Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-27
THE RAILROADS.
TRAINS FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO
LEAVE TODAY.
The Santa Barbara Line Will Be Open
Today-Condition of the Santa Fe.
Yuma Destroyed.

Today-Condition Of the Santa Fe.
Yuma Destroyed.
Today the Southern Pacific company
will start trains out for the north on
time. The Santa Barbara train will
leave on schedule time this morning at
1925, and the San Francisco express will
leave this afternoon at it's regular hour
of l :35.
To the east, however, the line is in
very bad shape, and it is not thought
that traffic to Ell Paso will be resumed
before the middle OF next week.
The river at Ell Monte has taken an
entirely new course, and the bridge will
have to be built about half mile west
OF its former location.
Very bad news was received from
Yuma yesterday, indicating that the
work which had been done on the road
there had been destroyed. The follow
ing dispatches were received at the
general offices yesterday:
YUMA, Feb. 26.-1 r.. m. The town is
piers OF the bridge. The levee Office is
destroyed and the track between the
freight house and ice house is gone. We
had to pull down a small warehouse to
save the bridge, and may have to pull
down the large warehouse. The water
is still rising.
Later.-The ice house is entirely snr-
rounded by water.
40 p. m.-The water now registers
31.5O feet; two feet more will take the
bridge.
2:30 p. m.-The water is now at a
stand still. Things look more favorable.
2:52 p. m.-The water appears to have
reached its highest point. The bridge
will be saved.
The Southern Pacific officials do not
expect to resume traffic to Cotton before
Saturday or Sunday.
Trains on the San Pedro and Santa
Monica lines were running on time yes
terday
The Santa Ana line will not be open
before Saturday or Sunday.
THE SANTA FE.
The Santa Fe is still badly demoral-
lied. Assistant General Manager Hen
derson yesterday said that he could not
predict when traffic through to Albu-
querque would be resumed. He expected
to have trains through to San Bernar-
dino by Saturday night, and hoped to be
able to cross the San Gabriel today, a nd
there was possibility of getting to
BaFstoy ss yassyessss By SssqTdsS hSW nfBs
transferred today. This will take some
time, for there are eight miles of track
between Irvington and Cajon Station,
over which they will have to walk, or be
taken in wagons.
General Manager X III. Wade reached
San Bernardino on Wednesday from
San Diego, and at once set to work
Strengthening out the muddle.
On the surf line to San Diego the
greatest damage is between this city
and Santa Ana, though 1000 feet OF track
are gone at San-Juan-by-the-Sea
The Orange and Riverside branch is
also hors du combat.
Altogether the Santa Fe has lost six
big bridges and any quantity of small
ones and culverts.
Trains on this line will leave today at
7:45, $50, IL 80 am, and 4 100 and 5:22
pm, as far east as Duarte, excepting
the 7 AS am. train, which will only 60
as far as Pasadena. Trains between
Redondo and this city will run on sched-
ule time.
THE RAPID TRANSIT.
The Rapid Transit road is all right
and runs it's trains on schedule time.
Mr.. w. r. Davis was yesterday ap.
pointed as roadmaster of this line.
This little road, in consequence of the
stoppage Of the other lines, has more
business than it can handle.
THE TERMINAL.
The Terminal people had their Pasa-
dena line all repaired yesterday and
trains running on time. 1t was ex.
pected that the Glendale road would be
open for traffic today.
General Manager Burnett of this road
is lying very sick at his residence, as a
result OF his tireless efforts to open the
road and his exposure to the elements.
NEW RAILROAD FOR COTTON.
The Arrowhead and Waterman motor
road proposes to increase their capital
stock within few days, says the San
Bernardino Index, for the purpose OF
extending their line of road to Cotton.
The right of way for this extension was
obtained about one year ago, which will
be adopted as near as practicable. They
have the assurance OF the support OF
some of the largest capitalists in San
Bernardino to carry out the project.
Such men as Barton, Kurtz. Lord,
Anker, Cooley, Remission, Kier and
numerous others are interested in it.
They mean business, and rapid develop
ments may be looked for in this direc-
tion in the near future. We expect to
obtain further particulars within few
days.
This extension of the motor road will
add still another line Of communication
to this city. 1t will become direct
route from Cotton to Highland and the
asylum site. From Cotton it may, in
the future, be extended to Alessandro
by way of Box Springs, touching at
Riverside. This latter feature, how
ever, has not yet been determined upon.
Our moneyed men are waking up to the
Importance OF making this city large
railroad center, thereby bringing in
trade and enhancing the value Of our
property.
POLICE PICKUPS.