The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
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o'clock local train from San Francisco
was held back forty-fve minutes. over
flowed tracks having prevented its
coming through on time. In attempting
to get up the slope into North Berkeley
the engine slipped so much on the track
that il was necessary 70 back down 10
Berkeley station. There a freight en-
gine hooked on at the rear end and
helped the regular engine TO get UP the
hill.
Strawberry Creek tore through its
banks. carrying everything before it.
Great powders, bridges and lumber all
went speeding down the raging stream
The wind forced a tree across the creek
at the Telegraph avenue entrance, and
part OF the bridge that was torn away
was carried to the bay Students living
on the south side OF the city were COM
PEELED TO go into the university grounds
through another entrance
The creek overflowed its banks in two
places. At Oxford street. just where the
stream emerges from the university
grounds. the water suddenly climbed
over a lot of debris that had accumu-
lated al that point and rushed across
the street. II required a gang OF men
TO clear away the debris so the water
could run freely. For a time the post
Office building was threatened with in
undation.
Farther down the creek. between
Nlilvia and Grove streets. the force Of
the water tore open a culvert recently
built BY the Shattuck estate and over
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rush of waters covered Grove street u
q depth of one foot and prevented pass
ing 10 and from the City Hall for sew
eral hours.
In west Berkeley the waters tore
away the bridge that crossed the creek
at Fourth street. That section being
lower than any Of the other parts OF
town received the full benefit OF the
overflow. the result being that half OF
West Berkeley was under water. Lum-
Der and boxes and things movabie
1oated everywhere on the tide.
The cutters were so overtaxed in
many places that the streams Of water
extended the full width Of the streets,
making of them swift-howing rivers
The most damagin of these streams
came down Shattuck avenue from
North Berkeley. It deposited most of
itc waters at University avenue and
that neighborhood much TO the chagrii
and loss of storekeepers- Easements
were filed UP and ground floors sub
merged.
Eight inches OF water covered the
Southern Pacific's tracks at the foot
of University avenue for three hours
this morning and trains were sent eau
tiously across the submerged rails
Men were on hand trying TO drain the
water into the bay.
Among the individual sufferers who
sustained considerable loss are D. E.
vergue of West Berkeley. whose home
was surrounded by six feet OF water
when daylight broke this morning. The
water kept rising even then until ii
came in at the doors and made hasty
fight 10 the upper story necessary.
The food visited the first floor Of Mrs.
Philip Twists home on Fourth street
and also Joseph Twins. a few doors
away. Operations were entirely sus-
pended at the FL Dorado Oil Works
because eight inches Of water filed the
plant.
The water subsided quickly when the
rain ceased this afternoon. thus free
| ing many places for the ordinary traf-
| fc. In some localities. however, the
/ flood has left its mark and it will be
several days before the tide OF activ-
/ tiles may be resumed