The herald., 1895-01-24
Railroad Tracks Buried Thirty
Feet Deep.
THE STORM RECORD BROKEN.
shovelsrs Have . Narrow Esesps From
Being Enguifed in ~ Ave.
lsnohe Floods ~
Woodland.

DuNsMUIR. Cal., Jan. 23-S .. M
The day has been warm and pleasant
with occasional snow furriss. Az the
promised hydraulic outfit did not come,
Roadmsstsr Joe Mott with 800 shovsl-
srs started in on the glacier.liks moun>
tain OF snow vt the foot Of the
avalanche. They shovslsd all day bus
made only little beginning. A line OF
sentinelc was posted clear up to the
source of the avalanche to give warn
ing of another start. Superintendent
Cooley left Siason yesterday morning
with the rotary, and at IL last night
stopped at Bear Greek, IA milea this
way. The rotary got down to the
shovelers as noon, but 10 Of no use for
that kind OF snow. II cannot advance Z
foot an hour, the men who run it could
do more with shovsls. The show is
packed and icy /; 1t has to be picked and
shoveled like dirt. The superintendent
says the road may be open Friday even-
ing, but Saturday evening anyhow.
Everybody here has been up to see the
avalanche. II is Q grand sight and
worth trip from the city to see. Mr..
Curtis 10 expected up tonight with 100
men mpre. BY an accurate measure
mens Superintendent Cooley saws .hs
snowfall to date ia 81 feet. q little more,
than. In the famous winter i've years
ago. On Black Butte summit it is at
least 20 feet more. The delayed passsn-
gers have joined in with the citizens and
are having big ball tenight.
IMPRISONED PASSENGERS.
SIssoN, Cal., Jan. 23.-Suuday's south.
bound passenger train 10 still imprisoned
in the drifts, numerous snoweiidss
blocking the track between sisson aud
Dunsmuir. While workmen were clear
ing big slide near Soda Springs an
avalanche came down the mountain.
Tho workmsn escaped, but all the tools
were lost. second slide. 1900 feet long,
averaging 80 deep, composed of snow,
debris and big pins trees, took place.
All wires have been down for the last
two days, but telegraphio communica-
tion was re-estsblished this morning.
Numerous slides throughout the day
broke the wires in many places.
The imperial Japanese consul to Port,
land, with his wife. are among the snow
bound passengers. The indications are
that the blockade will continue four
days more. Snow is still falling. In ths
last 96 hours 10 feet of snow has fallen,
making 15 feet OF snow on the level.
The fall for the season was 80 fsst-uu-
precedsnted in this country.
LULL IN THE ST. oRM
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 2S.-At last there 10
lull in the storm OF the past eight
days. and the steady sheets of snow that
had been enlieting the services OF all
the available men at the command OF
of the railroad officials have degsner.
ated into occasional furries throughout
the mountain regions. But lull does
not mean q cessation OF work. nor Q re-
Taxation OF vigilance on the part OF the
railroad men engaged in keeping clear
the great artery of travel that oonnects
the coast with the east. On the con.
trsry advantage has to be taken of the
truce with the storm king to clear side
tracks and remove the great sccumuls.
tions OF the "beautiful" from those
points most thrsste ned by snow slides.
The rotary plows have to be kept in
constant operation to remove the great
masses OF snow that are continually
breaking off the high banks thas limo
the road for milss, and the drifts that
are constantly forming in the marrow
cuts through the hills.
Division Superintendent J. B. Wright.
accompanied by Chief Train Dispatcher
Breckenfeld and Resident Engineer
Meeker, have been on constant duty in
the snow belt aud the work OF keeping
he road open has been under heir per.
aonal supervision. This morning one Of
the rotsries that was clearing the road
before the two westbound overland
trains Nos. 2 and 4. broke wheel ON
this side OF Emigrsnt Gap, causing the
derailmsnt of one Of ths 2-wheel COM
pound locomotives. The rotary was
taken to Gold Run and the overland
trains were detained at Blue csfion.
The snow depth is a. follows.
Truckes, feet 9 inches; Summit. 20
feet; Cascade. 10 feet; Cisco. Is fses:
Emigrant Gap. 16 feet; Blue can IN. II
feet; Gold Run, 4 feet 4 inches.
. Hundreds Of shovslers sre 1t WORK
throwing aside the prscipitous banks 81
snow that threaten ct any nome M ~
fall upon the track. These men -