The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
Disastrous FLOODS
VISIT California
STOCKTON FROM ONE TO SIX
FEET UNDER WATER AND
BUSINESS pEMoRALlzED.
TOWN OF DREADFUL
ENTIRELY DESTROYED
Two Hundred Men and Women Seek
Safety in Treetops-Twenty China
men Drowned at oroville-Great
Damage to Fruit Crop.

OdN1dAS 10 6IQik NTOp.
Stockton, Cal, March 21.-Stockton
Is suffering from the most disastrous
flood in its history Water in the
streets is from one to six feet deep.
Telephone, gas, electric power, street
car and railroad systems are demoral-
lied. So far no lives have been re-
ported lost. Communication with the
surrounding country is cut off, but it
is believed levees have been washed
away in many places. The entire sur.
rounding country as far as the eye
can reach is covered by water. The
damage will be immense.
Take Refuge in Treetops.
Chico, CAL, March 21-Flood condi.
tions are still serious. The village of
Dreadful, near Oroville has been en-
tirely destroyed by the Feather river.
More than 600 men, women and chill
dren were driven to take refuge in
trees and on tops of houses, where
they were exposed to rain and cold
for 48 hours. Small boats rescued
many. One boat engaged in rescue
work was capsized and seven persons
were drowned. A relief train from
Chico with boats, clothing and pro.
visions was dispatched over the North.
ern Electric road, reaching the scene
after great difficulty. The work Of
rescue continues. Fifty persons are
still on the island, and much suffer.
ing exists among the women and chill.
dren.
Bodies Of 20 Victims Removed.
Oroville, CAL, March 21-It is esti.
mated that the loss occasioned by the
flood in Oroville 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 individ.
ual losses range all the way from $10,.
900 to $25,OOO.
A telephone office has been estab.
lished on the second story of the
Union hotel and that is the only meth
cd of communication with the outside
world. A rescue party took out 2(
persons who were drowned in China
town, although there was eight feet ol
water in this part Of the city.
Fruit Crop Loss Immense.
San Jose, Cal, March 21.-Mo:e
damage has been done by floods in the
creeks in the last "a hours than in the
last Is years before. Many acres OF
fine fruit and farming lands have beer
washed away. Fruit farmers gener
ally are of the opinion that there will
be light crops this year. The rains
are believed to have washed out mucl
of the pollen, which will prevent the
blossoms maturing into fruit. Harold
Bole, the fivc-year-oId son of wei
known rancher fell into the swoller
.Llagas creek at San Martin and was
drowned. At Santa Clara several fam
lilies were driven from their homes.
Danger at Pittsburg Over.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 21.-Clearins
weather and a cold wind have check
ed the rising streams at the head
waters and all danger of another noot
has passed. Warnings of 25-foo
stage were sent out Tuesday, but from
the present Indications the rivers a
this point will not go higher than q
feet, which is one foot above the dan
ger line. This stage will inundat,
the low-lying districts and cause SOM
Inconvenience to persons living on th'
river fronts, but will not result in an,
serious damage to property.
| Paterson, N, j., Near Danger.
| New York. March 21.-Earl,
Wednesday the Passaic river at Pat
erson, N. j.. was within four feet o
the floor of the bridges and still rising
Many of the residences on both side
of the river recalling the two disas
trous floods of two and five year
ago, remained up all night. The onl
damage thus far has been to cellars
storehouses and the basement floors 0
the mills along the river
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