The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 25, 1906, Page 31

IINTHTON 1S FEARED NVALLEYS. —_—— Heoe . > Hieavy Rains and Melting Snow Cause the Streams of State to Rise to Mark Close to the Danger Point 2 oM aam RIVERS ARE SWOLLEN ALMOST TO LIMIT| —_—— Immense Volumes of Water From the Mountains Fill s Bankfull and Bring Worry to Lowland People BIG BRIDGE SINKS. Water Causes BIG DAM GIVES WAY. Waters OCarry Away Bridges -t rty in Tuolumne. —The Phoent: ight loss at s cannot be her west than COLUSA LANDS FLOODED. Break in Levee Results in Inundation of Many Acres. 2% —\ ety little rain fell very cloudy and | nto River regis- a great amount | h yet to come. TALKING MACHINE RECORDS There is no reason why you should rot have any record you may wish for, provided you GET THE “WISE HABIT” We have just received a large pment of records consisting VICTOR, COLUMBIA and RICAN WHITESEAL, which we are retailing at posi- tively the lowest prices prevail- in the United States. Have you heard nes, Nellte.” CLARK WISE & CO. EVERETT PIANO DEALERS 126 GEARY STREET Open Saturday untfl 10:30 p. m. { | | sertions. This stance of the S. sale is and simply for serving them, ( | | == The Style The prettiest, most pleasing. Short sleeves— three-quarter sleeves—long slceves, beauti- fully embellished with tucks, embroidery and Val. lace in- Fifty pretty styles toselect from, all this season’s newest effects The Values... another N. WOOD & CO. policy of merchanaising emphasizes determination to sell reliable, desirable merchandise at much lower prices than any concern ever did or ever can. | Suit Sale Continues The 'great crowds attending our opcmngsxmplvovcrtaxcdourcapacxty could not be waited upon. to give all an opportunity to secure one of these remarkable values we have decided to continue our sale throughout the commg week. Hun- dreds of new suits have just been unpacked and everything will be in readiness for you tomorrow morning. Ll in- our ing. and many ladies In order THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1906. Worth I ¥[= 220 Another Great Sale! Our Opening a Mighty Success We naturally looked for large numbers, but the throngs that came and applauded our efforts far exceeded our most sanguine expectations. confess that we were not prepared for such a wonderful display of public interest. Thesplendidsalesand theuniversal enthusiasm shown in the bargains have never been surpassed on any similar occasion in the history of modern merchandis- You may depend on our strenuous efforts to respord to the welcome given. SNWOOD In Every Detail the Leading Establishment West of Chicago. Market, Powell and Ellis Streets The Materials... - Fine sheers—mulls, linens and tissues. made in a thoroughly reliable manner. They have the broad shoulder effect and all of the little dashes of style that make them dainty and attractive. Waists that are - & We urday, and as arrived they were unpacked and marked, so we are ready for you tomorrow morning with a fresh “supply of those beautiful $23, $30 and $35 suits at $15.00 Quantity large but value so gre.at ‘ that. we advise coming eurly The Reason...° The tremendous success of our opening—the confidence, the belief in our announce- ments and the enthusiastic ap- \plausc that you have bestowed upon us spur us on to greater achievements, and in our efforts to deserve a continunance of your generous manifestations we announce this sale. More of Those Suitsat $15 The suits came Friday and Sat- quickly as they | There is a large break twelve miles north of here, where about one-half of the water from the river is rushing out. When the country on that side ‘fills up, which not be long, the river will rise rapidiy unless the weather clears. Several thou- sand acres planted to grain will be a total loss. On the Colusa side there is no im- | mediate danger, as the levees are all in- tact. The river and tule farmers are ex- | periencing much trouble from seepage water, as the river has only been inside |1ts natural banks two weeks since the middle of January. The worst trouble from the seepage has been felt inside the levee which protects reclamation district 108, in the southern end of the county. A large pump works night and day pumping water from the inside of this levee. The loss to prunes and other fruits that are now blooming will be considerable No | estimate can be made yet. Much of the grain, which showed a very healthy | growth three weeks ago, is now very yel- low on account of too much moisture. : i TS DESTROYS MANY BRIDGES. | Creek Msde River by Cloudburst Sweeps Awny Raflroad Property. CHINESE CAMP, March 2.