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4 HEAVY DOWNPOUR; RECORD BROKEN RAINFALL TO DATE EXCEEDS LAST SEASONS TOTAL Hatfleld. Franklin Combination Pro vides Los Angeles With General Storm — The Streets Are ' Flooded JLOS ANGELES RAIN RECORD v Rainfall for twenty-four hours ending at 12 o'clock Thursday night „ 1.30 In. Rainfall for season to date .4 8.81 in. Total rainfall last season 8.72 in. Excess of rain over that of entire season last year , 09 In. Last season's rainfall of 8.72 inches has already been surpassed by .09 of an Inch and the end la not yet. Weatherman Franklin will descend from his lofty government observatory office In the Trust' building and hieing himself to some conspicuous hilltop he will mix potions yuallflcd to brine about fair weather. This will not be for several days yet. His predictions call for more rain during today, at the end of which time the season's rain fall should be well in the van over that of 1904, which any well respecting weather prophet would think a suffi ciency. Hatfleld said it would rain but the torrents of water which descended be tween 12 o'clock Thursday night and the same hour Friday exceeded his ex pectations. They also exceeded every one's views on the amount of moisture for a well regulated California climate. Hatfleld's prediction of eighteen inches of rain before he should finish his work of moisture production has almost lost its funny side and com mences to have meaning, hence AVeath erman Franklin's determination to go Into the potion mixing business himself but for different results. Steady .'Downpour . After Thursday night's rain for. an hour Friday morning the sun shone. Then the rain gb.d started to work again and kept at- his task with little rest all through the day. -'Shower fol lowed shower and at 5:30 o'clock' the § treet gutters for,- the fifth time dur ing the week were running full with water that backed up at many of the street intersections where the condi tions were favorable and made pas sage possible only with difficulty... The man with a canoe at 6 o'clock last night on lower South Spring street would have been a person to be envied. , The west business streets which 'are Intersected by those leading down from the hill .received- the dirt and rubbish which the streams carried from above and caused much complaint from prop erty owners. ~ "* Where the. construction of basements for business buildings was under way the rains caused much inconvenience as in many cases the ' layer of sand bags which are used as a curbing proved of little protection from the water of the street. In the unpaved portions of Los An geles the streets are in bad condition and at Second and Fremont horses sink in the slush up to their bodies. On Flgueroa street, also, in places the mud is up to the wagon hubs and sim ilar conditions exist in other sections. Streets Impassable These conditions-are making all kinds of trouble for Street Superintendent Hanley. All day yesterday he was be sieged with appeals for assistance In opening flooded streets. Complaints' of too much water find not enough dry land came in from Twenty-second street and Grand avenue, Twenty-nlmh street and Griffith avenue, Pico and Hope streets, and Thirty- seventh and Raymond streets. One complaint was to the effect that the children who attend the Grifllri avenue school have to be ferried across East Main street and Grlftln avenue to the Kchot-lhousn. On Second street between Fremont and Flgueroa a till which supported n nsw storm drain washed out and burle:! a portion of the Interurban railway tracks. A slide occurred on a hill near Sycamore Grove and covered a portion of the tracks or". the Pacific Electric company's linn to Pasadena. As fast as the complaints came In Street Bu leriiiiendent Hanley sent gangs of men out to clear tho Ktrets. Early In the morning It was reported that the home of Dr. W. Stewart at Third and FlfuerOA street was threat pned with serious damage because cf Injury to the foundations caused by th« cellar becoming tilled with water. Outside of Log Angeles the down pour was as heavy tin within the city limits and report's from the ■mailer outlying towns show almost the name conditions as existed here. The streets ran full of water, and trafllu in some cases was temporarily From La Canada Ihe report comes of the heaviest ralti experienced within the past three years- und that the show ers were accompanied with thunder and lightning. CLOUDBURST ON MOUNT LOWE Boulders Sweep Pown on Alpine Tav. em and Cause Damage PAHADKNA. Feb. 3.