Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-31
DEsoI.ATIoN OF VALLEYS
GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 30.-Wirc
communication. from which San Diego
has been cut off since early Thursday,
was restored today. Immediately
scores of messages began 10 pour In
from various parts Of the country in
curing after the safety of relatives
and friends and giving impetus to the
insk of identifying flood victims, OF
whom the bodies OF twenty-one had
been recovered by nightfall.
authorities and people here alike
have had an opportunity 10 take COM
rlcte stock OF the casualties ana prop
erty losses following In the wake OF
the flooding Of the Otay, Sweetwater,
Tin Juana, San Diego, san Luis Eey
and San pasqual valleys, conceded by
ali the worst catastrophe which has
ever lefallen the lower portion Of
southern California, but one and all
have devoted themselves since Friday
morning 20 relieving distress in the
Inundated areas
Three thousand persons are home
less. according TO the estimate given
out late today by Ernest u. White,
chairman OF the relief committee or
ganized by the San Diego Climber OF
Commerce. OF these Coo are shelter
Cd OF the hillside AZ Palm station, the
highest point adjacent @ Otay City,
where buildings OF all kindF wera
leyeled and washed into the waters OF
San Diego bay.
Az far as IL has been possible TO
check against the casualties at Otay
City but six persons appear to nave
lost their lives there. the others hav-
ing received ample warning Of the
waters sweeping down the Otay valley.
10 flee 10 the safety 0f the Palm sta
ton hills In hut few caseH however,
did the refugees save anything moro
than small bundles 81 hurriediy path
cred personal possession. Another
refugee camp IL that al san Nsldro,
where 200 coloniats, known locally as
the "litte landers," are sheltered Ia
tents. They were the hardest hit by
the first high water fortnight ago
Hotels. churches hospitals and
many individuals are ahelterlng the
homeless. Az the chamber OF COM
merce relief headquarters since early
yesterday there has been a steady
steram OF applicants for aid while
volunteers have worked increasingly
leading supplies accumulated there
into automobiles and other vehicles
Where tho roads 20 tho stricken dis
tricts were pnasahle long lines Of
trucks threaded their way while
others transferred their loads at the
docks to boats which transported
them 10 more remote and inaccessible
districts.
Tho flood portion OF san Diego was
divided today into twenty-five dis
tricta and before noon relief work
was progressing rapidly
Coroner otto Marsh said he was
J.
obtain as quickly as possible an APP
proxlmatcly correct list Of those who
lost their lives but that il probably
would be week before he could hope
for anything Ike "a complete HIST The
twenty zone bodies recovered Ina the
Otay valley were found hv United
states marines and sailors, 80 badlob
have as Yet been received here
The trouble not only that the corr
oner. but all others, have encountered
IN reaching isolated districts. was lu-
stanced today when a district chair
man til charge Of the relief WORK ln
the San Diego river valley was Obliged
10 row across the swift current and
stretch cable. to be used 10y Il ferry
In carrying supplies across the stream
In that district the relief commit
tee found Miss &. A. Mcbcrmott "a
tth'NEA ava hiHt lfMNAiE HNNNkfHs n flAf
was forced boy The swollen waters Go
leave her home. She told of having
watched with a pair IL fold glasses
the drowning II six Chinese farmers
whose names no one has been able
10 learn. The Chinese were surround
ed by the fiaed when they sought
safety on a mound with their three
horses Helpless 20 summon AID or
10 do anything herself t. assist them.
Miss McDerm0it stood aud watched
the men run madly one way and am
other in efforts a. climb upon pieeos
Of driftWopd Finally their horscs
were swept away hy the rising lof-
rent and Miss McDefmoU lowered
her glasses and turned away unable
TO witness more of the tragedy a
report reached the coroner from tho
same district Of the finding at three
bodies. two japanese and "a Mexican.
bound together. indicatlng, he thought
that they probably had dashed Them
selves TO some floating object IN tho
hope Of being rescued. Dntl TODAY.
the first day that no rain has fallen
in more than week, practically ala
roads into the city have been imnass-
able which. with the fact that tele-
phone and telegraph lines arc down