Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-04
RAIN FLOODS
ALL STREETS
STORM HITS SOUTHERN PART OF
CITY HARD
Car Service Delayed by Dirt Washed
Over the Tracks-May Be
Clearing Showers
Today
observation-disclosures today.


1871 for storm.
8.D8 for season,
1900 for last season to date.
More rain, and nobody cared, either
Los Angeles had the time of her lie
yesterday, fording the stormy cutters
and the raging culverts. But the
ranohers were glad that their city
cousins got the showers. for these
meant more good promises of big crops
for the country.
Weather Forecaster Wollaber yester-
day was in the midst of a small cy-
clonic disturbance in his own office
the task of having the rooms Of his
official suite reprinted, necessltatlne
temporary removal of everything from
it's right place. But he took time from
the busy moments to foretell what the
weather would be.
Conditions on the Pacific slope con-
tinue unsettled and until the storm
moves eastward conditions in Los An
gelas and vicinity will continue more
or less showery. 1t is thought that by
Tuesday, in the process of clearing
occasional showers are probable.
"This rain" continued Mr.. Wollaber
twas caused by the storm off the north
ern California coast Saturday, and APP
parently has been moving southwark
along the coast since.
Another Storm Coming
TT was central Monday morning off
the Southern California coast. Another
storm is moving inland over the north
Pacific states The two combining
gave a pretty good rain for this sec
ton. Southeastern storm warnings
were orderedS displayed at all of the
southern seaports at 10 a. m. Monday
for brisk and probably high south
eastern, shifting to southwest, winds
Trouble roasted on several street
corners. At First and Alameda streets
the sidewalks alone were visible of all
the street, while at Sixteenth and Bur
lington streets the Johnstown flood In
biograph movements was being por-
trayed. In fact, the southwest portion
of town suffered a great deal.
The city handled the storm water
better than ever before, and yet the
crossings were imitation mill-races, 1t
seemed to many a pedestrian. Mem
bers of engine company No. IL, whose
engine house is at the foot of the West
Adams hill on Hobart boulevard and
West Adams street, had to bank up
the sides and rear of their house to
prevent the thrush of water which had
collected three feet deep around the
structure This explains their failure
to reach a fire last week.
Cave-ins Reported
Cave-ins We're reported to the street
department at Eleventh and Cahuenga
and Eleventh and San Pedro streets,
the water having washed the earth
from beneath the sidewalks so that
danger signals had to be displayed for
the public at these places.
At Hooper avenue and Twenty
eighth street the houses were surround
ed by miniature lakes, while ten Holly
wood cars were held at Center street
by sand across the tracks, and SAND
blocked Colegrove cars yesterday morn
ing. Sixteenth street looked like a
mountain torrent, while West Adams
street cars near Vermont and Twenty
fourth streets left swell behind them
like steamers, the water was so high.
Conductors had to wade into water
knee deep at the Also and Alameda
and at the Southern Pacific crossings
Yesterday when they went to signal
the motormen to go ahead.
The Euclid avenue line was delayed
by sand and dirt washed across the
tracks.
out in Pasadena the water was knee
deem and running into stores and there
was some fear that the new trail to
the Mt. Wilson observatory would be
damaged by landslides, which would
necessitate the shutting down of con-
struction work until spring.
Cars Delayed
Commuters from the vicinity of
Hollywood had a novel experience
Monday morning at Center street
while waiting for a gang of Mexicans
to shovel mud and sand from the track
SO that ten or more cars, ctty-bound,
could proceed on their way For more
than an hour not a wheel had turned.
From one of the cars emerged a
man and woman. The man was
angry because of the delay and the
woman-well. the woman was furious.
Whether she was intending to take
a train for the east and was afraid
she would not arrive at the depot on
time, or simply because she had read
the Sunday papers and was anxious
not to miss a special sale, deponent
sayeth not.
But she was furious. Every act and
gesture proved 1t.
Come onu she shouted. as she
sprang from the car. ankle deep in
mud and water
Hubby obeyed without asking the
why or wherefore. Together, but not
side by each" they plowed through
way and even when rivulet two feet
deep confronted them there was nc
delay or tendency to turn back.
At last they reached a raging tor
rent which, from appearances, might
easily be three feet or ten feet deep
The woman reached in with one mud
despatched foot until the water
reached to her knee Then she with
drew to a more solid footing and shiv-
cred Urged to test the real depth Of
the water the husband now approached
and also made a try. His right foo
went down, down. down until 1t coult
go no farther without stepping in al
over. The husband also withdrew tC
SILVER and-swear.
Just then the MeXicans finished Their
Job and the warning signal of the
motorman notified the belated couple
that their car was about to proceed
cityward With as much haste as pos.
sible they made their way to the track;
and got aboard.
| What they thought could not be pu
in words. What they actually said 1:
hardly printable.
SALT LAKE ELks COMING
TO VISIT LOS ANGELES