-Heavy ■torms this afternoon did an Immense amount of damage. Alpine Tavern' on 'Mount Lowe on the edge of a ravine, wua tho center of v cloud burst shortly ufttn 1 8 o'clock; which swapt down the ravine, carrying huge boulders on the man* ing .waters. These ciashtug ugulnet the wall* of the kltvtieu ' ruut iiaiax room of tho tnvern, tore down the oaken frame nnd Injured the property to the f.xtent of $2000 or more. No one was hurt, nlthmißh during the height of the storm tha nolae of water, wind nr.d thunder wn« Indescribable. For som<> hours all the t*lephone lines were down and tonlßht but a Mingle wire connects Alpine with thfi world. Three of the Pacific Electric bridges above Rtiblo were washed out, one fielng.on the Incline, the other two be tween Echo mountain and Circular bridge. The line was abandoned early In the afternoon, no enrs running above Altadena. Altogether the dam age to the electric company amounts to several thousand dollars, the full extent not being known tonight. In Pasadena the center of the city was flooded between 2 nnd 4 o'clonk this afternoon, water overflowing th« curbs nnd entering 1 several of tha down-town stores, Cllasscock's, Kur nnHgn's, Kendall & Smith's and the See ley fruit store being flooded to the depth of two Inches In spite of the usa of sand bags. Most of the basement* were partially filled with water and It number of bulldlngn being erected hml to have tlielr foundations strengthened by numberless sand bags. The spectacular flooding of the Colo rado street and Raymond avenue cor ner was caused by the hastily built dam across Union street made by sev eral hundred sand bags, which was made to snve the new Green block on the southenst corner of Raymond nn-i Union, which for a time seemed about to topple, so strong was the force of water from the north, t Many of the long, straight streets north and'south were full from curb to curb for a cou ple of hours In the nfternoon, follow ing the cloud burst about 2 o'clock. The wash on North Lake avenue could not carry the water, which over flowed bridge and banks. At least two residence sections were so badly flooded that the residents feared their houses would be carried away, and police protection was given during the afternoon and will be con tinued during the night. At Kirkwood and Dakota streets the low stretch of country Is flooded. The other danger district is in the region of Catallna avenue ;tnl Mountain street. AIL through the city streets are more or jess damaged, the mayor believes to the extent of over $1000. Men have worked all the afternoon to placa warning signs where bad washes have occurred, and the mayor and street superintendent drove over the greater part of the city locating the places which will demand immediate atten tion. ! A gang of, workmen will be out all night. .': The' Arroyo Seco Is running with th* water bed full and the roar can b« heard in the center of the city. Since last night at dark . over three Inches of ran has. fallen, practically two inches coming down during the thun der storm of the afternoon. Tonight It is still raining and at intervals thundering. Those who have lived in the. city thirty years declare they never knew so severe a storm. POSTOFFICE ON ISLAND Seventh Street and Grand Avenue Filled With Water Employes in the postofflce at Seventh and Grand avenue were virtually ma rooned early yesterday morning and on the other hand those who, find ,2t necessary to go to the centjal station iound that to do so they must wade through from one to two fe*et of watcv. Both" Seventh street and Grand avenue were, filled to the curbing with dirty yellow streams of water and It was not until later in the day, when a force of workmen arrived, that the streets were made passable. Street car lines had the usual trouble attendant upon such weather condi tions as prevailed yesterday, and as a consequence the running time of their cars was demoralized. The Los Angeles Interurban had the greatest trouble and Its Glendale cars were held back for some time last night. At Seventh