—One of the | fiercest cloudbursts ever known in this | Tocality last evening made Woods Creek 2 river in size. In its mad rush it car- | lea_away the bridge of the Yosemite Short Line Railroad, one of the Shawmut foot bridges, the county wagon steel | bridge and the raflroad bridge across the Tuolumne River at Jacksonville. Stages | are unable to cross the stream, and, owing to the unsafe condition of the | tracks, no trains were run today. It is hop=a that traffic will be resumed tomor- | row. The preeipitation in twenty-four hours was six inches. e i Sl ALL RESERVOIRS FULL. | Water Enough for Next Year Is Stored | in Los Angeles. 1.OS ANGELES, March 2{—Rain has ‘been falling throughout Bouthern Cali- fornia with only short intermissions since | early last evening. The season’s rain- fall, while not up to the total of last season, h come in such manner that the | benefit be greater even than that \brou:ht b) last year's rains. Up to § o'clock this afternoon 14.85 inches had fallen in Los Angeles, and after dark there were frequent heavy showers, which added at least half an inch to the total. Toward the mountains the rainfall was much heavier. In the vicinity of Strawberry nearly five inches fell within two days and the water from that water- shed running into the enormous Hemet reservoir brought the depth behind the Hemet dam to 158 feet, a height never before reached. The Bear Valley and Arrowhead reservoirs are full and if there is no more rain untfl next winter there will be an abundance of water in all the valleys for irrigation purposes. San Bernardino has an average of over two inchesYor the storm throughout that district. In Pasadena thers was such a heavy rain this afternoon that the streets were flooded, new street work washed out, cellars’ filled and considerable damage done. e e ACRES UNDER WATER. ——— For First Time in Thirty Years Lodl District Is Flooded. - LODI, March 24{—The Mokelumne is still within its banks, but the land owners fear a general flood at any time. water is running faster than at any period during the present ralny season. At Lockeford a large force of men is patrolling the levee and reinforcing it at the weak places. Should this levee give way, as is feared, then several | thousand acres will be flooded. Four| miles south of Lodl on the Cherokeej Lane, Bear Creek is out of its banks and. 3000 acres are flooded. The flooded dis- trict embraces all the vine and wheat| land between Stockton road and Cheroke: lane and is two miles long. Over 1 acres of winter wheat have been ruin by the water, which at some placy stands at a depth of two feet. Vineyards are not harmed by the high weater. In fact the vines will be benefited. A number of bridges have been washed away In this district and the rural mail carriers have been unable to deliver mail for the past two days. This is the first time this district has been flooded in over thirty years. A heavy rain fell here this afternoon and evening and this will do additional damage. x The | its banks agaln as is also Gilt Creek. Minor damage is reported from these places, Bty BELOW DANGER MARK. Sacramento River Does Not Rise De- spite Heavy Downpour. SACRAMENTO, March 24.—After a few slight sunshowers today rain resumed falling in earnest tonight, and although no measurement was announced for to- night's showers the Weather Bureau sald it would bring the total rainfall for the storm, beginning at 5 o'clock yesterday morning to 1.80 inches at least. Praotic- ally all but .03 of this amount fell within twelve hours, making the record fall of the geason for so short a time. Weather Observer Scarr expects a great flow of water in the Sacramento River between now and Monday. It was thought the river would show a rise this afternoon, but it kept steadily at the 23.5 foot mark. This is over four feet below: the high wa- ter stage and no fear is felt for the ca- pacity of the river, at least in this local- ity, to handle whatever rise is likely to come from the melting of the*snow in the mountains, The preunt rain is not favorable either 'or grain or fruit crops, although no con- siderable damage is looked for. New wheat is getting too much moisture, es- /pecially .on the shallow lands where the drainage is poor, while' the continued downpour has washed off the pollen on'| many of the young fruit trees, thus af- fecting their power of fertilization. The indications tonight are that the present rainfall will keep up for some hours at least. The weather is unusually warm both in the valley and mountains.’ Unless frost intervenes the snow Will melt rapidly in the mountains and Forecast Official Mc- Adie has deemed It wise to issue a warn- ing for farmers to expect bank full stages up the river by Monday Mxt. —_— RAIN IS nmncl.u_ Storm in San D!.o Does More Good Than Harm. SAN DIEGO, March 24._The heaviest ralnstorm of the season prevails through- out this section of the State. It has noon today the precipitation amounted to 1.58 inches. Since that hour it has been pouring, with no indications of cessation. Country places report from one inch and a half to four inches In the last twenty- four hours. The streams are all running full. Some of the reservoirs are over- flowing for the first time in years, and all the others will be filled within an- other day. Crop prospects were never better and everything points to an abun- dant harvest for both grain and fruits. pUSE A e ALL CREEKS BOOMING. Immense Volume of Water Rushing Into t erican River. AUBURN, March 24.—The heavy warm rain of yesterday extended high in the mountains, almost to Clisco. It melted considerable snow, thereby greatly swell- ing -the American River and other streams. All the creeks are booming and some are Iimpassable. The American River hore is much higher than at any previous time this season. Bear River is also -ivery high. Heavy showers this morning will still further raise them and when the north and middle forks of the American join the south fork above Fol- som a tremendous volume of water will be poured into the Sacramento River and valley. The rainfall for the last twenty- four hours was 163. The total for the season is 33.68 inches, as against 35.17 for last season to the same an’c — NEARLY DROWN IN CREEK. Wealthy Travelers Narrowly Eseape Death in Raging Waters. SAN LUIS OBISPC, March 24.—Burdett Chandler, president of the Chorro gold mine, and a well-known ofl man and real estate owner, had a miraculous escape from being drowned this afternoon in the swollen Arroyo Grande Creek. With his brother-in-law, .S. Thompson, he ar- rived from Los Angeles, and proceeded to drive to the Ranchinita ranch, some twen- ty miles out of the city. When they n-ched-m Arroyo Grande Creek it was so swollen that Thompson hesitated to cross, but Mr. Chendler despite his 70 years of age laughed and sald: ‘Why this is easy for me to ford,” and continued to drive through the rushing waters. Dry Creek is out of ' rained steadily since last ovem.n‘ and at' When midway in the stream the waters ~ lifted the top of the buggy, the seat and the occupants from the wheels. The horses swam ashore. Thompson, who Is an expert swimmer fought against the current and managed to save Mr. Chand- ler, who is unable to swim. Then came a desperate struggle to reach terra firma, but eventually the pair landed, but in an exhausteq condition. \ s A S KERN RIVER RISING. Torrential Rain Storm Drenches the ©Ofl Country. BAKERSFIELD, March 24.—Late this afternoon, following a violent thunder and lightning storm, a heavy rain began falling and for over an hour it contin- ued. Tonight it is still raining and from all indications will continue until morning. The rain has been heavy throughout the country. The Kern River is rising, but the land company officials declared tonight that there Is no possible danger of floods. They stated that the river Is rising, but very slowly. It is definitely known that there have been heavy rains In the mountains, near the source of the river, and if they are as heavy as thought the river will be very high before morn- ing. Nearly an inch of rain fell during the recent storm, making the precipi- tation for the season 6.96 Inches. N ;i NO HARM DONE IN NAPA. River and Creeks at High Level, but Are Not Dangerous. NAPA, March 24—There was a heavy downpour of rain in Napa and vicinify today and prospects are for more tonight. The rainfall for the 24 hours up to six o'clock tonight amounted to .55 of an inch. Napa River is still running bank full, and creeks about Napa are at a high level. Fruit trees in Napa County will not be serfously damaged by rain if a frost does not follow the storm. Total rainfall for season to date amounts to 22.38 Inches, against 2590 inches at cor- responding date last year. Queen Automobiles have that wonderful reserve power so fltfl‘fible in the car of today. Itis that feeling of dependability in your car that makes touring a pleasure instead of a never-ending worry. The driver of 2 QUEEN does not hesitate at road' conditions. The * responsiveness with which the engine meets his every desire, the certain knowledge that his car was built to undertake the unusual, gives him an assurned confidence in his ability to control any situation. A demonstration will prove that the QUEEN is a car of exceptional merit. For its price, $2130, it is a thousand dollars chnper than any other car on the market. RARIG AUTOMOBILE CO. 508 Golden Gate Ave. Arrange for Demonstration.