Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23
Conditions Near Capital
Even Worse Than on
Thursday
Thousands of Acres of Various Crops
Destroyed and All Kinds of
Live Stock Are Suf-
fering
By Associated Press.

SACRAMENIO, March 22-ln the
rich agricultural districts down the
river the people are still fighting with
might and main to stem the rush of
the waters of the Sacramento river,
which threaten to ruin the whole inland
country.
The situation is even worse than on
Thursday night, and reports from sew
eral down-river towns indicate that if
the water continues to rise as it has
done during the past two days many
more fine levee systems beside those
mentioned in yesterdays report as hav-
ing given way before the flood will
break and all flood records be sur
passed.
Further dispatches to the Union and
the local weather bureau show that
while the back water is falling that in
the river it is still rising, and it is
probable that the crisis has not yet been
reached.
Many distressing scenes are being
witnessed all along the lower stretches
of the river. Men, women and children,
to say nothing of horses, cattle and
sheep, have taken to the levees for pro-
lection from the flood and are in pre-
carious positions.
Condition Appalling
So appalling is their condition that
Governor Gillett has authorized Alden
Anderson, president of the chamber of
commerce, to dispatch a boat to the
relief of those who are marooned on
the islands and levees, and at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning the swift river
steamer Fruto will start on a mission
of relief bearing food and clothing to
the stricken people and with an offer
to bring all who may wish to this city,
where they can be cared for until the
water subsidies and they may return to
their homes.
Reports from Courtland late this aft
ernoon are to the effect that there are
four new breaks in the levees between
that place and Walnut Grove and that
the whole district is being rapidly
flooded.
The water was rising over the top of
the levee at Andrus island, opposite
Ryde, and Supervisor Thisby left this
city on a river boat this afternoon in an
effort to save his home, which is right
in line with the break.
Fight to Prevent Break
The water was running over the
leVees at the lower end of Grand island,
opposite Isleton, and $50 men are hav-
ing the fight of their lives to prevent
a serious break AS the Grand island
leVees are considered the strongest on
the river the fact that they are in
danger of going out shows the situa-
tion to be alarming in the extreme.
The water at Rio Vista, according
to reports received by Weather OBJ
server Scarr is a foot higher than
ever known before.
The water was running over the top
of the levees on Brannan, Ryer and
Sherman islands, but they are still
holding. The Witchell and Sutter ISL
and levees are still standing, but the
crest of the flood had not reached them
this afternoon and fear is expressed
that they cannot hold out against the
higher water to come.
Tyler Island Submerged
Tyler island is entirely submerged,
Great fear Is expressed for districts
551 and 554, as the levees are holding
back about all the water they can re-
sist and the ter is still rising.
At Courtlandt the water rose two
inches Thursday night lid the situa-
tion in that locality is still strained.
AT last reports Randall island levees
were reported to be holding, but shaky.
1t is believed that this and the Pittison
districts can be saved. Across the river
in Yolo county the water has risen high
over the Lisbon and Glide districts,
where the levees broke early this morn
ing.
The two breaks on the Tarry ranch
are each about 100 feet wide and are
100 feet apart. They were still widen
ing at last reports and 1t was expected
that they would join. There is a new
break at Bryan's landing $50 feet wide
and the whole country around is rap
idly filling up
Freeport is apparently out Of all dan
ger, as the crest Of the Sacramento
flood has passed and the back water
is going down. Below Bush Quinn's
place, three miles south Of Sacramento,
the riverside road was submerged
Thursday night. but the water had
fallen quite perceptibly today
Down on the San Joaquin river
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