Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-27
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While the newsboys are many dol
lars richer and the farmers and ranch
ers are happier on account Of the heavy
rain which fell late Sunday night and
early Monday morning, there are many
who are suffering in consequence.
All three of the railroads leading
into Los Angeles are confronted with
washouts and landslides The street
railways have also suffered much in
convenience.
Several Of the parks are damaged to
a great extent and many lawns are
almost ruined by the oil which has
been deposited upon them.
In places the streets are Uttered with
rubbish, such as mud, sand, garbage
cans and other debris, left on them
when the rush of water subsidized.
In places there have been cave-ins,
but Superintendent of Streets Hanley
said yesterday that the damage was
much less than he expected to find 1t.
Rain to Continue
Forecaster Franklin predicts that
there will be no relief today, but that
the rain will continue all over Southern
California.
The storm has been general through
out the west and many small rivers
are over their banks. Much damage
cultivated lands and leaving a deposit
on the growing grain.
The farmers who have high land
say that the rain was needed for the
growing crops and that the vegetation
is springing up quickly on account of
the moisture and warm weather.
The island at Echo park is under
water, and for a time it was thought
that the dam would break on account
foi1; -
Sunset park was under three feet of
water and the engine and tool house
were surrounded. The damage is great
but cannot be ascertained definitely
until the water is drained off.
Many Lawns Injured
Many lawns were covered with
water, which left deposit of oil when
it drained away The streets in places
were regular rivers, the water being
two or three feet deep in places.
Street car traffic was almost brought
to a standstill yesterday morning. 1t
was almost impossible to turn some
of the switches on account of the water
washing in the sand as fast as it was
cleaned out.
Many cars were derailed by the de-
posit of sand that was left on the
tracks. It was impossible to cross
some of the streets without getting wet
until the newsboys came to the pc
destrians' relief with planks and boxes.
OF course, they charged toll but most
everybody was glad to pay it.
Private individuals suffered by hav-
ing their cellars filled with water, and
the dirt walls caved in in some places,
where there are excavations for new
buildings.
Will Cost Only One Thousand Dollars
James Hanley, chief inspector of
public works, declared yesterday that
the storm damage the city had sus-
tained in the last twenty-four hours
would cost about $1,000 to repair There
is a washout at Sunset boulevard and
Ida street that will require 100 cubic
feet OF dirt to fill in. This place has
given the street department considera-
BILE trouble in the past, but Mr.. Hanley
believed he had it fixed when, after the
last heavy storm, he put in cobble
stone and cement cutters at this point
But the water washed under the gut
ters Sunday night making a deep hole
AT Buena Vista and Saline streets
there is another washout that will re-
quire about the same amount of fill
ing, and there are numerous small
cave-ins that will have to be attended
to. In addition to these troubles Mr.
Hanley hourly expects reports of
broken sewers, which seldom make
themselves known until several days
after storm.
Bad Mud Holes
He has had bad reports about the bad
condition of Seventh street, where the
Los Angeles Gas & Electric company
is laying some pipes. Excavations
made by this company had made mud
holes in which wagons sink to the hub