Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-11-21
No COMMUNICATION EAST OR WEST
YESTERDAY.
severe Interruption on the North
ern Pacific Between Spokane
and MissouIa.
Spokane. Wash, Nov. II

IN the northwest by the existing storms
became more general. The Northern Pa
cifc neither received nor sent out a train
nm the main line from this city during
the day; the o. r. & N. train from Port
land, due at 1:20 p. M, was 16 hours late,
and the Great Northern could get no
trains further west than Leavenworth,
and could not get trains to or from he
east The future arrival or departure
of trains to the east is indefinite.
Accordingly all rail communication
with the coast, as well as to the east,
was cut off. No mails were received and
none were sent out yesterday.
Trouble on the Northern Pacific has
heretofore, during the present storm,
been confined to the line between Seattle
and Tacoma, and between Tacoma and
Portland. Sunday night one span
of the small bridge over the Nachez riv-
err near Yakima, was carried away. The
east-bound overland train was caught the
other side of it, and is. being held there
until the bridge can be repaired. Super
intendent Gilbert went to the scene of the
trouble at once with a large force OF
bridge carpenters, and it is thought the
trains can be sent over the repaired
span going out was the high water. This
is practically the extent of the trouble
on the Northern between here and the
coast.
There is, however, trouble on the Rocky
mountain division of the Northern Pa
cifc, by reason Of freshets and storms.
The exact locality of the trouble is not
known here, as the wires are down. The
Al IN,
to-day, and a notice is posted at the N.
P. depot that it's arrival Is indefinite.
No trouble has been experienced on the
Spokane * PaIouse or the Occur d'Alene
branches of the Northern Pacific, or on
the Central Washington or on the Spo-
kane Falls & Northern roads
On the Great Northern.
The west-bound Great Northern over
land failed to arrive, but a west-bound
train going only as far as Leavenworth
left on time Reports received at the Of
flee of General Superintendent Harding
yesterday were that the Skykomish riv-
err on the west slope Of the Cascades,
the river whose turbulent condition has
caused most Of the trouble, subsidized 10
feet during the day, and that 1t was
thought a train could be got through to
NOcl0L
teen flowing 10 feet over the track In
places. The Great Northern reported that
the coast line from Vancouver to Seattle
was cleared at 2 y. m.
Telegraph Lines Down.
Complete reports from the various CEN
tiers of trouble are hard to obtain, as the
Geographic wires have gone down IN
many places.
The delay on the O. r. & N. is due to
The washout at Bonneville, oregon. This
Washout occurred Sunday, and all trains
on the road have been consequently de-
laSed. The o. R. e. N. train to Port
land at $3.50 p m, left on time. 0. X. d
N. traffic to Occur d'Alene is suspended
on account Of freshets.
All these facts account for Spokane
being shut off from the outside world
Yesterday, as completely as Seattle and
Tacoma were Sunday, and are still. No
mails from east, west or south were re-
ceiVed, and none dispatched.
Receiver ChamberIin's Remedy.
Ii you want to get to the coast you
VIII have to patronize the Central Wash
nston," said Charles Chamberlin. re-
eelver for that road yesterday. ours
Is the only line that is not tied up"
But how can one get to the coast on
your road?" was asked. you only run
10 Couee City"
That's all right" said the receiver.
lou get to Coluee and you take a stage
" "aterville. There you get aboard OF
" morse and ride up through the Entiat
pass and the Snoqualmie pass, the lowest
PASS IN the state, and you get right into
hlng county"
!, 0ut 1t would take an awfully long
ne, suggested the newspaper man.
=, On about three days from Coulee;
nat ALL remarked the receiver with
al air of one who scorns such petty de-
'dils' And then he added:
VI II you don't like that route you