Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-19
SWEPT eY A GALE.

4 Furious wlndstorm In Southern CnfA-
fornia Causes tho Loss OF Two Lives-
Total Damage to Property and tho
Orange Crop Estimated at over ST.
100000.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 14.-One of
the most destructive windstorms expe-
rienced in this section in years visited
Los Angeles and vicinity Thursday
night and early Friday morning,
reaching its climax at o'clock Friday,
when the wind blew twenty-eight
miles an hour. Its severity seems
to have been greatest at Pasadena and
in the San Gabriel valley. So far as
reported but two persons were killed:
Mrs Brown, who lived near Glendale
and who was burned to death, and A.
G. Taber, at Norwalk.
In Verdugo canyon and the Glendale
section the storm was the widest ever
known. Mrs. Brown, living in a small
house on Verdugo road, met with
horrible death. Her house succumbed
to the wind some time during the night
and collapsed. Mrs. Brown was caught
in the timbers. AS soon as the building
fell it caught fire and the poor woman
was burned to death. The body was
burned to a crisp.
In Los Angeles the damage was NOM
inal. Pasadena, however, was less
fortunate. Reports from that place
announce the wreck of several churches
and the destruction of many
barns The Raymond hotel, which
was opened for the season
Thursday night, suffered serious
loss. Destruction to orange orchards
is reported as heavy. In exposed
First reports of loss are probably ex-
aggerations, but it is evident from
the damage done to buildings
that the loss of fruit will be
large. All wires on the line of the
Santa Fe are down except a single wire
east via Barstow. Reports made by
passengers coming in are that num-
ber of buildings along the line are
blown down and much fruit blown from
the trees.
The storm was terrific up in the San
Francisco valley. The old mission al
San Fernando was shaken up as il
never was before. Great chunks OF
adobe walls weighing tons were hurled
about. Big timbers, placed in position
in the misty past, were suddenly
dragged from their resting places and
tossed about.
At Burbank the Presbyterian churct
was wrecked. Here and there alonf
the Los Angeles river section barns
and fences were wrecked. At Lo
Feliz Chinaman was caught under ,
flying roof and badly injured. Anothe
Chinaman was struck on the head b,
falling timbers.
A colored family was deprived of it
home in an instant The member
were asleep when the gale picked "
the house and carried it some distance
They were left in the middle of tn
floor. Many barns and small building
were either shattered or blown down
Three coaches on the Rapid Transi
road were blown from the track
On Millionaire Baldwin's fine SAINT
Anita ranch, Is miles from Los An
geles, the old orange orchard, tn
finest in the valley, was badly hurt an
! half of the crop lies on the ground.
. magnificent row of poplars leading t
, Baldwin's house was ruined, many G
! the trees being uprooted.
. A conservative estimate places Tn
, loss on the orange crop at $50, 900, an
, the total loss at over S!,OOO,OO
: LONDON, Dec. IA gale Sunda
caused much damage and the loss {
, several lives. At Newport, Monmouth
: shire. house in the course of erectio
was blown down by the storm and fe
, on two adjoining shops, in which
|. number of people happened to /
at the time. Ten persons were MOI
or less seriously injured. At Can
bridge the fall of wall, which w;
. overthrown by the wind, killed tw
!, women who happened to be passir
: by. Other casualties are reported.
!. Wiltshire barn fell, killing Gov
, hut not injuring the maid who WI
milking the animal.