Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-26
WASHOUfS.
THE RAILROAD HAS SOME MORE BAD
LUCK.
The Trouble at DayisyilIe-Big Slide Near
P1aceryilIe and Another at
Port Costa.

The railroad is indeed in hard luck Just
at present. No sooner did the prospects 70,
breaking the snow-blockade on the Sierras
begin to look encouraging than washouts
and land-slides were reported on nearly all
of the other divisions.
The first of these was the one mentioned
yesterday, as having occurred this side of
Dayisville. This consisted of wash-out
of the track for a distance of about 80 feet.
This was caused by the sudden rise of
Cache creek, and the track was washed out
to depth of from seven to twelve feet The
work-train went to the scene early yester-
day morning, and the break was rapidly
filed in with cobbles and earth and the
track relayed. This is the break into which
Engineer Cox's train ran on Friday night.
killing him and badly iDjuring fireman
Neal.
Putsh creek, which is west of Davisville.
also rose on Friday night, and the result
was another washout one mile and half
west Of Dsvisville. Sixty feet of track
washed out the roadbed to depth of seven
or eight feet. 1t was decided not to I'll
this break in, as it would only be in danger
of another washout, so a piledriyer and
outfit was sent up from Oakland yesterday,
and work was Immediately commenced on
temporary bridge, so that the water might
pass on through unrestricted. The bridge
will probably be ready for trains tonight.
The Davisville breaks ordinarily would
not have impeded travel between Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, as there are two
other routes available--one by way of Mar
tinez and another via Niles. But, to the
extreme annoyance of the railroad people,
both of these routes also suffered as well as
the Davisville route. A wsshout first &C.
Cured on The MARTINEZ route, near Port
Costa, and Immediately after this q land
slide near Altamont closed the Niles route
Thus, the only way to get to San Fran
cisco yesterday was by way of 1.-The river
steamers or by balloon" as one of the train
put it.
But even here the trouble did not end.
Reports from the Napa branch came, to
the effect that that line had suffered from
several washouts between Napa Junction
and Calistoga. No trains could pass oyer
that road Friday night or yesterday morn
Ing. A large force of men were set to
work there, however, and by last night
everything was clear, and last nights Calls
toga train went through on time.
The next trouble reported was from the
Santa Rosa Division. The draw bridge
which crosses the Napa river, between
Napa Junction and Merazo, began to shake
under the enormous pressure of the swollen
river, and trains did not dare cross it.
After considerable work the bridge was
sufficiently to allow the
trains to cross safely.
n,,A h. D,tl H.
to Germantown-several more washouts
were reported, and no trains passed over
that road yesterday To. days Red Bluff
train will in all probability be sent down
by way Of Willows to Davisville, and from
there the passengers will be transferred
over the Davisville washout to a train on
this side, and in this way they will reach
this city.
The Plscerville division, which has
heretofore been very fortunate in escaping
accidents, also came in for its share of
yesterdays troubles. A big landslide &C.
CURED about half a mile west of
Placerville, covering up about $50 feet of
track, and rendering it impossible. Owing
to the great amount of earth which came
down in this slide, and the prospect that
more would follow should an attempt be
made to shovel it out, it was deemed adj
NlSdDl6 10 Uullu u new traCk around the
slide rather than attempt to clear it, and
large force of track-layers were immedi-
ately set to work. The passengers were
transferred to the other side of the slide,
and thus lost but little time The regular
Placerville freight train was cancelled yes
terdsy. 1t is thought that the new track
will be ready for trains tomorrow.
A dispatch received last night from Lath-
rop says: There have been no trains from
San Francisco to-day. The slides near
Port Costa prevent all trains from passing,
and the washouts near Altamont have not
as yet been cleared. They are transferring
at this point train No. IS, from the south,
and also one of the trains that had been
blocked in the snow on the Central Pacific
for the last ten days. which started for San
Francisco via Martinez this morning. 1t
had to return to Sacramento from Corn
wall. They will leave by boat at s o'clock
for San Francisco if the road is not cleared
before that time.
Train No. 20, from the south, this even
ing also went to Sacramento, to go down
by the boat in the morning if necessary.
The Southern Pscitic people are doing
everything in their power for the comfort
of the passengers. The levee along the
San Joaquin river is all right so far, but
it has been raining for the last twenty four
hours and no telling what may turn up.