Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-20

Alameda twin rivers rushed. AT the
foot of First street the most of the ruin Is
to be seen. The approaches to this
bridge at both ends are gone. Some
one took two horses on TO this for safe
keeping before the west approach was
carried away. They are safe to stay
there for some time to come unless
the bridge gives way or the poor animals
get hungry and Jump off. Then they will
| be lost. The food cut into First
street and came up as far as Hewitt,
branching off into each street running
south and iilling yards and houses with
water and mud. A large stream washed
down the big avenue in Linden Park
straight to Mrs. Bigelow's door. Much
damage was done to her residence. All
the section between the river, First
street and Hewitt was badly inundated.
At the bridge an island was made leaving
several houses standing on it at 3 O. clock
Yesterday. These were spared two years
ago in the same way by the food being
turned at strong fence which caught all
the floating debris, making thereof
breakwater. The west side of First
street to vignes is fearful spectacle of
the destruction OF the wild waves.
The Clark Bros. lost all they had in
their wood yard and stable. Their stock
Of wood, hay, their furniture. account
books, and even quite sum of money
we're all lost. Their loss is little short
of S1000-all they had.
Mr.. Boring was drowned out. as was
also Mfr. G.. w. Knox. II is impossible
to get at the details Of this district. SO
far as known they are given. but the
tithe of the particulars cannot be learned.
The family Of George Rand, l3i Turn
er street, lost the contents of their resi-
dence by the house washing away. Not
only the furniture was carried away. but
the clothing and family relics, trunks
and all were swept away, the family
barely escaping with their lives.
H. G. Brown says it was a mistake to
say his house on Lazard street was
washed away. II was badly damaged,
but will be ready for occupancy to-day
or tomorrow.
At l25 WE'LL street Ignaz Schneider
lost house, clothing and everything.
He has family OF five children. The
water was two feet higher than two
years ago, and raised his house and car
ried it away.
Mrs. Dunn's store was washed away.
Alfred Moore's house, occupied by
a family named White, was among
those carried off. Below the First street
bridge, outside the Bigelow place, along
the river bottom, there were a great
many small houses built within the past
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families of whom little was known out
side of their own neighborhood. These
are all gone, with hardly an exception.
The fate of the inmates will probably
never be fully learned.
DOWN ALAMEDA STREET.
The floods that came up Turner and
Banning to Alameda street fioated the
Schailert-G Ganahl lumber yard quite off
the ground. The Mechanics mill on the
other side Of First street was also del
uged to such an extent that probably
5000 worth Of damage was done to the
machinery and other fixtures. All the
houses from Ducommun to First street on
the east side Of Alameda we're badly in
undated. A swift current several feet
deep swept down Alameda, deluging all
the property east Of that street along
Georgia and other streets. ON in through |
the Bliss place and those next south. |
At the WolfskiIl place the founda-
tions OF the old adobe wall-one Of the |
primitive landmarks of the city-were |
washed away and all fell prone in the
food. AT the corner Of Seventh
street this big stream became
divided, part keeping on down Alameda.
part breaking off east to join the river
again, and the other making for the sea
westward. The Coronel place is badly |
wrecked. The Hellman vineyard is
strewn with orange boxes, old barrels,
grape-cuttings and all the wreckage |
Of the food swept from above. This
west-bound current went off through the |
Eugene Meyer place into Kohler Lane,
taking in the Keller vineyard, Dalton's |
place and so on, until it struck the |
Vernon district, at what is known as |
Center avenue, where the jog comes in |
Jefferson street as it comes up from |
Alameda. All in through this district |
and up to San Pedro street. at the JEFF
ferson street crossing, the water came
down. From these points it worked
easteriy again back to Alameda street. |
This thoroughfare from Also street to
the city limits, is torn SO as to be almost
impassable. The 5. P. Company's track |
is wrecked in many places. The cul-
yerts are torn out and all the orchards |
and vineyards between the street and
the river are destroyed. In places great |
lakes OF water have settled. At the
Seventh street crossing the sea is com
plete. Great care is necessary in driv-
ing along the streets in that low part of |
the city, as there are many soft places |
where horse may easily break his leg. |