and Olive street a stream of water over eighteen Inches deep rushed down Olive street covering the tracks and bearing with it mud and sand which blocked the line. THEATER G )ERS DRENCHED Driving Rain Causes Confusion in Front of Mason Patrons of the theaters were caught in a downpour as they left play houses last night. The Mason was crowded and no sooner had the curtain gone down on the last act than a driving lain swept along Broadway. Street cars, cabs and private carriages were crowded together In front of the th-? ater, while several hundred persons rushed about In the blinding rain seek ing some means of reaching their homes] Cab drivers cursed and fought; mo torinan clanged their gongs, whila policemen in high boots and rain coata vainly strove to maintain order and keep the street cleared. The water rushed In torrents on a level with the curbing and for almost tin hour the crossings were practlcalfy Impassable. DERAILMENT NEAR KINGMAN My AKHuclutHl I v.'ss. Stage Overturned by Flood, Driver Having Narrow Escape KXNCMAN, Ariz., Keb. 3.— A broken rail near Yampui, sixty miles east of here, derailed Beveral coaches on the west-bound tiunta Fe flyer early this morning. When tiie derailed coaches stopped they were within v few feet of a ravine. Several people were thrown from their berths, but none seriously hurt. "Hallroad canyon," where ho much trouble occurred laat Hummer, is ugain washed out and it will be several days before trains ar-j running. All west-bound trains are held at Auhforks and those east-bound ut Needles. Two hravy fills are entirely gono, one twelve hundred feet In length and lie other nve hundred feet. The be ill!* will have to be cribbed up, as shoofly< Ing It Is luiuuHsitiiii Uttlu ]U8 tlfiSU iilil* LOS .'ANGELES HERALD: -SATURDAY MORNING, , FEBRUARY ,. 4, 1905. In* here slnca early yesterday evening nnd today there ws« a heavy down pour. The valleys and ravines are nwa^h nnd freighting and staging Is at n Mnndstlll. This Is the first heavy winter rain there has been for years and the coun try Is sodden. Two Inches fell during the storm. This afternoon the Gold Road stago In crossing the canyon below here, was overturned by the rush of water, tw.> horses being drowned and the driver escaping only after being carried far down the torrent. The stage has not yet been found. 3OUTHERN PACIFIC TIED UP Washout at El Casco Interrupt* Traf- flc on Railroad By AmoclatM l'rein. HAN BKRNARDINO, Feb. 3.—To dny's storms assumed the nature of ft cloudburst In the mountain districts In this vicinity, doing great damage, especially to the Southern Pacific rail road.. In the vicinity of El Oasco in the Han Tlmoteo canyon and above Beaumont and Banning. It Is under stood several miles of track In that section are' gone. This Is the same section that has been washed out twice In the past few months. In the San Tlmoteo canyon the flood Is reported to be worse than the recent one when much stock was drowned and damage done to ranches, but details of ft definite nature cannot be Obtained tonight. No overland trains have moved past here on the Southern Pacific today and-lt was stated tonight that none were likely to move for at least twenty-four hours, possibly longer, The Redlands branch of the Southern Pacific has been washed out at Red lands Junction, so no trains have reached that city today. The v Santa Fe In this Immediate vi cinity has suffered no serious trouble, though there have been a number of minor washouts that have caused brief delay to trains. The Temeculabranch is entirely tied up while train service is lnterferred with on the Hemet branch. There were several cloudbursts In the mountains In this vicinity which causßil the streams to swell. Tonight great volumes of water are coming down Santa Ana river and Lytle creek, the roar of the water being plainly heard a half mile away. The streams are swollen worse than for several years, considerable damage has been done on the ranches by washing, and crops will be considerably damaged. At a late hour tonight . the storm continued and railroad men fear that there will be more serious washouts, as the ground is so soft that It will wash very easily. SANTA MONICA HAS "** CANALS OF HER OWN Ferries and Fishing Preserves Estab. lished on South Second Street. Floods Twice Dammed Special to The Herald. SANTU MONICA, Feb. 3.