Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-27
A TOWN wAsmEp AWAY.
Details of the Terrible Floods In Cali
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SAN FRANCIsCo, February 26.-Th
storm of Sunday aud Monday was th'
most severe ever experienced in thi
section. The damage TO railroads lead
/ ing from the city is large, and 1t will b'
week before travel is resumed as j
was before the flood.
The town OF Tiajuana, on the Mexican
| line, was totally washed away, eXcep
/ the Russ Hotel, which is 50 badly dam
aged as to be Of no further use. Th'
Omy river broke its banks and swelleC
the Tiajuana river until it flooded the en-
tire country, sweeping away stores,
houses, cattle ana everything that came
in It's path. Two persons are reported
drowned at Tiajuana. No other fatal
ties are reported.
At Ramona Il inches of water is re
ported as falling during the storm. Or
the Cuyamaea road several waShoutS Oc
CURED and the San Diego river bridge
was washed away. At EnSenada the
rain did considerable damage. The
soap works on the Ensenada river were
totally washed away, but no loss of lie
was reported. No damage was done in
San Diego, although considerable rain
fell aud the wind attained velocity OF
40 miles per hour.
a dispatch from Los Angeles says: Re
ports continue TO come in from the sur
rounding country, giving further details
of the devastation caused by the recent
floods. As these reports are doubtless
exaggerated, it is impossible To give an
estimate of the losses. But the amount
will be considerable. 1t is now thought
that only four lives have been loSt-the
Wells family, three in number, al
Duarte, and SeveranO L0urene, near
Wilmington. The San Gabriel river
formerly passed down east of the town.
II is now flowing west OF the town, and
is twelve hundred feet wide. The county
bridge at san Gabriel has been carried
away and "a house swept down near
DOwueyS. From the Ten Mile House to
the ocean there is a vast body OF water
covering an area ten miles wide and tif-
teen miles long. Charles Watts family,
supposed 10 have been drowned near
DOwncy, turned up all right. The Santa
r. road 20 San Diego is in bad condition
aud may not Dee opened for week. The
Yuma Board of Trade has appealed to
this city for aid. IL will be several days
before communication is resumed with
the East By either the Santa Fe OF the
Southern Pacific railroads.
Adispatch from san Bernardino says:
II commenced raining Saturday night
and by Sunday night the streams were
roaring rhe motor bridge over Lytlc
creek between san Bernardn0 and Col
ron wJs washed away ON Monday morn
ing. The whole eNpanSe of country be-
low san Bcrnardiuo City was covered
bv the rushing waters. and many fami-
lies were compelled to flee to higher
ground. The school building was car
fled OH. ground and all. The creek
changed its natural course, and made
entirely new channel.
Thousands of dollars worth'of prop
crtv was destroyed Mr.. GroSvenor, on
Sunday morning, had $50 acres OF high
IN cultivated land, and on Sunday night
only a quarter Of an acre remained. The
santa Fe Railroad bridges suffered
greatly. on Monday morning $50 feet
and Cotton was carried away, aS We're
$50 feet OF the bridge between this city
and Los Angeles. The motor and coun-
IN bridges over Santa Anna river had
the approaches washed away for $50
feet. The san Bernardino and Arrow
head Motor Company'S tracks have been
washed out for long distance.
In Gallon Pass the condition OF things
is the worst ever seen in that section.
Ten thousand feet Of the Santa Fe track
between san Bernardino and BarStow
are oblitcratcd, and four trains are tied
no between the two points. The South
ern Pacific bridge west Of Cotton is in
an impasSable condition. The County
Hospital. situated in the western por-
tion Of the city, was in danger, % acres
of the hospital grounds being carried
off. 4 number Of houses tloated away
leaving the people homeless. The dam
age in this county will be between $500;
600 aud $500 900 The waters have
subsidized considerably and the storm Is
over