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The morning call., 1892-12-01

VINO was seen yesterday at the camp. the
l.I nouse was blown over between 2 and 3
ciock In the morning, the crash awaken
Ing everybody in the adjoining houses
AZ nrst 1t was thought that several men
! naa peen killed, but Investigation proved
Ihat the only one missing was QuonQ All
Len. who was found under the ruins dead.
a Joist In the second story having crushed
MS skull 10, killing him instantly.
.niee other Chin amen were hurt In the
wreck, but none of them seriously.
is iiiis was considered phenomenon. as the
anu zen without any warning.
.S Mosa oI the men, however. were dressed
aho prepared for any emergency. Quong Ah
Len ZEN being the only unlucky one.
Inc three others hurt were Nah Fook.
tluong Kong and Gong Fling, Nah Fook
havins bad cut over his eye and the other
TWO being injured about the wrists
low the others escaped nobody knows,
as they were herded In together and the
building went all at once, leaving no one a
chanee to escape.
The building itself was a common two
sIoIy shanty covering space about 35x15
anu Dulit OF pine and redwood. It had
always been thought safe by the Chinese,
as tBey had occupied it for several years
without any personal Injury The storm
oi tuesday night. however, was more than
tne aoelent place could bear, and when it
ala go down IL broke to pieces, not enough
pe,ng left to tell what it originally was.
men The crash came the affrighted
Chinese got out the best way they could,
every man for himself and it was wonder
that nobody else was killed.
III was stated yesterday afternoon that
the BODY OF the dead Chnaman was left
under the tlmbers until the Deputy Coroner
arrived, but the boss who has the camp in
charge, stated yesterday that he was taken
from the ruins within ten minutes of the
crash ana when found all life had left the
body.
Ii lies now at the City Morgue and the in
quest will be held to-day.
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streets received a drenching both outside
and in. The cellar was covered by mud and
water 10 the depth of over one foot.
The two-fo0t sewer in Mission street was
taxed to its utmost capacity during the rain
fall. and even then IL could not do all the
work. This sewer is but poorly laid, and in
some places there is but thin crust of mud
and earth concealing an ugly hole under
meath.
One of these places is near the corner of
Army and Mission streets, in front of c.
Z. Healy's haybarn. A wagon heavily
loaded belonging to the jackson Brewery
came down Mission street. at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and ran on 10 this con-
cealed hole. The two right wheels went
through the crust, and the wagon rested on
its axles and the step.
The driver was thrown heavily to the
ground ana his assistant landed on top of
him. out luckily neI'her was hurt.
They tried 10 drive out, but the horses
could not move the lmbedded wagon.
However. as there we're great many men
ready to help the wagon driver to get his rig
Missnn-street cars, which had been block
AIDED for over an hour, were allowed to pro-
ceed.
fence on the corner of Twenty-sixth
street and Orange avenue. owned by L..
Kelly, the Fourth-street tailor, was blown
out into the street, as was also pole which
had been at one time in use for pulley
line.
DR.. Clinton's drugstore and Office, on Mis-
sion street, near Twenty-nintb, were
flooded and all his carpets ruined.
Many bulletin boards were torn down
and several minor damages weIe reported.
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THE WESTSIDE FLOOD.
Torrents Pour Down the Twin Peaks.
Damage Done in Eureka and
Noe Valleys,

Residents of the Eureka and Noe valleys
are wondering who will be successful,
Nobby Clark or Behrend Joost, in securing
from the Board of Supervisors boating and
water transportation facilities in the valleys
mentioned. Both are supposed to be about
TO engage in q contest Tor franchise from
the local government officials, for the reason
that the rains nave caused the valleys to be
fiooded-so much SO that in many localities
people have been unable to leave their own
homes Oh account of the freshets of water
pouring down the hills.
In many cases water was for hours foot
deep in front of many residences, and a
small boat would have been needed to have
reached street corner tLat was free from
the flood of rushing water.
