Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-08
DELAYED BY WASHOUTS
The Rain of the Past Few Days Did More
Damage Than Had Been Reported
Yesterday.
The RIO GRANDE FLOODED LOWLANDS

The indications are that there will be
no trains in or out Of Santa Fe on the
Denver q Rio Grande before Sunday
night or Monday. Yesterday the road
washed out between here and Espanola
and the trains could not get through
The water is very high, and has de-
stroyed the track for a long distance
To-day two long wooden bridges, about
fifteen miles out from Santa Fe, are re-
ported to be entirely swept away. in
addition to the washouts of track re-
ported yesterday. A repair train sent
out from the northern end Is to under
take the work of repairs, and will be
Obliged to complete the work of rebuild
ing the track for several miles before
it can reach the washed-out bridges
with the necessary materials. The
Washout is one of the worst that has
occurred in some time, and a number
or passengers from points along the
line who came in to attend business at
the capital are tied up here, although
some have driven overland to Espanola
THE SANTA FE RAILROAD.
The Santa Fe is in nearly as bad
shape as the narrow gauge, SO far as
the western end Is concerned. The
washouts at Cerrillos reported yester-
day are still unrepaired, and no trains
have got through to Albuquerque since
Thursday. The west-bound trains are
being held at Las Vegas, and yester-
day afternoon the train out of Santa
F'e ran through to that point to meet
them and bring eastern passengers and
mail through to the capital, arriving on
the return trip at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. Tonight there may be a train
through from the west. but it is not
certain yet, as the work of repairs Is
tedious. The east-bound trains are be-
ing held at Albuquerque awaiting de-
Velopments, and only local trains are
running south between Albuquerque
and Ell Paso.
The Santa Fe ran train out this
morning at II o'clock to Las Vegas to
connect with the regular east-bound
train from there. 1t will return this
evening at 1925 o'clock. If it is found
impossible to get the Washout repaired
by tomorrow it is expected that ar
rangements may be made to transfer
passengers.
DAMAGE AT COCHITI.
Jose Valdez, clerk at the government
Indian school, came in last night from
Jemez and Cochiti, and reports that the
river is very high in that section, and
the damage wrought is very great. The
flood reached it's worst on Thursday
night, and the water coming down with
a rush washed away the stable of w.
l.. Trimble, on the road from Thornton
to Bland. The building was a frame
one, and was occupied by four or five
teams, and was the point where the
stages change horses going from
Thornton to Bland. The employees of
Mr.. Trimble turned the horses loose,
and they escaped without injury, as did
the men. The water, however, struck
the building at one end and washed
away everything in it's path. Mr.. Trim
BILE is now in Albuquerque, and his
manager, Mr.. Peck, has notified him of
the disaster that has overtaken his
property. Five thousand pounds Of
oats stored in the building were lost.
Near Mr.. Trimble's place was frame
building belonging to Andy Horn. tor
merly used as d saloon, but at the time
unoccupied. The flood struck and tore
this completely from its foundations
and carried it off down the stream.
The storm struck Cochiti pueblo hard.
The crops are totally destroyed, and the
loss to the unfortunate inhabitants will
probably be very great. Two or three
houses were completely washed away
and two horses belonging to Indians
lost. The people all escaped without in
jury.
Mr. Valdez made the trip in from Co.
chit, about thirty-tive miles, in a wag-
on WIN TWO HORSES, dCcoIpduleu Ny
two Indian boys. He arrived about 10
o'clock last night after very hard trip.
One of his horses stuck in the quick
sands in the Bocas canon, and it was
only with the greatest difficulty that
he was saved. The floods were very
heavy in this canon.
At Jemez, Mr.. Valdez says, every
thing was in good shape when he left.
A CLOUDBURST.
A cloudburst in the canon at O'Clock
this afternoon sent roaring torrent OF
mud and water down the Rio Santa Fe
through the city. The flood wave was
80 feet wide and feet deep. From all
the storm center broke on
the head of Rio Tesuque. and great
flood most likely went down that val