feet of water and the individual
losses range all the way from $4,000
to $4,000. A telephone office has
been established in the second story of
the Union hotel and this is the only
method of communication with the
outside world.
A rescue party is taking out the
twenty Chinese who were drowned in
Chinatown, although there is eight
feet of water in this part of the city.
Not Dry Spot in Town.
Stockton, Cal, March 20.-A report
from Venice island in the San Joaquin
river says that two persons were
drowned there last night Mrs. Maud
were passengers on a launch and fell
from a small boat while making
landing.
At l o'clock this morning the flood
had reached its highest point and the
water commenced slowly to subside in
the city. but there is still a great rush
of water through the streets. There is
not a dry spot in town unless it is some
Of the stores and the reclaimed lands
are in great danger, though no levee
has broken yet so far as is known.
Water in the streets in the business
section of the city is from three to
four feet deep, but is flowing fast
westward.
A Village Entirely Destroyed.
Chico, Cal, March 20.-Flood con-
ditions are still serious. The village of
Dreadful near Oroville, has been en-
tirely destroyed by the Feather river.
Over two hundred men, women and
children were driven to take refuge in
trees and tops of houses, where they
were exposed to rain and cold for
forty-eight hours Small boats rescued
many. One boat engaged in rescue
work wos caDsized and seven were
drowned. They were Mrs J. r. Hogue,
one, child; Mrs. J. F. Dallis. two chill
dren; Mrs. Legally and Stella Legally.
A relief train from Chico with boats,
clothing and provisions was dispatch
ed over the Northern electric road
reaching the scene after some diff
Guilty The work of rescue continues.
Fifty people are yet on the island and
there is much suffering among women
and children.
Damage Heavy.
San Jose, Cal, March 20.-More
damage has been done by floods in the
creeks IN the last twenty-four hours
than in the past fifteen years. Erosion
of the banks will cost many acres of
fine fruit and farming land, while the
washing out of bridges. notably one
on the Southern Pacific on the
Almaden branch, will stop all traffic
from San Jose to Los Gatos by way of
Campbell for weeks. The damage in
the vicinity of the latter town will
reach many thousands of dollars.
Fruit farmers generally are of the
opinion that there will be light crops
this year, If some do not prove utter
failures. The rains are believed to
have washed out much of the pollen |
which will prevent the blooms matur-
ing into fruit.
At San Martin, Harold Bole. the
fve-year-old son of a we'll known |
rancher, fell iEeo the swollen I.lagas |
creek and was drowned. At Santa |
Clara several families were driven |
from their homes by the overflow of
the Guadalupe creek