Any body who understands the topogra-
ply of this section of the city will know
how easily a large body of water can be
formed rushing down the surrounding hills
and entering small streets without sufficient
sewerage TO carry off the ever increasing
volumes. On the one side rises Mount
Olympus and on the other Bernal Heights.
with the Twin Peaks abuIting. Between
these hills lie the two valleys. Noe on one
side and Eureka on the other. OF the two
valleys Eureka is the more thickly popu-
lated and the more largely built up. The
streets and sewers. sidewalks and residences
suff cred greatly from the unexpected and
extraordinarily heavy accumulation of
water from The recent rains. Additional
force was given to the wafer by the fact
that the land is all very steep in grade and
caused the water to fly along with strength
which tore mp everything that came in its
way.
The Oldest residents of tbs valleys say
they never saw such an amount of water
accumulate there, and they assert that the
hillside freshetS were never so strong. In
consequence the damage 70 the sewers,
streets, sidewalks and residences will reach
into the thousands. Sewers were ripped up
like pieces of rag, unable to contain the
volume Of water that rushed down the hill
sides. Sidewalks were washed away and
steps torn up. The macadam of the street
was washed away and deep ruts and undu-
latons made in thoroughfares. making the
passage OF vehicles very dangerous.
In the lower portions of the valleys the
flood made passageway tfrom the houses TO
the streeicars impossible without wading
almost to the knees.
Attorney +. Nagle, who has been a resi-
dent of Eureka Valley for years. speaking
of the large floods in his section yesterday,
said:
Only those who saw the freshets can
have any idea how large they were and how
irresistible in their course. One could not
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imagine where all the water came FROM so

imagine where all the water came from, so
iast ana In such volumes did Ii pour.
nave witnessed many storms in the valley
suburbs Tor years, but never experienced
such terrific rain and wind storm as has
taken place during the last few days. and
particularly this morning. The wind always
blows hard from the neighbOring hills, and
the small boy often asserts that he can
hear 1t whistling through the whiskers of
the statue of liberty at Mount Olympus. The
signal office says that the wind only blew
at the rate of fifty-two miles an hour, but
tell you they never measured its velocity out
there in tie hills. IL was hurricane there,
and might say cyclonic in character from
the terrific noises, sudden shriekings of
houses like strong blows from the storm
god. Why, il gyrated and whlstled, and
kowted and shrieked. Nobody could sleep
hen l went TO leave my house this
morning l stepped into flood of water
almost foot deep on the sidewalk. / got
wet TO the knees in reaching the Castro
street cars at Eighteenth street. The water
was rushing down the street at terrific
rate. | had been unable TO take the electric
cars, for they had stopped on account of the
rushing waters. When reached Eighteen nth
street water came in in food down the hill
and struck CastrO-stre car directly in the
rear. sweeping 1t off the track, flooding tie
train, and throwing the passengers from
one side TO the other. This was about 8
O'Clock in the morning. You must know
tHdt car weighs seNeIal tOusi anu Is utuliy
planted on the tracks and attached 10 a
heavy iron cable. The amount and force of
water necessary to sweep ii to one side like
a small piece of wood must have been some
thing terrific. / saw several men on Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets struck anu
thrown down by the freshet
"All over the valley signs can be seen
blown down, fences disrupted, trees shat
tered. roofs injured, window-panes broken,
sidewalks torn up, sewers injured and streets
dilapidated beyond recognition. Although
the damage, taken ia single instances, will
be small yet on the whole over the two valley
suburbs it will be very large indeed. Up on
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nothing about the loss of revenue by being
unable to do the usual amount of business
10 consequence Of the wires and poles being
down.
For several hours connection between
oakland and San Francisco was entirely
lost by the Western Union, but the Postal
Telegraph Company were able to serve their
patrons In that direction to limited ex-
tent. All around the bay the lines were
Gown, but about ii O'Clock the Western
Union was able to secure connection with
Los Angeles. The interruption in the tele.
graph service Is very serious matter with
the newspapers and business men.
lu1uTy OF very serious Character was
Done to the lines in the early part of the
storm, but large force Of repairers was SET
10 work to put them in shape. The latest
storm. however, inflicted fresh damage and
addedvery seriously TO the difficulties the
companies were laboring under.
The ship San Joaquin passed In last
night from New York. The bark Ravens
court was reported outside. but had not en-
tered at last reports. The San JOAQUIN ia
2lS DAYS from New York. and had TO nut
In to Port Stanley on July Z with loss of
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THE POTRERO SUFFERS
women and Children Stand in the
Streets All Night-The DAM
age Reported.

