New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
CLOUDBURST IN ARIZONA.
THE GILA RIVER EXCEEDINGLY HIGH' AND
YUMA PARTIALLY FLooDED-DAMAGE
IN ILLINOIS AND OHIO.

Uolbroob Arz Feb. 24-There was cloudOurst AT
san Carlos A1z Yesterday. Two and onehaif lhches
OF rain fell in six hours and SIX inches since ias'
Tuesday. The ella River is becoming hgher 'ial'
ever before The Indian farms and bitches are all
destroyed The agency -four mill Is partly inuhuafu'
and It's machinery ruined. The mill is liable 10 80
down stream At any moment The agency
miller, William Cornell, and his family narrowly
escaped from drowning. His house and contents
we're washed away, and he had to wade kheedeep
to the shore with his wife and babies.
Yuma Ariz Feb. 24.-LosS OF life is reported from
the ella Valley, particulars have been received
The southern Pacific track is washed out for twenty
four miles east OF Yuma, and is five feet uuer Waer
one hundred adobe houses have been washed do"h'
and 800 people are homeless. Much distress prevail'
for want of food clothing and shelter The school
houses churches convent restaurants and all except
one OF the stores are flooded. Tile Yuma Times
Office Is wrecked.
San BernardinO, Cal Feb. 24-The present storm
has assumed the dimensions Of food. The waters
ore rising RAPIDLY I'm the rivers and have caused more
damage than the great storm of February, 1854 All
the bridges the Santa Ana River nave oeeh
swept away excepting the Santa fe bridge on the
Redands branch, and the Southern Pacific Dridge'
The latter is partially destroyed The Santa Fe bridge
and the railroad bridge OIL the road Riverside are
all gone The American schoOlhouse on Little Creek
went down with the food and several houses ana
barns along Little Creek were washed away Inc
train from the East by way of Barstow, duc yeser-
day could not arrive and Mojave River Is reportei
five feet higher than ever before known All the
families between san Bernardlno and Little Creek
south Of the city, have left their houses ana moved
into the town. one hundred feet Of the southern
Pacific track between Cotton and the round house were
washed out. The rainfall for the season Is sixteen
inches for February, eight inches.
Phoenix Ariz.. Feb 24.-Ihe first wire INTO rhoe"'A
since wednesday night was completed today heiNS
rain last night and this morning raScu inc san
River. but the river did not get over the banks
Late this afternoon are that Yuma Is tre"ccu
with nmdation by the ella River changing It's
he'd from where il emptics into the Colorado. All
wires are down, and it is supposed that part OF tho
town has been swept away.
Portland. ore. Feb. 24.-Report5 from al parts OF
oregon and Washington show that snow,'orm has
prcvall,d since sunday The fail west Of the Cascade
Mountain, ha, generally been light. but in the eastern
portion of the two states from five TO eighteen lcHes
have fallen.
Cincinnati. Feb oi-Thc ohio River rose to-day az
tho average rate OF a half inch an hour. and at !
O'Clock reached nfty-scvcn feet. At Ripley, Forty
mile, above here 1t T. rising at the same rae ~
huntington the river has fallen eight Inches ana al
uolnt, above il is falling rapidly. II there were no
rain II would be fair to Say that the river here Woud
rise not more than four inches more, ana tneh re re
ccd": but II is raining at nearly az i'i, - il, th,
- head waters. There Is I'D WaHHh 'l'"-" Ill III"
C,rl9t' ill.,. Feb 2t-rhe KashaS,a River. usually
a small stream, has been largely s"e.ed oI,H0, ~
last wcek owing TO the general heavy rainfall IL Is
rising rapidly and Is flooding the owland'. u,o
Centrala, H.. Feb 24-The streams OF TINS ree,S ,S
farmers report hundreds OF hogs drowned and carried
away by tic food Fences and buildings also suffered