—lntermit tent rains and a heavy damp atmos phere made life anything but pleasant at the beach today.' Toward evening the heaviest downpour occurred and for two hours continued. The condition of South Second street tonight is a matter of grave concern to those re siding along that thoroughfare. Mud and filthy water in many places six inches deep covers the street and side walks while a stench most sickening arises from the polluted mess. With a fine sense of humor several residents along the street today posted placards before their dwellings. One reads thus: "Kibbott Annie's Venice of Ocean Park. For full particulars go to the board of trustees. These canals have been properly damned." Further along another sign makes the announcement: "No hunting or fishing on this lagoon," and still another reads, "Ferry." Unless the proper authorities take immediate steps to remedy existing conditions it is quite possible that suits against the' city may be instituted.' FLOOCJ IN ARROYO SECO Torrent Sweeps Through Low Land Section The Arroyo Seco at 12 o'clock last night at Highland Park was filled bank lull with a swiftly moving stream of water which swept down from the can yons and from the hillsides with the speed of a mill race. Along the old dry river bed, during the past several years, many small buildings have been erected, particular ly near the city limits of Los Angeles. These buildings, with trees, bushes, dirt and sand are being swept toward Pasadena In the flood that Is gaining volume every hour from tho heavy rain which began anew shortly before midnight. The Los Angeles river from a brook let ten days ago haa grown to a river respectable in size and volume. The old channel waH full at tin early hour thla morning and in many places the river was almost bank full. Bakersflold Well Soaked UAKEHSFIELD. Feb. 3.— Another raiiißtorm which has been general 'throughout the valley came up last night and again started up shortly after noon today. Last nlglrt's Htorm wus preceded by a heuvy wind from the KouthwcHt, In fact the prevailing wind has been from that direction for several days past, and rain In this vicinity Is the natural result as it brings the moisture from the ocean tilde of the coast range. The precipitation amounted to about .40 of mi inch. The conditions aro favorable far a continuance of tins 'downfall tonight. The barometer was lower this afternoon than for several yearn past In this city. — -'f- ■-- Train Derailed Train No. 1 on the Bantu Fe was de-, layed three hours yesterday morning by the derailing of the baggage coach and chair car when > a short distance .&Ut vi I/upg,- The accident wa# ''ft'l'Vfl by a broken rail. Pnssengsrs of the chair car were trannferrpil mid thft train proreedprl on lt» way, but whs nanln seriously delayed by th« wiish outa at KliiKiunn. RAILWAY LINES DAMAGED Companies Work Large Forces of Men Keeping Track* Cleared Tho elPctrlc railway systems of Los Angeles had their troubles yesterday and last night. Water rushing down from the hills covered the rails with sand and imid and made the running of cars uncer tain. The Los Angeles railway kept rII the lines open as did also the Pacific Klectrlc, with the exception ' of Its mountain division. The Glendnle line of the Los An geles Interurbnn company wns kept open, more difficulty being experienced nt Seventh and Olive streets than at any point outside the city. < Large forces of track men will be at work early this morning:, nnd unless the rain continues all cars will be running on time today, Heavy Fall at San Diego n>- Annoclatcd Tress. ' SAN IMErtO, Feb. 3.— Nearly an Inch nnd a half of rainfall was added to the storm's record last night and early to day. For five minutes this morning the water fell in torrents, accompanied by hard wind. The figures for the storm up to 0 n. m. are 2:33; total for the season 7.18; excess over the fifty-year normal 1.58. At this date last year the rain fall was .46. There have been several showers this evening and Indications are for a stormy night. Keports from the country show that at many places the rainfall was much heavier than In tho city, and that as a result all the reser voirs are filling rapidly. That the downpour In the mountains was tre mendous Is evidenced by the fact that the San Diego river, which for sev eral years has not been visible above the sands In Mission valley, now shows a broad stream flowing toward False bay. ELECTRICIAN BURGLARS Sieclal to The Herald MONROVIA, Feb. 3.