The Potrero suffered in Tuesday nights
storm as much as any other part OF the city,
and The scenes there during the blow were
heartrending
On the streets all during the night were
shivering groups of women and children
afraid 10 remain in their homes, while the
men spent most of the night endeavOring 10
keep their houses from being blown into the
bay.
The police who were out in full force the
entire night say that the storm was the
worst that has ever occurred In that part OF
the city.
They tried to get the families who were
crOuched IN the chilling mud to GO TO some
protected place, but found it impossible to
get any OF them to move, as they consid-
cred The open air safer than any building.
Ihe sergeant OF the station in speaking OF
the nights occurrences said that mothers
half dressed with children in their arms
STOOD about IN the streets all night, aud
would listen To 30 advice In the way of
placing themselves out of the storms fury,
seemingly being paralyzed with fear.
Nothing would induce them to leave their
positions. and when the morning broke they
were found standing by the hundreds wait
ing for the wind TO suhside.
ln all paris OF the Potrero the night was
most terrorlzing, fences and roofs being
blown away and number of accidents
occurring.
The most important of these happened
TO Martin Leonard, an employe of the new
gashouse, who was struck on the left wrist
by piece of falling slate torn from the
company's building. 1t cut terrible gas
in the flesh. but fortunately missed sever
Ing any artery, although the slate penetrated
to the bone.
Officer Eastman, who was near the works
at the time, heard Leonard cry out when he
was hurt, and went to the rescue, almost
losing his own life in the attempt.
The wind was blowing at a terrific rate,
and TO reach Leonard be had 10 climb a
steep flight of stairs.
While climbing these his foot slipped and
he lost his balance, being carried almost
over the embankment; lucky hold pre-
vented him doing so. however. and he soon
reached place of safety from which he
gained Ie0nard's side and conducted him
to DR.. Wemple's Office, where his wounds
were attended IN.
John MahOly, who owns a blacksmith
shop on Railroad avenue. found il without
a roof when he went TO work in the morning.
but thought himself lucky that the sides and
interior were lett.
A photograph gallery owned by man
named Schu niZeulerger, who recently came
from Portland, Or, was blown to pieces.
The gallery was IN a tent temporarily, and
he was doing rushing business. but tent
and apparatus are only memory now, the
remnants being scattered in hundred
places.
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CLIFF HOUSE SCENES.
Hoarse Remarks of the
Wild Waves.

The Ferries and Cliff House road carried
hundreds yesterday to where they could view
the sea in a storm. The Park and Ocean
road was blocked with sand all day. and a
great many people walked through the park
from the Haight-street entrance and then
connected with the other line by the Powell
street dummy road TO the park.
The balconies of the Cliff House were
crowded all day with men in slouch hats
and closely buttoned oyercoats, and ladies
in gossameTs ana maekintoshes stood and
sat about the sloppy balconies taking in the
wide and varied scene.
The gale that had rocked the old Cliff
House all night as it had never been shaken
before had moderated into a strong. cold
and damp wind that kept hats and wraps
closely drawn.
The picture was worth going to see. The
surf attracted the most attention. The
breakers were not as high as most people
expected 10 see them, but they were higher
than they appeared to be from the height
and distance of the cliff.
The swelling waves began to curl l5eo feet
from shore. A big watery ridge would rise TO
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HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
The Wild Franks of the Wind in the
Western Addition and on
Russian Hill,

Old Boreas just spread himself yesterday
morning in raising ructi0ns out In the
neighb0rhood of the baseball grounds.
There was a fine two-story residence
standing at the corner of Carl and Cole
streets just previous TO Z 80 A. n. yesterday.
All the plumbing work had been completed.
The electric wires were strung to every
room.
1t was one Of the finest residences In that
neighborhood and was just ready for plas-
terlng.
AT 80 o'clock the wind began moa ming
through the peaks that adorned the roof,
and then with a loud shrek old Bo-eas
threw his whole strength against the build
ing. IL fell with noise like thunder, and
there 1t now lies ali IN heap in the ne sh-
boring lot.
1t was owned by resident of Berkeley
and was being built by contractor isom
that town.
When the latter came over In diving suit
yesterday morning aud saw what the wind
had done for him he raised moderate sized
tempest himself. lie then went of to and
match factory to sell the ruins 70.
