Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-28
THE RAILROADS.
THE WORK OF REPAIR NECES.
SARILY VERY SLOW.
The Southern Pacific Sends Train North
Yesterday-The Santa Fe Overland to
Leave This Morning.

Last night there was reported consid-
erable progress made in putting the
railroads into condition for traffic. The
Southern Pacific started it's north bound
San Francisco express on time yester-
day afternoon, and it was expected that
it would 60 over all Of the line, though
it was by no means certainty that a
transfer at Tejunga could be avoided.
Five train loads Of passengers were
expected to arrive last evening. They
left Mojave yesterday morning.
Traffic was also resumed to Cotton
yesterday by. means of transfer at FL
Monte.
Late last evening a message was re-
ceived from Assistant General Superin-
tendent Pratt, stating that the San
Francisco line was open for business.
All the local trains on the Southern
Pacific were running yesterday, except
on the Santa Ana branch, which is in a
very bad condition.
The branch to Long Beach from the
San Pedro road is entirely obliterated,
the rails and ties having been carried
nearly two miles to the beach.
The condition of the Southern Pacific
in Arizona is unknown, except that it is
very bad. No prediction can be made
with any basis as to when the line to
El Paso will be reopened.
Dispatches received yesterday by AS
sistant Division Superintendent Muir
said that water Thursday night came
over the bridge, yet failed to wash it
away. Every house in Yuma except
the hotel and prison. and some few of
the railroad buildings, which were on
elevations. is swept away. The water
s tRe frack s5lt %stt aks entire e0ger T
tance. The Southern Pacific freight
house was blown up with powder and
the debris removed, in order to prevent
it from damming at the bridge and carry
ing that structure away. The railroad
ice house and telegraph Office were car
ried away, but the hotel was saved.
An engine and crew started from In
dio Thursday night as soon as the wires
were down, and took an operator with
them. They went east to Ell Rio, where
they were stopped by the water running
over the tracks. Conductor Hollis took
boat which was there and started out
to Yuma on a prospecting tour. He
found that the round-house and car
shops, being on a prominence, were all
right, and that no cars were lost.
There are only five bents to drive in
the Santa Ana bridge, when the line will
be opened to Yuma. This work is ex-
pected to be completed today and trains
will be moving tomorrow.
THE TERMINAL.
General Manager Burnett of the Ter
minal, in spite of his illness, was at his
desk yesterday and had the satisfaction
of declaring both the Pasadena and
Glendale roads open for traffic. Both
lines were badly cut into and it required
the greatest energy to accomplish what
Mr.. Burnett has so quickly done to repair
the breaks.
THE SANTA FEE.
Despite the, great efforts being made
to open the Santa Fe system in
Southern California, the work is nee
essarily very slow. General Manager
X. II. Wade yesterday made arrange
ments by which an eastern overland
train will leave this morning at 10
O'Clock from the First street depot. This
train will go over the Southern Pacific
track as far as Mojave, when it will be
transferred to the Atlantic and Pacific
road, and 60 east.
Five train-loads of travellers, who have
been tied up at Barstow, left there yes
terday morning for this city via Moiave
and the Southern Pacific and were ex-
pected here last night.
1t was expected that the San Gabriel
bridge would be completed by tonight,
so that traffic that far may be resumed
tomorrow.
The Riverside and Orange branch is
very badly damaged and is not liable to
be opened before next Wednesday.
An ominous silence was observed by
the officials regarding the opening of the
surf line to San Diego. All that could
be learned about it was that sit is in
very bad shape" There are three
bridges gone between this city and Santa
Ana, and the track between San Juan
and Oceanside is reported to be total
wreck. The officials refuse to make any
predictions whatever as to when this
road will be open.