Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
The Storm Blockade Nearly
at an End.
Traces Of the Deluge Being
Rapidly Etfaced.
Through Trains On All Roads to Be
Running Shortly.
Disastrous Flood News From Arizona,
San BernardinO and San Diego.
Tia Juana Swept Away.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.-Reports re-
ceived today from the south concerning
the blockade OF traffic on the Southern
Pacific lines, in California and Arizona,
were more encouraging than those of the
previous day. The work of repairing
the damaged portions of the line is be-
ing pushed, and unless the storm should
again commence, everything can be put
in "ship shape" condition within one
week. The water is rapidly falling at
all points along the line, and it is be-
lieved the worst is over.
Reports from Soledad canon seem TO
have been slightly exaggerated. The
only part OF the track at this point
which has given way is near Ravenna
where the roadbed for few hundred
feet is soft and one-sided.
On the Santa Barbara line floods car
ried away small bridge at Piru. but
this has now been repaired, and work
ing forces from this branch are heading
up into Soledad caflon to meet the work
crews coming south.
Division Superintendent Burckhalter.
with two companions, started south on
hand car from a work train below
Mojave, on Tuesday morning, and
pushed through on an inspecting tour.
reaching Saugus safely this morning.
and went thence to the scene of trouble
at Tehunga. Dispatches from him give
the encouragement above noted. The
trestle at Tehunga is now the chief OBJ
Stacle.
The Los Angeles work forces finished
repairing the bridge this side of that
city today, and pushed on up the road.
Reports indicated that the damage to
the bridge east of Los Angeles would be
repaired tonight. The trouble at or
near Los Angeles can be easily overcome
by Friday morning, and the Atlantic ex
press will leave here tomorrow night at
the regular time, expecting to find
clear track.
All the south bound trains, are held at
Mojave, and tonight's express was
booked only as far as Bakersfield.
At present all the through travel be-
tween Cotton and Los Angeles is blocked.
as well as that on the Santa Ana branch,
The Santa Monica branch has as vet had
no trouble. A bridge near Cotton and
one at Downey have both been knocked
out OF line by the turbulent waters, and
there are also one or two washes report
ed between Pomona and Los Angeles.
No trains have reached Los Angeles
from the east since Saturday night. That
due there Sunday is held at Cotton, and
all the other westbound overlands. except
one at Gila City, are at Tucson. Owing
to PROSTATE wires, few details of the
damage in Arizona have been learned.
Beyond Seven Palms the line is clear
to Yuma.
The San Pedro branch was opened at
2 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon. The
450 passengers enjoying delay are
distributed, as follows One hundred and
twenty-five, west bound, at Tucson; SO,
west bound at Yuma; $50, east bound
at Mojave; 3S, east bound, at Cotton.
There are also large number of west
bound at Ell Paso.
/, A land slide was reported at tunnel Q.
a few miles east of Tehachapi. The
track, however, was cleared in about
three hours.
w. A. Bissell, general agent of the
Atlantic and Pacific, today telegraphed
to resume the sale of tickets over that
line. Bissell is at Barstow, and saws
that the Atlantic and Pacific has suffer-
ed little beyond the loss of bridge at
the above mentioned point, where foot
transfer will be made, necessitating
only brief delay. Trains hereafter
over this line will leave on regular
time.
The Central route is still clear, and no
trouble is anticipated. The Oregon line
'is also clear, and everything is moving
on schedule time. There has been no
serious trouble on the coast division,
and the managers of the Donohue line
are happy.