Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-13
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA

The wind assumed features of a hur-
ricane shortly before the noon hour,
when our friends from the east must
have imagined themselves back in old
'Illinoy" or "Missoury," where tor
nadoes are of common occurrence, but
OF little or no interest unless accom-
panied by loss of life or great damage
to property.
The local blow was revelation to
newcomers and only emphasized the
point that after all California, when
II comes to providing a variety of
weather. can put up good, steady
rainfall. Conditions all right, it seems
that with Forecaster Franklin and
Jupiter Hatfield to predict and deliver
the goods Southern California will in
the future be supplied with all the rain
desired to make the southland continue
to blossom as the rose.
Oldtimers assert that the rain of
Saturday and Sunday has been one OF
the heaviest for continuous storm
within their recollection. Certain it is
that an unusual quantity of rain fell.
The rain at times came down in per-
| feet torrents and the wind dashed it
against dwellings and window paneS
in a manner to cause fright in some
households The rain would appear
to come from the mountain section for
time, and then the wind would shift
and the storm would come from the
east. The prevailing course through
out Sunday was from the east.
Thoroughfares Flooded
Water poured down the steep
streets and the downtown thorough
fares were flooded, pedestrians finding
1t difficult to reach the street cars. AS
the cars passed along the wheels
whirled the water right and left in such
sprays as to force the people to the
sidewalks if they did not want to get
drenching. Great quantities of mud
were carried down from the unpaved
streets on First, Second and other
thoroughfares.
Below Sixth street, west of Broad
way, many street intersections were
lakes of water, with oil from the
sumps in the derrick district trailing
along on the surface to lend variety
to the overflow and enrich some of the
vacant lots far out toward the beaches.
| 1t was impossible for the people on
some of the cars to alight at some of
the street crossings because of the
depth of the flood. Many were carried
beyond their homes to reach the side
walks by means of planks laid out from
the curbing.
Wind Causes Much Damage
Considerable damage resulted in some
parts of the city because of the high
wind. Not less than twenty-four avn
ings along South Main street were torn
into tatters, and many iron rods We're
twisted and dislodged from the frames
On Temple street and at the corner of
Sixteenth and Figueroa awnings were
wrecked, and along many streets in
the southwest and out toward Sunset
boulevard and Figueroa street large
and small shade trees were broken off
by the force of the wind. In the
grounds of the Good Shepherd home
on South Main street several large
trees were bent and broken ten to
twelve feet above the ground, and a
force Of men was employed i'm clearing
away the wreckage at o'clock.
The plate glass windows in the Smith
storeroom. Mccarthy building, corner
of Court and Broadway. were shattered
by the hurricane. which blew the iron
rods of the awning against the glass.
The storm was renewed at 8 o'clock,
when for nearly twenty minutes rain
fell again in torrents and flooded the
streets from the hill section as far east
as Main street.
Water up to curbs
At Second and Spring the pavement
was flooded almost from curb to curb.
In the cutters the water was over
foot deep and flowing like turbulent
stream. The street intersection was