Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-28
VERY HIGH WATER.
MANY TOWNS IN CALIFORNIA DEVASTATED
By DISASTROUS FLOODS
Several Lives are Reported to Haye Been Lost in the
Angry Torrsnt-Only Two Buildings leh
in the Town Of Yuma-Gres' Destruc-
ton to Railroad Property.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, February 27.-Sev'
era deaths have resulted from the flood
at Tiaiuana.
A Mexican was drowned while at
tempting toassiSt others. VIM. Il. Serb
ner, druggist, was swept away in his
store by the food.
In Tialuana there is not a dwelling
left standing on its foundation, The
Russ House is the only building not
completely wrecked, and II is badly
damaged. The main current OF the
Tiajuana river now runs through the
town. The valley is completely swept
OF fencing, windmills, etc. A large
number of cattle, hogs and horses are
known to have persisted. There has
been no communication wi.h the MeXi-
can side yet. and il is impossible TO tell
the damage or the number Ci lives lost.
The dispatch from Los Angeles says:
There is no change in the general stu
alton in this vicinity except that every
minute has been utilized by the rail
road people in getting tracks In shape.
The first train for San Francisco will
probably leave to-day at o'clock. The
situation south is much worse. and 1t
will probably be Saturday OF Sunday be-
fore the line to Yuma is opened. The
Santa Fe is still badly blocked. The
track in the canon is covered with dirt,
and it will be some days before it can be
cleared. But little is known OF the
status OF affairs east of San Bernardino.
One or two trains are somewhere be-
tween that place and Barstow, but at
what point is not known.
4 dispatch from San Bcrnardino says:
Cajon Pass was badly damaged, and it
will be some time before trains can get
through. The railroad company Is try
ing to release the storm-bound passen-
gers from the trains caught between the
pass aud BarStow. The railroad bridge
was washed away, but the bridge over
the Moiave, near the pass, still safe.
The pipe line in Santa Anna Canon, fur
nishing water to Redand Heights, is
badly washed out. The city has re-
ceivcd no mail from any quarter since
last Sunday. Every bridge in the
county this side of the mountains
except the Santa Fc bridge between
this city ana RedlandS, has been either
badly damaged or washed out. The re-
pairs are being made as rapidly as pos
sible and trains will be running again
pretty generally in day or two. 4
messenger from Elsinore says that seven
miles of the railroad track between Ell
sinore and PerriS is washed out, the
bridge Is gone, aud it is reported that
the Remccula Canon is entire y destroy
ed. A dispatch from Pasadena says:
All the local railway trains ere again
running, but there are no prospects OF
any overland mails for several days.
over two miles OF track on the Santa
Fc, in Cajon Pass, are either washed ont
or covered by laudsiideS.
san FRANCISCO, February 2c.-DiS-
patches received by the railroad officials
from Yuma to-day say that every build
ing i'm the town except th' Southern
Pacific hotel and the Pcniten iary were
destroyed by the food last ght. The
ella and Colorado rivers r So thirty
three feet above low water mark. In
order to prevent the bridge from being
carried away by the freight depot, be-
ing set anoat. the building was blown
mn bv dynamite. This morning the
river dropped seventeen inches in one
hour, and the Yuma residents are feel
ing less anxious. All the country east
ward for twenty miles is under water,
and Southern Pacific trackS are washed
ont for fully that distance.