Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-05
CUT OFF.
No Trains for this City if
the Storm Continues.
TWO FATAL ENTS.
Mach Serious Damage Done to
the Santa FEES Liaes-Gfrat
Scarcity of Coal.

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fro with orders OF every description.
The great storm OF Tuesday did q
vast amount Of damage. though no!
many serious accidents were reported
The Santa re system Was the heaviest
sufferer, but the Southern Pacifi,
Company probably had a greater
asmher Of slight washoute.
All day yesterday Los Angeles Wal
without railway communication witt
the outside world OH the Santa F,
system.
On this road no information coulC
he given about the movements 0
trains, as the storm damaged the wire!
very much and the transmission o
messages, WAS attended with much
loss OF time and hard work.
Added TO their other difficulties wa
tho great scarcity of coal. Actually
the Santa Fe Company did not have
y sufficient amount Of coal to run
two switch engines Tor any length Of
time. This was most serious loss,
and had ii not been for the generosity
If their rival, tho Southern Pacific
Company they could not have turned
wheel OF an engine during Tuesday
night. But the Southern Pacific Com
pany came to tue rescue, and the
Santa Fe people had every engine in
their yards piled high with coal from
the huge piles OF The former company
Fairly in the evening their troubles
oa the rail commenced. The track
between Raymond and Lamanda Park
WAS covered with several feet OF water
for u considerable distance. Later,
during the night. 81 slight washout
occurred at Marcciine, though it did
NOT amount to much.
The principal trouble was between
Oucamonga and Azusa, the track
along this part being entirely coy
cred will, water and in many places
washed out badly. At San Dimas the
worst break occurred, the track being
swept entirely away for about thirty
feet in iongth and ten feet deep.
On the Bailona branch there were
also two washouts just south Of The
city. A gang Of men spent the whole
day yesterday repairing these places.
while no trains we're rim on tina;
branch at sli.
A serious accident was reported tC
have occurred one mile cast OF North
Cucamonga. A repair train consist
ing Of three cars OF material and d
saboese ran into q washout, killing
one man and wouuding two others, it
is feared MORALLY. Their names
sould not be learned here, and the
HnBAID'5 informant did not know
waen.
At Ontario D terrible disaster oc-
ourred. just after dark, in which cne
man, named Vaughn, was killed out.
Hght and four others probably fatally
injured.
The Santa Fc officials are dumb and
know no mere about the condition OF
their road than their daily patrons
and not so much.
The HEsALD's representative ques.
tioned them all closely to-day regard
ing the accident at Ontario. AT first
il was denied fatty, and then, when
sney saw that the facts i'll the case
were known, slowly admitted that "a
man named Vaughn had been killed
How, or when, they could not state.
from man who arrived from the
scene OF the disaster yesterday morn
ing the following facts were received
Conductor Ferguson was in charge Of
u construction train going to San
Dimas TO repair the damage done by
the water at that point. The train
was proceeding slowly, rs the track
was covered with deep water, when
suddenly the engine plunged into 8
eulvert that had cayed in, without
giving seconds warning--the cars
being piled upon it in every conceiv'
able shape. For a time everything
vas IN the greatest confusion, and the
cries OF the wounded were heartrend'
ing.
Upon search being mado the dead
body of man was found. His name
is thought to be Vaughan. The
HERALD's informant said that foui
men had been killed outright and
several others wounded. The com
psny's officials deny that more thar
one man was killed, and say that fou,
others were wounded.
1t is very likely that much damage
to the line was done that has not beer
given in tho foregoing, but, ii so, the
officials Of the company would moi
tell it. It is evident, from their &C.
tione, that the worst is not yet known
One thing certain, it will be some
time before the line between this city
and San Sernardino is in condition
for traffic. No trains left this city
yesterday via that line until 5 O'Clock,
when an accommodation left foi
Quartz, where it will remain until
morning. This train came in from
Duarto yesterday between ono and
two o'clock, being the only one
noved on the road during the day.
The line between here and Duarte
is in very precarious condition, and
it is only with great care that the
train could proceed at all.
A Santa Fe official yesterday called
upon the Southern Pacific manage
nent and asked them if they would
haul their (the Santa Fe's) passeii
gers from Mojavc to this city in case
they should want to turn them over
What arrangement was made coulc
not be learned, as the Southern Pacific
official, when seen by the HERALD't
representative, refused to talk upo1
tho subject. From this application i
would seem that there is serious
touole at Cajon Pass.
All trains for Los Angeles via thi
road were laid up Tuesday Afternoon
at San Bernardino, and there the!
will remain until the track is again il
condition for their safe passage.
1.-THE trains there last afternoon
we're Tuesdays overland and the Sar
Diego express. All day yesterday 9
large number Of people went to thu
Santa Fe depot expecting to leave fol
other places, but they were compelled
to return to this city. At a late hou
last night the rain was falling har,
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