Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-06
TROUBLE ON THE E. & P.
A Heavy Rain Floods the
Track.

COnOuctOf Crowley Cut OF al
Kaleidoscope. Gilman at Work
ON this End-Passengers Enjoying
the Inequalities Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher at the Hay Ranch.
PALIsADE, March 5.-The water at the
overlooked points on the E. & P. Railroad
at noon to-day was higher than ever. No
prospect of getting a train through before
tomorrow, perhaps not then. Mr.. Gilman
will probably reach Eureka tonight with
the train that was left at the Hay Ranch.
The train has on board yesterdays mail.
Some Of the telegraph poles were also
washed out to-day. and the wire is under
water, but it has been temporarily repaired
and is now working.
LATER-PALIsADE, 8 P. M, March g.
On the arrival Of last nights train from
Eureka it was learned that Pine Creek, a
small stream running parallel with the E.
d P. r. r. track for some distance, was
rapidly rising, due to the rainstorm,
which was very heavy in this vicinity
yesterday afternoon. Upon starting for
Eureka, Conductor Crowley was compelled
by the unsafe condition of the track to
return with his engine from the Hay
Ranch. having left his passengers to the
we'll known hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher, of the company's farm at that
place. This morning it was found that the
Pine Greek bridge, three miles from here,
was partially washed away. Upon repair
ing it and proceeding further on, about 80
yards Of track was found washed away and
nnita q riUar AnUtno oorooo +ha <ronr IL
is now raining. II it abates soon the dam
age will, in all likelihood, be repaired and
trains running again in day or two.
FURTHER DETAILS.
In an interview last evening with W. s..
Mcclellan, the E. a. P. telegraph agent at
Eureka, a SENTINEL reporter obtained
some further particulars Of the railroad
troubles, which may be interesting at this
time, while everybody is eager to know
when to expect mail and passengers over
the road. The train which left Eureka
Tuesday morning arrived at Paiisade an
hour and q half late. On the way back in
the evening, as reported above, Conductor
Crowley, for fear Of being cut off from
Palisade by the food, left the mail and
express and passenger cars and the pass
myers, among whom are Hon. M. d.
Foley and Hon. Hank Knight, at the Hay
Ranch, and returned to Palisade with the
locomotive. The dispatch indicates that
he is cut off at the Palisade end and can
not reach the Ranch.
Yesterday morning at IL O'Clock Supt.
Gilman left Eureka in a locomotive, taking
along a carload Of ties and q force of work
men. 1t was his object, if possible, to get
to the Hay Ranch, the railroad track on
this side OF which also ia under water for
q distance Of three or four miles. The
place Of the overflow is known as Brad
ley's Flat. From this point no news can
be had. 1t was supposed that Mr.. Gilman
would reach there about 4 O'Clock
yesterday afte%rnoon-that is. that he
would reach this side Of the bad place. II
was feared that owing to the lateness of
the hour he would be able to accomplish
but little in the way Of repairs. as he would
have to move inch by inch through the
water and fell for the places where the ties
were out OF order or the ground washed
away. The soil is alkaline and not to be
relied on. Mr.. Mcclellan thought that
Mr.. Gilman might try to get a handcar
over the submerged track in order to
bring the mail and express matter TO his
engine. II so. ii was thought, he would
return at once to Eureka. Whether any
passengers would like to take the handcar
trip, or hat they would be allowed to in
cur the risk. was considered doubtful. At
the very best, we cannot expect any mail
land that only Of the mail due here Tues
day night, until sometime about noon to-
day. How long railroad communication
between Eureka and Palisade will be cut
off depends upon the elements. 1t seems,
at any rate, that it will be impossible to
get to Palisade from Eureka to day, unless
by steamer or telegraph. Possibly to-mor-
row all will be well again.