The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-06

Although word was received last
night from San Francisco announc-
ing the arrival in that city of the
White Sox special train, detoured
over the Oregon Short Line railroad
TO Portland and thence south via. the
Shasta route. at , O'Clock this morn
ing local railroad officials could not
say when the three trains detoured
via the Shasta and Short Line
routes from San Francisco and due
TO arrive In this city yesterday at
noon would arrive.
At intervals of half an hour new
marks were chalked up on the train
board at the Union station from the
first at 80 o'clock this morning un-
I'll . O'Clock. Rumors of further dis
astcrS on the Oregon Short Line In
Idaho were heard around railway cir
cles last night and early this morn
Ing, but officials who could be reached
denied any knowledge of trouble. That
there is something more than tho
troubles reported heretofore holding
back the three trains due In this city
yesterday was feared. and grave
doubt wss felt that further damage
has boon caused by floods o. land
slides in Idaho. though no conGrma-
tion could be obtained.
Local officials said last night that
nothing new had arisen on the situa-
ton on the Southern Pacific west of
here. and that all passengers for the
coast arriving In this city werc being
rc-routed over tho Short Line to Port
land and the Shasta route south As
n conditions In Idaho everyone seem
ed to be completely at sea. the only
answer glvcn 10 the question as 10
whether or not-tbc Short Line was
running without raishap being
"Theyfe taking all Our busino6s,
meaning Southern Pacific traffic for
the coast,
Men arc still being sent out 10 the
various trouble points on the South
era Pacific but officials OF the road
yesterday would not make a definite
forecast as 10 when the road Will be
able TO resume operations saying that
Il would be at least week and prob
ably longer before all tho damage Is
paired Worklngmen by the hundreds
who have endured all kinds Of prlya-
tions to reach Ogden in the BELIEF
that 1t would be possible TO secure
work and be provided with transpor'
outs yesterday were heard to claim
that through it's policy of allowing
a local employment agency man to
contract for all the labor necessary
TO the reconstruction OF the washed
out portions of the roadbed tho rail-
way company Ia inflctng untold hard
ships on the laboring men, and me-
cbanics willing 10 work, great ma
~ hat oh
to pay the shipping fec demanded by
the employment agency and so can
not ship" 10 the scene.
From Palisade TO Bcowawe. a dis
tance OF IL miles. the Southern Pa
clfic is a mass OF wreckage with
bridges destroyed and weakened and
roadbed oblterated Progress in re-
pairing the line will he slow az the
walls OF tho canyon are nearly verti-
cal. and the bottom so narrow as 10
prohibit the reconstruction work pro.
ceeding from other than the two ends
OF the destroyed track.
The Western Pacific. which
parallels the Southern Pacific through
the Humboldt valley. is completely
destroyed for miles. suffering from
the floods even greater damage than
The westbound Overland limited,
which left Ogden Monday at p. m,
returned Saturday morning With It's
SO passengers. who have been held
west of the Loray washout for FIVE
days. On board were half a dozen
travellers who are endeayoring to catch
the steamer Mongolia. which sails
from San Francisco Tuesday. The
train LETT via Portland yesterday
morning.
Stub trains are now being operated
from Ogden TO Carlln and from the
west side OF the floods to Battle
Mountain. leaving a gap OF go miles,
where hundreds Of laborers are at
tempting to repair the food damage,
The waters OF the Humboldt are re-
cedIne and further flood destruction
is not looked for.
The first OF the wostbound South
ern Pacific trains. diverted at Ogden
via Portland. will arrive in San Fran
via Portland. arrived In San Fran
cisco last night The first was a spe-
cial containing the Chicago White SoX
baseball party. big mall train aud
two combined Overland Limited
train followed
Late today a train containing
the FIRST Artillery. L. S. ~. en-
route 10 the Philippines. Will arrive
at San Francisco where trans
port is being held for this regiment.
The four eastbound trains at
Sparks and the four at Battle Noun
tain. Nevada, which have been tied
ur since the first OF the week, we're
sont back to Sacramento Friday
and started east on fast time by way
Of Portland and the Oregon Short
Line.
Passengers Return. 9.
The wtst bound traffic continues 10
De unusually heavy on account OF the
colonist travel. The Southern Pacific
and Oregon Short Line railroads are
kept busy providing equipment for the