The herald. [microfilm reel], December 20, 1894, Page 7, Image 7

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NEARLY A FLOOD.
Bridges Destroyed at San
Bernardino and at
Whitewater.
3ENERAL STORM NEWS.
The Santa Fo Railroad Bridge
Threatened at Ca
jon Pass.
VEHICLES IN LYTLE CREEK.
••«•! and Inoldenti in Thia Oily—Ke
purta frotu Variant .Southern
California Towns,
c
Special to the Heralr.
San Bernardino Dipot, Dso. 19—1 a.
m.—Today was given np almoat entirely
to the storm, and about everything
movable bas been floated away, while
bridges and grades bave bson swept out
before the torrent! which came down in
the mountain streams.
The official record of rain in this city
is 1.96 inches in about 14 hoars, while
the fall in tbe mountains has been much
heavier.
Tbe Southern Pacific bridge at White
water, 14 miles east, ia gone and all
trains on tbat division are tied up.
One of tbe approaches to the motor
bridge over Lytle creek, between this
city and Colton, is out and a span of the
bridge is hanging only by the rails.
The Santa Fe bridge over Ly tie creek
sas thought to be in danger oarly in
the evening, driftwood having dammed
tho water, but it waa finally cloared and
this bridge saved.
The Santa Fe bridge in the Csjon
Pass is alao in danger, the grade at one
and being alroady washed out.
One wrecking train was sent ont to
night and another is ready to go at day
igbt in tbe morning.
Two vehiclss have been washed down
the stream on attempting tooross Lytle
oreek today, but in both oases the occu
pants esoaped and managed to save the
horses, but the.wagons .went whirling
down tbe river.
IN THE CITY.
ac'.nc a aad Inctdwita of a Very Rainy
Uay.
The rain descended yesterday npon
the umbrellas and rubber coats and
store clothas of tbe juat as well as tbe
unjust, and it kept it up all day.
So many days iv this city aro bright
aud sunshiny tbat when a rainy day
comes, little incidents and accidents are
sure to occur which are amusing and
more noticeable than they would be if
' >ey happened in aome otbor place—
aay in the northern cities where moss
grows sn tho doorknobs, all the year
around.
Yobtorday was no exception to thia
rainy day rule, and a Hkiiai.d reporter,
accompanied by a Hkkald sketch artist,
mado a round of tho city ior snap shots
at tho amusing little things.
That was a spirited littleone-act com
edy enacted at tbe corner of Broadway
and Third atreet, just when it was rain«
ing the hardest along about tbe middle
of the afternoon. The dramatis persona;
consisted of two fat men and a pretty
girl. The scene opened with the pretty
girl about to cross Broadway. With a
graceful movement ahe tamed to gather
up be;- trailing skirts. She lifted tbem
higher than some people do and then
daintily picked her way across the
muddy thoroughfare. The two fat men
appeared at thi instant. One waa com
ing up Third atreet with tbe raindrops
beating in his (ace and blowing like a
porpoise, while tha other came down
Broadway toward Third, puffing, also,
liko a steam angina. They played
their parts wall. Both had spied
the pretty girl; both had glued
tbeir two eyea upon ber dainty ankles
bnt naitber one bad ceased to move
rapidly tsward the corner of tbe Brad
bury block. Every instant brought
them nearor to the turn, nnd nearer to
each other. Still their gaze was fixed
upon the girl. Four steps more for each
to take, tbreo steps, two Bteps ; eyes still
on tbe girl, one step and —biff!! lhey
camo together. The great building ap
peared to totter clear to its foundation,
but tbat may have been an optical delu
sion, caused by the wird blowing the
raindrops around in swirling gusts, but,
anyway, the fat men tottered and the
pretty girl looked round nnd giggled.
Then a blinding sliest of rain was driven
down like a curtain, shutting out tbe
scene.
Of conrse crowds of men lined tbe
doorways and stairways along >ho prin
cipal streets all day. Thoy always do
come out on a rainy day and stand like
storks, first on one foot, then on tbe
other, all day long. What there is to
cause this it would not do to say, but
this orowd of idlors nevor fails to form
tbe fringo ou a rainy day street a«'e.ne in
l.os Angeles.
Some might imagine ladies would bo
scarce upon the streets upon such a day.
Not so. The ladies were out. Some
trailed their bedraggled skirts along the
slippery walks, and others, more sensible
if less modest, lifted them gra of ti Ily
aud cared not if curious eyes glanced
Bidewaya at draperies showing under
neath.
