Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-16
VALLEY IS
ENTIRELY
ISOLATED
Results of Severe Rains
in Other Sections of
South Felt Here.
BUSINESS HAMPERED
Power, Rail, Telephone
and Telegraph Lines
Out of Commission.

Although no rain has fallen in
Imperial Valley since Monday, this
section of the country is sharing
with all Southern California, the ef-
fects of the heavy storm which has
continued throughout the state
since Sunday.
Unusual downpours are reported
from all parts Of the state, though
definite information is unobtainable
and it is impossible to estimate the
amount of damage that has been
caused by the unprecedented rain.
Imperial Valley itself has not been
damaged, but it has been isolated
from the rest of the state.
Transportation, communication
and power facilities were either
badly crippled or at a standstill.
Trains on the Southern Pacific and
San Diego and Arizona railroads
were tied up throughout the day.
Electric power lines were washed
out at numerous places, all machin-
cry depending on these lines for
power being stilled. The light sys-
TEN was out of order and cOmmuni-
cation was hampered.
The San Diego and Arizona rail.
road was blocked due to the wash.
out of bridge near Tia Juana yes.
terday, no trains having rolled foi
SO hours. Five on the Southern
Pacific were stalled near Indio,
while tone train which managed to
get through, bound from Los An
gefes to Calexico, was struggling to
reach its destination this afternoon.
A washout near Thermal caused
the halt on the Southern Pacific.
D. C. Ramsey, travelling freight
and passenger agent of the s. ID.
and A. road, said today that the
washout on the road which he rep
resents would tie up traffic until
Saturday. He reported that the
Santa Fe road between Los Angeles
and San Diego is also tied up due
to washouts. A further report re-
ceived at his office was to the eff
feet that there was a flood at Tia
Juana and that it was still raining
hard in San Diego at noon today.
Communication Crippled
The stage route between Ell Cen
tro and San Diego was put out of
order by the continued rain which
made traffic between Ell Centre and
Jacumba impossible. A stage was
sent out bound for Los Angeles
shortly after o clock this morning
The power lines between Los An
geles and Ell Centre were out near
Whitewater and the lines between
Ell Centre and San Diego were down
in two places, leaving the city with
out any means of obtaining power
from the outside. The trouble was
located on two of the lines at IL
clock and men were rushed to ef-
feet a connection.
A report from the telephone COM
pany was to the effect that while
communication with Los Angeles
was still possible, several lines were
down. The report was that COM
munication with San Diego was
still clear.
The telegraph company was ham,
pered considerably, the lines to Los
Angeles being out of order and COM
munieation being effected through
Ell Paso.
Throughout the morning the
Southern Sierras Power Company
had a crew of men at work on the
local auxiliary plant in an effort to
obtain some current for the city.
Shortly before noon the power came
on for a short time. Service was
spasmodic, though it was hoped to
have the plant in operation this aft
ernoon.
just when the main lines would
be in working order again, power
company officials were not prepared
to state. 1t was not until almost
noon that the location of the breaks
was discovered. Repairing them
will undoubtedly require several
hours.
Plants throughout the city de-
pending upon power, were unable to
function. The Press was without
power all morning, and service this
afternoon was problematieal.