Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-12-16
LEFT A TRACK OF RUINS.
Region of Fruit and Flowers Laid
Waste-Storm in California.

Region of Fruit and Flowers Laid
Waste-Storm in California.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. Zone of
the most destructive storms that has
visited this section in years visited Los
Angeles and vicinity Thursday night
and Friday morning, reaching a climax
at o'clock Friday morning when
the wind reached velocity
Of twenty-eight miles an hour.
Its severity seems to have been greatest
at Pasadena and in San Gabriel Valley.
So far as reported, but two persons were
killed. Mrs. Brown, living near Glen
dale, was burned to death, and A. q.
Taber was killed at Norwalk.
Los Angeles the damage was nominal.
Pasadena, however, was less fortunate.
Reports from that place announce the
wreck of several churches end destruc-
ton of many barns. The Raymond Ho-
tel has suffered serious loss. The roof of
the west gable was carried off when the
gale was at its height. The Raymond
was opened for the season on Thurs
day night. Fortunately no one was
injured by the accident to the
roof. The destruction to orange or
ange orchards is reported as heavy. 1t
is evident from the dame done to build
ings that the loss of fruit will be
large. All wires on the line of
the Santa Fe are down except single
wire via Barstow. Reports made by
passengers coming in are that a number
of buildings along the line are blown
down and much fruit blown from the
trees.
In Yer hugo canyon and the Glendale
section the storm was the widest ever
known: Mrs. Brown, living in a
small house on the Verdugo Road,
met with horrible death.
Her house succumbed to the
wind some time during the night, and
Mrs. Brown was caught in the timbers.
AS soon as the building fell it caught
fire and the poor woman was burned to
death.
The storm was terrific up in San
Francisco Valley. The old mission at
San Fernando was shaken mp as it never
was before. Great chunks of adobe
walls, weighing ton, were hurled about.
Big timbers placed in position in
the misty pass were suddenly dragged
from their resting place and tossed
about. At Burbank the Presby-
IeTlau CnurCn was wrecked. Here
and there along the Los Angeles
river section barns and fences were
wrecked. At Los Feliz China
man was caught under a flying
roof and badly injured. Another
Chinaman was struck on the head
by falling timbers. The Holiness
Church at Monrovia was wrenched
its foundation. and the steeple of
the Baptist Church was badly
wrecked. The Methodist Church
was badly damaged. The interior
was sadly demolished. A colored fam
lily were asleep when the gale picked
up their house and carried it some dis
lance, leaving the sleepers in the
middle of the floor. Many barns
and small buildings were either shat
tered or blown down. Three coaches
on the rapid transit road were block
from the track.
1t is reported that the old mission
church at San Gabriel was badly dam
aged by the gale; that part of the wall
where the bells hang was demorlized
The storm in that section OF
the valley was very severe!
A number of houses in town were dam
aged. Old orange orthards suf-
fered. Big trees were broken by the
force of the gale. Considerable
damage was done at Garvanza and
other places in the vicinity. Reports
from all points as far as San Bernardino
indicate that the storm was general.