Other women were covered from
crown to sole with rubber—rubber bats
laudI aud rubber boots and rubber cloaks
completed the outfit. Tbt.ee figures,
I black as midnight, moved along tho
slippery streets noiselessly, like grim
specters of tiie night from their hiding
in the light of day.
Riding on street cars yesterday wasn't
pieueunt. Tho streot car companies,
when they ordered cars built for thia
city, looked upjutothe bright red dirk
of old Sol and thought that it would
never rain again. But they were way,
way off, and tbey felt so bad about it
that they went to work and had some
striped curtains made for the street cars,
to flap around in the wind and rain and
the faces of the passengers. These cur-,
tains also assist in tbe ventilation of
tbe cars, for they oroate a nice cold draft
when they flop. But the ventilation of
a Los Angeles street car is always good
on a windy day anyway.
Tho scene iv Chinatown was a curious
one yesterday, ua it always is when it
rains. The little brown men with al
mond-shaped eyes and pigtails will not
stay indoors, rain or no rain, so they
waded knee-deep in mud and water and
lost tbeir shoes and their hats and
floundered around after them and had
all kinds of fun.
People wbo came in from the country
precincts yeaterday Baid tbe farmers
were standing around in the rain in tbeir
sblrt sleeves, smiling their back teeth
loose, while tbe very cows wonld ever
and anon gaze up at the billaidei, where
tbe little blades of grass were springing
up, and actually laugh.
No waehouta bave thus far been re
ported on the Sunset, San Francisco and
Santa Fe lines, although it was raining
heavily in the mountains yesterday
afternoon. It was the opinion of rail
road officials tbat if tha storm were to
continue much longer then washouts
would take place in some of the weak
points of the roads. Tbe local traffic on
tbe abort roads running out of Los An
geles waa In no way impaired. Tbe
absence of snow on tbe mountains
makes the danger of washouts less.
The local weather bureau reported
1.33 inchei of rain up to 8 p.m. Little
LOS ANGELES TTERALE. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1894,
haa fallen aince. The forecast last night
was for local rain, ending Thursday;
temperature nearly stationary , fresh
westerly winds.
Tbe crossing on tbe corner of Sixth
and Mill streets, recently repaired by
the city, is now below the grade and re
sembles a cesspool more than anything
elee. School children oannot cross, and
it should be pnt in proper condition at
once.
AT OTHER PLACES.
j The Storm Ia Uin»r»l In Southern Cali
fornia.
Pasadkna, Dec. 19. —Tha downpour
{ today has been tbe heaviest of tho sea
! aon. In fact, more water has fallen in a
i short period than at any time during
| tbe past three years. Previous to the
i present storm tbe rainfall for tbe season
j amounted to :; S.I inches. During the
j paat 12 bourn over 2.5) inches have
| fallen, bringing tbe total np to over 0
j inches. *
j Superintendent of Streets Buclmnan
i reporta little or no damage done by
I the storm bo far. The greatest annoy
i ancn ia tho iron crossings on Fair Oaks
i and Raymond avanqes, which ore totally
inadequate to carry tb-i amount of water
which comes dowu during a heavy
storm. What the culverts were ever
put in for is a mystery as vet unex
plained, and as the contractor haa never
aucoueded in getting paid for his
work, be donbtleas wishes that
tbey bad never been heard
of. If the culverts worn taken
l out entirely and simply a depres
sion made in tbe pavement, the water
would run olf all right.
'I be o d trouble with the water from
North Marengo avenue has bobbed up
again tbis season, resulting iv an over
flow ou East Colorado street, near tin
KantA Fe tracks and the deposit of ti
quantity of mud and debris on tbe pave
ment. Tbe trouble nil aroae from tbe
fact that the water which comes down
Marengo ia not carried on down that
atraet south ol Colorado. Instead it
turns west when it reacnes thia street
and ia all dumped in a heap into tho
center nf town. Tbis question tins fre
quently been up before the city council,
but no action has aa v..t been taken
looking to a solution of the difficulty.
HA NT A BARBARA.
Santa Bakiiaiia, Die. 19.— Dispatcher)
received from surrounding towns yester
day afternoon reported light showers.
Late last night the rain began in this
locality. The rain kept up all night in
showers, and a "aotitheantor," that haa
been blowing since last evening, ia a
etronggusrnntea of continuance,
RIVERSIDE.
