The herald., 1895-11-17
street, but 1t grew worse and jus. at dusk


of ever ine it died..
The work Of destruction by the flames
at the cottage was complete. The sams
north wind wbioh hsc made life burden
In this city for four days was blowing
.here and the flames licked NJ the build
'sh ort length Of time, very little being
saved.
It was impossible to communicate with
the father of the child yesterday after.
noon. he beins out on the road at work,
and was therefore in ignorance Of the
fact thst his child had been burned and
his outage destroyed. Barton e. Catick
were summ oned ant the body removed
to their undertaking psrlors. whore it was
prepared for burial.
FLOATED DOWN THE FLUME.
The lem onths'-o -old baby Of W. II.
Crane, prominent orchardist Of High
land, floated 100 rods down an irrigation
ditch today. and when rescued the little
fellow was supposed to be drowned. His
parents at once went to work to re-
susciiate him, howeevr, while others we're
dispatched for physician. and after an
hour OF anxiety the baby recovered con-
sciou ness. and will probably feel no ILL
effects from its involuntary bath.
The baby had been playing near the
uOuSo IulS mOTulHBs Wutu buuucUIV IL
was missed bv its mother. She at once
thong OF the ditch which runs close by.
and following it for more than a quarter
Of a mile, found her baby lodged under
foOtbridge, along with some debris. The
ditch is cement one and has considera-
bic fall. which caused very rapid cur
rent. and it is marvel that tine baby
was ever rescued alive.
STRUCK BY THE MOTOR.
Tho 11-oclock motor from this city to
Redlands struck farm wagon at cross
ing near OLD San Bernardino this morn
ing, IN which joe Wilson and neighbor
were riding. How the accident occurred
10 not clear, but from ell the circumtan.
cess it seems that the trainmen were not
to blame. The wagon was completely
wrecked, nothing being left but bits.
Wilson escaped with a broken leg, while
the other occu pant and the team were
uninjursh.
EFFECT OF THE "NORTHER."
The wind whioh has blown almost con-
stantly has dune but little damage to the
orange orchards Of the valley. This will
occasion some surprise, tor the currents
Of air which have swept through the
streets and ratified the windows apa doors
and cbimneys Of the city caused people
to tear that the orange crop would be Sc
riously injured. In order to get informa.
tion that could not be questioned, tn
Timss-!ndex this morning telcphoned to
the packing houses in Redlands, High
land and Cotton, and from eash place
came the reply that the damage was so
small that 1t could not be expressed in q
percentage.
At Redlanus the hardest blow was on
Thursday afternoon, when the oranges
wsie ratified about considerably, and
some Of the seedlings scratched by the
thorns, but very few we're badly damaged
or blown to the ground. OF navels it 10
reported that there is practically no in.
jury. unless damage comes from some
other source a magn fcent crop will soon
be ready for market. rhe heaviest wind
at Highland was experienced Friday
night. but the report from the orchards Il
that II was not strong enough to blow off
any effect OF. the wind. Highland il SO
protected by the mountains that the force
of the wind has not been felt nearly 30
much as out in the valley.
At Cotton they havs telt the full force
OF the wind all week, and for all that
but little real da mage has been done.
Less than pr cent of the fruit has
fallen, and but very few burned or
scratched oranges are on the trees. Those
which have fallen would have been graded
az culis or oh uck fruit, at best.
1t is reassuring to learn that so litlte
real damage has been sustained, and or.