Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-31
BLOCKADE BROKEN.
Trains Moving After a Delay
OF Seventeen Days.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OPEN
Another Storm Threatened, but the
Wheels Are Kept in
Motion.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

trains which have been blockaded in the
Sierrss seventeen days commenced to
move this afternoon, and the Central Pa.
cific officials state that four of the trains
will arrive in this city during the night
and the other three tomorrow morning.
The prospect early this morning was not
encouraging, as from three to ten inches
OF snow fell last night at various points
along the line of the blockade, but the
tracks were cleaned sufficiently this
afternoon to allow trains to start. The
first train, consisting of six mail cars
drawn by FIVE engines, left Truckee at
o'clock this afternoon. The other trains
from Reno and Wordsworth, New,
started at about the same time. There
was considerable demonstration at Reno
when the trains pulled out from that
place; fire-crackers and Chinese bombs
were exploded, and everybody took part
in the general rejoicing. The regular
east bound passenger train over the Cen
trsl Pacific left here this evening.
FILLMoRE's ANNOUNCEMENT.
General Superintendent Fillmore made
the following announcement at noon to-
day: "The road is now open. The first
train will leave Truckee at l O'Clock and
the remainder will soon follow, and we
expect them to come through without
any delay. The storm is over, and it is
now clear and calm through the snow
belt from Alta to Reno. The first train,
consisting of five cars OF mail, will arrive
in San Francisco about midnight to-
night, and the remainder will follow
closely. Trains will leave here this
evening for the East, and from Ogden
for the West, as usual"
REJOICING AT RENO.
RENO, New, January 30.-All delayed
passenger trains are being moved ou
this afternoon. There was tbs wildes
rejoicing among the passengers over The
news. The cars were enveloped il
clouds of smoke from fire-crackers anc
Chinese bombs as the train pulled out.
THE EARLY SITUATION.
SACRAMENTO, January 30.-rhe situa
ton ''on the hill" is not at all encoursg
ing this morning. Snow fell from Blut
Canon to Truckee last night, and the ex
posed strip of track at Cascade, where
the rotary plow met its final collapse
was buried to depth of ten inches. 4
gang of shoyelers, under the direction O
Division Roadmaster Kellogg, was set tc
work to clear the space. Two hundred
men, under the direction Of Phi
Douglass, were sent to the mountains
last night.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30.-The rail
road situation was not improved greatly
this morning. Snow was falling in the
Sierras and no trains were moving. The
weather report of the Southern Pacifi'
Company for the twenty-four hours end
ing at s O'Clock this morning, showed
that three inches of snow fell at Emf
grant gap, eight inches at Cisco, six
inches at Summit and five inches a
Truckee.
ANOTHER STORM THREATENED.
SACRAMENTO, January 3O.-The weathe,
is cloudy in the mountains tonight, anc
another snow storm is threatened. o.
the sight enowbound trains ordered Il
move, six carry passengers. The Other
two are loaded with mail for California
Three trains have left Truckee for Sacra.
mento, and two of them have gone
through the Cascade opening safely, but
none of them are as yet out of the snow
belt. The mail trains are expected tc
The other trains will be trailed along the
road slowly at safe distances behind each
other. Train No. l, heavily loaded witt
passengers, left for the East tonight. L
consisted of eleven cars.
TRAINS RUNNING ON TINE.
PAso RoBLEs, CAL, January 3d.
Heavy storms cut this place off from
communication from San Francisco fol
over two days, but trains are now running
on time.
RED BLUFF, CAL, January 30.-Tht
weather is fair, but not entirely clear
There has been but little rain in the las
few days. Trains, except the Oregon
express, are running on time.
THE RAIN AT REDDING.
REDDING, Cal, January 3O.-From yes
terday noon until last evening the rain
descended in torrents, flooding the streets
and the railroad track. Today the sur
shone brightly and the weather is warm
Creeks and rivers are not very high.
MAILS FROM OREGON.
PORTLAND, January 3O-The steam
ship Columbia, sailing hence for Sar
Francisco tonight, will carry away a
large number of passengers and all the
mail which had been delayed for the past
fourteen days at Ashland.
A GREAT RELIEF.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30.-The
Southern Pacific officials were greatly re-.
lieved and pleased this afternoon when
the telegraph announced that the long
imprisoned trains were making a general
advance toward San Francisco. The
work of picking the ice from the rails,
between Truckee and Tunnel 13, was
completed this afternoon. Then the
push plow went over the line from
Truckee to the tunnel. clearing the
few inches of snow that lad
fallen, and returned to Truckee
a little after noon. At noon, when il ap.
peared certain that the blockade wouid
be opened in an hour, the seven trains
at Reno and Wadsworth were started al
irregular intervals. A train passed Tun-
mel Is at 3 :35 o'clock. AS the distance
from Truckee is only five and a hall
miles, the time shows the necessity for
careful crawling. One of the trains il
expected here early Friday morning.
THE TRAINS MAKING GOOD TIME.
TRUCKEE, January 30.-The frat over.
land section, consisting of two mail carr
and one passenger coach, pulled by five
engines, left Truckee at y. NJ. and
reached summit after making good time