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as if by the rebound, a ball of fire. The burnt building belonged to Ban- 

 ning Bros., of L,os Angeles, and was formerly used for their transportation 

 company stables. Of late it has been leased for storing hay, and at the time 

 of the fire Hammell & Co. had about sevent-five tons of that commodity 

 in it." 



In another article the same paper said : 



" The crisis in the rain storm which set in anew Monday night, was 

 reached about 4 o'clock this morning, when commingled rain and hail 

 poured down fiercely, accompained by wind and sharp thunder and light- 

 ning. It was the most pronounced pyrotechnic display by the heavenly 

 forces we remember to have experienced in Southern California." 



And Harold S. Channing, volunteer observer for the U. S. Weather 

 Bureau, reported upon this same storm thus : 



"The sharp electrical display and hailstorm of 4 a. m. this morning 

 was due to the unusual northward movement of the storm center yesterday 

 off the Southern California coast to Northern California. The storm center 

 passed east of this meridian at 10 a. m. An abnormal fall of .37 inch in 

 barometric pressure occurred yesterday. The total rainfall for the present 

 storm up to 10 a. m. is 2.20 inches." December 27, 1893. 



ORANGE GROVE AVENUE AT CROSSING OF CALIFORNIA STREET, LOOKING SOUTH— 1883. 



This Oak Tree and one other determined the location of Orange Grove Avenue. The first school 

 and school-house, the first postoffice appointment, and the two first churches in the Colony, were all at 

 or near this corner, with a view to starting the "business center" here. 



