Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-04
FLOOD AFTERMATH.
Railroad Repairs Progressing
Finely.
The San Diego Line in Shape
for Traffic.
Work Pushed ON the Yuma Division
With Great Vigor.
Fresh Incidents of the Flood in Arizona
Reported-Many Indians
Pa Drowned.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN Francisco, March 3.-Word has
been received from Assistant General
Superintendent r. H. Pratt, of the
Southern Pacific, that Ell Rio was
reached this morning with force of 700
men. The water had so far receded that
it was possible to commence work inn
mediately. The line beyond Yuma may
be open on Saturday night, and will cer-l
tainly be so by Monday morning next. l
Assistant Superintendent Flint, of the
railway mail service, stated that the
washouts in Southern California have
all been repaired, and that the roads
will be opened for carrying mails to San
Diego, tomorrow.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, March 3.-Agent
Keeler, OF the Santa Fe, reports that
travel will be resumed between here and
Los Angeles on Thursday.
YUMA, Ariz., March ga Cocopah
Indian runner, from the Colorado reser-
walton, arrived today, reports that the
steamer Gila had gone to the rescue OF
several refugees of the flood, who were
perched on the tops of houses. The
men were saved, but during the night
the Colorado lowered very fast, leaving
the steamer six feet above the water on
a sand bar.
Further news from the Mohawk
valley reports all the settlers safe, and
the damage by the flood being repaired,
The first train from the west is expected
tomorrow.
SAN Francisco, March ga dispatch
from Clifton, Arizona, dated the 1st in
stant, SAYS: The Graham County Bull
letin states that the water is higher than
the Aztec ruins, and seven feet higher
than the oldest Indian or Mexican re-
members. 1t is impossible to ascertain
the damage to property and lives. Mail
arrived on handcar today, the first
since February 22d. Hundreds are at
work repairing the damage. No lives
were lost except from pneumonia con-
tracted during the storm. The loss of
property is about 500, 900. The weather
indicates another storm.
of Diamond Joe" Reynolds was
first train leaving since February 21st.
Prescott and the Atlantic and Pacific,
on account of bridges being washed out.
MARYsvILLE, CAL, March 3.-Repoits
from the Sacramento river say the
water is very high, but no immediate
danger is feared. The Feather river is
running over both banks at Mason's
Point, below the break of last year.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-The noun
tains are covered deeply with snow, and
another warm rain would be most dis
astrous.
DENVER, March ga special to the
News from Yuma, Ariz., says: The worst
of the food is over, and the river is fall
ing. Reports received from 200 miles
up the river that 100 settlers were
drowned is untrue. The dam
age to irrigating bitches, fences,
orchards and fields, together with
the loss of cattle, is incalculable.
At Phoenix ninety adobe houses fell,
but no lives were lost. At Globe a
dozen houses fell and two lives were
lost-the proprietor of stage line and
a passenger. The driver was washed.
into tree and will probably be rescued
tomorrow. Twenty-Five hundred Indi-
ans occupy the river banks for
eighty miles below Yuma, and
there is no direct news from them.
Old chiefs say there are hundreds lost.
They live in a low valley along the
river bottom, and were warned to flee
to the hills. Word is expected tomor-
row from them. They have corn and
beans, but no meat. Their houses will
stand six to eight feet of water, but it is
over ten feet all over the reservation.
There will be NC trains either way from
Yuma for at least ten days yet.