Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-21
lit Lake Again Isolated Owing
To High Winds and
Floods.
AYES DASH OVER CUTOFF.
Thrilling Experiences OF Passen-
uers--Wires Down in All Direc-
tions--Wash0Uts Galore.
Engine House Blown Down IN FarE
Clsy-Salt Lake Route Is Worse
on Than Ever.

Gal, .1ke is again isolated as far as
the Pacific coast Is concerned OWING tu
washouts ON the various roads and tine
b,r v,tnd storm last night This morn
Inc there was not single WIRE W"rk-
49, 81 ei.her san Francisco, Los An&e~
les ar Portland. Ore. In adulttoh luaho
Is also cut off,
The warm wind that has prevailed
.s,cA Monday has had the effect OF
ucltfng the snow in the mountains and
&c rhe result every river. creek ard
e1lly is roaring bank high. Last night
A. wind Increased 10 hurricane whicA
seems to have been general Through
.o,,a idaho, Nevada and Utah to the
detrInlent OF the telegraph service.
This morning 1t was possible TO reach
the coast via 81. Paul, Mimi, ana pack
over tho Northern Pacific, but by noon
there was a break In that llne and the
Pacific slope was absolutely wiped Off
the telesraphlc map.
STORM ON LucIN CuT-OFF.
The wind storm last night dashed the
waters OF Great Salt Lake into huge
waves that beat against the west shore
with tremendous force. Mighty waves
smashed into the protecting bnulderS
that flank the grade of the Lucln cut-
balls AT times the waves went conf
pIeteIy over the grade while the spray
was driven over the trestle.
BY midnight The tracks a Rarnbo, ~
miles west of ogden. We're submerged
hy The turbulent waters OF the lake and
FOR time 1t was thought that there
had been serious washout. However
whea the wind subsidized 1t did not
take Tong for the gangs to repair the
damage,
TRAINS ANNULLllD~
All Southern Pacific. trains west al
Ogden We've annulled Last night, but
th., first was brought across the eut-ols
this morning at o'clock, the cars being
white with Spray and Inc passengers
badly scared owing to the rocking OF
IRE train before the force of the wind
Ii was doubtful whether II would be
possible to bring the train across the
Southern Pacific bridge into Ogden, as
the river was within couple of Inches
Of the Orders a gang OF men is
watching the bridge
LATEST reports from Ogden are to the
effect that the Weber and Ogden rivers
are out The Ogden river has risen Ave
Inches since o'clock this morning, and
Is stiil rising Thirty-fye houses in
Park addition and the biz Beclser's
Brewery are surrounded by water;
those houses nearest the river have
1een vacated. as the first stories are
Rwash
OGDEN BRIDGE THREATENED,
The river has changed it's course and
Is now flowing through Shupe's Ice
pond The waters are dashfng against
tho Ice house and threatening TO car
ny 1t away. II II goes nothing can
save the Ogden river bridge as the wa
Ter Is up to the gtrders. Al
boon Today IL was 10 inches
higher than it was during the
lnfl ip ~ NJ
Reports from Ogden canyon are to
the effect that the famous canyon road
has been badly damaged Both rivers
III Ogden. are practically liquid mud in
Llcating that great amount of soil is
beng washed out.
ENGINE HOUSE BLOWN DOWN
From Park City comes the same story
eiEh the Union Pacific trains annulled
OWING to .washout below some 10
miles down the canyon. The engine
ftands under the wrecked engine house
which was blown down by the hi gh
Mad that ragged last night,
The Oregon Short Line has every
available man out repairing the tele-
graph lines today Big stretches OF
line are down, the worst trouble being
between Ogden and Isocatelc. At DOW
ney 1t IL reported that 100 poles arm
down in line and the wires generally
are In had shape necessttating the flag
cling OF trains and the defnorallzat
or the Time schedule.
DAMAGE IN SALT LAKE
I'M Salt Lake the fury OF the wind
was felt last night and a. mum Der of
WINDOWS and Il few chlInneys su fferea.
City Creek, Cottonwood, parley's and
al the other mountain streams are rag
snE torrents with the result THAI Jordan
river is booming and The wEtors are
howihS over the pastures weat OF the
city,
On Tenth South commencing at state
bH~el thp canal IL out and the farther
west one proceeds the wider becomes
the lhuhoated area nntll acres OF low
lying land are under water as the con
sequence, For the past two days men
ana Teams nave been at work Keeping
The water In bounds while city officials
Ire now undertaking 10 make raids on
the dams built by the duck clubs at tho
mouth OF Jordan river With the 0baect
IN view on blowing them up and letting
the overwhelmed river empty into the
Jake unrestricted,
LOS ANGELES ISOLATED.
Prevailing conditions outside of Utah
can BIO somewhat sensed from the fol-
lowing Associated Press dispatch
which came from Los Angeles this
morning by roundabout route before
the last OF the wires went down;
For the hrst tirno IN 10 years AN
rail- communication from san rran-
cisco and the north Is severed TODAY as
result OF the Hoods and conseuliert
washouts and Iandslidcs, The general
railroad situation is disastrous IN the
extreme All three tranR-contin,.lltal
lines are MISUNDERSTANDING Pacific.
Salt Lake and Santa Fc--the latter,
however. suffering the least.
s. p. rs BLOCKED
The southern Pacific coast line is
blocked BY biz CAVERN at SANTA
MarEarith tunnel. north OF San luis
r1bIspo and traffic Will be suspended
many days. The valley line is closed
NY a slide at San Fernando tunnel aud
no trains can paAs for several days
In addition. slides have occurred az
kinnel No Ii and at Tehachlpl-
OPEN no TILE EAST.
Ehs Santa F'c and southern PaclGc