| Show VIOLENT STORMS T I LASH CALIFORNIA I I I Water later Spouts Hail Snow Rain and Lightning York Work Havoc oc LOS IOS ANGELES Dec By 9 9 ByThe The Associated Press Press-A Press A storm storm I accompanied by visitations of earthquakes water aler spouts thun- thun thunder thun thunder I der and lightning rain snow and hall harassed southern California yesterday esterday and last night but had spent its force early tad today a The earthquakes were felt Celt at Calexico on the tho Mexican border at El EI Centro Centre and throughout the Imperial alley valley alley Six shocks were felt at Calexico during the day and last night the temblors cracking walls and chimneys of several buildings but doing no serious property damage Although rt reports of damage done by the storm have not been received it was indicated that the property loss would be campara comparatively lively smell small At At San Pedro har bar harbor bor bar a southeast gale played ha- ha Ila oc lia roc oc with a fleet neel of at expensive rae rac racing ing ink yachts The Tho yawl awl Poinsettia formerly belonging to the Ger- Ger German Ger German man crown n prince but now owned by Walter Horne of at Long Beach was virtu virtually all wrecked at the toot foot of the tho breakwater The loss was estimated at Twelve outer yachts including the In Invader wader vader lder winner of the Honolulu run last summer were rere torn from their moorings and badly damaged SEEK FISHERMEN At Santa Monica police last night were cro searching for tor N DI I L Endicott of Hollywood who was reported seen just before the storm broke In Jn a fishing dory dOT a amile amile mile off the pier and near the spot where a water spout shout formed a short time later Endicott's au automobile was found parked near the pier last night Snow fell tell at Fullerton near here yesterday for tor the first time In the history of ot the city Flur Flurries rice ries were ere prec preceded ded and followed by y a downpour of rain Motorists were ere reported marooned in Ca Jo Ca-Jo jo pass above San Bernardino by snow banked from tram eight to ten Inches deep dtp Hail the size of walnuts pelt pelt- pelted pell-cd pell ed the housetops of Southgate n a suburb lightning Rains Interspersed with lightn lightn- ing fell tell over tho foothill district and alan along Santa Monica bay The full force of ot the storm missed Los Angeles WATCH WATERSPOUTS Aside from the earthquakes three waterspouts caused the most concern At Santa Monica the populace gathered on the beach between heavy showers of at rain to view the funnel tunnel shaped cloud which took up tons of at water from the ocean Two other waterspouts formed in the he channel between Santa Catalina island and the mainland later moving oft off the eastern end I of Long Beach None In the city could remember a n similar visita visita- visitation visitation Ilion tion lion of this type of storm I 00 |
