The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-27
YUMA'S DOOM SEALED.
The Flood Preparing to Devour
the Whole Town.
SOUTHERN TRAINS STILL TIED.
Les Angeles Has No Communication
North or South-Railroad Tracks In
the Canyons Csmplstely Wrecked.

Los ANaELEs, CAL, Feb. 06.-There is no
change in the general situation in this
vicinity, except that every minute has
been utilized by the railroad people in
getting the tracks in shape. The first
train for San Francisco will probably
leave tomorrow at I o'clock. The situa-
ton south is much worse, and probably it
will be Saturday or Sunday before the line
badly blocked. The track in the canyon is
covered with dirt, and it will be some days
before it can be cleared.
But little 10 known east Of San Bernar-
dino. One or two trains are somewhere
between that place and Barstow, but at
what point 10 not known. It will be some
days yet before the coast line to San Diego
will be in passable condition.
The first mails from the north are ex-
pected tomorrow by the steamer Santa
Maria, from San Francisco; by way of Re-
dondo. Local trains are now running.
No further reports of loss of life have
been received, and it is now believed that
none others have occurred besides the
four heretofore reported. The loss to
property is not 90 heavy as at first antici-
pated, but still is considerable.
Reports from Yuma are very discourage
mS: ~COMultte5S Oh the OOdIU Oh Trace
and Chamber of Commerce are now get
ting up subscriptions for that place.
There is no suffering in this section, as far
as reported. as q result Of the floods.
SAN Francisco, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
Fillmore, Of the Southern Pacific, received
dispatch from Yuma today stating that
the town is doomed to destruction. Three
quarters Of the city is flooded. and water
10 also threatening the last quarter. The
operator closed BY stating that he could
not keep his place another half hour. The
Southern Pacific division headquarters
have been swept away, and with
them the ticket and freight offices.
The roundhouses and machins shops will
probably escape. as they are on high
ground. The 100 inhabitants of Yuma
have taken refuge in the penitentiary, on
high ground. The bridge across the Colo
RADIO river. 500 feet long, will be destroyed,
as the water is almost up to it and rising q
foot an hour.
Yuma lies to the southwest of the bend
OF the ella and Colorado rivers. To the
northeast of the city is the penitentiary,
high mesa. On the slopipg sides of both
hills part of the town is built. East of the
town there was formerly a levee, which
Of being rebuilt was replaced ''' by
second one at right angles to the first,
and intended to protect that portion of the
town from overflow of the Colorado river
added to this the swollen waters of the
ella river have burst the banks,
and pouring over the old
levee have met the floods from
the Colorado river, and then, yelling over
the new levee, have deluged the high por-
ton OF the town as we'll as sweeping all
the lower part. The track for distance
<S$ $vr,n k~.~ - u
been washed out Of sight, and when the
water subsidies it will take over a week to
put the track in running order. No news
Is Obtainable from the desert.
General Superintendent Fillmore, of the
Southern Pacific, said today that he ex-
pected that the train which left here to-
night could 60 through to Los Angeles
and Cotton and be able to reach Yuma by
Sunday night. The work of clearing the
line will not be heavy. and he
thought connections between Yuma
and Ell Paso and the East would be
established by Sunday. General-Manager
. Bissell, Of the Atlantic & Pacific road, tel
egraphs from Flagstaff, Ariz., that with
the exception of damage to the bridge at
Barstow, CAL, their line is open, and by
transferring passengers at the bridge trait
nc can 60 on as usual.
PASADENA, CAL, Feb. 28.-An local rail-
way trains are again running, but there is
no prospect Of overland mails for several
days, as over two miles of track of the
Santa Fe line in Cajon pass is either
washed out or covered by landslides.
REDLANDs, CAL, Feb. GA messenger
from Elsinore says that seven miles of
railroad track between Elsinore and Perris
is washed out. The bridge is gone and it
is reported that the road through Tenn
pecula canyon is entirely destroyed.
SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 26.-Additional
particulars regarding damage by the storm
continue to be received. The track in
Cajon pass was badly damaged, and it will
be some time before trains get through.
The railroad company are try
ing to release the storm-bound
passengers from trains caught between
the pass and Barstow. The Barstow rail-
road bridge was washed away, but the
bridge over the Mojave near the
pass is still safe. Wagon bridges
at Rincon, Auburndale and River
side, across the Santa Ana
river, are all out. The pipe line in Santa
Ana canyon, furnishing water to Redland
Heights, is badly washed out This city
has received no mail from any quar-
ter since last Sunday. A few
bridges are entirely washed out,
but every bridge in the county
this side of the mountains except the
Santa Fe bridge between this city and
Redlands has been either badly damaged
or washed out. Repairs are being made
rapidly, and trains will be running again
pretty generally in day or two.