The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-08
HELD IN MIDDLE OF SALT
LAKE BY FURIOUS STORM.
WHICH RACED YESTERDAY
PASSENGERS on West Bound Southern Pacific Train
Had Thrilling Experience Storm One Of Worst
On Record--EIy City Passengers Miss Connec-
ton at Cobre Through Sixteen Hour Law

Ely City and Ely passengers on
hoard yesterdays Southern Pacific
train west bound from Ogden and
Salt Lake will have a narrative of
interest and of most unusual charac-
ter to tell on their arrival tonight
This by reason of the fact that they
we're held up the most or yesterday
in the middle OF Great Salt Lake, un-
able to move either forward or back
ward because of a furious storm
which held sway.
The above information came to Ely
City yesterday afternoon in dis
patch According TO the message
train No. 3, which left Ogden at an
early hour yesterday morning and
should have reached Cobre at IL
o'clock, was Obliged to stop at Lake
side. A terrific gale prevailed on the
lake, the waters washing over the
fil and the trestle work at places
As the morning wore on the gale in-
creased in ferocity and the waters
of the lake ran higher than at any
previous time since the Southern Pa
cific's great piece of construction
work has been in service across the
hOuAs IL WIS uttHltu ~
not unsafe, to move the train either
way. The heavy Pullmans rocked
violently In the wind aud there was
much alarm among the passengers on
board, many OF whom left the train.
Late In the afternoon the wind SUBJ
sided to degree and the waters be-
came calmer. About ) o'clock II was
deemed safe TO move the train and
according To report from Cobre last
night il reached that point about 3
O'Clock. A number of passengers on
board for Ely City aud Ely spent the
night at the junction point and Will
arrive here this evening.
The 16 hour law which recently
went into effect on all railroads had
its first application to the Northern
In this instance. Under old condi-
tions the Northern train would have
waited for arrival of No. 3 and
brought its passengers. mail and ex-
press down last night. Under the
I6 hour law for crews, however, this
could not be done. The running time
from Cobre is SIX hours. making IL
hours for the round trip. With the
Southern Pacific so late as to COM
mel wait of six hours by the North
ern, the crew. had the connection
been made, would have been out on
the road Is hours and the railroad
In consequence subject 10 severe fne
The point is one that travellers can
remember In future 10 advantage, Tor
II their trains are more than four
hours behind the time of the North
ern they will know that they cannot
make connection at Cobre.
Regarding the situation of No, 3
Yesterday. railroad men last night eX-
pressed the opinion that the train
could have pulled across the lake In
safety had ii been necessary 10 90 So
hut were agreed that because OF the
possible danger of fires being put OUT
under the engine II was probably the
wise course that was pursued IN W
ing mn until the storm ahated The
incident was the first of the KIND
in the history OF the road since build
ing of the track across the lake and
may never find repetition. The storm
which was general throughout the
west and northwest. according TO tel
egraphic advices yesterday, was one
Of the very worst that has ever been
experienced in the large area where
Ii displayed most violence
As result of the railroad expert
ence there will probably be immedl-
ate steps taken to complete improve
ment work In conenction with the
trestle which has been planned. only
last week 40 foot gasoline barge
was received at Ogden to go in com
mission for the purpose OF broaden,
ing the fill in the lake at several
points.