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Show TRAFFIC TIED UF Bl Mil FLOOD Los Angeles Isolated for Two Days f Many Trains Stalled ; Much Damage Done. LOS ANGIiLliS. Jan. 2. Alter being isolated for forty-eight hours, partial communication again is established between be-tween Los Angeles and thc outside world, although It will be many days before the damage wiought by the rain-utonns rain-utonns of the past four days is repaired and all lines of communication are restored re-stored to their normal conditions, At C.--15 o'clock tonight the Golden Gate limited train of the Southern Paeilic route, which had been stalled at Indlo for two days, arrived here. Trains No. S and 10 were sent cast late today ia F.1 Paso with prospects of getting through unless further damage occurs. Tonight there is still much concern felt by the otficials of all throe of the transcontinental roads reaching this city. Two long stretches of roadbed are washed away between Los Angeles and San Bernardino on the route used jointly joint-ly by the Salt Lake and Santa l"e. Salt Lake westbound trains are now being held at Victorvllle, Burs tow and Otis, and It Is hoped to bring them here on Wednesday On the Santa Fc conditions arc particularly bad on both main lines. The second section of thc California limited is hold at Cajon. It was due here last Friday. Trains No. 7 and 1. both due here Saturday, are stalled at Barstow and train No. IJ is at Needles. They will probably arrive here Wednesday. Wednes-day. Trains No. 7 and 1. due here todav, are held at Ash Fork. All:: Llfe-Savcrs Kept Busy, Twelve persons, who had been marooned ma-rooned on a narrow strip of land between be-tween two bi7iuohes of the isnita Ana river near Downey all night, when the river cut them off from escape, weru rescued early this morning by members of the Venice life-saving crew. The persons rescued nre: Mi. Bert Armstrong. Mrs. Sarah Wells and son, Mr. and Mrs. William Paxton and their two sons: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moullon and their three children Early thifi morning, after a vain effort ef-fort hud boon made lo reach thc homes of these people during (he night in a boa i. a call was sent to Venice. Tin-life-saving crow pwpoudctL bringing their heavy mirf boat on a flat car. The boat was launched before duy-light duy-light and after an hour succeeded In crossing the turbulent .stream and reaching reach-ing the marooned people. Already their homos were partially submerged and Ihey were in imminent danger of being swept away lu the flood. One of those who distinguished themselves them-selves during the night. whilo efforts were being made to reach thc endangered endan-gered people, was Mrs. Henry T. Gage, wife of thc newly appointod minister to Portugal, who braved the storm and waded through mud almost knee-deep lo direct Hie rescuers from the Gage ranch, which la near the banks of the river. |