Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-30
COMING AROUND.
Another Day of Hard Work
for the Railroads.
MOST LINES OPEN UP TOMORROW
Mail From the East and North To.
day-Rapid Work on the
Bridges "A Few Trains.

Bridges "A Few Trains.
Yesterday was probably the last day
of the blockade. Mail, express and pas
sengers will arrive in the city today from
all directions, and by the middle or end
of this week the roads will be in condi-
tion to run nearly all of their trains on
schedule time-at least that is what
they claim. 1t is of course possible that
the authorities may be a little over-san.
guine, but as the exact extent of the
damages are now known better judg-
ment can be made as to when repairs
can be completed.
The Southern Pacific authorities an
nounce that by tomorrow evening at 6
O'Clock they will have their line open
from the Arcade depot through to the
East. The bridge at Monte is now all
right, 30 that trains can cross. Between
Monte and this city the construction
trains are at work on the various wash
outs, and they will have them all in
shape by this morning. There is one
place near Shorb's wheresthere is cut
under the track 125 feet wide
and forty deep where small
river created for the occasion
plowed out channel for itself. At Aurant
there is a cut thirty feet deep and 100
wide. These have both been filled in.
Passengers and mail wers carried to
Ell Monte yesterday and brought in from
there to the city in wagons. This mail is
only local. The overland mail from the
East comes by the Santa Fe aud was
caught at Bsrstow. 1t was all sent back to
Albuquerque and will arrive over the
Southern Pacific some time to-day.
A number of people who were deter.
mined to get out of town and start east
yesterday took wagons at 8: :15 in the af-
ternoon and went to El Monte. There
they took the Southern Pacific train for
Yuma and the East. There were four
wagon loads of them, about fifteen pas.
sengers in all. A quantity of local mail
was also sent out this way. From here
to Monte is thirteen miles and tie roads
are now in passable condition.
Two pile drivers are at work on the
upper Southern Pacific bridge over the
Los Angeles river and the work of re-
pail ~ Will RiOOhUiy bO WILL RACtOA W
this evening. The pile drivers will then
be put to work on the lower bridge
which forms the eastern connection. In
the meantime gang OF men has been
at work on the lower bridge, cribbing it
up for temporary use. Ties have been
piled up, log-cabin fashion, in rectangu'
lar form, making temporary piers on
which cross timbers can be placed. Nine
O'Clock this morning is the time set
when the first train can CROSS this
structure.
The Southern Pacific authorities de-
clare that the northern division will be
open for traffic on Wednesday. Large
gangs of men and a number of carloads
of implements have been sent down
from the north. 1t is of course matter
of absolute necessity to the company to
get this division of the road open at the
earliest possible moment and their ut
most endeavors will be put forth to &C.
complish the work of repair. Those
who have seen the extent Of the injuries
declare that they are of such a nature
that no amount of energy can overcome
them within week or ten days. Mail
and passengers are now coming down
from the north by steamer.
The Long Beach division Of the South
sfn Pacific was opened yesterday Moth
ing has been done as yet on the Santa
ANA division, but work will begin this
morning.
A great deal of improvement was
effected yesterday in the condition Of the
Santa Fe Company's lines, although no
new trains were put on. A train ran
from San Bernardino to South Pasadena
and back again, but no other attempt
was made to establish connection with
this city. The work on the bridge over
the Los Angeles river progresses but
slowly owing to the fact that the current
of the river is very strong at that point.
It is not likely that this connection can
be established for q couple of days yet.
As the damages on the Orange division OF
the line are not very considerable, it will
be possible to run trains from San Ber-
nardino into this city by that route. The
work on the Ballona division bridge was
hindered little yesterday by the break
ing of the pile driver.
1t is believed that o train will get
through from San Diego today, and that
that division of the system will then be
permanently open. The burrowers in
the Cajon pass do not see light yet, and
the overland trains will probably not get
through for several days more.
In a general way it may be stated that
mail, express and passenger traffic will
be resumed in all directions by Tuesday
night, but that one branch of the South
ern Pacific and one of the Santa Fe are
likely to be out of use for nearly week