Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-23
ABOUT THE CITY.
The Rain Again Stops the
Cable Road.
A LIVELY MORNING BLAZE.
1t Destroys a Millinery Store-A
Curious Case Investigated
by q Detective.
LIVELY MORNING BLAZE.

The Pacific Railway Company endured
repetition of its former melancholy
experiences yesterday. The cables all
started up at the usual time in the morn
ing, but the water soon began to pour in
at the Grand-avenue power. house
through the Seventh-street conduit. The
pumps were kept at work and the con-
duit was plugged up. A relay of mule
cars was started to run over the line and
the other parts of the system were kept
In operation. At 2 O'Clock the water
had risen 30 high in the house
that it was necessary to stop the cables
for short time while efforts were made
to head off the flow. From that time on
the utmost endeavor was made to keep
the cables in motion, but at last they
stopped permanently. The water had
risen to about the same point that it
reached in the last storm, three and q
half feet above the main lower foor,- and
to within couple OF feet Of the hubs of
the great driving wheels.
The worst feature of the catastrophe
this time was that the water burrowed
hole under the foundations, which rap
idly grew in size as more and more of
flood poured through it, until grave fears
were entertained that the structure would
fall. In the gutter near the corner of
the building on the Grand-svenue side
there is now large hole nearly six feet
In length, extending down under the
sidewalk to the foundations of the build
ing and under these into the engine
room. If the storm continues through
the night and into today Mr.. Robinson is
likely to have much graver problem
presented to him than ever before, in the
possibility of the collapse of the walls of
the building.
The cables from the Boyle Heights
and Downey-avenue power-houses con-
tinued in operation until evening, when
they all stopped owing to the fact that
the power-houses we're flooded and
the track in many places covered with
water. A regular river was flowing down
Alameda street across the First-street
track, carrying planks and pieces of
trees and quantity of sand and gravel
Mr.. Robinson and all his force were
hard at work all of Saturday night, Sun
day and last night, and everything was
done that ingenuity could suggest or in.
dustry execute. II the rain discontinues
some Of the lines (not all of them may
start up again today. If it does not
cease, the citizens of Los Angeles will
many of them be compelled to walk
down town in the rain today.
Up to 5 O'Clock last night Ill inches
had fallen during the previous "a
hours, making total of 18 7S inches for
the season. Between and 6 o'clock the
rain came down heavily and many of the
streets were flooded. The water poured
down Temple street and found lodgment
on the opposite side of Main street. At
First and Spring streets there Was lake
and at Second and Fort the water came
with such force ss to send it across the
cable tracks and along Second to Spring,
where lake was formed on the corner.
West of the hills the scenes of week
ago were repeated and Hope street
again served as the bed of a
rapid river, which debouched rear
Fifteenth street and reached Figueroa
at Montgomery. Washington street was
covered with water from curb to curb,
and Main street below Ninth received
it's full share of the food.
The river rose very little and at mid.
night was falling, but the ditch leading
from the Arroyo de las Posas was re-
ported to be running over and washing
away the underpinning of bridge that
crossed it at First street. The rain con-
tinued at intervals up to late hour this
morning, and at the time of going to
press it was still coming down at alivaly
rate