Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-10

Rainfall for the season, 1894 inches.
Average rainfall for entire season
1885.
Highest recorded rainfall senson oi
1SS3-S4. 3S.1S inches.
Average rainfall for january, 2.e7
inches.
Rainfall for january. 1907. nine days
4.32.
Total rainfall last season up 10 date
3.28.
Excess over last season, 200.
Forecastcr wollaber Of the Los An
geles weather bureau has proved his
right to be enrolled in the book of
"Rainmakers 1 Have Known"
His work of the past two months
has been on a par with the best men
who have occupied the high office of
forecaster in this city.
Up to o'clock last night the sea-
sons record for rain was 1884 inches,
or more than three times the amount
produced last year up to the same time.
In fact this record is more than half
the entire fall for last season, when
the record was 1870 inches.
Welcome to Ranchers
While the weather during the past
few days has not been ideal for the
tourists. 1t is the kind that brings out
the wonderful California crops and
coined by the ranchers. During De-
cember and including the rain up to
o'clock last night, 9.52 inches of rain
have fallen.
Old residents have been shaking
their heads and with a wise air tell
ing the "tenderfeet' that this is the
worst ever Possibly, and then again,
possibly not. For those who have had
to endure such talk from "old resi-
i /,,.l, % Co1i Artoto al INNt1
a year ago) the record of the weather
office is given, showing the precipi-
tation for the past twenty-nine years:
For the season of 1S77-7S. 2126; 1873
10. 1135; 1S79-SO. 2034; 1SS0-S1. 1913;
1SS1-S2, 1910; 1SS2-S9, 12.11; 1SSS-S4, 3S.1S;
1SS4-S5, 9.21; 1SS5-S6, 22.76; 1SS61S7, 1887:
1SS7-SS,, 1891; 1SSS-S9. 1915; 1SS9-90,
1859: 1S9O-91, 1888; 1912, 11.S6; 1892
SO, 26.27; 1S9394, 6.74; 1S94-95, 1910;
1866, S.54; 1S96-97, 1852; 1S97-9S, 7.13;
1S9S-99, 553 1S991900, 7.9O; 10000, 1888;
1901 -O2,, 1851; 19O2-O3, 1882; 10000, $50;
19O4-O5, 1885: 1905-06, 1870 inches.
The average precipitation a season
since the weather office has been To-
Gated at Los Angeles is 1856 inches;
so the present season up to date is
little less than five inches behind the
average.
Eleven Inches in Six Days
AS for heavy rains in December and
January, which some of the prophets
declare to be heavier this year than
ever, the records of the weather bu
reau show that this years rainfall has
been surpassed time and again. In
1889, 1882 inches fell from December 1
to January 9, and of this amount 11.45
inches fell in six days. December II,
4.3O inches fell, and on the %, 2S "a, 25
and % the fall was respectively Ill,
1.61. 1.10, 2.72 and 81 of an inch. Again
in 1888, 9.9S inches fell during the same
time.
The storm which has been causing
the past few days rain has moved
almost none since Tuesday, and Fore
caster Wollaber said yesterday after
noon that it seemed as If it would not
change for the next twenty-four hours.
The storm is central more toward the
north, the southern section of the
state being more on the outskirts. AS
result San Francisco and the more
northern cities are receiving their full
share of rain, while San Diego and the
southern cities are getting very little.
At San Diego the rainfall was only IA
of an inch yesterday, while San Fran
cisco got over half an inch.
Comes Down in Bunches
Yesterday afternoon at 1:13 the
rain came down in a heavy torrent
During twelve minutes 20 of an inch
fell flooding the streets.
At Second and Spring streets, while
the downfall was heaviest, man
rushed out of the Hollenbeck hotel
to cross the street. one look at the
flood that covered the street and even
came up on the sidewalks and his mini
was made UP. From what happened it
was truly a desperate resolve he had
made. Taking off his shoes and hose
and rolling up his trousers almost to
the knees, the young fellow waded
across the submerged street and into
the building beyond, where he took the
elevator for his office, robed his pedal
extremities and went about the work
of the afternoon as dryshod as If there
was no storm
Others at the same crossing did not
have the nerve necessary for such
drastic measures. One young fellow
who looked as if he enjoyed it con-
stituted himself a ferry man and gall
lantly volunteered to carry any lady
who came to the corner across the
flood. For some time he was kept
busy till finally two young women
came with whom he was acquainted.
Falls with Fair Load
With gladstone heart he prepared to
do his pleasant duty, but alas for his
reputation as a gallant knight! AS he
was taking the second one across the
unfortunate youth stepped on some
thing slippery and both he and his fair
freight were precipitated into eight
inches of cold and not overly clean
water The cargo was his last.
At the Grand avenue postoffice sew
eral enterprising citizens who had been
mulcted heavily during the past few
weeks by youngsters who charged 5
cents to let them cross over POOLS in
the streets on planks which the boys
owned, brought their own crossing
planks in the snaps of ladders Throw
ing these impromptu bridges across the
swelling tide they crossed without pay
ing the onerous graft demanded by the
young pirates.
Other features of the storm there
we're that did not exhibit the light side.
At Seventh and Figueroa streets a
large quantity of dirt was washed on
the car tracks and for almost an hour