The house was valued at 5000 and will
prove total loss.
Its sharp gabled roof gives pointed evI-
dence of the tempests might.
The storm also reduced the standing of
the frames OF three two-siory structures on
Fremont avenue. near Frederick street.
They were being put Up by Louis Lanaler.
The ruins were only good for tooihpkks.
On the side of the hili above these Beh-
rend JOost had a small Office. The lad
started IL down hill at RAPID salt. ssoJsI
and his retaineTs armed with cIaymores,
scythes and sckles. rushed out at the sight
thinking Nobby Clarke had taken snap judg-
ment on them and was carrying of the build
Ing by new process of law.
1t was at the baseball grounds where the
storm had real enjoyment.
1t batted the eastern fence all over the
grounds aud played skyball with some Of
the boards.
Near the baseball groun ds an old Russian,
with name like barbed-wire fence, re-
sides 10 shanty. The tempest carried off
the roof OF hls habitatiOn and then revisited
the place several times during the morning,
carrying off board from the side OF the
structure each time without leaving lis
card. The rain has accumulated into sew
eral reservoirs In this neighborhood Of such
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fore and main topgallant masts and two
suits of sails.
The barometer at 1c r NJ was 29.SS aud
rising. The storm Is practically over.
The steamer Newbern will leave Califor-
MA Gulf ports tomorrow instead Of to-day,
as announced.
The storm tried to outdo its past severity
Tuesday night and Monday morning al
Berkeley.
Signs were blown down and trees up
rooted in large numbers. Judge Penwell's
Windmill, which upturned, was but one OF
many. AT the West Berkeley Soap Factory.
belonging TO Captain Thomas, the bulkhead
at the back OF the factory was washed out,
as was also the Addison street bulkhead.
Al Delaware street the water washed over
the railroad track. while all along the cleo
trlc road the bed was washed so that the
track settled greatly. yet no washout oc-
Cured.
At University avenue the water washed
out about ten feet of the bridge; the side
Walks during the forenoon were mostly
under water. Addison street, especially
was in a bad condition from overflow aud.
mud.
Frazer's store was flooded during the
forenoon. and Wrights bakery during the
previous night. The bakery suffered the
loss of considerable bread and mixed
dough. Most of the children were kept
from school.
Tuesday night two unknown fishing
smacks anchored off the West Berkeley
wharf. Their port lights were not burning
during the night, and in the early morning
both were seen to be overturned, and to one
OF them two men were seen clingDg. Mr..
Holen OF the feTry-boat Mare Island first
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The street railroad track above the Union
iron Works was covered during the night
with a hundred tons of rock from the bluffs
ABOVE, and men were kept busy during the
DAY Clearing the distractions away, their
time being fully occupied, as powders were
dropping the entire time.
AT the Union Iron Works two breaks
occurred, one In the main building where
,he oiliees are situated and the other in the
boiler works.
ana the assistant superintendent stated that
ihe damage would not reach 500. and was
less than they had suffered in the past five
years.
Ihe damage was confined to The roof,
ABOUT seventy feet being blown off the
Dolier-shop aud three skylights being lifted
from the main building
outside OF this no damage was done to
the works. although reports were current
mat the Monterey and Cruiser No. had
DFuken from their moorings aud run amuck
among The other shipping.
ms was pronounced to be false by every
pody about the ward. and was probably so,
DOM vessels being in their proper places.
AT the oil works Of the Pacific Whaling
COMPANY the shipping did not escape as
slightly damaged.
ihe park Ameri ic'n parted her anch or some
Time Ia the morning and drifted down to-
ward Mission Rock where she was rescued
safety.
AT the company's dock were moared the
Wanderer, Beluga belonging to the fleet
anu merchantmen called the Agenor
wnich was there for repairs.
me Wanderer managed to keen her place
at tne wharf. but was badly chaffed, while
tbe piiing was badly damaged.
lhe beiuge was not so lucky as her sister
snip and broke away in the early morning
crashing into the side of the Agenor where
she now lies, the rigging being locked and
potil keels resting on the mud.
Inc damage will not amount to anything
as potn vessels can be easily cleared.
lne rest OF the Potrero showed signs of A
severe storm, but no damage was done ex-
cept 10 the lumber niles. which in many
piaces were. scattered in all directions.
