The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-21
Every Town and City Isolated I;
Hurricane Adds Finishing
Touch to Devastation of Fair
Southland.
l0-INCH RAINFALL
IN ONLY THREE DAYS
Transportation Ceases, People
Walk and Wade Miles 20
Work; Citrus Belt Sustains
a Crushing Blow.
fBy Leased WIRE TO Evening Herald. J

(By Leased Wire Co Evening IIernId.1
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 2l.-Three
days Of Unprecedented rainfall
brought six southern California coun-
ties to a condition OF complete pros
tration today. There were no street
car or railroad lines In service. High
winds OFF the ocean prostrated wires
ana for hours today Los Angeles ana
surrounding territory within a radius
Of goo miles we're without power or
telephone and telegraph service.
Five men and women have lost
their lives in the floods since Wednes-
DAY. Great damage has been done
by the storm waters which were tho
most menacing in the recorded history
of the southern enc OF the state.
Tho heavy downpours OF yesterday
we're followed by a torrential rain
last night This was succeeded by
gale OF high velocity, and all wires'
telephone and telegraph and power
lines supplying electricity 10 The city
and suburban railways went down
leaving practically every town and
city In six counties In complete isola-
ton,
The wind blew at the rate Of 80
miles an hour Ia Los Angeies ana ~
miles at san Diego. similar Velocities
were recorded at Santa Barbara ana
other coast towns.
| In Los Angeles. although II escaped
the heaviest rainfall. two great steel
bridges collapsed. The usually dry
| beds of the Los Angeles river and ot
| the Arroyo SeCn carried racing
streams which ovcrwhelmed and de-
molished cottages ana bungalows that
stood upon their banks. Al railroad
lines. steam and electric. cliy and
suburban. were helpless. Cars were
halted in the streets. railroad trains
stalled In the suburbs. and people
walked and Naded miles to work.
| street car service vas not restored
here until 9.ij a. m.
| In the towns of the citrus fruit
belt citizens struggled To stem the
| Hoods which had already brought on
great damage and We're threatened
with greater destruction.
The rainfall for the three DAYS IA
| Los Angeles was more than seven
inches. A. various points within %
radius of 80 miles AS much as ten
inches fell. most OF Il during brief ana
frequent Intervals. which sent tor
rents roaring.
The storm and resultant Hoods were
the worst in the recorded history "i
southern California. according %
| weather bureau officials.
No attempt has been made to csti-
mate damage done because OF The
lack of authentic reports from out
lying districts but IL probably VII
amount up into the millions.
/ one man VAS drowned al Alhamhra
last night and at Nictoryllle, boz the
Moiave desert, a hurricane destroy ed
the home OF Mrs. Grace sppgue VII"
was killed In the collapse
At Huntington beach. Eva Preston.
a g2-year-old student at the university
of southern California became con
fused BY the high wind and pelting
rain and stepped In front 80 Il sub
urban car She was Instantly allied.
The Los Angeles aqueduct stood the
strain of the big Hood but the water
systems OF several nearby towns sus-
tained heavy damage while the Hyer-
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the idea Of obtaining arms and horses
Tor a fllibusterins expedition. and a
close watch instituted resulted in the
detection of the Mexicans la an alley
by Corporal Jensen. Jensen WAS hred
upon when he called upon the MeNi-
cans TO halt and he and hia comrades
Returned "a voliey.
A Mexican who went 10 a local hos
pitai with an unexplained bullet
wound In his leg IL believed to have
been hit by the troopers.