Riverside, Deo. 19 —Another heavy
rain began falling thia morning at an
early hour and continued nil day. The
fnll tonight for the otortn nmiunts to
something over one inch, mnkiug the
total for the aeaaon about throe and
n half indiei. Exports from outlying
ecrtionn of the country nro to tiio offset
that the rainfall ban been heavy. Farm
ers itre inbi'allt over tho prospects »nd
look for big atopl. A larga acreage has
boon plowed since the firat storm, which
will be ,-till further increased by the
present rain.
FRESNO.
Fresno, Cal., Dec. 19—A mnn named
Phillips uf this city was killed thia aitar
nnon in his cabin on Pina Rtdge. by
a tree falling on tbs ttabin during the
storm.
AT SAN DIEOO.
San Diego, Dec. 19. —Tho rainr-torm
of yesterday raisod the total procipita
tiou in this city up to 5 o'clock tonight
to 1.02 inches. Through the county the
storm v/ds general and the precipitation '
heavier than in ths city. The wind :
outside ol I'oint Loma blew a gale. At ,
Ouyamaca dam tho rainfall from nocr. !
of itiesdny to noon today wa52.35 inches
and it is still raining.
Reports from Lower California show
that the Btortn waa as heavy there as iv
this city.
AT MARCUSK.
Marccsb, Cal., Dec. 19.—1t ia raining
t'eadily tonight. Tho Feather river is
-ising slowly horn, aud it ia -itpeeted to
each its highest point tomorrow.
-!IR RIVERS WILSON.
.IRITISH CAPITALISTS IN THE
CITY.
rtij, Party Are Lunched by Senator Jones
at Santa Monica— Now 8.
P. Time Card.
General Manager A. N. Towne, of the
Southern Pacific, and tbe party of Eng
ah gentlemen which be had gone to
neet in hia special car the day before
eaterday, were entertained by Senator
ones at Santa Monica yesterday morn
ig. In ths afternoon, after tbeir re
•irn bore, notwithstanding the rain,
nd probably becanse nf ii, tbe B(itcns
rove around town in carriagea.
The most important personage in tbe
tlaxy of money and atocks ie Sir Rivers
V'ilson, controller oi tha English nn
onal debt, and incidentally a large
ockholder in the Central Pacific rail
iad. With him travels hia Pooh Bah,
'. A. Reeve, epq., who is a bnrriater-nt
iw. the editor of the London Financial
eview, and tho legal adviser, aa well ns
ie private secretary of Sir Rivers. Mr.
', 8. Greenfell ia also of ttje purty aa
■c English knight's gneat. Those who
id come from San Francioco to meet
c nabob were: A. N. Towne; W. G.
'■irtis, asaistnnt to tbe general mail
er; Land Agent W. H. Mills, I. L.
qua of tbe Central Pacific railroad.
and B, A. Worth ing ton, Mr. Towne's
private secretary.
The Englishmen expressed tbeir de»
Awarded
Highest Honors—World's Fair.
DR;
* CREAM
POWfl
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
from Ammonia, Alum or an • other adulterant.
40 YKARS THE SI NDARD.
light nt tha beautiful cliiriite of South
ern California. The rain reminded them
of their house, nnd what otherwise
might have been considered as a sar
casm, must ba taken as -tho outward
avmptom ol an acute attack of nostalgia.
Tha editor of Ihe London Financial
News, who Is probably « gourmet, could
think of nothing mote stupendous than
tho fnut that be had eaten fresh straw
berries (or hia dinner, lie will probably
tvri'o a book on what he lite while iv
America.
In tbe evening the onttre pnrty left
for Santa I. irbara nn a short visit, and,
after arriving in San Francisco, Sir
Rivera Wilson will go on a tour of in
spection of the Central Pacific.
M-.w time card.
Tlin now time card of the Southern
Pwcitiogoeu into elleot today. On the
local linns thorn aro impoitant changes.
The Santa Ana diviaion will now have
tbrso traina daily, tbs new one leaving
hare at 1:09 p.m., thus enabling pas
sengers from San Francisco bound for
Santa iua to proceed ou their way
without stop. The new train will leave
Santa Ana at noon, which will enable
nortb-bonnd passengers to immediately
proceed ou their way. An afternoon
train will run to VVhittior, nnd people
can now take tho train as late as 5:10
p.m., while Whlttier people can come
to Los Angelea by the 5:29 train. The
Long Bench train whioh left here at
12:50 now leavoa at 12:55 and the 3:30
Long Beach and Kan I'edro train now
loaves al .1., i. The laßt train from Los
Angeles to Santa Manic* will leave at 0
p.m., instead ol 0:25 as heretofore. The
last train from Santa Monica will leave
at 4 :115, instead of 3:30, reaching here
at 4:66, The lest train from Monrovia
will leave at 3 :25 p.m., instead of 3:50,
and reach Los Angeles at 4:20 p.m.
