The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-05
Seventeen Miles of Track
Is Wrecked in Central
Part OF Nevada
SUB TRAINS ARE TO BE
RUN WEST TO CARLIN
PassengersFlood-Bo
for Five Days Arrive
from Wells and
Praise the Rail
road People

Notwithstanding reports from the
San Francisco Office of the Southern
Pacific. 10 the effect that through
trains will be run over the line with.
In four davs, local officials OF the com
pany assert that 1t Will be ten days
at least before the washOuts in Pail
SADIE canyon. in central Nevada, can
be temporarily repaired so as to allow
trains to pass.
From Palisadc to Beowawc. Il dis
tanoe Of u miles, the Southern Pa
ciflc is mass of wreckagc with
bridges destroyed and weakened and
roadbed oblIterated Progress in re-
pairing the line will be slow as the
walls OF the canyon are nearly verdi
cal. and the bottom 20 narrow as TO
prohibit the reconstruction work pro-
ceediug from other than the two ends
Of The destroyed track
The Western Pacific, which
parallels the Southern Pacific through
the Humboldt valley * completely
destroyed for. miles. suffering from
the floods even Gronter damage than
that sustained by the Hartman line.
The westbound Overland limited.
which left Ogden Monday at 4 p M.
returned this morning with Its 50 pas
SengcrS. who have been held west of
tho Loray washout fer five days. On
board are half dozen travellers who
are endcayoring TO catch tho steamer
Mongolia. which sails from San Fran
cisco Tuesday. Tho train leaves via
Portland this morning.
Stub trains arc now being operated
from Ogden TO Carlin and from the
west side OF the floods ~uto Battle
Mountain, leaving a gap of co miles.
where hundreds OF laborers are at
tempting to repair the flood damage.
The waters of the Humboldt are re-
cedinE and further flood destruction
is mol looked for.
The first OF the westbound South
ern Pacific trains, diverted at Ogden
via Portland. will arrive In San Fran
cisco about four o'clock this after
noon. The first Will be a special
containing the Chicago White SoN
baseball party. A big mail train and
two combined Overland Limited
trains arc following closely.
Late tomorrow a train containing
the First Artillery, U. S. A.. en-
route TO the Philippines. will arrive
at San Francisco where trans
port is being held for this regiment
The four castbound trains at
Sparks and the four at Battle Noun
tain. Nevada, which have been tod
ur since the first Of tho week. were
sent back To Sacramento yesterday
and started cast on fast time by way
Of Portland and the Oregon Short
Line.
Stub Trains.
Until the Southern Pacific is re-
paired and can he opened for traffic,
all ogden and San Francisco passen-
ger trims will he detoUred VIA Port
land, Oregon. Trains will be operated
up to the washouts from both ends OF
the road. Train No will run be-
tween Ogden aud Carlin and train No
4 will rnn between CaTlin and Ogden
on the east end. and on the west end
train No 8 will run between Battle
Mountain and San Francisco. and
train No. will run between San
Francisco and Battle Mountain. These
four trains will only carry passengers
holding tickets for intermediate
points. but not through passengers
No attempt Will be made to carry
through passengers UP 10 the points
at eacn side OF the washout aud trans,
fer Them overland. Ii is estimated
that the trip 10y the way of Portland
Oregon, will take about sixty hours.
Three detoured trains that left San
Francisco Wednesday night are SEIZED
uled 10 reach ogden lace this after.
noon. They will be the first trains
10 arrive In ogden from San Fran
cisco since the washout occurred
Orher trains Will follow daily. The
dctoured trains from Ogden west arc
scheduled to reach San Francisco late
! this evening.
Short Equipment
The w, 81 bound traffic continues 70
be unusuaIiy heavy on account of the
colonis, travel. The Southern Pacific
and OREGON Short Line railroads are
kept Dusyl providing equipment for the
trains thcv arc sending west. At, one
time late last evening 1t was though,
/ that u2lns could not be sem west
until eunil ment had been received In
the city. but this difficulty was over
come by the securing OF cars from
the Oregon Short Line
The Overland Limited train. west.
bonnd. which left ogden Monday after
noon Ar 4,30 O'Clock, was returned 10
ogden this morning from Wells. Ne
vada. where u was held since Tuesday