Sacramento Daily Record-Union, January 3, 1883
New Year’s Day along the city front was exceedingly dull, although during the early morning hours it was somewhat lively for the shipping, some vessels dragging their anchors, others banging into wharves, and quite a number fouling with each ether. This was caused by a stiff nor’easter springing up about 3 o’clock in the morning. At 5 o’clock it was blowing its hardest, and about daylight it abated, leaving a chilly breeze to last out the day.
Charles Crocker’s wooden fence in the rear of his California-street residence, an historic monument, which was built because the railroad magnate could not secure the lot which it incloses at a price which he considered within reason, has fallen under the cold clutch of Sunday’s northeaster. The eastern side lies flat upon tho vacant lot, and the southern portion threatens to fall against the Crocker mansion.
The dress of Lou Edgar, an actress at the Winter Garden, caught fire Monday night on the stage, but the lady, with great presence of mind, quietly extinguished the flames before she sustained any injury.
Mrs. Sarah Walker, aged 63, a native of England, died Tuesday suddenly of heart disease at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Levy.
An unknown sailor, aged 40, was found dead early Tuesday morning at a wharf, apparently of hemorrhage of the lungs.
Alfred Twyfrd was garroted and robbed Monday night in Hayes Valley. The garroters were arrested.
J. Y. Wilson’s pork packing house was burned Saturday night. Loss, $30,000.