One Oh the amusing incidents OF the storm
is related by Officer Dan Reardon, who was
on duty all night.
feardon weighs 293 pounds, and is con-
sldered the heavyweight Of the force.
he Claims that between and 3 In the
morning, while on his way TO the station,
ne was overtaken by gust of wind on Ken
tucky street which lifted him from his feet.
anu carried him down two blocks. turning
the corner and landing him on the police
station platform
Ihe sergeant In charge was inclined to
DOUBT the story. but remarked, incidentally,
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THE COBWEB PALACE.
An historic Structure at North Beach
Battered to Pieces by the Force
of the Gale

The southeaster OF Tuesday last pretty
nearly wiped out one OF the oldest land
marks of San Francisco. At O'Clock yes
terday morning it looked as if there would
be little left of Old Abe Warmers Cobweb
Palace at North Beach except lumber pile
and scrap of history.
Ever since 1855 Abe Warner has dwelt In
the ramshaekIe old shanty well-known to
San Franciscans as "The Cobweb Palace"
The place is as famous In its way as the
oid curiosliyshop of Charles Dickens.
warmers monkeys have amused two gen.
erations OF San Franciscans, and one of the
ablest original drawings ever produced by
San francisco artist formed one of the
many ornaments on the walls Itrepresents
warmers place as ii was about 1860. the
same old shanty and the same old CORNER
monkeys and all-only that he paid $500
month Tor it then and he only pays $50 now.
The original structure, ofwbich Warmers
saloon shanty Is now about the only relic.
ana that in ruinous state, was at one
time the Meiggs Wharf Hotel, and occupied
the shore end of the wharf The tide ran
lar up beneath 1t, and the portion of the
structure which was leveed by the storm
o. tuesday night was the baihhouse, the
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A CHINArlAN KILLED.
The Storms Terrible Work at the
COrdage Works, South San
Francisco.

During Tuesday nights storm a China
man named Quong All Len. employed in the
Tubb's Cordage Factory at South San Fran
cisco. was killed by the collapse of build
Ing In the Chinese quarter of the factory
The buildings occupied by the Chinese
laborers are situated just south Of the main
buildings on a fat and are composed OF the
most fiimsy kind of material.
The one In which Quong had made his
home was occupied by about thirty-fve
chinese. according to the Chinese bosses
statement. and was one of the best struct-
lures In the camp, but was isolated from the
other buildings. giving the wind free
sweep at it.
Ihe crash occurred about 2 o'clock In the
morning and resulted in complete demol-
ishing OF the house. parts of which were
scattered In all directions.
According TO the statement OF the boss,
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Women are not slow to
comprehend. They're quick.
They're alive, and yet it was
man who discovered the one
remedy for their bseukaay all
ments.
The man was DR.. Pierce.
The discovery was his Fa-
vorite Prescription the boon
to delicate women.
Why so round with one
foot in the grave" suffering in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
there's remedy at hand that
isn't an experiment, but which
is sold under the guarantee
that if you are disappointed
in any way in it, you can get
your money back by applying
to its makers.
We can hardly imagine a
woman's not trying it. Pos
sibly it may be true of one
or two-but we doubt it.
Women are ripe for it.
They must have it. Think
of a prescription and nine out
of ten waiting for it. Garry
the news to theml
The seat of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regu-
late the stomach and you
cure it. DR.. Pierce's Pellets
are the Little Regulators.
ap23 2y eod 2p
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that Reardon had arrived in rather dus-
tered condition.
Everybody In the Potrero agreed In the
opinion that 1t was the worst storm in its
history, and all hoped that the end had
come.
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following the front one, was sharply out
lined on the field of light.
The surf roared and dashed as ever, and
tne WIND blew even more fereely, but the
storm and the sky had given the dull day
lew minutes of evening glory more poeticaI
anu beautiful than any painter ever caught
Some looked eDtranced, and then, as the
nlsts and the storm again took possession
OF tne sea and shore with the advancing
night. they turned 10 their blazing tireplaees
a. home.
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saw them and ran for assistance. When
they reached the spot the boat had washed
ashore and the men were not 10 be seen.
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the Corbett road the greatest force OF the
water was felt. 1t made connection with
the valleys impossible"
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