Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-23
PACIFIC COAST.


PACIFIC COAST.
severe storm In California
sAs FRAscIsoo. Jan. N.-One of n.
severess stsrDs that has ever occurred
On tnis coast began on Sunday, aud II
reached itsitieht shortly after noon YES.
terday. Is extended from she northern
boundary of Washington Territory "a
tue southern boundary of California
and from the Rocky mountains to thu
racine ocean. An almost continuous
iail OF rain and snow Was sccompsnled
oy wind which, from i've miles ar
boar, gradually increased until absul
I'D clock YESTERDAY afternoon. when
u blew hurricane Of 81 miles an hour
ae storm was predicted By the Signal
service, and a caationary storm signal
vas displayed, by order Of Lieatenau;
Glass.ord, from tbs flagstaff OF ,hs
hsrcnants' Exchange building. Owing
70 tnis timely notice, many vessels post
pohed Their departure from here, and
tnas escaped the dangers of the storm.
Although the bay inside of the barber
vas very rough, and passengers on tse
ferryooats were made seasick, shippinq
Suffered no damage. Considerable
Damage, however, was done throughout
oy wind and rain. Houses were IN
rooted, sheds, fences, trees, awnings,
signs, church spires and smokestackr
we're blown down. huge plate windows
we're blown In. Easements flooded, sew
ers broken, a car was lifted from she
track and covered wagon caught IN
and overturned. No loss of life has
osen reported.
About 1:30 when the wind was at its
blight the west wall OF the Mechanics
Pavilion vas blown in. A few min utes
later about 80 fest Of lite roof was car
ried across the street and damaged the
buildings on the opposite side. The
damage done TO the Pavilion amounts
10 $500 One Of the most unfortunate
disasters caused by the storm was the
collapse OF two story buiiding on the
corner of Mission and Thirteenth
streets. At the time of the accident
Mrs. Annie Hambert, Mrs. Coyle and
John Carroll we're in the suilding. The
latter rushed from the building in time
To escape harm, bot both women we're
buried under the falling building and
we're severely, perhaps fatally, injured
about the head.
The NEST serious result Of the storm
was 10 cut of San Francisco entirely for
the FIRST time in its history from tele-
graphic communication with the outsids
world. The wires began going down on
tuesday, one after another until the
hnsl break occurred about 1890 yester.
day afternoon. For a short lime even
the city wires were rendered entirely
useless. An army of men are nov en-
gagged in repairing tine lines. Washouts
have occurred on the Southern Pacific
Railroad at several places between Mo
jave and Yuma which are not consider
ed serious and which will be repaired in
four or five days. Exact information
cannot be obtained. Little or nothing
has occurred on the Central Pacific
Railroad, although heavy snowfall
occurred between Truokee, CAL, and
Reno, New.
No information as TO the damage sus-
tanned bv shipping along the coast and
by other portions of the ooantry has
been received owing to the oity's is sla-
ton from lack Of wire communication.
The Newport Goal Company.
SAa Francisco, Jan. 2l.-The New.
port Coal Company, which recently
made an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, has liabilities aeRregating
&242 900. Its nominal assets are as fol
lows: Coal mining property in Oregon,
the value Of which is $l25, 100: seven
sixteenths Of the steamer Araao. $63,.
600; steamer Arcats, $4,000; l179 tons
of coal $5,305.50; cash on hand, ST.
63S 40; outstanding accounts, $S.5o4.56;
coal in transportation, 81, 900; mer
chandise at mine, $4,155; mules, furai-
ture, etc., $500. TotalSoomiaal assets
$25S. 6B 46. The actual assets are esti-
mated at $4,000. Nearly all the above
property is pledged in some manner.
Flood and storm at Los Angeles
BAN Francisco, Jan. 22. - By the
steamer Orizaba, which arrived from
Los Angeles today, details are obtained
of the damage inflicted in that city by
the storm Of Tuesday. This was the
fourth severe flood recorded at that city
in "a years, and was the most destruct
i've of all. The Los Angeles river. svol-
len by the heavy rains of Sunday and
Monday. became irresistible. The storm
swept away the bridges aud inundated
a large portion of the southern part Of
the city. About 1000 acres Of land de-
voted to homes. orchards and vineyards
we're flooded. The waters rose two feet
higher than the flood Of February, 1884
A number of buildings wsre swept away
entirely and others were undermined
and collapsed.
Mrs. Kate Lytle, while escaping from
her house by vadine 10 waist deep
water, vas Knocked over by q portion
OF falling building and drowned.
Theresa whitney, an year old girl,
While being rescued by Deputy Sheriff
Aguire, vas carried away by q strong
current and drowned.
The dsod, which came upon the city
suddenly. il believed to have been caus-
I'd by q cloud burst 10 the San Fernan
de valley. So complete was the work Of
devastation that for thr days the city
Was cat OF from all communication With
the outside world. all the tsleQraphie
and telephone lines being destroyed,
and all railroads crippled Temporary
repairs 10 bridges have been ordered, %
as to permit foot travel. Every bridge
on the river was more or less democrat
ized. There we're eight Of them. About
fifty houses we're washed away OF
wrecked beyond recognition. Hun
dfsds of lots before considered valuable
have been washed away. Ii is believed
that the damage In the city and county
will reach fully half million dollars.
A Mail Change.
SAN FRAsopoo, Jan. 2.-Orders have
been received by Postmaster Backsi
from the Department ct Washington to
send the southern mails via Ogden. ov
ing 70 the blockade on the Southerr
Pacific Railroad. caused by vAshouts.
Chinese sulnG Eureka.
SAN FRAscrsco, Jan. "a number
of Chinese have begun suits 10 the
United States Circuit Court against
Eureka. Gal, for $500 for damages
alleged 10 have been sustained from Loo
OF property al the time Of their expul
sion from that city in February last.
The sssshern raeinc.
SAx FRAxcpoo, Jan. 32.-Geasra
Traffic Manager j. @. stubbs. Of the
Southern Pacific Company, reports the
sompAny's line between New Orleans
and Los Angeles open, and all trains BE-
tween those cities running on time 10
day. The repairs between Los Angeles
and Mojavs are progressing.
The - aantsers seateseeA.
SAs FsAxcIsoo, Jan. 9.-The dyns
mitsrs. Wsiasuan, Koosher and Mittle