The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-21
SOUTHWESTERN At SANTA MONICA.

TO lie out on the sun kissed sands at the
leet OF the great, restless sea and specu-
late or the things beyond, or dream of
the sunny isles of the far south, W here
The cares of a work-a day world do not
! c1me to shorten the days and make mon
hs'e each other. Such Il place is Santa
Monica, her little strip of white beach
walled in on all eides to the lsndward by
tall bluffs, tho sides o., which have been
corrugated by the beating rains and
winds from the southwess-the open
5outEwest-ti till they eeem to frown upon
the roaring billo. and cay truly, thus
far. and no farther"
And the biiows seem to know the
meaning of these wrinkles and frowns
Perhaps they have heard the hills
speak and have hearkened to the warn
Ing, for they have ceased to dash
against this earshen barriers as they
did OF wore. Yea, the waves have
ceased their useless Efforts and have
backed down from the frowning bluffs.
IN hundred years they Rave backed
down several feet. There are many
evidences of that, and as they recede
they pile IN the sand behind them,
as though in sheer chsgrn st being
baked of their inland progress. This
is the more picturesque way to state
the case, but geologists will tell you
that the land that skirts the shores at
hts Monica is distinguishing out OF
the sea; slowly. very nlowly. it is true.
but still rising. In time it has already
risen fifty and a hundred feet in diff
terent places. and it is etll rising
THE GRAND SOUTHWESTERN.
Perhaps it is this geological fact that
MI Huntington has in mind when he
says there is ami la room on the beach
for many competing lines of railroad.
Indeed, in times own fullnsss, there
may be.
SAINTS Monica was an E len yesterday.
Though there were mountains upln
mountains OF white clouds etill off to the
southwest, tho eky above Santa Monica
roedHtead WAS aa blue as the heavlng
depths below it, and the sun shone on
all the green hills around through al
atmosphere that was cleardr and purer
DeGAuse OF tina great storm that ended
onlv the dav before.
You should go to Santa Monica to see
one of these grand southwelt storms.
Dress III oil sk!ns from top to bottom
and remain high on the blulfs, thea you
are SAFE.
1t Is truly an inspiring spectacle to see
tho great pillows roll in from the south.
west--from the open sea. | witnessed
the storm Friday aud again On Saturday
morning, and nay only regrst is that [
have not the pen with which to portray
Ito paint it into words so that all tle
world could know the sublimity of it.
THE SPRING LINES PARED.
gran3 bAttl5 OF ths oemsneJ it was.
truly, When looked off toward the
long wharf it was hidden from nv view,
though stood nigh on the bluff north
OF Santa Monica csil IN. Beneath mo,
In the ctll)n, the erstwhie little brook
was swollen almost to proportions OF
river, and every moment il threatened
to carry away soma os thu leas secure OF
this workm ans homes built on its banks.
1t was Ihnraday nlght that ths ship
ping In the roadsted Jared the worse for
ths storm. In fsucied security the big
Wellington lay in this blight behind the
coal bunksrs moored to the pier aud the
two starboard buoys. la tins early hours
OF the night her spring Inns parted.
though they were an inch thick aud
moet skilfully secured. Something OF
the fury of the sonthweet gales can be
toms lines-thougn mona OF its grandeur.
You must have seen thu storm to know
the latter. But as have said, Captain
Anderson had wisely kept up steam,
and by prompt action and admirable
sesmanship the vessel was got out to sea
bsiore serious harm was done. But those
who saw the accident say 1t was mar
vel that che escaped being beAched on
tho hard sands.
The three masted lumber schooner
Reporter, with a big deck load Of pms
boards, Jared even worse than the
Wellington, though she was moorcd to
the long wharf. She stood off little
when the storm first broke, but when
the wind shifted to the south west the
gale b3w her over against tina wharf
and pounded her with great force against
the huge and solid structure There
was only one thing that saved her and
tnie was the prompt action of the road.
stead tug. She aaw the Reporters dam
ger and at oncs and in abort order had
thrown her line ard towed her out to
sea, where the waves were !ess angry
and she could anchor in safety. Yester-
day che WAS towed back to the long
wharf and began to UNLOAD her cargo.
SHEDS WERE DEMOLISHED.
At the Arcade baths and the sheds
along the beach promenade considerable
damage was done by the wind, but the
workmen were wise enough to tear
down some OF the frams structures be-
fore the wind had lifted them bodily
and blown them over on the bluffs, az
it constantly threatened to do.
Aside from these casualties there was
but little harm done to Santa Monica by
the great storm. | say great, more be-
cause [ witnessed most OF it and was
impressed by the stirring spectacle;
but in truth it was no unusual storm for
Santa Monica when the wind blows in
from the southwest.
Once during the progress of the storm
tried to venture out on tho long wharts,
ured there by the wonderful pictur.
ssqueness of the stirring battle OF ele-
ments and anxious to get better view
Of that part of the roadstead lying be.
tween the wharf and the mountains to
he north.
But the waves were too high for that,
and put back to place of safety after
reversing the length OF few hundred
'ards. l went back to my place on the
bluffs and watched the great pillows
breaking over the huge timbers. And |
or time the contest seemed doubtful
whether the wood or the water would |
bend in the great struggle. But today
he pier stands stout and stable as ever,
n "a 70 IL.