— G. F. Miller, city marshal of Monrovia, took Harlton Sarwlne and Earl Newell to the de tention home In Los Angeles today,, to await appearance in the Juvenile court. The boys were arrested on sev eral charges of burglary, some of which were compromised Monday. In the court of Justice Holloway today their parents testified that each boy was un der sixteen years of age. . The prisoners had a completely equipped workshop fitted out with elec trical appliances that have been Iden tified as the property of various people. They understood the principles of elec tricity, having equipped themselves with a small library on the subject. They did not sell anything that was mis3lng. Both are the sons of good people, and Mlie boys have not borne bad reputations. INCORPORATIONS Avalon Land and Development com pany. Directors: Luther B. Wood of Santa Barbara, A. "W. Barnett and Frank E. Kaverne of Los Angeles; A. J. Levy of Avalon; M. Blumenthal, Al fred Rau and W. H. Kelly of New- York. Capital stock ?100,000, paid In $70. / Masonic Cemetery association. Di rectors: A. M. Bragg of Garvanza; John King, Charles V. Ecclestone, Mor ris Klein and A. G. Madder of Los Angeles. Capital stock $50,000, paid In $50. Pilgrim club. Directors: Luther B. Wood of Santa Barbara; A. W. Bar rett and Frank E. Kaverne of Los An geles; A. J. Levy of Avalon; M. Blum enthal, Alfred Rau and W. H. Kelly of New York. No capital stock. Commercial Engine company. Di rectors: Frank S*. Livingston, Thomas 11. Lee, Richard Livingston, H. T. Lee and Eugene Overton. Capital stock $25,000, paid in $500. Junketing Committee The fourth junketing committee to pay Los Angeles a visit arrived in the city yesterday morning, but the weath er conditions evidently savored too much of those of San Francisco and Sacramento, for six hours later the party left for San Diego. The party wrb composed of Ernest Weyand, Frank B. Denln, Frank J. O'Brien, George Me- Gowari, F. St. Maurice and John Y. Stafford. Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Wey and accompany their husbands. This your head to the left ? Then there's no use trying. It's too late! Noth- ing in the world can make hair grow on a bald scalp that has been- smooth and shiny for years. It's too late! No use trying now! Or is this yours to the right? Good. Only look out for dandruff! It leads straight to baldness. 'But there's use trying now, for Ayer's Hair Vigor cures dandruff, keeps the scalp clean and healthy, and checks falling hair. M*4» by tbt J. O. Aft Oo , Lowtll, KM*. ' Ai.Q iutuuftijtur.nl or . IYER'S BARBAPARILtA-?or th« blood. AVER'S WLLB -For conttipation. ATOR'B CHBRBY PBCTOBAL-Fof couglu. AYttK'3 AGUB OUKfc - Vmi itonUiu »nd «g««. Ask for Free Tickets nnd , Lots ar» teiitng fast. Cement Sidewalks* Curbs. Streets Map on (Inrdena Car, Sun* Hurry, or none will Graded, Oiled, (iardena Electric day. Hriiiß your family. *» to "- * Car. 55th, 56th and Flgucroa. 'rt,- > «- t »«. «'•« unui' I OT« ..uitkj ...uu Located on Flguero* Street, the gr««t Boulevard, 100 These Lots are l IUM b IAJ I S, covered with feet wU(s)tne £ 0(lt faBnion . ble driveway «nd residence fruit trees, full grown, well cared for, in full district of Los Angeles, bearing — • Oranges, Lemons, Peaches, Plums, Apricots, Figs, Blackberries. The property to buy and make money on is property that is desirable, located where No waiting for fruit. A full crop the people want it. Nothing is more desirable first year. than the Figueroa Street section. F* n i x a. ByOurOa Vdlh lidCl A Lot covered with LOTS V ■/•'''-'■• Large Fruit TrdeS in Bearing Only 5 minutes' drive north on the same cTWakes an IDEAL HOME. Btreet sell {or . $ s'ooo5 ' 000 to $10,000 each. . j , ■ I ♦■ Sale Sunday, February sth Pay Deposit, Secure the FREE HIDE Increase -J m H (^o cl-i I<or Sal ? b y ' Buy a lot now for A*"* VjaSU r^ WT* /i ■ $450 nnd see it Halnnce in Easy X • W ICSCIXCicI 11201^ double nnd quad- Paymonts 221 LAUGHLIN BUILDING T ! ! '" WOMAN HELD UP AND - ROBBED ON HILL STREET Hold-up men are becoming 'bolder and are now starting to work before