Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-27
PROPERTY
SEVERELY.
DAMAGED.
Losses in Flooded Area
Expected to Reach Many
Hundreds of Thousands
TWO LIVES LOST
Swollen Rivers Believed
To Be Receding Unless
More Rain Falls.
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March u
Rivers and creeks of Northern Cal
ifornia which flooded thousands OF
ceres of farm land and inundated
sections of half dozen cities and
towns were falling rapidly today.
Property damage from the high
waters remained unestimated, but IL
will be counted in many hundreds
cf thousands of dollars when com
1rehensivc survey can be made of
tine district.
The only known dead in the flood
were Zachariah Parker, 7S, of North
Sacramento, and Ethel Chase, :.
Parker was drowned in an effort
to save his daughter Alice, who was
later taken TO safety by rescue par
ties who reached the Parker home
IN boats.
The Chase girl fell from foot
bridge near Susanville and was
swept downstream by the rushing
current while companions stood
helpless on the bank.
The fate of several japanese IN
the Woodland district remained un'
known early today. The japanese
were first discovered by Walter
Lockhoff, an aviator, who warned
them of their peril.
1t was believed they refused to
ioin their comrades in the flight 10
safety.
The muddy waters which lay from
two to eight feet deep i'll North sac
ramento dropped rapidly during the
light and early today families were
returning to their homes IN parts
rf the town from which the flood
had rcceded.
Families Flee
The east levcc of the Feather
liver broke three miles below
Marvsvlle last night and the water
swcpt out over hundreds of acres oil
farm land that had been protected
from the floods.
Fully one hundred families were
forced to flee to safety. They were
being cared for at relief stations IN
NarysVillc.
The crest of the flood passed
Marvsvillc before dawn today ana
hN : a. IN. the Iuba river had drop,
ped two inches. Colgate, at the hcad
OF the Yuba river, and Las Plumas
also reported drop of four rect.
Nearly 300 persons slept on army
cots in the Masonic Temple, Mctho-
dist church and National Guard Ar
Iaory at North Sacramento last
night and received hot breakfast
Of army rations this morning.
DIR. Walter Dickie, state director
of public health, arrived at the
flooded region early today to super
wise medical care for the flood 1e'
fugees and enforce strict sanitary
regulations.
orders were issued for the trans
fer of several members of the starr
of the state health department from
Santa Paula valley to the upper Gar
icornia flood region.
Governor c. c. Young planned to
make a tour of the Sacramento
valley today in company with b, B'
Meek, director of the state depart
iocnt of public works.
The governor stood ready to offei
state aid in any form needed to the
flood victims, but thus far local
communities have been able to take
care of their own wants.
Storm Danger Passed
Overflow water that had crept NJ
to the doorsteps of houses in the
vest end of Oroville had disappear
I'd today, leaving mud and debris In
It's wake.
All other points reported waters
either stationary or receding.
The weather bureau predicted nt
more storms and it appeared that
.Le danger of Il disasterous flood
was removed
The state division of engineering
and irrigation reported that the
present flow of waters can be div
erted through by-passes and that the
threats of inundation of additional
territory in the lowlands was past.
The road between Sacramento and
Folsom was opened again early to
day after being closed to traffic
for nearly 4S hours because of the
flood.
Motor travel between Sacramento
and North Sacramento remained
blocked. The Southern Pacific rail
road was operating shuttle tram
service between the two points to