Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-03
RAILROAD STU
ALTON SERIOUS
TRAIN SERVICE ON NORTHERN
PACIFIC AND GREAT NORTH
ERN IMPROVING.
Southern Pacific and OFrgon short
Lime sam Disabled.

SPOKANE. wash. March a..
There was siieht improvement IN
the local railroad situation yesterday
an far aa tae dsspstching or frame
was concerned. After as hours of
almost complete paralysis ON che
Great Northern. a train was made up
last evening and dispatched east al
far as Whitefsh, where connections
with the Northern Pacific viii De
made for Helena and St. Paul. The
wreck Of the Oriental Limited had
been cleared away Ut 4 b. M. and
barring further accidents che resump-
sIon Of AZ least working schedule
seemed probable. on the west traale
II indefinitely postponed and an emer-
gency service u being maintained %
usual over the g.. p. q s. OF one
train q day.
For the arst time 10 two days the
Northern Pacific tracks on the west
we're open for trafIic. and trains we're
dispatched both east and west. about
three hours behind the schedule. No.
from Seattle, due AZ s:45 .. M.
arrived shortly after midnight and
No. 8. due at 1885 .. m. was re-
ported on time. From the east No. 8.
due at 7:45 .. m. arrived az IL ..
m, and No. Z. due at 1870 .. M.
arrived early this morning.
Washouts aud slides on the D. q.
& \. stili prevent any through SER
vice 10 the south or east. The train
for Portland ls still running 3 few
hours late over the s.. p. as.
There vas no particular change In
the service over the Canadian Pacific.
the Spokane International and the L.
W. & ~, the trains on these lines
running about two hours late.
Hundreds Are aGarooncd.
OGDEN. Utah. ; arch 3. With
hundreds marooned here and vest
bound trains bringing other pawea-
gers, including many colonlsta from
eastern points. the Southern Pacific
railroad Is more helpless than al any
time In its history. Not 3 train has
left for the west for "a hours. and
foods In the Humboldt valley are 20
overwhelming that II will require .
week and possibly 10 days before
traffic can be partially restored. An
effort will be made 70 detour passen-
gers over the Oregon Short Line via
Portland. Ore The latter road Is al
present unable to care for its own
,raaie. and officials admit that this
route may not be practicable for two
OF three days.
bringing TFains Rack.
Southern Pacific train No. .. car.
rying tons OF mali. which left Tues
day for the vest. will be brought hack
from Nevada. Other passenger trains
whleh have been seat out from here
win be returned to Ogden.
Local officials viii NOT attempt 70
estimate the damage, bat they de-
clare that the total wiIl exceed the
highest figures of any similar disas-
ter In the history OF their roads. With
the exception OF the recent foods On
the salt Lake. Los Angeles q saa
Pedro.
Oregon Short Lac Hopeful.
BOISE. Idaho. March s.-supsrin-
tenaent Stephens OF the Idaho divis-
lon Of the Oregon Short Line wired
Mountain Home thas easshoand trains
should begin TO arrive AZ Nampl
about 10 p, m. aud westbOund trains
about II.
A special to the Statesman from
Cleans Ferry. where see westbouad
passengers are held. says there Is no
indication thar trafse HliI be resam-
ed villain 20 hours. II Is said
work at the wsss points along the lIns
had not progressed far enough to
admit the passage Of trains At one