New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
FLOODS WEST AND SOUTH
GREAT DAMAGE DONE ON THE PACIFIC
SLOPE.
RAILWAYS THE PRINCIPAL sUFFERERs-AN
ARIZONA TOWN DROWNED OUT-TwENTY

ARIZONA TOWN DROWNED OUT-TWENIf
DAYS. RAIN ALONG THE ToMBIGBEE.
san Francisco. Feb. 25.-The latest reports sho"
4 that the storm IS about over. serious DAMAGE hN
boon done TO all railway property. especially III th'
southern portion Of the state. Soledad canyon ~
the line entering Los Angeles from this city, Is III
almost as bad a condition as last year. Much OF te
new and costly work, which required ten months u
complete, has suffered from the tom. Two hu"
dred feet of the bridge west Of Los Angeles mas pcou
carried away, the track washed out, the Pic ""N
broken and the tunnel at the entrance TO the Canyon
damaged. on Yuma division much OF the Dig pHis'
was DESTROYED and the track is six feet out OF ZINC
in many places. The bridge near Monte was also
swep, away. Three washouts Of a serious nature
have occurred between Pomona and Cuyamansc, anu
east of Cotton $50 feet Of the track, roundhouse siu'hs'
ings and everything movable has been carried away Dy
the waters. Between Cotton ard Tanning be'c1a'
bridges have been weakened.
ON Santa Ana branch the track is under water for
long stretches, and in some places has been sweep
away. South Of Downcy Station the new raNro'u
bcidrc vas DESTROYED and the town it'clf Hooded.
Between Seven Palms and luna the track Il III i
bad condition: over three miles have been sWep'
away. For 100 miles between seven PAINS anu
Yuma the wires are down and nothing definite Is hho"h
Of the condition OF the track. The sunset route VIE
probably be imperative for a week, and no llchets
to New Orleans VIII DC sou AT PRESENT. """
Pacific has had washouts neac Iiarstow and has su'-
nondcd the sale of overland tickets via. Mojavc for
one week. The passengers will be sent East over
the Central Pacific. The latter route Is III 9ood
condition. as Is the Shasta line.
Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 2j.-The late storm was ono
Of the worst in the history of this section. But htue
damage resulted in the city proper. on the river
front all the railway bridges were damaged ana III
some cases swept out. News from the surrounding
country was mcagrc, owing 10 the telegraph wires be-
ing down. but 50 far a. received the outlook Is not
encouraging. There are many rlmors and reports OF
loss Of life, but the only cases 50 far authenticated
are the drowning Of a man named wells, "ltl HIS
wife and child, near Wilmington. Undoubtedly great
damage was done to orchards and ranches south OF the
city, where the floods were the worst in years. Many
houses were damaged. livestock drowned and fences
and outbuildings destroyed.
Up to noon to-day reports showed at least six
persons who had lost their lives in the floods. The
family Of Charlc, Watts is also missing from near
Dowicy. and i, supposed to have been drowned. Ine
drowned at Quart and the bodie>. Of two MeNicans
were found in the same neiEnD2rhVaui > 1 rn.grc
some cattle. The worst Of the Hood was probably q,
Downcy and vicinity, 0ld and New IAN %aO dnd
Rivers broke from their banks and ran together ana
made a great inland sea, six to ten mics Nlue anu
seventeen miles long. Many houses were swept away
dated have not been heard from. shots were heard
in DOwuey Monday morning, hred at Naus ; FaI,n'
They are supposed to have been a signal OF distress:
The house va soon swept away. and it is feared
that the whole family persisted in the torrent.
Yuma. Ari, Feb. 25.-The work Of Strengthening the
leyee against the swollen ella River began saturday
night and was continued with energy on Sunday, every
body being pressed into the service. The river con
,inucd TO rise al a rate of one foot an hour and II was
f,und necessary to take the conVictS from the penl-
Tertiary to assist the workers. IL finally became ap
parent TINT the levcc. which was old and weak, could
not be strengthened sufficiently TO Withstand the river
and the people began moving their effects 10 hleHer
ground. At 4 O'Clock sunday afternoon the leVec
broke and in an hour and a half the town was largely
under water. The hastily constructed cmbankment
NJ Garth and sacks of hOur and meal prevented flrthcl
,prrnd Of the water on the streets, but the H'Nlcah
quarter. covering 100 acre. was Hooded. inc AR was
Gled with the noise 81 falling walls ana the screams
Of the women and children. The water was Ten rect
dozen in plaecs. Many people had no time 10 get oaI
their furniture and lost all. over a hundred houses
zorro, ruined. An American. Gus Lee, was drowned
hu, there was no other loss Of life. The railroad ana
,e,oyreph Offices were footed. The leYee on the Cofo
RADIO River side was finally cut and the wafer lh>lde
VA, thu, kept from rising. Monday morning the water
had fallen two feet. Tho people are carp'd Oh INC
riI. and the United states Q~uartcrmaster's buildings
have been thrown open. There IS much deN'l'''ioh
,mt 81, suffering As YET, there being provisions In town
.rci,,nt for "A week. The country cast Of mere l. al
,,a.r water for a, far a. heard from. Measrc reports
.,v Tho los, Of property and livestock III TIE "l'
VALLEY is heavy.
:, charles. Mo-. Feb. 2j.-The great p%ontoon bridge
manning the river at this point parted at uc aE1"
iii morninc on the east side. carrying with II the cash
a,proacn and wreckiur and sinking slN 10 e!snt
pontoun, OF the approach INC p'''N"" "" ""
un doubt bv the high wlnd. ,... &.
Wr,t Point. Miss. Feb. 2J.-The TomOifoee hlyeF -
-, q. tcnrr from the late twenty ddi ram ana nc
whole country Tor miles on carl SIDE ui ths HheI =
dn,dcI. Great damage has been done 10 s'"sA M
,nn. and many houses have been swept away inc
costcrn p1rt OF the state 4, under water aud me dam
KaiImazoo. Mich, Feb. @5.-The high waters oil
thc Kalamazoo River have Inundated a portion Ol INC
c,.t ,idn and much damage has been done.
Virginia. ILL.,. Feb. 2j.-\ severe rain ard m'l Storm
visited This section Yesterday afternoon and cfel'il%'
Tile ground during the prOgres, oI IN" hill'toim Wa
completcly covered with halstone~ 10 the depth ol iliI
niche, i'm places and az times The hallng ret'hDlul
The roaring Of artillery during a battle. Ihe crops VIII
be damaged. .
sumner. H.. Feb. 2J.-rhe EmharrasS River j. over
flowing it, banks and has already gone above I!gI
water mark. Large RATS Of logs have been separated,
causing great los to lumber mills. Great cn"rt, are
being made 10 save stock in the bottom Lands. tarh-
crs are being driven from their homes, winch arc ho"
surrounded by water.