Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
THE RAILROADS.
THE NEW ORLEANS wASHOUT ON
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
OF It's Extent-No Interference With
Freight Trafic-Notes.

Vice-President J. G. Stubs is in pos-
session of the facts relative to the wash
out of the Southern Paci6c's line near
New Orleans. He stated on Saturday to
San Francisco reporter that owing to
the bursting of the levee, there is now a
strong and very fast running current
which is rapidly cutting for itself bed
at point fourteen miles east OF Algiers,
or about twenty miles west of New Or
leans. The company, recognizing the
impossibility of bridging this with any
thing like speed, has suffered no time to
be lost, but is now building long slip
at Algiers. On to this the Sunset trains
will be run within a week, and the cars
are then to be transferred to rivers steam
ers and ferried to New Orleans. West
of Algiers the line is in perfect condi-
ton, and the slip, whether used tenn
porarily or permanently will not make
any appreciable difference in the deliy-
cry of freight as the detour only makes
the journey ten miles longer. While
this slip is being built, freight to and
from the Atlantic seaboard is being de-
livered at Galveston by the company's
regular steamers, instead of at New Or
leans. From Galveston the short line
of rail carries everything to Houston,
and so to or from Texas and western
points. One train has been run steadily
in spite of the break, and transfer of
passengers has been continuously made
at Algiers. Mr.. Stubbs, in comment
ing on the washout, states that it is not
a great surprise, as many have held that
the Mississippi's real bed is the Atcha-
falaya, and it is in the direction of that
outlet that the floods have poured.
THE TERMINAL AT LONG BEACH.
A Long Beach correspondent writes as
follows:
The meeting of the board of trustees
of the city of Long Beach, on Saturday
night, was the most important meeting
bearing on the welfare OF this future
great harbor city ever held here.
General Manager Burnett, General
Passenger Superintendent Wincup and
Attorney Gibbon of the Terminal rail-
road applied for franchise granting
them right of way the full extent of the
city, running north and south on its
eastern boundary, thence east and west
on the bluff, overlooking the ocean, to
its western boundary, on the mouth of
the San Gabriel river. Every available
inch of the council room was occupied
by the most prominent citizens, and
the reading of the franchise Cor ordi-
nance) listened to with the deepest in
terest.
On motion of trustee John Roberts,
the ordinance was considered read for
the frat time, and will take the usual
course for final passage.
This railroad coming in here now is
the precursor of two more trans-conti-
mental lines in the near future, and
whether it runs on the cliff or takes one
of several more equally as good ways Of
getting to the beach, it will make Long
Beach-as is inevitable-the future
great deep sea harbor of Southern Cal
ifornia.
In an interview with Mr.. Burnett,
Sunday, at the Flying Fish cottage, he
told me it was the intention of the com
pany to be running in here by the 1st of
August, and as we certainly had the
finest beach in the world, they would
work singly for the preferment OF Long
Beach.
The Southern Pacific company's up
town Office is in receipt of telegram
from Sam Miller, the Yosemite tourist
agent, stating that the valley is now
open, and the roads are in excellent con-
dition. This early opening will, no
doubt, be very welcome news to many
tourists whose stay in California is linn
tied. The usual opening of this valley
is in April and. sometimes not before
May. The sale of tickets will begin this
week.
President Kerrens, of the Terminal
road, is expected here in day or two.
Mrs. Pullman and. party left for Gal
weston, Texas, yesterday via the South
ern Pacific road.
Mr.. Donnelly and party, of Pennsyl-
vania, arrived yesterday in special car
of the Lehigh Valley railroad. They
are en- route to the Yosemite.
H. M. Stanley and party left yester-
day via the Southern Pacific for San
Antonio, Texas, where he lectures next.
The Southern Pacific company is send
ing eastern freight through on time.
The Western Settlers Chosen Specific.
| With every advance of emigration into the
far west. q new demand ia created for HOstet-