Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-18
THE WEATHER.
a General Clearing-Up-The Traffic
Situation.

a General Cke8rinE-Up-Ihe Train
Situation.
On Saturday night it was evident that
the storm was about over. The barome-
ter had gone up IL points and the wind
was westerly. The mercury continued
10 rise rapidly and by last night it had
reached 80 Is. The lowest point of de-
preston during the storm was 1868.
The wind last night was west, and the
sky clear. The Signal Service reports
the rainfall for twenty.four hours end
ing at noon Sunday at .32. Mr.. Bur-
ton, whose guage is kept on Bunker Hill
avenue, near Second street, reports a
correction in his report, which puts
the precipitation for the storm up
to Saturday night at $50 inches. 1t
should have been $40 inches. He re-
PORTS 20 of an inch for the precipitation
during Saturday night, making the
total rainfall for the storm beginning on
Tuesday night by his guage to be $50
inches. The record at the Southern
Pacific depot showed 1.66 inches for the
twenty.four hours ending at 7 A. NJ.
yesterday 6 40 inches for the storm and
1885 inches for the season. Reports re-
ceived by the company at P. NJ. from
all parts of California, showed that the
storm was breaking all over the State
with indications for a general clear-up.
The different depots in Southern Cali
fornia generally advised cloudy weather
as far south as Seven Palms from which
pei It down all was clear.
Railroad communication with San
Francisco was completely suspended
early in the morning by the expected
breaking down of the Tejunga bridge.
The water washed away the approaches
from both sides, and although construc-
tioR trains were at once put to work on
either end, it was found that it would
take over twentyfour hours to fix things
Hp again. The train due here at 7 is
on Saturday night, the one due yester-
day morning, and the one in the evening,
also the one that should arrive here at
z:15 this morning, are all lying at the
north of the washout, and will come in
together directly the line is cleared. OF
course, the overlancs from the East also
had to lay over in this city, so there will
be a rush that will require eome
good train dispatching when the
trains start moving again. At
o'clock this morning the
Southern Pacific officials stated that they
expected to have the Tejunga trouble
fixed in a few hours and hope to have
the line to San Francisco opened up be-
fore noon to-day.
The washout in the Cajon on the Santa
Fe stopped all overland travel on that
road on Friday, and it was only at 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon that a pas
eage-way was made. The two DELAYED
overlands and Che Raymond excursion
at once passed the scene of trouble and
arrived in town this morning. A train
for the East, the first sent out in three
days by the road, will also be sent out
,Ehis morning.
The Southern Pacific line to the East
over the Sunset is open, only a few
minor washouts having occurred yester-
day, which were soon repaired. On the |
Santa Ana branch the bulkhead was
washed out on the Santa Ana river
bridge, and this, with the exception of a |
small washout on the Long Beach branch, |
was all the damage done on the side |
lines.
The Santa Fe's surf line to San Diego
is closed, ewing to a washout by the San |
eide, but the San Bernardino and |
Temecula route is open.
Late last night the news was received
that the Mojave river bridge had been
washed way, but on investigation it was
found that it WAS the bridge on the At
lantic and Pacific line between Barstow
and Mojave, and does not, therefore,
blockade through overland travel.
No more damage occurred in town yes
terday, and visit to the Los Angeles
river in the afternoon showed that it had
fallen considerably. The street car sys-
tenn of the city is to be commended for
its excellent service during the storm, as
Che cars we're run with the same regular
Ity as in fine weather.
AT midnight there are all appearances |