Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-22
A STORM ON THE PACIFIC
HAVOC PLAYED BY THE WIND
AT SAN FRANCISCO.

Several Buildings Blown Down or Badly
Damaged-TwO Women Dangerously
Iujured-News from Along the Coast
Cut on by the Prostitution of the
Wires.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O.-One OF the
severest storms that has ever occurred on
this coast began on Sunday, and reached
its height shortly after noon to-day. 1t
extended from the northern boundary OF
Washington Territory TO the southern
boundary Of California, and from the
Rocky mountains to the Pacific ocean.
There was an almost continuous fall of
rain and snow, accompanied by wind,
which from miles an hour gradually in
creased until about 1870 O'Clock this
afternoon, when it blew 81 miles an hour.
MARINERS ON GUARD.
The storm was predicted by the Signal
Service, and the cautionary storm signal
was displayed by order of Lieut.. Glass
ford from the flagstaff of the Merchants
Exchange building. Owing to this timely
notice manv vessels remained in port, and
thus escaped the fury of the storm.
Although the bay inside the harbor was
very rough, passengers on ferry boats
being made seaslck, shipping did not
SuUSTs OO0blOGTdDl6 uduudEeg uUMeNtI.
was done throughout the city by wind
and rain Houses we're unroofed, sheds,
fences, trees, awnings, signs, church
spires, and many smOkestacks were
blown down. Huge plate-glHss windows
were shattered, Easements flooded, and
shutters broken.
CARS DERAILED.
Cars we're lifted from their tracks by the
force of the wind and a covered wagon
was caught up and carried some distance.
No loss Of life, however, has been re-
ported. About 80 O'Clock this afternoon,
when the wind was at it's height, the west
wall OF the mechanics pavilion was
blown in, and few minutes after about
so feet OF the roof of the building was
carried across the street, damaging build
ings on the opposite side. The damage 10
the pavilion amounts to several thousand
dollars. One OF the most unfortunate dis
asters caused by the storm was the
collapse of p .. story building at Mission
and Thirtieth streets.
TWO WOMEN INJURED.
At the time OF the fall of the building
Mrs. Annie Humbert, Miss COyle and
John Carroll were in the building. Car
roll escaped, but the women We're buried
under the falling walls and severely. per-
haps fatally, injured. The most serious
result of the storm was to cut OFF San
Francisco entirely for the first time in its
history from Geographic communication
with the outside world. The wires began
going down yesterday one after another,
until the final break occurred about 1890
O'Clock this afternoon. For a short time
the city wires were rendered useless. A
large force of men is now repairing them,
but up to midnight of Jan. 30 no cOnnec-
ton has been made. This dispatch is
sent from here by mail to Sacramento.
whence 1t will be forwarded to its desti-
nation.
RAILROAD WAsHOUTS.
Washouts have occurred on the South
ern Pacific road at several places between
Mojave and Yuma. They are not cOnsiG-
cred serious, and the road will be re-
paired in three or four days at the fur
tbest. Exact information cannot be OBJ
tanned. Little or no delay has occurred
on the Central Pacific road, although
there has been snowfall between TrucKee,
Cal. and Reno, New. No information as
TO the damage sustained b. shipping along
the coast and by other portions of the
country has been received, owing to the
lack of wire communication.