The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
No Trains Moving in Unfortun<
ate Southern California.
NOTHING REMAINS or yuMs
People Are Shivering and Starving 81
Flooded Tia Juana.
Nearly All the Railroad Bridges Coao
and Rails Torn Up BY the waesss-
Further Loss Of -Rseoxstsuell
the Track

Los ASeErxs, Feb. o7.--The work Of restorfne I
the Southern California lines ID pruxressiur -
isfactorily, but some time will elapso 0ofo1X
traffic Is resumed. It fs expected 70 reach eafSs
Bernardino tonight The line to santa Ana an1
San Juan is in bad shape. Travel to San d.
will not be possible till the middle Of next WuGS
at the earliest The line between San B>rnofr
dino and Orange will not DO open bcfofo ne1<
Wednesday.
The Santa Fc overland will start todey By w
of Mojave for the East and continue until tho 1
line in Cajon pass 10 cleared, when the old plau
will be resumed.
II commenced raining lightly again abouo
dark and indications are that II VIII con8iuuo
during the night. The general situation II ~
surrounding country remains unchanged.
The first through train for San Franoisoo ~
six days pulled out Of the Southern Pacffe a.
pot this afternoon, drawn by two engines. ~
was thought the bridge at TcjunEa would hoi6S
kdvices, however. @ @ tonight ton state shst ~ rsss
are tired out and have stopped worked, and fh66 \
the bridge will not be passable before 10 q - (
tonight that all trains will be on tins ton1o1So 1
BY transferring passengers at Monte the oeuths
ern Pacific will be able tc do business t0fW0G1 i
bridge must be built before trains can IN lnfs
thcr eastWard IS
SAN DEGo. Cal, Feb z--Tonighs passies ~.
rcnrt ~ - - lesst sevs,st , ~ ~ ~ ~
a schochouse and 4 few sfrsct,I rcs isff
In the flooded districts, with absolutely nOlhip5
neighborhood have fcd The homeicss ,.Ses31, ~ q
since the fiood. Another Mexicsn n NO. 2'<S Z
from tho lower side. who ~ th0usht to heSS
ley Ii over $4,000. The funeral Or Dfun4l9o
Scribner took place today, and while the Ky
bearers fell through and the CONN -. sssi ~
tatcd on top of him, seriously injuriflR hifa go
Reports Of thrilling cxperienccs durins -
unfortunate Mexican made IN cfEort fo crsysu Si
river that divides the Russ hotel fron MeSaSs 81
gers store. In order TO assist some unicrtana3
Tho BODY has not Heeny ~ e reeovereS 49,
named Hyde, who accompanied him. usrrcS7S
escaped the same fate, but iortunassly 1osSsd
with ropes thrown to him. xnofker ,-<S 4
named Kerr was washed down she rivSss
but found footing some distances 6eioSSs
twelve hours bsttinr for II iffs .n6 vssS - ~
pect Of anyone venturing 70 rescue hiIm. Wk41 =
almost overcome by exhaustion : posIIoq q 3
near BY him and ne clunR 10 it hopin9 II vrSGI I.
finally 20 aground. After : ousrtcr Al = lsiiS n
grounded; and climbing e the toPmoss pinnsels
hours had passed could assistance IS q hj1s
and when rescued Kerr had almost Snos
cumoed csd .1S 70 rn,s nis psivataons. v His eo1
and when taken to the Russ houee thefe VSr2 ii
little hopes entertained for his re<sCverv EssS 4
the ssiety Of wpliam ssrniuhe, % Sr Sr,,se,s .eis
Tia Juana. Today HIS body was fOund rkr1f1f n
half 4 mile down the river. serninher ~ #
IN ,ne 11s ai0rs n wnsn n .9s ~
going about half mile collapsed ThS rl.issS ~ Il
the store were found along the hank Al ~
river. 4 number Of buildinss wen washe4 !
them the reaidence Of s. Abions Ilia nlncS H4 q q
business was also swept away. There Il not 8
house q 8 bad wreck. aItho,irh Il W. ~
washed away The main current 81 ma T{G u
Juana river Is now running through the town,
a number OF cattle hocs and horses src fneSss s1
to have perished herd of fifty head ar nilcE
cows has been standing IN three fest Of watoe
them out. out or for them to get snyihinr y ~.
There has been no communication with tEo
Mexican side vet, and it is imp0ssibe % telt tkS
lost. A message from DescSsSSy
state that thirty-fhree inches Of min hav1
fallen within sixty hours. At StoneWaIl an&
ever known in that section. Thsrs afs six
inches OF snow on the Cuyamsca InofIutai11
CLIFTON, Arix., Feb 1.-THE river has fluen
demolished and dams and fiuires WreekS3.
Work has been suspended by both the AYi100n
and Detroit copper mining companies. Tbs
entire rom bridge e st 'V Guthrie. twelve nsiies
south. are gone, il is impossible to esfimsle tk0
damage now. This repOrt was sent an Z hand.
car to Duncan thirty-eight miles po5ith ~
trayagant reports of destruction of farms IN ftn a
Gila valley have been received
YUMA, Ariz, Feb. THE water reached ~
highest point at II O'Clock last night EverV
business house ID washed down. The convS1t
of ST Joseph, A. o. u. w hall, schooihotng. er-sz
press and Telegraph office and poofo1Yice speSn
feyelcd to the ground The railroad and efesisaS E
boat Office was swept into the Colorado ffvc9.
The railroad fcchouse and the track at The ff.nx
of Main street were washed away Five hraSs
dred men worked last night 10 save proreffV
brit met with little e,iccass ~
town and property are now guarded by 1ncm1er9
of the Yuma Riies who have bcen svgorn III - s
deputy sberifFs. The water is now fafiiur hera
but reports OF further rises have been recciyc4
above and the east. which. If correct viii en. s
tireIy sweep Yuma away. The raflroada bnfh
wsys are irnpassable. 3 ~
WooI,IAyn cal Fcb N 1T has ham rnfnfnn
coufinno,,siy for forfy-eirht hour All NJ
streams In the county run fuIl. Thouea1sds ~
acres of swamp and fuIc land are nr,der vafcc 4
and the crop will be aImost 4 total I0ss
SAN FpASrrsro. Feb "a '-T)is natches recefveA 2
every hu:ldiu1 in town excepf the Southern Y1n~