The morning call., 1891-12-12
TERRIFIC GALE.
Houses and Churches Wrecked
in Southern California.
Tons Of adobe Swept Through the Air and
Stations Demolished.
Orange Trees UpTOOt.d and The Fruit on
Others ThOTled - The Most Terrible
Mort er Experienced ia Years.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

Los ANGELES, Dec 11.-One of the most
destructive wind-stcrms that has visited
this section in years visited Los Angeles
and vicinity last night and early this morn
ing, reaching its climax att o'clock this
morning. when the wind reached velocity
of twenty-eight miles an hour. Its severity
seems TO have been greatest at Pasadena
and in the San Gabriel Valley.
So far as reported but two persons we're
killed-a Mrs. Brown, living near Glendale,
was burned to death and a. G. Tsber at
Norwalk. In Los Angeles the damage was
nominal Pasadena, however, was less
fortunate. Reports from that place an
nounce the wreck Of several churches and
the destruction of many barns. The Ray
mond Hotel has suffered serious loss. The
roof of the west gable was carried of when
the gale was at its height The Raymond
was opened for the season last Thursday
night. Fortunately no one was injured by
the accident to the roof.
The destruction to the orange orchards is
reported as heavy. In exposed places the
fruit was blown off or thorned. The first
reports of the loss are probably exaggera-
lions, but it is evident from the damage done
to buildings that the loss of fruit will be
large.
All the wires on the line Of the Santa Fe
are down, except the single wire east via
Barstow. Reports made by passengers COM
ing In are that a number of buildings along
the line are blown down and much fruit has
been blown from the trees.
a WOMAN KILLED.
In Verdugo Canyon and the Glendale sec
tiOn the storm was the widest ever known.
Mrs. Blown. who was living in small
house on the VerdugO road, not far from
Judge Ross place, met with a horrible
death Her house succumbed to the wind
some time during the night. 1t was r small
structure, set up high from the ground. A
terrific gust of wind Wrenched it from its
foundation and 1t collapsed. Mrs Brown
was caught in the timbers. From that posi-
ton she could not eXtTicate herself. AS
soon as the building fell ii caught fire, and
the poor woman was burned 10 death. The
body was burned to crisp.
The storm was terrific up in the San Fer
nandO Valley. The old mission at San Fer
nandu WAS shaken up as it never was be-
fore Great chunks Of adobe walls weigh
ing ton were hurled about. Big timbers
placed in position in the misty past were
suddenly dragged from their resting places
and tossed about.
At Burbank the PRESBYTERIAN Church was
wrecked. Here and there along the Los
Angeles River sections Of barns and fences
were wrecked.
TWO CHINAMEN HURT.
At Los Feliz a Cbnaman was caught I'M
der a fying roof and badly injured. An
other Chinaman had the misfortune to get
aIrupL O. na head by q ia fj,1b
The Holiness Church at Monrovia was
WreBched from lis foundations. The steeple
of the Baptist Church was badly wrecked,
some Of II being carried away. The Metho-
dist Church also came in for severe treat
ment. The Interior was badly demoTalized
by reason OF great quantities OF plaster
filing.
colored family was deprived Of a home
in an instant. They were asleep when the
gale picked up their house and carried it for
some distance. They were left in the mid
die of the floor. They found relief at a
neighbours house. Many barns aud small
buildings were either shattered or blown
down.
Three coaches on the rapid transit road
were blown from the track. The morning
train from Monrovia did not arrive here till
quite late in tie forenoon.
1t Is reported that the old Mission Church
at san Gabriel was badly damaged by the
gale That part of the adobe wall where
bC4lS ilhiS WAS utulOllSDeu. 1 ne STORM
In that section Of the valley was very severe.
number Of houses in the town were dam
aged. Old orange orchards were damaged,
the big trees being broken by the force OF
the gale.
Considerable damage was done at Gar
vanza and other places in the vicinity. Re-
ports from al points as far as San Bernar-
dino Indicate that the storm was general.
SAN BERNARDINo. Dec. IA north
WIND has been blowing for two days, and
last night 1t commenced blowing a gale.
This afternoon it shifted to the northeast,
blowing as hard as ever. No damage was
done in this valley so far as known except
blowing some oranges from the trees. The
Presbyterian Church at North Ontario is re-
ported blown down. No damage is done
yet to the orange crop by frost this season,
but il the wind goes down and gives still
night, as there is now prospect OF, the
mercury will go low tomorrow morning.
ONTARIO, Dec. 1.-The heaviest wind for
years prevailed all along the foothills last
night. genuine nOrther coming directly
over the noun tains did some damage to the
orange crop In the upper part of Ontario
but the loss is very slight over most of the
tract. The Santa Fe depots at North
Cucamonga, Claremont. Lordsburg, North
Pomona and Sandimas are reported DAM
agrd. The Presbyterian Church at North
Ontario collapsed. 1t was clumsily built and
the Trustees had designed to strengthen 1t
FRESNO, Dec. ia severe wind-storn
prevails to-day south of Saugus. in the Sar
Gabriel range. 1t is not known whethel
any loss of life has occurred, but the dam
age TO property is believed to have beer
considerable. The Western Union wire:
are down north and west of Los Angeles.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. ia heavy northe
blew all night. No harm is reported in THU
valley excepting the inevitable thinning O.