New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
II FLOOD IN THE FAR WEST.
MORE DETAILS OF DAMAGE DONE By RAINS IN

CALlfOfsNlA.
San Bernardino, Cal, Feb. o6.-lt began raining on
Saturday night and by Sunday night the streams "o4c
roarine' The motor bridge over Lyle Creek, between
can por,.raino and Cotton, was washed away on Mon
dov morning. The whole expanse of country peio"
san Rernardino City was covered by the rushing waters
and MANY families were compelled 10 nee 10 "shoi
ground. The school building was carried OH, Inc
creek changed its natural course ana maze ehlno'' "
new channel. Thousands OF dollars OF valuable prop
merry WAS DESTROYED. Mir. Grosvenor on SUNDAY HloiH'
inc had $50 acres of highly cultivated land ana on
sunday night only a quarter Of an acre remained
rho SANTA Fe Railroad bridges suffered greauy' y"
Monday morning $50 feet Of the bridge between can
Dcrnardino and Cotton was carried away as "elc "o0
feet Of the bridge between this city ana Los ""s.N'
The motor and county bridges over SANTA Al" NJ
he'd The approaches washed away for lou le'' Inv
san Bernardino and Arrowhead MoVor o"p"
,rachs have been washed out for a long diistahcc' liz
Caion pass the condition Of things is the w9rst ever
Ssc%6sno" in that section. Ten thousand feet OF the Ssht Is
re tacn md four trains are tied up between the
Two points. The southern Paclmc prlussT, County
Cotton. is in an Impossible rH SU nHr,fon OF the city. was
in danger. twenty-five acres OF the nosP soated AVIAN,
being carried of. A number oil housSe oaNi in thjs
leaving the people homeless. Inc oannaSC Tho
county will be between 100000 and So0o'VVo; I 10
waters have subsidized considerably ana inc e'"" "
over. ona
San Diego. Cal. Feb. o6.-The storm on SUNDAY anu
Monday was the most severe ever experienced In 'hiS
section. The damage to railroads leading lIo" 'n0
city is large and il will be a week before u">el y
resumed as IL was before the flood. Inc o"h Vi
TIaiuana. on the Mexican line, was totally "as"0u
away. except the Russ Hotel, which is so badly daDi-
asod n To he of no further use. The Otay hVT
broke rs banks aud swclled Tiajuana River untl Ii
sooded the entire country, sweeping away stores
houses. cattle and everything That came ~ u pay" ~
Two persons are reported drowned AT lldJuaiia. r~
other fatalities are reported, AZ hanhona e1
inches Of water is reported. "a fallns ouIums a~e y a Tho
On Cuyamaca road several washouts occurred, ana Ino
san Diego River bridge was washed away n' ~
senada The rain did considerable damage. Inc soap
Ti Cer o, on lie Was reported. 10 damage was done in
San Diego, although considerable rain fell ana VIM
at aimed the velocity Of forty miles per hour.
Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 26.-Reports continue 10 come
IN from the surrounding country giving further detaiis
Of the devastation caused by the recent noods' AS
+heso rcnorts are doubtless exaggerated 1t IS Impossible
IN give nm estimate of the losses, but the amount Will
no considerable. II Is now thought that only lour
lives have been lost, the Wells family, three III mum
her. at Quartz, and Severane Lourane. near Wilmington,
The san Gabriel River formerly passed down east oi
the town. 1t Is now flowing west OF the town anu u
100 feet wide. The county bridge at san GaDrleI ma
been carried away and O house swept down near DOW
ney's. From the Ten mile House 10 the ocean there Is
a vast body OF water covering an area OF ten miles WIW
and fifteen miles long. Charles Watts's FANNY, sup
posed 10 have been drowned near DO"ne9, turneu ~
an right. The santa Fe road TO san Diego IS III paN
condition and may not be opened for a week.
G. d. simonson, general Eastern agent OF the Atch
ison. Topeka ard santa Fe Railroad, received yesterday
the following dispatch from The passenger tranic man
arer of the system regarding the condition OF the Call
f1rnia rOutc "Washouts in California are all re
ualred. and our trains are going through TO destinations
M timen