| Show RAGING WATERS IN CALIfORNIA San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys Flooded Several 4 t t Under r d F Water Wil er c r t cal Jan f hundred and sixty feet of the Southern Pacific bridge over the American river has hs h s gone out San Francisco Cal Cat Jan 14 While considerable damage from rom flood waters has been reported tonight from the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys following g the th unprecedented rainstorm which has deluged the state for tor the last two days das it is feared that serious dam damage damage damage age may have hae resulted at Stock Stockton Stockton ton VI Visalla sal la and other pointes when the water into the rivers ners during the heavy downpour in inthe Inthe inthe the foothills last night and today reached readied those cities Above Stockton breaks br aks occurred in the levees relieving the pressure to some extent without doing harm and the same is true at VI Yi salla salts though at both places the water ater has covered cove the streets In see sec sections 15 Rain still continues at Truckee on the eat c t slope of the Sierras and the Southern Pacific company has an army of men on guard landslides So far traffic has not been delayed over the mountains to any extent In this UtI city the rain is falling failing heavily and the prediction of the district forecaster for a large iare lar c part of the state is for more rain Fresno Cal Jan 14 The levee lev sur surrounding surrounding surrounding rounding Visalia broke this afternoon and flood waters swept Into the town At at the time of or the last report the northeastern part of tOwn was being hooded flooded School children were were dismissed at noon At an nn early carly hour this morning Por was Hooded flooded fam families families families living Jiving in the lower part of the town were rescued by citizens with rafts A and child are reported to have been drowned Sacramento Cal Cat Jan 14 Following the downpour from midnight to noon today the river poured a n flood Into the valley valle that probably has never before been equalled The trains are arc leaving Sacramento for f or r the east or north The American river bridge at three miles mUes from this city Is out of plumb and cars laden with sand have been run out on the structure to anchor It Itin ItIn itin in place Bakersfield Cal Jan 14 A flood Is menacing Bakersfield tonight During the day both the north and south levees which protect Bakersfield and the sur surrounding 1 surrounding ur rounding country from the overflow of oC the Kern river gave way wa More than men are fighting to close the break and unless rain falls tans tonight and to tomorrow morrow It Is believed they will be sue suc successful sueI I i |
