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Show ?Si!i!DUP GET AROUI EE FLOOD Forty of Number Held by Wastcat Succeed In Getting Get-ting Through to Taccma. flSBjsasjssassaasaBSBg) TACQAIA, Wash., Jan. '.Forty of the penned-up passengers of the two passenger pas-senger trains at Maywood were able to ret through to Palmer last night, and the Northern Pacific Immediately furnished a train of cars to bring them on to Tacoma, The party brought oat from the imprisoned passengers the letters, they had written to their families and friends, though by the time of their arrival ar-rival here the company had re-erected the wires aa far as Lester, and such as wished had wired their friends of their predicament. . Northern Pacific officials believe the trains will be reached within two days and all the passengers brought to this city. Slnc the erection of the wire to Ellensburg ft has been learned that the gap In the track at Martin Is about half bridged. The company expects to have it completed In three daya. , Today the Northern Pacific expects to move freight and express matter the same way the passengers are being taken. The Cray's Harbor branch was cleared yesterday by way of Centralis. The route by way of Olympla la yet blocked by washout between Gate and Mlmer. |