Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-26
STORM EFFECTS.
Several Railroad Bridges
Washed Away.
THE TRAINS DELAYED.
The Cable Roads Resume Operations
Early in the Day-AbOut
the City.

The losses to the railroads in the storm
turn out to have been considerable, al
though not so serious as at first feared.
Owing to the fact that the wires are
down in several directions, particularly
on the Santa Fe, it is difficult to obtain
an exact statement of the condition OF
things. Both of the main lines, the
Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe, gave
up the effort to run any trains yesterday.
As it was holiday, only few trains
would have run in any event, and not a
large number of people were inconven-
fenced. The damage to the roads is in
the form of washouts scattered at inter-
walls all along the branches running into
this city, and of damaged or washed
away bridges. The probabilities are
that il the storm ceases now the
roads will not be in condition to carry
out their full schedule for several days,
although by making transfers of passen-
gers and temporary repairs of the
breaks, most of the difficulties will be
met today and traffic resumed.
At the Southern Pacific depot a notice
hung in front of the ticket-seller's
window to the effect that no trains would
be run to any points north or to Cotton,
Santa Ana or San Pedro. This left only
Santa Monica. The state of things on
the northern division, between this city
and Mojave and Santa Barbara cannot
L. f,-11 c1oor&a;~o1 hat fo Hv4 hof
the Tejunga bridge is badly washed out.
The bridge near Burbank is partly
washed away, and several of the smaller
bridges in Soledad canon are gone.
On the line between here and Cotton
there are numerous washouts. The
bridge at Monte over the San Gabriel is
gone. Number 20 from the east, which
should have arrived here Saturday, lice
ct Cotton, and the overland of the next
day has been detained beyond that
point. As far as possible passengers will
be transferred over the breaks, and it is
probable that they will be in by morning.
The San Pedro line and Santa Ana d.
visions of the Southern Pacific appear to
have met with the worst luck. The two
lines fork at the Nadeau vineyard. At
this point the river appears to have been
especially fierce in the strength of its
current and in the volume of water
which it was carrying. The proprie-
tors Of the vineyard and winery had
endesvored to protect their property
from the floods, which past experience
had taught them they might expect, by
putting in a levee along the side of the
channel nearest the buildings. The
water, However, worked around the bar
ricade and poured over the grounds. This
took place early yesterday morning,
when the river, augmented by the
streams high up in the mountains, was
at its highest. The vineyard was flooded,
with how great q damage is not yet fully
known. The report is that the buildings
were carried away and large quantity
of wine lost. The total loss to the owners
has been estimated at 500, but
this is considered not little over
the mark, as it is likely, when
the water subsidies, that it will be found
that the vines are unhurt and that the
wines in the tight casks have suffered
no injury.
The Southern Pacific track at this
point was washed away for distance of
about two miles. The pile driver and a
gang of men we're at work at the broken
bridge over the New river. Owing to
this new break in the line they we're un-
able to get back, and the gang was i'm
mediately sent to San Pedro, where they
went to work constructing a new pile
driver.
On the San Pedro division, in the two
miles between Cerritos and the Long
Beach junction, there are fifteen wash
outs, each from thirty to one hundred
feet long.
The Santa Fs line had much the same
experience as the Southern Pacific. Nc
trains were run in any direction during
the day. The wires were down, and it was
impossible for Mr.. Wade, the General
Manager, who was up all night, to keep
himself informed upon what was hap.
pening at various points along the line,
Such reports as were received showed
that the rain was general through all the
southern part of the State, and that nc
part of the road had escaped injury.
In the city, the bridge of the Santa Fe
over the river near Downey avenue haf
lost one span, and is in rather an upse
condition. Four links of the bridge ovel
the river at Ballona Junction are gone
but Mr.. Wade expresses belief that i
will be possible to rave the structure j
the river will give the company 6
chance. A telegraph operator was sen
down the road toward Rivera to find on
what was the matter with the wires. HI
discovered that the bridge over the SaI
Gabriel at that point was destroyed.
A number of the bridges between herr
and Duarte have been seriously damaged
but the exact condition of the part of the
road beyond that point is not known yet
On the Redondo branch a train was sen
down as far as Englewood yesterday
but was unable to get any farther.
appears, however, that no very consider
able damage has been done on this line
and it will probably be opene'
today. A special effort will b
made by the company to NOV
trains over this division as 500
as possible, in order to carry passenger
to q connection with the coast steamers
This is just now matter of 9 pecial in
portance, as the San Pedro line of th
Southern Pacific is in very bad cond
ton, and no passengers can get throug
to San Diego on the coast line of tn
Santa Fe.
ALONG THE RIVER.
The river, which at O'Clock yesterda
morning was within eighteen inches {
the top of the levee, rose gradually unit
at O'Clock it was almost level with tn
topmost planks, and the gravest feai
were entertained by the anxious watcher