Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-13
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San FRAxcIsco, January II.
The funeral Of Emperor Norton took
place SUNDAY afternoon, and was largely
attended. The remains we're inferred an
the Masonic cemetery.
A man named 5. B. scrngg, OF hide
pendence. Missouri, committed suicide by
jumping of of Hathaway's wharf. lie
left a note, IN which he assigned the cause
20 whisky.
The corner stone Of the Masonic Temple
was laid this afternoon at Oakland, under
the auspices Of the Grand Lodge OF Call
fornia. Grand Master ". W. Traylor,
officiating. The ceremonies were Impos-
ing. Past Grand Master Leonidas Pratt
delivered the Grafton. The new temple
viii cost about $4,000.
walking Match Ended.
SAN Francisco. January II.
The women's six-day pedestrian match
al Sacramento closed last night. Tonrtel-
lotte winning. by a score OF So4 miles and
6 laps Won Berg, second, score, 33s miles
and 8 laps.
The Storm In the r
San Francisco, January y.
For fortv-eighi hours, ending this morn
ing, the snowstorm ragged IN the Sierra
Nevada mountains Along the Central
Pacific snow fell 10 the depth Of s or 10
feet, and the wind drifted the cuts full.
Three SNOW slides occurred between Emi-
grant Gap and Cisco, crushing the sheds
and b~lockading the track, In some places
the nov is 25 feet deep on top of the
wrecked sheds, Five hundred feet OF she'd
ding. west Of Tamarack station, were de-
strayed. The overland passenger train,
for the East, and the Virginia fast train,
which left this city yesterday, are at Gold
Run. The passenger train from the East,
dne here Al noon to-day, is IN a side track
at Truckee, waiting for the blockade TO be
raised. A large force of men and snow
plows are at work removing the snow from
the wrecked sheds.
Telegrams received at noon to-day report
that the storm IS snbsiding, and 1t is be-
lieved that the o viii be cleared tonight
if no further slides occur.
TRucKEE, January II.
The snow-sheds began falling yesterday
forenoon. At Yuba Pass, two miles east of
Emigrant Gap, the west-bonnd lightning
express was delayed, and the engineer,
George Hamilton, seriously injured. Dur
ing the afternoon about 100 feet Of the e0r-
rugated iron shed blew down neaI the
same place. The dashing and filling
snow and timbers caused more she'd
ding TO fall, and the forward por-
ton of the train was buried completely.
Three men we're covered up for some time,
but were not seriously injured. Bnckley's
snow-plow from Truckee reached the
wreck last evening with section men, and
succeeded in drawing q portion of No. 6
back to Cisco.
This morning about 4 O'Clock some 500
feet of shedding fell between Cisco and
Emigrant Gap. Coburn's snow-plow ran
TO the summit this morning, but being
badly disabled was obliged to return to
Truckee. At about II O'Clock this forenoon
300 feet Of snow-shed fell between Cascade
and Cisco. A snow-plow with 400 men left
Truckee this afternoon to clear the last
wreck.
About 1880 feet of shedding is now
down. Bnckley's snow-plow is imprisoned
at Cisco, and No. G Is still buried.
1t stormed fercelv all last night, and the
wind blew a tornado. Clear sunshine here
this afternoon, but blowing hard west Of
the summit.