The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-01


changed. There is little likelihood
the traffic will be resumed within ;he
next twoniy-four hours. The greatest
damage is at Loray. 100 miles west
OF ogden, where $50 feet Of the road
he'd is washed away and waterway
20 feet deep formed. The company
has large force OF men building Il
bridge over the ohasm.
At Battle Mountain. winncmucca
aud Cnrln. Nevada. vashouts have
occurred. which ere taxing The ca
pacliy OF the company construction
forces
The White Sox special train. en-
route from Chicago 10 San Francisco.
arrived in ogden at l q, m. and Is held
indefinitely. and cannot get out OF
here before midnight at the earliest.
Never before. in the railroad his
tory Of America. has transcontinental
traffic been so completely tied up AS
at present. With the salt Lake route
out of commission for The greater
Part OF year at least. the Western
Pacihc's line washed out on the west
shore OF the Great Salt Lake. the OLD
Central Pacific line washed ort in
four different places in Nevada. foods
on the Oregon Short Line, snow BLOCK
AIDES in Idaho on the lines OF the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
high waser In Arizona on the lines OF
the Serta Fc and inc Southern Pacific,
all lines OF transcontinental travel are
bIockaded or threatened.
The Southern Pacif'o food situation
Is one that is attracting the attention
OF all hmerica ar the present time IN
account of It's llnc being the most dl-
rect 20 end from the western coast OF
The country, as well as 10 the Orient
Practically four distinct washouts have
put thai line ont OF commission for
thirty hours moro al least The SIT
u2tlon is such that Superintendent
Manson, with every available railway
facility the railroad company can com
mand. is AZ the scenes Of the wash
outs. working night and day to open
up traf7lc.
AZ l-oiay. Nevada. $50 miles west OF
Ogden. the creates. damage has been
done i:ero n piece OF track over $50
feet In length and % feet deep has
been washed away. eGd II is necessary
for the company 10 construct bridge
This mil" was over smnll ravlne
through which the water had always
in the past been carried away by the
culyerts. With the chinook winds and
rains during the part several days,
tho snow which has been heavily
packed in the hills for more than
three months past melted. and in an
incredibly short time small creeks
and streams we're raging torrents.
The Loray break was caused by
clogsIng OF the culverts. The water
formed a lalte on one side Of the
track When II began 10 flow over
tho TOP Of the rails the mountain OF
water soon carried away the big rail-
road embankment.
The same condition exists at Carlln,
Battle Mountain and Winnemucca as
prevails az Loray In the last three
named districts, which ere in the
Humbodt valley, through which tho
railroad is bIilt, INC Humboldt river
Is from a quarter Ia thrco.quartcrs
OF mle wide, and in some places
covers the railroad trac6. though most
of the damage has been caused by
the sudden thawlng of snow in the
pIountains above the tracks.
Superintendent Manson left for the
scene Of the trouble on train No.
Yesterday afternoon, which was the
last train TO leave for the west since
the wasaouts occurred, The Ureln also
carried n supply of provisions. which
will ne distributed 10 the dining cars
In the train which are held on each
side OF the washouts and those trains
which arc held between tho I.orny and
thc other washoujs. Work trains ard
pile driver from Lakeside. rs wei!
as many men. have been sent 10 tho
scene of the Loray trouble Work
trains and crews from Inlay. Sparks
and other points are working a. the
other wasbouts
In The local wards cars. Including
PullmanS. for the wesj-bound trains
arc being placed on Side tracks Upon
The Bulletin board in the waiting room
under the Southern Pacific tine card
Is the following. Nothing Definite
Known OF Trains Moving in Either
Direction
The Overland Limited train. east
hound. has been annu!led. The only
trains leaving for t1e east oo the
Union Pacific arc those that arc made
up in the local yards.
The White SoX special rain. on
route from Chicago 10 san Francisco.
arrived IN ogden az a m. over the
Denver & Rio Grande. and is being
held In the depot yards. where Il viii
probably remain until late this eve
ming
Reports received n tho oGEcc % the
superintendent; Of the Utah division OF
the Union Pacific today arc TO the CT
feet that the storm that ragged through
Wyoming yesterday had abated 10 n
great oxtert, and trains were again
running on schedule time.
Boise, Idaho. March AL traffic is
suspended today on the main line OF
tho Oregon Short Line as = result Of
washouts between Orchard and GlennS
Ferry. end no effort VIII be made 10
operate traiHs for at least 3G hours,
Two wost-bOuld through trains arc
held At Glcnn'S Ferry. aud two cast
bound trains at Nanpa BY night four
more trains will BE- added 20 those
waiting for repairs 10 the line. Boise
VIII he without rail service from tao
east 10. tho next two days.
Al Nampa. Caldwell and other
points slcng Indian Creek the food
situation was improved today. hnt
families who were forced 10 leave
their homes are not yet able 10 TO-
iurn. Al Caldwell torrent Of water
swept through the business section OF
town. NcodiuS the basement Of every
store. Tho loss Is estimntod az s10O.-