The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-03

Manager Calvin OF the Southern Pacific
| is IN one OF the trains stalled in Nevada {:
| General Superintendent Davis OF the
Short Line Is AT Glenns Ferry, IN Idaho;
so that the local Short Line offices are
somewhat bare OF the higher officials.
| Officially, at least the Short Line head
| quarters are In charge of Chief Clerk
fSmith OF Mr. Bancrofts office Although
| so many officials arc away, everything
! is working smoothly. both In HEADQUARTERS
f. and out over the lines. toward restoring
the road to normal condition.
| Al day Wednesday those In charge
| were at a loss whether or not 10 risk
sending three trains west ont OF Ogden
! for San Francisco over the Oregon Short
Line and Via Portland. Telegrams would
| no sooner report that the way might be
open by night, when other messages
would follow telling Of new washouts. AZ
| , o'clock Wednesday II was decided to
| send out of ogden one solid mall train.
ers anxious To catch steamers out or san
Francisco. and the White SoN special.
but at o'clock this decision was re-
versed because OF telegraphic news that
the water WAS coming up again. NJ JO
o clock Wednesday night the trains were
still held for orders. with little prospects
OF getting away until Thursday, If then.
Al midnight three trains were sent out.
Special Examiner Brown OF the Inter
state Commerce commission Is caught
between washoUts in Idaho, so no hear
ing was held In Salt Lake. Wednesday
as was expected. Farley Williams. gen
eral attorney for the Oregon Short Line.
who was at the Boise hearing. is also
one of the marooned passengers. Let
tcrs that were dropped into street ana
business block mail boxes sunday night
for the west arc st!ll at Ogden, as Is
wcstbound mail from this city That was
In the postofice Monday.
Nature Alone to Blame,
There was a rumor in Salt Lake,
I'D NJ ,'s
was in danger, but The lslko wire was
working ~at Q o'clock Wednesday night,
so no uneasiness was felt for the safety
OF the town or the station
practically nothing can he done until
the flood Is over or at least. begins To-
rccedc." said railroad official Wcdnes-
weather. The warmer II gets. the more
our troubles increase. 1t is simply AN
act OF Cod as the law says, FOR which
no man is responsible
fected by the floods, and the Union Pa
cihc is running trains as usual. Trouble
is expected on the Rio Grandc. The Mid
land. and the Union Pacific, when the
SHOWS begin TO so out OF the Rockies. |
but so far the weather has not turned |
suddenly warm along these roads, ana
everything is all right 10 date. The |
Santa Fc and the southern route of the
Southern Pacific are normal. and little |
If any, future trouble Is expected. The |
salt Lake Route n after its flood disaster lisa
more trouble, Electric lines are running |
as usual.
The most severe conditions arc those
in the Cascade mountains. the next Sc |
we're in Nevada from Reno cast TO The |
Great salt lake, and the next in the |
Snake River valley around Glenns Ferry |
and Nampa. The Humboldt river in Ne
vada is said to be at the highest flood |
point ever known.
The floods being on the Hartman sys
TEN. the public is extended every pos
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and no attempt Is made TO conceal or
twist bad news the official dispatches
being open 10 public inspection, as is the
custom Of all the Hartman roads.
Avalanches and Floods
seldom in the history Of transconti-
been cut Off from the rest of the CONT
nent as II is today. OF the several trans
lines having terminals on
this coast, only The most southern routes
are open.
The Central Pacific. Northern Pacific.
Great Northern and other northern roads
are at a standstill so far through trat-
fc is concerned. every line having been
blocked by floods or snowslides The
only open route is via Los Angeles and
up the coast and even that far south
month ago. when a hundred miles OF the
Salt Lake, Los Angeles & San Pedro
route through Nevada was washed out.
The Central Pacific is blocked in north
which destroyed many miles OF the road
bed. No overland trains have arrived
via Ogden on the Pacific coast for three
DAYS and delayed trains are held at
stations throughout Nevada.
In The north the sudden increase in
temperature. following, the heavy snow
Northern and Northern Pacific through
the Cascade mountains. Small slides
have interrupted and DELAYED traffic for
sew eral weeks; but the great aValanches
ot the last three days have completely
tied up the lines and caused heavy loss
of lire. From all parts OF Washington
and northern Oregon reports OF impend-
ing floods have been received, and II is
thought probable that the railroads will
have new difficulties TO face in the low
lands before the mountain lines have been
cleared.
Telegraph communication throughout
the northwest has been generally Inter
rupted by the storms and IN some cases
totally cut off. Because of this il has
been possible To secure only meager de-
tails of the disasters