Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-05

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F'e road to San Diego is in bad condition
and may not be opened for a week. The
Yuma board of trade has appealed to
this city for aid At the latest it will be
several days before communication is
resumed with the east by either Santa
Fe or the Southern Pacific railroads.
THE BLOCKADE ON THE ROAD.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Feb. 26.-The
reports now received from the south
concerning the blockade on the Southern
Pacific in California and Arizona are
more encouraging than those of the
| previous day. BY tonight everything
is expected to be in running order when
the Atlantic express will leave here for
Los Angeles. At present all through
travel between Cotton and Los Angeles
is blocked as well as on the Santa Anna
branch No trains have reached Los
Angeles from the east since Saturday
night. Beyond, the Seven Palms line is
clear to Yuma. The sale of tickets over
the Atlantic and Pacific have been re-
sumed, the only obstacle on that road
being at Barstow where the bridge is
gone. The passengers will be trans
ferred across the stream on the foot
bridge.
Los ANGELES CAL., Feb, 27-There is no
change in the general situation in this
vicinity, except that every minute has
| been utilized by the railroad people in get
ting tracks in shape. The first train for
san Francisco will probably leave to-
! day at o'clock.
The situation south is much worse and it
will probably be Saturday or Sunday be-
fore the line TO Yuma will be opened.
Santa lie is blocked, The track in the
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| some days before it can be cleared. But
| little is known of the state of affairs east of
| San Bernardino
one or two trains are somewhere be-
tween that place and Barstow, but at what
| point is not known. Some days must
elapse before the coast line to San Diego
will be in possable condition. Local trains
are now running.
No further reports of loss of life have
been received, and it is now believed that
no more have occurred besides the four
heretofore reported. The loss to property
| is not so heavy as at first anticipated, but
it is nevertheless considerable.
Reports from Yuma are very discourage
ing. Committees of the board of trade are
now getting up subscriptions for that
place. There is no suffering in this section
SO far as reported, as result Of the floods
BRIDGES AND RoADwAYs WRECKED.
SAN BERNARDINo CAL. Feb. 27.--Addi-
tional particulars regarding the damages
by the storm continued to be received
Canyon Pass was badly damaged by the
storm and it will be sometime before
trains can get through. The railroad
company is trying. to release the south
bound passenger from the trains caught
between, the Pass and Barstow.
The railroad bridge was washed away
but the bridge over Mojave near the
Pass is still safe. The wagon bridges at
Rincon, Auburndale and Riverside across
the Santa Anna river have all been swept
Anna canyon furnishing water to
Redland Heights is badly washed
out. This city has received no
mail from any quarter since last Sunday.
Every bridge in the county this side of the
mountains except the Santa Fe bridge
between this city and Redlands. have been
either badly damaged or washed out. The
repairs are being made rapidly as possible,
and trains will be running again pretty
generally in day or two.
RAILROAD WASHED AWAY.
REpLANDs, CAL, Feb. GA messenger
from Elsinore says that seven miles of
track between Esinore and Perris is
washed out, the bridge gone, and it is re-
ported that the road through Temecula
canyon is entirely destroyed.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Feb. 27.--Superin-
tendent Fillmore, Of the Southern Pacific,
received Il dispatch from Yuma yesterday,
stating that the place is doomed to destruc-
ton, that three-quarters of the city was
Hooded and that water was also threaten
ing the last quarter. The operator closed
by stating that he could not keep his office
another half hour.
The southern Pacifie's southern division
headquarters was swept away and with the
ticket and freight offices. The 200 in
habitants of Yuma have taken refuge in
the penitentiary on high ground. The
railroad tracks for distance of % miles
east of Yuma have been washed out of
sight.
NO THROUGH TRAINS RUNNING.
Pasadena, CAL. Feb. 27.-'Fhe local rail-
way trains are again running but tllere
are no prospects Of anyioverland mails for
several days yet. Over two miles of track
on the Santa Fe in Canyon Pass are either
washed out or covered by land slides.
SAN DTEGo, CAL, Feb. 2s.-Last
night parties who came UP from
Taiiuana for aid of sufferers report that
at least 20 people are housed in the
schoolhouse and the new structures left
standing in the flooded district with
absolutely nothing to eat and but few
clothes. The farmers in the neighbor-
hood have fed the homeless people since
the flood. Another Mexican is missing
from tile lower slue VINO Is Thought to
have been drowned. The damage to
Taiiuana valley is over $4,000. Tho
funeral of Druggist Seribner took place
yesterday and while the body was being
carried over the trestlework one of the
bearers fell through and the coffin was
precipitated on top Of him, seriously in
juring him.
CLIFTON, ARIZONA, Feb. 2S.-The
river has risen again, causing another
flood. Much property has been
destroyed, railroads demolished and
dams and fumes gone. Work has been
suspended by both the Arizona and
Detroit Copper Mining Companies. The
South approach 10 the iron bridge here
and the entire iron bridge at Guthrie, 12
miles south, are gone, 1t is impossible
to estimate the damage. No authentic
reports OF the destruction of the farms
in ella valley have been received vet.
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Restrictions ON Foreign Diplomas.
SrRINGFIEED, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-The Illinois
State Board Of Health has decided that
hereafter il will recognize no foreign
diploma until such diploma confers the
right to practice medicine in the country
i'll which il was granted. This rule applies
to Austrian, German, Russian and Swiss
diplomas, unless the holders have passed
tic state examinations which cntitle them
also TO Canadian diplomas unless the
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