Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-01
A HOWL|NG HURRICANE,
San Francisco Again Swept
by a Storm.
A Worse Blow Than That of
Last Sunday.
The Wind Attains Velocity of "
Miles an Hour.
Shipping in the Bay Suffers Terribly.
Many Vessels Sunk or Driven
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| By the Associated Press.
| SAN Francisco, Nov. 30.-The storm
which ragged here last night and this
morning was the worst for many years
| and did great damage. The wind at
tanned velocity of 72 miles an hour,
and was accompanied by furious rain
which flooded the streets and broke the
sewers. At the Potrero, where the
Union Iron works and other manufaetur-
ing interests are located, the wind played
havoc. A number of houses occupied
by workmen became unsafe and the in.
mates were compelled to seek refuge in
stronger structures. A Chinese lodging
house occupied by 25 Cinnamon was
toppled over and one of them
killed. Several others were bad
ly bruised. A cottage on Bernal
heights collapsed, but the inmates had
already deserted it. The roof over the
stage of the Tivoli was blown off and the
scenery spoiled. A story frame
house, valued at 5000, near the Haight
street ball grounds, was completely
wrecked, as was cottage in Vallejo.
In Golden Gate park several hundred
trees were blown down, the shrubbery
was injured and the roof of the Casino
blown away.
On the water front and on the bay the
extreme force of the wfhd was felt.
Ferryboats were unable to make regular
trips, owing to the roughnees of the
water, and passengers who came across
were badly frightened. Ships were bat
tered and driven about in a terrible
manner. The big ship Palgrave, lying
off Tiburon, was driven Ashore
on Kershaw's lsland, and tugs
were unable to get her off. The
schooner Caroline Dickson, loaded with
railroad non, was sunk at Oakland
wharf and is wreck. The schooner
Emily Schroeder, which had lain at
anchor for two years near Mission rock,
pulled out her anchor and went ashore.
The steamer Mare Island started for
Berkeley, but the wind was too much
for her and she was driven up the river
and went on Southampton shoals. The
big fishing smack Stella was driven
across the bay to Oak'Snd and dashed
to pissces on tbs Gs.ie. @Ear G !,ASsi .sss
saved. The steamer Pasadeaa from
Eureka for San Pedro put in after bat
tling with the gale for So hours.
The gale began to come up early in
the evening. At midnight the wind was
blowing " miles an hour at Point Lobos.
The waves were breaking on the Cliff
house veranda and the spray was car
ried clean over the building and into the
road beyond. Telegraph wires were all
blown down and the observer at Point
Lobos came into town, as he expected
his house to be carried away. AT
O'Clock this morning the wind had mod
Grated to 60 miles an hour, and at 8
a. m. it was blowing only 81 miles.
The whaler VIM. Bayless lost both her
anchors and drifted into the schooner
Mary Dodge. The Bayless lost four
small boats and most of her rigging. A
report came from Berkeley that num-
Der of fishing boats had been capsized,
and that seven italian fishermen were
drowned. The report has not yet been
confirmed.
At Oakland the narrow guage wharf
washed away, and at Alameda great
damage was done to boat houses. The
yacht Fearless was wrecked, and the
yacht Mist badly damaged. At West
Oakland 400 feet of roof of the boiler fac
tory of the old Land railroad shops was
blown off. Two horses, attached to
bakery wagon, stepped on an electric
light wire and were killed.
In San Francisco fences were blown
down and houses unroofed, chimneys
topp!ed over and window glass broken.
A draft horse belonging to George W.
Gibbs stepped on an electric light wire
and was killed.
At Tiburon, the barks California and
Don Carlos went ashore, and it is not
known how badly they are damaged.
The Fulda planning mills, on Mission
street, suffered damage to the extent of
$1,000. The surplus waters from the
sewers backed in the building, flooding
the ground floor.
The wind abated shortly before noon,
but a heavy rain continued all day.
Tonight the weather is clear and the
wind has shifted to the northwest. The
barometer is rising rapidly and the
storm is over.
Telegraph lines have suffered severely,
and San Francisco tonight has commu-
nieation with but few places on the
coast and none with the East.