Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-24
BLIZZARD GRIPS
LUMBER CAMPS
TWO BELOW IS FREDALBRS
TEMPERATURE
Work In Little Bear Valley Stopped by
Intense cold-Ssn Bernardino
Man Narrowly Escapes
Horrible Death
snecln1 10 The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO. Nov. 2S-Two
degrees below zero is the remarkable
tale told by lumbermen who have come
down from the lumber camps III tne
vicinity of Fredalba this week Ihey
say this low temperature was reached ,
Monday NIGHT during the heavy snow
storm that prevailed. 1t was a regu-
lar eastern blizzard, the wind blowing
a hurricane and the cold being bitter
MANY of the men employed in the lull-
ber camps and on the works in Little
Bear valley have been living in tents
and they suffered a great deal from
the cold. Large numbers of them have
come TO the valley and work both in
the lumber camps and on the Arrow
head reservoir dam has been practl-
cally closed down for the winter.
With this intensely cold temperature
prevailing in the mountains, and or
ange groves with ripening fruit but SIX
miles away, in the Highland district, Is
a condition that seems almost incred-
ible to fasteners.
Seriously Burned by Gas
L. Jackson, an employe of the Home
Gas company, had narrow escape
from being burned alive last night
while completing a gas connection un-
low workman held a torch too close
and the gas ignited, enveloping jack
son in flames The hair was burned
from his head, his clothes were badly
burned, and he was frightfully burned
about the face and chest. His cries
brought help and he was pulled
out through a hole in the floor Flames
were. eating into the building when
Charles Stahnke literally crawled
through the fire and shut off the gas
thus preventing further damage. When
Stahnke had turned off the gas he
dropped unconscious from inhaling gas
and had to be dragged out to save his
life.
Quarrel Over Pipe Line
B. T. McBain of the Muscoy Water
company has commenced suit against
Francisco Luna and Others to prevent
them interfering with the laying of a
pipe line by the plaintiff company to
the Wilson tunnel from the Muscoy
ranch in Caion pass. The water from
the Wilson tunnel is claimed by the
Muscoy company on the ground that
the government has given it to them.
The tunnel is located on the old Tabor
ranch which some years ago went back
into the forest reserve. Luna and 9TH
er MeXicans have been living on the
Tabor ranch and a few days ago re-
sisted the laying of the pipe line to the
tunnel even to the point of displaying
fire arms when the workmen appeared.
Not caring for pitched battle the
Muscoy company has decided to take
their troubles into the courts.
A man giving the name of Fred Har-
vey is under arrest at Needles charged
with being the "cab thief who has
been working along the line of the
Santa Fe for some time. Enginemen
have been constantly losing articles of
value from their cabs and recently an
incident occurred that pointed the fin
ger of suspicion at Harvey He has
been kept under surveillance and a
search of his room revealed, it is
claimed, several articles that have
been stolen. His preliminary hearing
will be held tomorrow.
w. H. Corneilson, a Traction car
motorman, has been acquitted of run
ming over and cutting a hose in Cotton
during a fire. He stated that he did
not know there was a fire, and did not
the car, it being nearly dark. AS his
act was devoid of intent to do wrong
he was acquitted. The case has been
the result OF stirring up a good deal
of ill feeling, the case attracting much
attention.
Lets Lighting Contract
The contract for the street lighting
for the coming five years has finally
been signed by the city officials. the
apparent opposition having been with
drawn. The old company states that
the Lytle Creek Power company cam
not furnish the lights at the price bid.
$449 per lamp per month, but the new
concern says it can and seems to be
willing to try. 1t will be a saving of
SO per lamp per month to the city from
the price now paid.
Mrs, Mary Frances Boren. a resident
of this valley for the past 81 years,
and 81 years of age, passed away last
night. She was a member of the pio-
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