The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-01
CITY ISOLATED BY FLOOD
No Trains Today, No Boat and ALI Telephone and
Telegraph Wires West Are Down-Slides Still
Continue in the Cascades-Will Be Days
Before Road Is Clear Again

The land and snowslides in the
Cascades are the worst in years. This
morning they struck still nearer
home and have held up all trains. The
train that has been running as No.
A and which is due here from Lea
venworth at 5:15 a. M, was stalled
three miles north of town in mud
slide. This practically tied up all
trains as the engine of the Mansfield
train which did not make its regular
trip last night but was taken to Lea
venworth for repairs was behind
train No. A.
The switch engine from Wenat-
chez, loaded with men, was ordered
out to the slide west of the city to
assist in clearing the tracks.
No. "A was backed on the siding at
Monitor and the engine returned to
Leavenworth for more men.
The mud slide which was reported
at Monitor yesterday was not as bad
as the one this morning and it was
cleared so that train No. rs was able
to proceed to Leavenworth at 1888
a. M, but the rain during the early
morning hours caused new slides.
Other slides are reported in the
Cascades. Trees, mud, snow and
rocks are all mingled so that most
difficult conglomeration has to be
handled. The rotaries which have
been at work are all hung up for
repairs.
Wellington Fears Slides.
The inhabitants of Wellington are
scared, for 1t is feared that the noun
tains at that place will begin to
move and carry the town away.
All freight trains from Wilson
Creek have been annulled.
City is Isolated.
The night train brought in some
eastern mail and Sound mail which
had been diverted over the North
Bank road. The papers that came in
were those of last Wednesday and
Thursday.
On account of the fact that the
Mansfield train did not make its trip
yesterday there will be no trains in
from Mansfield.
The steamer st. Paul, which start
ed up the river yesterday, pulled out
it's draw-head in the Entiat rapids
and was obliged to return to this city,
consequently there will be no down
boat today. The Chelan went up this
morning, under the pilotage of Capt.
C. c. Griggs.
Not only are the trains out Of COM
mission but the Western Union line
to the west has been down for sew
eral days. One line is working as
far east as Spokane. East of that
city a great many of the lines are
out of commission. The Pacific
States Telephone company line to the
west has not been in use for several
days. One line is working to Spo-
kane. East of that city, mostly in
Idaho and Montana, continued inter-
ruptions and suspensions of wires
has been the rule for the past week.
The Western Union line to Leaven-
worth is working but no communica-
ton can be had with the tunnel. That
line has been out of commission for
several days.
The Railroad Situation.
Advices from Leavenworth last
night are to the effect that railroad
men there predict that there is pos
sibility of getting the road cleared
by Thursday or Friday. The main
line east, near High Gate, Mont, has
been closed by a huge landslide. The
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany is having its troubles at La
Crosse, floods having put this line
out of business for few days. All
trains of that company are being de-
toured over the Spokane, Portland e
Seattle tracks to Portland from Spo-
kane. The Northern Pacific was
opened for a few days after the trou-
BILE of the early part of last week,
but 1t is understood that the line is
again b1ockaded, and apparently the
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