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Show BOISE IS ISOLATED FROM OUTSIDE WORLD Special lo The Tribune. I IO I SIS. Ida.. .March Dnmnslntp washout." anil unprecedented flood.1.- duo to tlK- heavy rains, melt In;; of iimw and breakage to Irrigation canala within tho past fortv. eight bourn, have Isolated Boise from Ihe outsido world. No relief re-lief la expected within the noxt thirty-nix thirty-nix hours at. leant. This startling condition waa realized In tho onpltal iltv by noon today, when It was d'-llnitely announced by Oregon Short Line officiate that Its train service through sou; hern Idaho had been brought to a vompMe standstill (iiiou.;h ih washing out of sections, of the track between orchard, located several utiles east ol Nampa, and Gle.nns Kerry, lo t lie east. It will be impossible to give train son leu through southern Idaho for at least a day and a half. The damage to the railroad cannot be estimated at this time. All eastbound trains are being held at Nampa. and westbound trains at tilenus lrerry. There ore four through trains I from the coast held at Nampa. and they are crowded with passengers who nr.! forced lo remain in Mu .Mind Ion city nut II the damage lo the road can be repaired. re-paired. Another en at bound train from Portland was stopped at Huntington this afternoon and will be held there.' At filenns Kerry two westbound trains arc h Id In cheek, mid others are expected to arrive. I.i is now '-onstdered quite probable proba-ble that orders will annul the regular schedule so that additional trains will not be forced to run into these stations where It Is impossible to accommodate the passengers. j |