The castbouiid limited train will leave
River Btation, Los Augeles, at 2:10 a.m.
Fridays, instead of 4 a.m.. and will ar
rive at the Arcade depot, Los Angelea,
Saturdays at 8:10 p.m., instead ol 0:10.
THE SAN DIKOO PACIFIC.
San Diego Snn: As a reault of the
change in the management of the San
Diego Pacific railway project, there are
strong inclinations to make a change in
the pinna of procedure, with special ref
erence to tha routa to be followed. As
ie generally known, the original pro
jector, C. E. Mayne, obtained control of
what was known aa the Park Belt road,
running from the corner of Eighteenth
and A streets, up Switzar's canon to City
Heights, and waa at work on an exten
sion of that line to La Mesa and El
Cajon, when the enlarged proposition of
building on to a transcontinental con
nection occurred to him und waa taken
up. He at once made tbe enlarged
proposition lit or luijt'.r the work in
hand.
Now that Mr. Mayne haa retired, tbe
new managers aro inclined to think the
Park Belt line a misfit for transconti
nental purposes and are disposed to re
ject it and select another route out of tbe
city. Tbe objeotioti to the Park Belt
Ijne is that it climbs too many hills anil
necessitates too many grades. By start
ing at the bay front, at, say, D, and run
ning along tho low lovol to Old Town
and thence into Mission valley, and foi*
lowing tbat line to El Cajon, tbe same
potuts could be reached with less grade,
and the route ia considered to be a bel
ter one.
If tbe change ia made Mr. Mayne will
retain his rights in the belt line and will
probably carry out hia original plan ol
extending it and making it a suburban
motor road.
SUKOUDKI) IN MYSTERY.
Detectives at Baa In the Ware Murder
Ca.ee.
Han Francisco, Dec. 19 —The murder
of Eugeno Ware, the young drug clerk,
remains as much of a mystery as ever.
The police nra not only unable to find c
clow to the murderer, but they cannot
even find a motive for the crime. Ac
cording to them, it was cot robbery and
it waa not revenge. It is suggested that
Ware was killed by a paid assassin and
that he killed Ware by mistake.
D»»th Cam* Suddenly.
San Bernardino, Dec. 19.—Mra. Dr.
H. H. Guthrie, wife of a prominent res
ident oi tliis city, died suddenly of apo
plexy this afternoon. She had been
away (rom borne for three months and
bad returned less tban half an hour
when aba died.
J. T. SHEWARD
r j A HE RAIN has placed a damper on trade for one day.
This will be made up with an increased rush from
now until Christmas. Extensive alterations and improve
ments will be made iv the store immediately after Christ
mas. It is important to close out every dollar's worth we
can in the meantime. We have a large stock of dolls and
handkerchiefs that will be closed very cheap. If you are in
need of anything iv this line for presents, the lowest prices
consistent with the largest buying will be given. The rush
for the next few days will be very great. Try and do your
trading in the mornings or evenings.
The cloak department offers the greatest bargains in
the way of price and stocks. We have been having large
sales the past tour weeks in the cloak department and yet
j can hardly miss the goods. The stocks at the beginning
were very large. Every garment in the house is being of
fered at a big discount from the regular price. The reduction
is made on the choicest and best goods in the house. We
are showing a very large assortment of children's garments
and the prices will be made to suit the most exacting. Our
aim is to close out every garment in the house. Ladies' fur
capes and chinchilla coats as well as covert cloths are having
the largest sales.
Special reduction sale in the dress goods department.
We are closing out everything in the dress goods line
that is possible before the arrival of the new
spring goods. Nearly our entire stock of dress
goods have been reduced in price to conform with the
new tariff that will take effect Jan ist. We are going to
double our business the coming year if complete stocks,
low prices and the best of salespeople will do it. The rains
are coming in good season and in abundance to insure the
greatest prosperity for Southern California. There is every
encouragement and no discouragement in the present ram.
HO l ELS AND I.ESORTS.
