New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-30
THE BLOCKADES IN CALIFORNIA.
SEVERAL PEOPLE DIE on DELAYED TRAINS
TIE WATERS SUBSI DING.

San Francisco, Jan. 20.-The high water has gone
down all over the State and losses due to washOuts and
andslidcs generally repaired. Great damage has
been to roads and bridges. The blockade on the
California and Oregon Railroad still continues, ana
there is little prospect of breaking IT for week yet
There is no communication north, except by steamer
The United States revenue cutter Rush took large
amount of mail to Portland, Ore. last evening, the
regular line of steamers refusing the compensation
offered by the Government.
The rotary plough which has been making big
fight in the Sierra Mountains toward raising the block
ade on the Central Pacific broke down yesterday
afternoon in the last drift remaining near Cascade
The plough had been working for fifteen days con-
tinuously and it thought it would hold together
until the road was cleared, but the strain was too
much, and it completely disabled when only 200
yards of snowbank remained. 1t was sent back to
Sacramento and an army of shovellcrs remained at
work all night TO clear away the reman snow which
Obstructed five Of delayed mail sent west from
John Coughin, telegraph operator at Cisco, died at
his lonely station in the mountains four days ago OF
pneumonia. Three men, including doctor, went 10
his aid on snewshoes but arrived to late to save his
life and he was buried in the snowdrlft. His body
taken TO Sacramento on special train, where his
Mrs. Mcvean, wife of Surgeon 4. C. Meyeap. Of
Barracks on ded on on Se MoHHI S
trains Yesterday, Lucia Zaretta the Mexican midget
said to be the smallest human being in the world
IRac'sfHEsf ITc feVer. on inc ''i' '"'' O''O at ' O
Information received In THIS city tls afternoon
that the blockade on the Central Pacific is still un-
broken though according to the latest reports only
portion Of the track which is obstructed now Is be-
tween Tunnel No 13 and Truckee, where the snow
slide this morning covered the track for short dis
tance 1t is expected that this will be cleared In a
short time, and if other slide occurs the railroad
officials hope to have the bockaded trains moving this
evening.
A violent windstorm began in the mountains, how
ever last night and there is danger that other slides
may at any time. Reports received at railroad
headquarters in Sacramento this morning were not en-
cOuraging. The barometer is falling at summit, ana
high winds rising and sweeping over the snow-cad
mountains with driving fury. The wind which arose
last night fOrerunner of devastation, made ITS
power felt. There is unprotected stretch OF track
between Tunnel No 13 and Truckee, which runs along
the base Of the surrounding hills. The hurricane
swept one of the huge mountains of snow upon the
track covering IL completely. So much trouble has
been experienced with the wires that last night it was
decided to make a radical toward repairing the
system. -,
High winds reported from various points along
fhe road Near OrOville several parties have been
formed in different portions of the mountains to visit
persons living in out Of the way places who haG not
been heard from since the beginning of the storm. In
two or three places the people searched for have been
found diving and several discovered who needed
relief 1t is feared that many more old miners who
have lived alone in the mountains for years nave iaieh
victims to the terrible winter