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Show SCORE OF LIVES LOST IN FLOOD Los Angeles, Cal., Jan, 20. Practically Prac-tically all of tho railroad lines in southern California, with the exception excep-tion of the Santa Fe line between , Los Angeles and San Diego, which ' have been tied up several days as a , result of the disastrous rainstorm ' and floods in this vicinity, were in j operation tonight. Only one line, the Salt Lake Route, was open through to the east. Both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads were moving eastward to Arizona points, but they were blocked block-ed from further progress in that direction di-rection owing to floods and washouts there. Clear weather facilitated the work of repairing the damage and the rivers again were within their banks tonight. Eleven persons, including eight Mexicans, were reported to have been drowned in the floods. The bodies of three had been recovered. nn 1 |