dark. Miss M. Wlnchert, residing at 1043 South Hill street, was held up and robbed of her purse containing ninety five cents at Eleventh and Hill streetD shortly after 6 o'clock last night. ■ "Give me your money or I will kill you," la the way Mlsa Wlncherftold the, police the stranger commanded her to give up her valuables. Miss Wlnchert was so frightened that she dropped "her pocket book and fled. The thief snatched up the purse con taining the money and ran In an op posite direction. When asked to describe the, robber Miss Winchert said Bhe was so fright ened at the time that she had nOt no ticed the man's features. When further questioned she was unable > to ! say whether the man was white or a negro. SUICIDE TO AVOID ARREST Chicago Ticket Broker Throws Him* 6elf in Front of Train By Associated Press. CHICAGO,. Feb. 3.— .T0 escaee. arrest Joseph Klngcald, a ticket broker, is be lieved to have thrown himself In front of a Rock Island suburban train today. About the;' same time that Kingcaid was -killed, ,Scl. Pringle and J. Mc- Namara of Miles City, Mont., appeared at the police station to swear out war rants for Kingcaid's arrest. Pringls and McNamara paid Klng cald, who was a ticket broker, for two tickets to Miles City, which were to have been delivered last night. The Tltnn of Chasms. "An Inferno, swathed In soft celestial fires; a chaotlo underworld, eluding all sense of per spective or dimension, spectral an a dream. "A stupendous panorama, a labyrinth of hugs architectural forms and painted like a flower." Such Is the Grand Canyon of Arizona, to which tliu Santa l''u will run special excursions Veb ruary 11th and 22nd— 523. 00 round trip from Southern California, and 130.00 from north of iiakerefleld. Ask the agent. P, S.— New hotel "El Tovar" Is open. Present Your Photograph Coupon! Before l'ebruury 7 All readers of the Los Angeles Her ald holding photograph coupons are requested to present them at Mar ceau's Studio, 227 South Spring street, before February 7, as the coupons will be invalid after thnt date. Miner Killed by Blast Dy Associated I'ress. NEVADA, Feb. 3.— Michael Cummins was killed in Malakoff mine, North Bloomfleld, by a blast today. Cummins, Eugene Trudell and H. P. Larsen lit a fuse, and before they had time to get away the explosion occurred. A large rock struck Cummins In the back. Trudell and Larsen escaped unharmed. Cummins died in a few hours. Cum mins had worked In the mine' forty years. His two brothers were killed there. Tomorrow's Sunday Herald Will contain the following Special Features: The Modern Maid as a Boxer ],;. Kentucky's Assassination Tragedy] :-s Do Our Female Suff ragists Favor Polygamy? Mat Work for the Beauty Seeker The Cult of the Picturesque in Dress '.'■ Odds and Ends of Interest from Far and Near Stories and Pictures for the Little Folk The Comic Supplement Will Contain a Laugh for Everyone " ) jjC jijP $0 In addition to the regular f^nhio nnrf Telegraph Service [;:S 'i'< : ', the news pages for February S will cover Real Estate, Society, the Theaters And Sports of JM Sorts Be sure to read the ....Sunday Herald.... a , • ■. • ■'.■■• ' , - . '•■.■,■ - Hotels mi Bead 'Resort! <Sania Oatuiina STEAMER HERMOSA MAKES DAILY TRIPS, connecting with the Salt Lake 8:60 a. in. and Southern Pacific 9:05 a. m. trains from Los Angeles. Round trip fare $2.75, good for sixty days. Marine Gardens and Aquarium. Special boat Saturday connecting with trains leaving Los Angeles at 5 p, m. on Southe. . Pacific and 4:45 on Salt Lake. HOTEL METROPOLE NOW OPEN. • ". ■•';.:. BANNING COMPANY. ■ Both 'phonea 36. 693 Huntlngton Building. Ga'WSton Ostrtoh *fiarm 250 Gigantic Birds TAKE PASADENA CAIIB ON MAIN STUKBT. ' @)ff 672) !> North Beach, Santa Monica 1 ////J' finrinflt Killed fre»li every il»y and heated tv a tern- Q/iS U.V ifffS trf' aaaeaß^** p»r»l»t» ol U l*srm. Unrlv»led and »b»o- lut.ly »»(« turf b«thln«. Now It th« molt bwmtlful nemon uf tti> year »t th« btach. ~~ RESTAURANTS <77V . £Myn 1 Up-to-Date Restaurant. JjQi iff onto uauern 219-221 w. Tnird st; 1 1 i t .._^ Hotel larylami Nirif Kilf(P ur^) pp — ■■ nr °" n thf Y " r I |wD"tesr >l> .7^%ic Thoroughly M(*l»rn. l*n« IMntanc. Told- M? l#liK rfl|l c S f\\\V~L k f f 1 \, phooe In ev.iy room. 9 WKV |ft I" fIT DA** .it P.M. LINNARD, Manager K~: JVJL* v' r <py