The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-18
BOATS USED IN THE STREETS
Railroad Traffic Is Cut Off in All
Directions.
PACIFIC GROVE III DANGER OF FLOODS.
If the Mammoth Reservoir Gives Way
There May De a Disaster Like
That at JohnStOWn.

MONTEREY, Jan. 17.-Since Tuesday at
$50 P. M. rain has been falling in sheets
and heavy showers almost necessarily, and
as result the eastern portion of this city
is almost wholly inundated The heaviest
rain that has fallen in three years has Just
! been experienced and there is no sign GIFTS
abating. On Tuesday night hail and rain
and thunder and lightning were at their
utmost, and in less than three hours over
an inch of rain had fallen
This continued all yesterday, and at 80
P. NJ. heavy hailstorm set in and the
weather was the coolest experienced IN
years. Hail soon changed into rain, which
came down in large drops. Last night a
continuous rain fell, which showed no signs
of lessening until this evening.
Monterey some years ago experienced a
severe flood and from all outlooks it will
experience another. All connecting rail-
roads except that of the beach and the Sa-
linas road are cut off from Del Monte and
the seaside. Washington street looks like
a large canal and boats are being used In
crossing. On the Del Monte road there is
at least three feet of water between the
depot and the bath-house and at many
places it is much deeper. a saloon at the
junction of Del Monte avenue and Wash
ington street is surrounded by water and
at the lower end is partly flooded. Street
car traffic is cut off east of Monterey.
The lagoon east of the Del Monte is very
high and threatens to flood the railroad
track. The roads from Carmel City and
surrounding country are badly washed,
and no reports to-day have yet been re-
ceived from there. From the latest news
yesterday the Carmel River was rapidly
rising and much debris was floating down
stream. The banks are filled, showing
heavy rains up in the mountains and the
valley. a large portion of the old convent
building, one of the Oldest buildings now
standing, was blown over by the heavy
winds.
At Oak Grove a portion of the shell
grotto place owned by f. Smith is under
water, which threatens to cover the whole
place. A boat can easily pass from Oak
| Grove to the junction of Washington street
and Del Monte avenue in Monterey.
At Pacific Grove the business houses
| closed before the usual hour and the streets
were entirely devoid Of pedestrians. The
| ludulIlOGa 1eStINOl ONneu ny VIC doLAO
improvement Company, located near Pa
cific Grove, threatens to overflow. a small
| break was discovered, but was checked be-
fore any serious damage had resulted. All
day men have been fixing up the weak
places, and Waterman has been detailed
to watch for any fresh breaks. Should it
break Pacific Grove might experience a
Johnstown flood, but located as it is no
| damage could result.
The precipitation for the storm is nearly
7 inches, making total of 81 inches for
the season, against about inches for 1893.
SANTA CRUZ, Jan. II. = An unusually
heavy rain fell to-day accompanied by
strong winds. The narrow-gauge train was
over one hour late at noon, owing to the
engine of a freight train running into a
slide near Alma. The Paiaro River was
booming this afternoon.