Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-19

MIscELLANEoUs ITEMS.
A hundred men were at work yester-
day 10 save the covered bridge. which
had badly settled in the middle. and 10
turn the channel away from the west
bank into the center. and At last report
were making good progress. The spec
taole was dreadful along the river bed;
houses, parts Of houses. beds, bedsteads,
bureaus, cradles, baby wagons. doors,
cupboards, fences. gates, tubs, pals,
brooms, chickens, pigs. horses, orange
trees, and almost everything pertaining
to household that could be induced to
float, was to be seen along the river
side.
This break occurred just where the
danger point WAS pointed out in the
HERALD last summer; that is. between
First street and the covered bridge.
a small levee. riprappsd, would have
prevented the loss of 100000 in this
freshet.
The people who were driven from
their homes were lodged in Good Ten.
plars' Hall. the dining room of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel aud the parlors Of
ell the hotels. Private houses were
thrown open to the sufferers and a wei
come made for ell.
Persons who desire to donate money.
clothing or provisions can leave their
money and names with e. +. Spence,
Esq, At the First National Bank. Con
tributions should be libsrll.
LATEST.
Mr.. L. w. French. Chairman Of the
Board OF Public Works. and Chiei
Cuddy returned from the scene Of the
destruction on the river, between 10
and II o'clock last night, and report the
covered bridge in the same condition as
in the daytime. II it is in no worse con-
dition to-day. one light team at time
will be allowed to cross the bridge, and
all foot passengers cross As before. The
channel Of the river appears to be yield.
ing under the efforts Of the men engaged
in placing the sand bags on the west
bank. but the bank was still wearing
away slowly and one new white cottage,
near the brink, which had been deserted,
was expected to fall before morning. A
number of other cottages in the vicinity
have also been deserted.
FLOOD NOTES FROM OUTSIDE.
Mr.. George Kinds, who came from
Wilmington yesterday. reports the low
country under water from Compton ts
the ocean. The vast amount Of land
washed away, between Sepuiveda Sta
tion and Seventh street, in this city, ap-
pears 70 have settled on the plains and
changed the channel Of the streams, SO
that no farmer in the flats knows
whether he is going to have river bed
on his raNch or whether it will be on
that Of bis nsighbor.
Between Compton and the American
Colony tho railroad was damaged for
four miles, but heavy force of men was
put to work and . train came in at
O'Clock last night. The Los Angeles and
the Old and New San Gabriel rivers
have united and made one great inland
ses Of muddy water about fifte IN miles
in length.
The stock on the low lands is in peril.
Nine hundred sheep. belonging to Mr..
George Carson, ON the Dominguez
rancho, were drowned. A lively effort
is being made to move the cattle and
sheep from the low lands to the hills.
Mr.. Kinds says the water covers over
more land than it covered in 1862, but
the report that he had great difficulty in
reaching the city through cienega,
y totally false, ~ he did not coms
through cisnega 81 all, and was only
three hours in coming twenty-five miles
from his home in Wilmington TO this
city. There IL no damage known to the
American colony, which the RepHbl;can
reported undsr water. The old river.
bed that lies between Willmore City and
Wilmington, can carry of all the water
Of the three rivers combined. The viii
low land across the San Pedro, Cerritos
and Los Alamitos. is .well covered with
water, bat no person has been
drowned a. far - known and is not
likely to be. The water occupies large
space on the lowlands, but is very shal-
low and has destroyed but little proper.
ty 90 fer, and no lives between the city
and the see. The whole lowland is ab-
sorbing vast amount OF water that will
be . permanent reservoir for several
years.
There was . heavy wash below the
city in the vineyard Of MIR. R. Nadeau.
and the land between the Old and New
San Gabriel rivers is reported under
water. with all the bridges impossible.
On the wagon road TO Santa Monica
the bridge over the Ballons creek was
carried away, and a large amount of
earth washed away, makiog the road
impassable-
Near the San Gabriel Mission large
smbankment il washed away to the
depth Of thirty feet. Engineer Patton
fell from the suspended track, about
thirty feet. and was somewhat injured
and great deal surprised.
At Savannah the warehouse settled
abost two fest, but no person was in
jured. III Monte il largely under water.
In La Puente the water seemed let loose
on holiday, aud made especial havoc
with many things. The warehouse at
that place is reported broken to pieces.
and much damage done to the building
and contents. Telegraphic communica-
ton was opened along the Southern
Pacific to Yuma last evening.
At Pasadena, the wells that have
heretofore been used for water collapsed
yesterday aud are useless, while all the
roads from that place to the Sierra
Madre villa are badly washed and din
calf Of travel. The grading for the
Raymond Hotel has been suspended.
The toma at the Devils Gate has been
destroyed.
The passengers to San Pedro by the
steamer were brought to the city yester-
day P. y. by teams from Wilmington.
No stage arrived from Pasadena, and nc
mail from any place entered the city.
A Rush.
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