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Show CROSSED BURNING BRIDGE JUST IN TIME L08 ANGELES. May I. Had PMn-itr PMn-itr timJH No. lot of tin San Joaquin valley val-ley line of tho 8outhrn Pacific been delayed a few minutes on Ita Journey to Lm Ana-tlea laat night It would have pfunvM with Ha 20 rsaen.Trs Into the wreck of a burning brirtjte near Ravenna, fifty mllee north of hrre. The train, which waa made up In Fresno, Included three dav and four Pullman roarhee. Traveling at a rapid rate, a little after 4 o'clock It rounded a aharp curve and 'the engineer aaw Just ahead of him the burn In a bridge. Unable to atop In time, he opened wide the throttle and rushed the heavy train, with Ita human freight, through th roaring flame to safety on the other aide. A few minutes after-warda after-warda the aouth end of th bridge Ml. The train topped and Ha re. aided bv manv paaaengera. vnl ha-k to light the flamea and aucceeded finally In extinguishing ex-tinguishing them. The Mr In thought to nave been caused bv trumps. |