The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-22
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CALlFoRNIA's GLORIOUS CLIMATE.
A Storm of Great Severity-San Francisco
Shut OF from Telegraphic Communication.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 20.-One of the severest
storms that ever occurred on this coast began
Sunday and reached its height shortly after
boundary of Washington Territory to the south
ern boundary of California, and from the Rocky
lnountaius TO the Pacific ocean An almost con-
tnuous fail of snow and rain was accompanied
by wind. which, from Eve miles an hour. gradu-
ally increased until about 1:30 this afternoon it
blew q hurricance at the rate of eighty-two
miles an hour The storm was predicted by the
Signal Service, and the cautionary storm signal
svas displayed by order of Lieutenant Glassford,
from the flagstaff of the Merchants Exchange
building Owing to this timely notice,
many vessels postponed their departure from
here. and thus escaped the dangers of the storm.
Although the bay inside the harbor was very
rough and passengers on ferry-boats were made
sea-sick, shipping suffered no damage. Consid-
cradle damage. however, was done throughout
the city by wind and rain; houses were un-
rooted, sheds, fences, trees, awnings, signs and
church spires, and numerous smoke-stacks were
blown down. Huge plate-glass windows were
blown in. Easements flooded, sewers broken,
cars were lifted from tracks, and covered wagons
caught up. No loss Of life has been reported.
Auout l:oV. Wnen the Wlnd was at It's height, the
yest wall of Mechanics Pavilion was blown in.
and few minutes later about eighty feet Of its
spot was carried across the street and damaged
bu4ldfngs on the opposite side. The damage
done the Pavilion amounts to several thousand
dollars.
!, One Of the most unfortunate disasters caused
by the storm was the collapse Of two-storv
buAdiDg at the corner of Mission and Thirtieth
streets. At the time Of the accident Mrs. Annie
Hnmbert. Mrs. Coyle and John Carroll were in
lhe building. The latter rushed from the build
ing in time to escape harm. but both women
were buried under the falling walls. and were
severely, perhaps fatally, injured about the
head.
The most serious result of the storm was to
cut of San Francisco entirely. for the first time
IN its history, from telegrapic communication
with the outside world The wires began going
down yesterday, one after another, until the
final break occurred about 1890 this afternoon.
Plenty OF men are now engaged repairing the
lines, but up to this time-midnight of Jan 20
- no connection with the outside has been made.
THIS dispatch is sent from here by mail to Sac
"a mento by courtesy of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. whence it will be forwarded
30 its destination. Wash-outs have occurred on
ihe Southern Pacific road at several places be-
sw4en Mojave and Yuma, which are not coneid-
hr.6 serious, and which will be repaired in three
or four days at the longest Exact information
cannot be obtained. Little or no delay has oc
cured on the Central Pacific railroad, although
. heavy snowfall occurred between Truckee,
Cal, and Reno, New No information rs to the
damage sustained by the shipping along the
coast and in other portions OF the country has
been received, owing to San Francisco's isolation
from lack or wire communication.