Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
DEAD WASHED
AWAY BY FLOOD
REPORT OF FATALITY COMES
FROM DESERT
SALT LAKE RAILROAD IN BAD
CONDITION
Reconstruction Work Will Cover Dis
tance of One Hundred Miles and
Take Fully Two Months
to Complete

A report from Rocks station on the
Salt Lake railroad states that the des-
ert floods have resulted in fatalities.
owing to the difficulty Of communlca-
ton little definite information could be
obtained.
According to a. report sent in by the
operator at that station, a corpse was
to be seen floating down the stream
on account of the station being cut off
from communication, he was compelled
TO climb the hills and make his way to
Guelph, about fifteen miles away by
the course which he took, before he
could reach a station where he could
send in his report.
Following the railroad was made i'm
possible by the torrent that rushed
down the valley. While on his way to
Guelph he distinguished a body in the
water. which was rapidly being rushed
down the stream. This CHASTITY sight,
together with the exhaustion resulting
from the hard trip, almost unnerVed
him, but he reached Guelph, where he
made wire connections and sent in his
report
Salt Lake In Bad Shape
The announcement made at the gen.
eraI managers office of the Salt Lake
railroad yesterday was that 1t Will be
at least two months before transconti-
mental traffic to Salt Lake will be re-
sumed by that company
Carl Balch assistant general man
ager, in speaking of the condition of
the lines, stated: 1T looks as though
we have 100 miles of new construction
work before the lines will be in good
shape again. Owing to the wires be-
ing down, it is impossible to know just
how much damage has been done by
the recent storms"
According to these and many other
reports, it is almost certain the recon-
struction of the washed out tracks and
bridges will hardly be accomplished be-
fore spring.
The west-bound trains of the Santa
Fe, which have been arriving east of
Cajon pass since Friday evening, finally
crossed the pass Monday night and
reached Los Angeles at different inter-
walls during Monday night and up to
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning. There
were seven trains altogether four Cali
fornia limiteds and six oVerlands. Two
Salt Lake trains which, had also been
delayed north of Cajon pass arrived
Monday night.
Cars Covered with Snow
Those who were present at the depot
when the first limited arrived were
treated to a strange sight for Los An
geles. The roofs of the cars were COW
cred with snow when the train pulled
in a $3.50 o'clock.
The train which arrived Monday
night left Chicago the previous Tues
day and was the first section of the
California limited. The train was de-
layed at Kansas City, owing to some
trouble with the cars. and the second
section passed it. At Barstow last night
the second section was just fOrty-tiVe
minutes ahead of the first section.
The former crossed over the pass all
right, but the first was blocked by
landslides which happened during the
intervening forty-five minutes.
All the Santa Fe trains are leaving
Los Angeles on time, but owing to the
tieup on the Mojave- -Barstow line it is
still necessary to send the San Fran
cisco traffic through Los Angeles.
A number of San Francisco passen-
gers were on the trains which arrived
Monday night, and they were sent
north yesterday on a Santa Fe special
by way of the Southern Pacific to Mo-
jave.
Empties Sent East
In order to supply a shortage of cars
in the east, the Santa Fe sent long
train of empty equipment east early
yesterday morning. They were sent
over luG NIdHBt IOuL6 " dNOlu the
large number of west-bound trains
coming in through Pasadena.
All the washed out branches of the
Pacific Electric are being repaired and
traffic is gradully being resumed. Cars
TO Glendale were operating yesterday
and the Santa Ana line was opened late
last night.
Whittier is still cut off from the city
because of the bridge just east of Rio
Hondo being washed away. 1t is eX-
pected that through cars will be ope-
rated to Whittier some time today.
At II o'clock last night a Salt Lake
train with seven sleepers, two diners
and two baggage cars arrived in Los
Angeles over the Southern Pacific val
ley line.
The train was from Salt Lake, and in
order to avoid the washouts along the
roads of the Salt Lake railroad it was
routed to Sacramento and from there
came down through the valley