Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-05


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tiona, trouble. 1t is now very doubt
iui whether any trains will leave this
city to-day or not.
The condition OF things in the freight
department was similar to that OF tho
passenger business. No perlshablo
freight was taken for shipment SIS it
was not known positively when it
could be started to its destination.
The officials expected yesterday after
noon that they would have trains run
ming by :, O'Clock to-day, but upon
being pressed would not say positively
that such would he the case.
The state Of things on the Southern
Pacific Company's lines was much
better than OIL the Santa Fe Compa-
ny's. Thanks to precautions taken in
time, no serious accidents occurred,
though many slight washouts, entail
ing a considerable amsunt OF expense
for repairs, resulted.
Just az the shades OF night began
to fall Tuesday, the Superintendent
issued orders TO all trains Then OH the
roads to stop at the nearest sidetrack
and remain until further orders. The
trains then in the company's yards
were ordered to bank their fires and
remain where they were.
patrolmen were placed along every
foot Of the road, and at each section
house tho handCars were prepared to
20 out in case OF danger. Construc-
ton trains were placed wherever eX-
perieuce thought best, loaded with
ties, rails, and all necessary materials
for repairing . serious washout.
The patrolmen reported after each
tramp over their districts, and any
damage was Immediately repaired.
At Whitehead. twenty-eight miles
west Of Indio, five washouts, sixty
Tong and four feet deep occurred.
and were repaired by o'clock yes
torday morning. AT Ortega Point
two severe land>lides occurred, in
addition TO the previous one, and be-
tween Ventura and Santa Barbara
two or three slight washouts oc-
cured.
There was another at Saticoy which
was repaired without much damage.
In the I'ehacilipi CATION there were
two small laudslides, but these were
not sufficient to cause much trouble,
and were easily removed.
Between the bridge over the Los
Angeles river and Shorb's, five wash
outs thirty feet long and eight feet
deep occurred.
-Four miles east Of Lancaster several
slides occurred, III addition to a wash
out sixty feet long and six or eight
feet deep.
The track in all directions was COW
cred with water to considerable
depth, but with the exception OF the
above mentioned washouts aud land
slides, there was no material damage,
though the track was left in a very
soft condition in many places. BY Z
O'Clock yesterday morning everything
was repaired except the place at Or
tega Point, and this was expected to
have been completed by So. N.
A train left yesterday morning for
Santa BarbarU at 9:45 o'clock. which
is to go there and return TO saugas,
to make connection with the train
which left there at s :05 +. n. for San
Francisco.
The passenger train which left yes
terday morning at 6 80 O'Clock was
preceded by construction train car
rying seventy-iivc track repairers and
carpenters, who had every article
necessary to repair the most serious
break, but they found none.
At Sumner the Atlantic Express,
No. 10, and the Los Angeles Express,
No. II, were side-trackcd at dark
Tuesday, and remained there until 7
A. NJ. yesterday, when they started for
this city, reaching here between 4 and
5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
All trains via the Southern Pacific
Co. LETT this city on time, though
many of them ran very slow.
AT a late hour last night an official
of the Southern Pacific company was,
interviewed by tho HERALD's repre-
sentative and asked what effect the
additional rain would have. He said
no further damage mad been reported,
though, should the rain continue dur
ing the remainder Of the night, much
serious damage would result.
There is every prospect at this
writing that Los Angeles may be
eatirely cut off from the outside
world for some time.
Every effort will be made to handle
both freight and passengers. No
trains left the city last night without
pilot in front to point out any dan
ger, and all ran very slow.
There was no washout in the Sole
dad canon, as was reported in an
evening paper. The track is in good
condition at that point.