Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-23
NEARLY TWO INCHES.
THE RAINFALL MEASURED UP TO
LAST EVENING.
Yesterdays Downpour-Reported Dam
age to Railroad Bridges-Notes About
the Condition of the Streets and River.


ending at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
than had fallen during any previous day
OF the present season. The amount OF
precipitation, according to the signal
Office, was 1.94 inches, making the rain
fall forythe season 9.05 inches. Since 8
O'Clock last evening and up to an early
hour this morning the downpour has
been almost steady, with very brief in
termissions, and fully an inch more has
fallen.
This heavy rainfall might have been
expected to cause some damage, but all
reports so far received indicate that
slight loss has been occasioned by the
rain. The river began to rise yesterday
afternoon and at 6 O'Clock the bed of the
stream was covered at Downey avenue
! for the first time this year. Soon after
| that hour one bent of the crib-work
bridge of the Glendale road across the
arroyo was washed out, and the COM
pany was compelled to announce that no
trains would be run today on the Glen
dale branch.
Those who are accustomed to driving
between Pasadena and Los Angeles will
have difficulty in making the trip to-
| day. At dark last evening the water
was up to the height of a wagon-box at
the various fords, and that method of
crossing the river will be impossible
this morning. The new Daly-street bridge
is useless, standing as it does in the
center OF the river with approaches OF
sand, or as it now is,with no approaches
at all, and travellers must necessarily
depend on the railroads, which were in
running order as far as Pasadena at last
reports.
Word was received last evening that
a large portion of the Southern Pacific
trestle bridge over the Santa Ana river
at Cotton had gone out. Ii this is 81, the
delay to trains on that division will be
serious. News was also brought to the
city that section OF the Santa Fe
| bridge over the San Gabriel river at
Glendora was damaged. The washing
out OF these bridges, if the reports are
correct, breaks communication with the
east on both of the overland lines, and
leaves the city dependent on the north
ern route. No reports of damage on any
of the local lines, except the Glendale
branch, had been received.
The levee all along the river in its
course through town stood well, and no
The river was about three feet high at
its narrowest points, but no immediate
danger of serious flood was appre-
hended, though soma slight trouble was
experienced at the Seventh-street bridge,
Here the east abutment showed signs of
weakness, and the planks OF the bridge
were ripped off to prevent their going
out. Strong ropes were attached to the
first pier and anchored safely on shore
to prevent their going down stream.
Near this point a pile-driver, in use on
the levee, was washed several hundred
feet from its resting place, but it caught
before reaching the bridge.
The cable company claims to be able
to weather the storm without any seri-
Gus stoppages. Early yesterday morn
ing the Seventh street rope stopped
running for about thirty minutes, while
two feet OF water were pumped out OF
the Grand avenue power house, but this
amount of water is a trifling matter COM
pared with the floods OF last winter, and
the company hopes to be able to keep
their engines dry.
There was no water in the Downey
avenue and Boyle Heights power houses
late last evening, and the cars will be
running as usual this morning on all
lines unless some serious trouble occurs
at later hour.
On Alameda street, at the height of
the storm, last evening, foot of water
was running in the middle OF the street,
and pedestrianlsm across that thorough
fare was rendered almost impossible.
The streets in the low places of the
southwestern part of the city We're also
well covered with water, but this occa-
stoned but little inconvenience.
By the high wind of yesterday morn
ing, some damage was done to awnings,
signs and trees. Two fine pepper trees
were blown down at the corner of Sixth
and Main streets, and on Hill street,
between Nine and Twelfth streets, there
were number of similar occurrences.
Several large awnings On Spring street,
between Second and Third, also sue
cumbed to the wind.
City Engineer Dockweiler passed
along the river front on a tourof inspec-
ton last night and came to the conclu-
sion that there was no immediate danger
OF flood. The rain would have to be
continued at its present severity for
thirty hours, he said, before any alarm
should be felt. The observations re-
ceived at the signal Office last night were
for high southerly winds today and con-
tinued rain.
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