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and up. EleiiHinly furnished room l . Suites with bath. GEO. M. BA ItCOCK, Proprietor
mvPIMI AXT 11/ lIV I' 4U-4.27 NORTH MAIN ST., IS UNEXCELLED IN
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ti ti? a \rn v> a largest and finest sonny ro<mB
111 Vj iTItAxN U 1 ii.L IP (single aod en suite) in Los Angeles, tom
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lIV / 1 Jj.j n.HV.iVI/lA famous summer and winter resort. Offers SPiGlai
reduced rates for the next DO days. Thematchless reputation of the table will In main,
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S. WEI N HART. Proprietor.
r rTTi; < uvni' iXT Tii i T4TiTTi , r brdondo, cau the most t\»PU
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Uaoiinp room and tenm-conn. Hot salt water swimming and plunge batlis near hotel. Fin?
, rsliirn; from ihe whsrf. Free iran-portation to and from Los Angeles to weekly or monthly
guests. For description and illustrated bouks and ratesapp yto
D. O'NEILL,
Redondo Hotel, Redondo Buacb, cil.
Or to CITY OFFICE REDONDO RAILWAY.
Bradbury Block. Loc Angeles.
THE HOLLENBECK 1
Best Appointed Hotel ia
American and^ European Plans,
A. C. BILICKE & CO.,
10-7 6m PROPRIETORS. ™ •».
AMDShMEMrs.
Q EN ERAL BOOTH, KO " N B^^JN "i KM I
SIMPSON TABERNACLE,
Saturday and Sunday, December 21st and 220
ADMISSION, 10 and 25 conls; reserved seats Tickets ou sale at Ltttleboy's drug store 311
s. Sprina; Blaaohard-Fltsgerald Music Co., 113 S. Spring; Fa*ig's drugstore, Trnmau at. anil
Dowu-y aye., Eou l.os Angeles.
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AMUSKMKNTS.
\]KW LOS ANOKLKS THKATItK.
IN 0. M. Wood, Lessee. ..11. C. Wyatt, Manager
Thursday) Friday and Saturday,
SATURDAY MATINEE,
Decomter 20th, 21st and 221,
America's
Greatest Tragedian,
Mr. THOMAS KEENE
Supported by an Excellent Company.
REPERTOIRE:
Thursday HAMLET
Friday OTHELLO
Saturday Matinee MERCHANT OF VENICE
Regular Prfceß-.fi, 75c, 500 and 25c.
Seats now on sale.
rraalilA onaoaaT ham,
? 3231125 Downey blk, N. Main st.
ADMISSION FREE.
First Appearance of
-$} J U N O
The Orißlnul "Frog Man," eiiKaged at an
enormous salary—AUo un entire change
ot program during the holidays.
BERT ROXIEI
The Silver Tenor.—Also tho Los Angeles
Favorite,
MISS GENEVA HAZELTON
l'he Eccentric Come- The American Nisht
diHU. ingale,
BILL? MORTON. HISS BERTHA QXZOLK
Concert from 7:30 to 12. Ciiaugu of pro
gramme every week.
N. li.— Closed Sundays. tf
C F. HEINZEMAN
Druggist & Chemist
222 K. MAIN ST.. LOS ANGELES.
Prescriptions carefully compounded dor or
night
I AMUNKMKNTR.
I 'VTItW JLOS A m.ci.k, VHIIATJaM.
Under direction of Al llaymau.
IC. M. WOOD, Ljesee H. c. W YATT, M?r
Commencing Monday, Dec. 24.
Ch rift tin us Week.
SAL V INI
REPERTOIRE:
Monday and Wednesday Evenings,
EOT 81.A5
Tuesday, Thursday and Hatnrday Evenings,
• THREE tiOARDS.UK!;
Friday Evening,
DON' C.K'AB DE BA Z A
Saturday Matinee.
FRIEND FRIT 2
To be presented with adequate scenlo effects
ami accessories.
Advance sale of seats and boxes opens Fridas
morning. I rices 2oc to $150.
IN 111-110 Court St.. bos Angeles.
F. KEKICOW, Prop.
ARMAND AND GRANVILLE,
International Operatic and Character
change artists, lorroerly ot New YorK
MISS R EX A QOUGH,
Tbe Ureal Favorite from the Orpheum, imi
Francisco.
CARMEN,
The Beautiful Spanish Dancer.
Berth Family Orchestra.
Concert every evening from 7:: so until IS,
and Saturday matinee from I to 4 p. m.
csmmereial lunch. Fiuc:t anhln
and meals a la carte at al! hours.
New Buiiding For Rent.
TN FEBRUARY we will commence the
IL tion of a three-story bloc* southwest c un i
of Fourth and Broadway. Parti *s desiring i
rent space please call bofore plans are raft
faotad.
FtRTLE REAL ESTATE Ji TRUST CO..
329 Weil BeOcavUt.
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