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Show ROADS SUFFER GREATLY FRl HEAVY STORMS Salt Lake Route, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific All Damaged. LOS AXGELES. Cal., March 27. S,torm conditions are greatly improved In Los Angeles today. The day dawned bright and clear and the Indications ore that the storm has passed. The railroad conditions, with the exception of the Salt Lake Route are also much improved. The Salt Lalco has lost upward up-ward of seventy miles of track between Callente and Las Vegas, and It will probably be Thursday, if not later, before be-fore trains can he sent through. In the meantime, the company Is declining declin-ing to sell through tickets to Salt Lake, and passengers will be routed over the Southern Pacific by way of Sacra- 1 mento. TJso Wireless Telegraph. All communication to the south with San Diego la cut off, with the exception of the Dc Forrest wireless. A great deal of commercial matter in addition to the Associated Press news Is being transmitted to San Diego by that method meth-od The wireless is handling all business busi-ness without difficulty. Reports from outside towns Indicate that all Immediate Imme-diate danger from Hoods has passed. Damage Is Heavy. The damage In several localities will be considerable. The greatest damage, perhaps, has been In Riverside county, where the San Jacinto river ha ruined manv ranches and destroyed crops. Idylwlltl, In that county. Is completely shut off from all communication with the outside world, owing to tho de-Htmcllon de-Htmcllon of the fltago road, fiovoral miles In length. On this road two large bridges are carried out, entailing a loss of 5in,uuu. The loss In this city will not be large aside from the damage done to Sunset and Echo parks, which were practically Inundated. The damago there will amount to several thousand dollars. Tho street department figures Its damages dam-ages resultant from the storm also at several thousand. Trains Move Slowly. Trains on the Southern Pacific are moving In all directions, but very slow-lv slow-lv however. The trnck Is washed out l"n' several small places, but It Is believed be-lieved Uso con be quickly repaired, and all trains are being sent out with orders to proceed slowly and make no nt tempt to observe regular running "ehedtilcs. The rood bed Is very safe and' the- company will take all precautions. precau-tions. The Santa Fe Ih not so fortunate. Their line to San Diego and the south Is still badly affected. There arc several sev-eral serious waohouts. and It Is not likely that the line -will be open before WedriCBdaji, - |