Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-21
six coUNriEo or STATE coeo4
PLETElv IsoLArGD %.
CAUSE or sroRaa
ELECTRIC AND STEAM LINES
COMPLETELY OUT or Duospsgoo
Flood ef Waters Let lesss n aleun-
tains Sweeps Thru Fsethiil Cieissv
Wrsokin0 and Damaoins opehoedo
and Causing lmmsoss Properly lsoo
Six People Drowned.

Los Angeles. Feb. 2l.vThree days Of
unprecedented rainfalls brought six
southern California counties to . con-
dition OF complete prostration today.
There were no street cars or railroad
lines in service. High winds OF the
ocean prostrated telegraph wires and
for hours today Los Angeles and SUR
rounding territory for q radius OF 200
miles was without telephone. tsle-
graph or power service Six mon and
women have lost their lives since
Wednesday.
Great damage was done by the high
waters. the worst in tho recorded his
tory in the southern end Of the state.
The heavy downpours Of yesterday
were followed by torrential rain last
night. This was succeeded by a gale
Of high velocity and practically every
town and city In six counties is in COM
plete isolation
Two Steel Bridges Collapse.
In Los Angeles. altho 1t escaped the
heaviest rainfall. two great steel
bridges collapsed. The usually dry
beds OF the Los Angeles river and o1
the Arroyo Seco carried racing streams
which overwhelmed and demolished
cottages and bungalows which stood
upon their banks.
The rainfall for the two days In Los
Angeles was more than seven inches.
At various points near as much ~
ten inches fell. most OF 1t during brief
and frequent intervals which sent tor
rents roaring.
No attempt has been made 70 s0ti-
mate damages because Of lack q a0~
curate reports from oNklying atse4ctA.
but Il probably Will amount up INTO tA0
millions. s
One man was drowned at AIhAnshra
last night and at victorviMe, In the
Mojave desert. a hurricane destroyed
the home OF Mrs. Grace 9prague. who
was killed In the collapse.
An Huntington Beach, Eva Preston.
a "a year old student at the university
OF Southern California. became oon-
fused by the high wind and pelting
rain and stepped in front Of subur-
ban car. She was instantly killed.
Orchards Ruined by Floods.
Orange and lemon growers Of the
citrus fruit region about Los Angeles,
who suffered severely in the freeze OF
January. 1913. sustained another hard
blow in the storm which began carly
on Wednesday and continued Thurs
day. Groves nipped and shriveled by
the frost year ago were washed out
by mountain torrents and in many In
stances homes floated Off.
Summarized. the flood situation
about Los Angeles was as follows:
Pomona. center OF large fruit
growing dlstr!ct-Orange and lemon
groves RACED by the storm waters.
Every grove damaged more or less,
each suffering loss estimated at from
$500 to $4,000. All railroad and elec-
trio lines washed out.
Covinn-Two drowned Mise g.s.n
Beville, n woman rancher and her
cousin. II. NJ. Seitz. Temporary dams
held the floods.
Ontario San Bernardlno county
Many groves flooded.
Many Houses Swept Away.
Monrovia, In tho foothills--Citrus
groves and streets swept by torrents.
Scores of homes of poor families in the
lowlands inundated, when temporary
dam. erected to protect railroad tracks.
gave way.
Pasadena Surrounding citrus
groves suffered. Steam and electric
railroad traffic interrupted.
WHITEHALL bridges gone +. roads
washed outsuburban service demor-
allied. Fruit orchards damaged.
Large areas OF lowlands flooded.
Santa Ana, Orange county-BridGes
washed away: train and trolley SUE
burbar survice cut Off.
1nglewood. south OF Los Angeles
Town flooded when storm waters
overtaxed Hyperion sewer. draining
Los Angeles. and burst monster pipes.
San Pedro-Harbor traffic demor-
allied. Railroad and trolley tracks
under lake spreading to a width OF
fifteen miles to Los Angeles.
At Playa Del Rey, Long Beach and
Venicc-sHeavy ocean tides were re-
ported. with some damage.
Fair Building Damaged.
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