Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-03
Flood Situation in Idaho Mas
tered as Far as Railroads
Are Concerned.
NO COAST MAIL FOR A WEEK
Outlook on Southern Pacific in Nevada
l. That There l. Grief for Oper-
ating Department.

resumption Of through travel on thc
oregon short Line
The Southern Pacific is stin held .n
the grip OF the waters. and with tclc-
graphic communication broken. the
uu extent Of damage IS still undetcr-
mined
As indicative thnt 10 will be a num-
bor ~ days before the s. =. main line
viii be opened TO traffic an through
trains arc being detoured by way Of
the oregon Short Line. o. y. & y CO.
and the shasta Route Three trains
destined for san Francisco were sent
out last night from ogden and will
make a wide circle by way OF Pocatel-
Do. Huntington. Portland and down the
coast Three trains viii be dispatched
from ogden over the same route this
afternoon. one of the trains carrying
a regiment OF infantry travelling from
Fort siu okla, enroute 90 the Philip
pines From san Francisco the trains
are also being sent by way OF Port
land two TRAINS leaving california
last night with two following today
TRAINS RELEASED.
At the general Offices Of the oregon
Short Line it was reported today that
the lire through Idaho Is now open
and that an traHic will resume the
normal within n day or two at least
The trains held az Glenn's Ferry and
Mountain Home by the floods and
washouts have been released and that
an trains are moving. The FIRST trains
from the west. over the Short Line
since the floods Of the past two days
are expected 20 arrive IN Salt Lake
tonight or In the early morning There
will be al least eight trains crovding
along the line. All trains over the
Short Line are leaving on scheduled
time.
on the Southern Pacific the fun ex-
tent 81 the damage on .he likelihood
of when the line viii be opened is
SIN uncertain. In rs general extent
the flood zone on the s. r.. extends
from Loray on the east 10 Humboldt
on the west. a distance OF ABOUT $50
miles. In this stretch there are per
haps six or eight separate wash1uts
with the most serious damage done iu
the district lying between Beowee and
palisade. distance Of about 80 miles
and running through the Palisade can
Won
with the wires down it has been i'm
possible Hs yet 20 obtain any definite
Information regarding the extent Of the
damage in these several places.
Until there rs "a certainty that pas
sengers can be carried over the south
em Pacific directly in quicker time
than by detouriug by the roundabout
way Of Portland, an through trains will
be detoured
SERVICE TO ELY.
Il was announced az the Offices this
morning that n local service will be
maintained between ogden and Carlin
the train leaving ogden on No So
time and returning In the evening as
No g. This local viii provide for the
ely travel on the western end Of the
line a local sarvice viii be maintained
between Oakland and Battle Mountain
leaving over so miles OF the territory
without train service until the repair
OF the flooded tracks.
A Southern Pacific train combining
the connections with Union Pacific
trains Nos 3 and 9 WAS sent out from
ogden today az 1 p. M. and other con-
Meeting with T.. y. No. 1 viii leave be
fore evening. The troop train will also
go out tonight running 10 San Fran
cisco, via Portland Southern Pacific
trains Nos and no left san Francis
co last night 20 arrive in salt Lake bv
way of Portland These trains viii
carry passengers who were caught on
the western edge OF the food and re-
turned 10 San Francisco.
PASSENGERS IN BOND"
In the detouring Of through passeng-
ers, it Is announced az the compnuys
offices that mo- extra mileage will be
charged Tho trains carrying such
passengers, are. In order 20 comply
with the interstate commerce law.
virtually sealed PACKAGE and run
ming "in bond From the time Of
leaving ogden no passengers will be
allowed 90 board the train. that H.. no
passengers can be taken on at Inter
mediate station, and no stop-over priv
ueges viii be granted TO any travelling
passenger.
The cnect OF the foods has been
noticeably felt in business circles I'm
the Interruption 20 mail correspond
enoe 30 mail has been received az
the local postonice from California
since sunday Afternoon. and now that
30 Is being detoured by way OF oregon,
30 is not likely that any viii be re-
ce.ved before Sunday or Monday. The
mails caught I'm the foods were re-
turned either 20 salt Lake or San
Francisco Mail from the west over
the Oregon Short Line is also several
DAYS late. but should be Ia for early
delivery tomorrow.
The Denver a. Rio Grande and the
Union Pacific are running an trains
practically on time. and report their
lines clear
FIRST SUFFERERS ARRIVE
Passengers who succeeded ln maxi
ing their way 60 salt Lake after
being Hood bound for varying stretches
of hours bring with them the one
story OF the wild rampage Of waters
along the Southern Pacific track
Mrs Arthur r. Barnes OF 147 north
First West street who with her
daughter. Mrs Edgar Beard OF Coal
VILE. left San Francisco Saturday
night and only reached salt Lake
Wednesday night. depicts the scene OF
the floods as indescribahlc.
we came Co the hrst food and
washout near Inlay New. early SUM
DAY morning and 10 was nothing but
floods from there until after we suc-
cccded I'm getting beyond Cobre We
had 90 walk over three miles where
the track had been washed away near
Cobre
AT WinnomuCca the sight OF the
torrent OF water rushing down the
Humboldt river was fearsome. We
we're kept at Winnemucca all day