Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-01
AFLOAT ON THE FLOOD.
OF THE GREAT DELUGE
IN ARIZONA.
A Number of Drownings Reported-The
Rivers Falling at Yuma-The Work of
Repairing Railroads-Trains Moving.

Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 28.-Word from
Gila Bend reports that small cabin
foated down the Gila river last night
past that place. Lamps were lighted,
and the cries OF women and children
we're heard.
A special to the citizen says a stage
/ driver named Morris, and man named
Jim Rodgers, attempted to cross the
Gila river at Riverside with mail this
morning. Morris was drowned. The
last seen of Rodgers he was floating
down the river on piece of driftwood.
RIVERS FALLING AT YUMA.
YUMA, Ariz., Feb. 2S.-The Colorado
and Gila rivers are both falling. More
high water is expected. Should it rain
thousands of dollars more loss will fol-
low, as large stocks of goods saved from
the flood are now stacked up on the
mesa without shelter. The Southern
Pacific track west will be opened within
six days. The track east is badly
washed. No time can be set when COM
munication will be resumed. The
Southern Pacific company has employed
large number of men who were rem
dered destitute by the flood. Most Of
the machinery owned by the mining
companies operating at Gila City, east
OF Yuma, has been ruined by the flood,
causing loss OF 100000. Contributions
for the relief OF the sufferers have been
telegraphed from many places. An ex-
press Office and other buildings are al
ready in course of construction on the
high mesa, west of the railroad track.
TRAINS BEGINNING TO MOVE.
SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 28.--Trains are
beginning to move again, and by Mon
day all the roads are expected to be run
ming on time, including the motor lines
to Riverside and Redlands. Today the
first papers from Los Angeles since last
Sunday were received. About five
miles of the Santa Fe track is out be-
tween this city and Cajon pass. The
rainfall at the Bear valley dam for Feb
ruary is 40 inches, as against 81 inches
for the stormy February OF 1884. Thirty
inches fell in thirty-seven hours. The
electric light works started UP tonight
for the first time since the storm. The
stormbound passengers in Cajon pass
were transferred today, and are ex-
pected in here at 8 o'clock. The
Temecula cafion road is reported badly
washed out.
THE WORK OF REPAIRING.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 2S.-The work of
repairing the Southern Pacific tracks
is progressing slowly. The trestle at
Tejunga, which was washed away, has
been replaced, and trains are now run
ming between here and Los Angeles. A
new bridge will have to be built at Mon
tevideo. The road to Yuma will not be
open for week longer. The Southern
California lines are still in bad shape,
and the service cannot be resumed until
the middle of this week.
DISTRESS AT TIA JUANA.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2S.-The body of a
Mexican drowned at Tia Juana during
the recent food was found today. The
people of Tia Juana are in great need of
provisions and clothes. The citizens of
San Diego are seeing to their immediate
necessities.
YESTERDAYS RAIN.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 28.-Reports
from all parts Of the coast show that
rain or snow has fallen in parts of
California, Oregon, Washington and Ne
yada. The following rainfall is reported
for the past twenty-four hours Red
Bluff, 1.O8; Sacramento, IA; Fresno,
AZ; Carson City, .66; San Francisco,
.6S; Los Angeles, IA.
CAYUcAs, CAL, Feb. 28.-It has been
raining heavily here for the last twenty
four. hours. The creeks are flooded.
Thevstage with the north mails, which