Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-11
RAILROAD MATTERS.
A Big Landslide on the
Top Of the Tehachipi.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Collision OH the Tucson Division.
The Santa Fe Now Clear.
Notes and Personals.

The condition OF the railroads en-
tering this city was in some respects
much improved yesterday, though in
others it was decidedly worse. The
improvement consists of the repairs
of the Santa Fe Company, while the
Southern Pacific is considerably the
worse for ''wear," as it may be termed.
The Santa Fe people, there are no
officials directly connected with the
operating department of the road
now in the city, stated yesterday that
the damage to their lines had been re-
paired, SO that trains may be run on
schedule time, and in proof of this it
is only necessary to state that
the overland train due yester-
day morning arrived con time"
That means that the trouble in the
Caion Pass has been cleared up, and
travel East will go on now as before
the storm. The trouble in the
Temecula Cafion has also been re-
paired, and the train for San Diego
lef5 this city on time yesterday morn
ing and last night. OF course, the
road is still very soft, but it is not ex-
pected any further trouble will take
place, unless more rain falls. The
Southern Pacific Company is in bad
shape, both east and north, though it
expected last night to have everything
in good condition by 6 A. NJ. to-day.
The trouble caused by the washing
away Of two spans OF the
bridge over the Santa Ana river,
east of Cotton, was more seri-
Gus than was at first anticipated
and was not repaired or put in condi-
ton for the safe passage of trains until
7:30 O'Clock last night. The overland
train, No. 20, from Ell Paso, due to
arrive Friday night at 8 80 P. NJ, did
not put in its appearance until last
night at 10:30 O'Clock, when it came
in with No. 20 due last night. This
opens the line East. Just about s
O'Clock Friday night neatly fatal ac-
cident occurred at Tunnel II, just
about twenty miles north OF Te-
hachipi. A freight train was enter
ing the tunnel at the west end when
the roof caved in on the engine, COM
pletely burying il and the engineer
and fireman, the tender and the next
freight car. The sudden stopping of
the train derailsd several cars.
The train hands hurried forward to
see what was the matter. and discov-
cred the plight of their friends the
engineers and fremen. They imme
diatelS went TO work to dig them out,
though they hardly expected to find
them alive. After digging some
time, they heard voices, and few
minutes later found the engineer and
fireman perfectly safe under the cat
of the engine, which protected them
the fallen earth and stones. The
fallen earth covered the track for
distance of one hundred feet, to
depth Of ten feet. A force of one
hundred men were Immediately
put to work and the officials
in this city state that the
the trouble will be cleared away by
5 or 6 O'Clock this morning. The
trains from San Francisco, due in this
city at 8 AS A. NJ. and 5 P. NJ, were de-
tanned north of the scene of the acci-
dent, while train No. 20, which left
this city Friday night at 10 80 p. NJ.
was held at Mojave. This train was
expected to return to this city at 2
O'Clock this morning, bringing
the passengers from San Fran
cisco, which were put aboard
it from Nos. II and 10. The
latter trains will return to San Fran
cisco with passengers for that place.
No further trouble is anticipated.