Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-23
RAILROAD MENTION.

| The Memphis Ledger says: ''During the
late food, an engine and tender on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad went
through the bridge over Long Greek, some
| sixty miles from this city. Conductor
John Kane, an old Nashville boy, had his
| head badly damaged and his shoulder dis
located Mr.. Mike DougheIy, engineer,
| also received serious injuries. Mr.. Dough
cry has been unfortunate; he was the en-
gineer who dashed through the bridge at
! Nonconnah Greek, some weeks since, when
so many people were burnt to death"
The NJ mphis Appeal of March 81 says
The first train Ct passengers from Gre
NADIA came through yesier5ay-that is, the
passengers came through but not the
coaches. A transfer at Ooldwater was ne
| cessary, but through train is expected
to-day. From passengers who came By
this train we get some real idea of the ex-
tent CT damage that was done by the
flo ds. There we're several breaks in the
road, made by the sweeping waters. Some
extravagant estimates place the rain fall
at Elk inches at some places along the road.
However, the food was sufficient TO
raise the creeks and bayous up to an
extraordinary height, so as to flood the
adjacent country for miles. At Coldwater
the rising deluge lifted the track, iron, ties
and all up from its bed, and carried it out
in the fields, over stumps, fences and hill
locks; and when the waters abated, left the
track imbeded in the mud. An engine and
baggage car that Left Grenada Wednesday
morning, ran out as far az Long Greek,
where the new direction CT the track car
RED it into the. fields where it remains yet.
There were at least dozen breaks of this
sort made in the road In some places
the culverts were lifted bodily out and car
ried into the Mississippi In others great
crevasses we're eaten out Of the embank-
ment by the rushing waters, but the extra
ordinary energy of the railroad officers
have already overcome these disasters, so
that the road is now in running order,
except O small patch at Ooldwater. A
train, ''chuck full" of passengers from
Grenada, was transferred at Coldwater
Yesterday. The number of passengers
from below gathered at Grenada, is very
great, waiting for ready passage in this
direction. Freights, both ways, have also
accumulated so that there will be an extra
ordinary rush for some days.
The several interests of the Memphis
and Selma Railroad were consolidated re-
Gently at Selma, when an election for Di-
rectors was held, which resulted as fol-
lows:
For Tennessee-John @. Fizer and Jacob
Thompson.
For Mississippi-S. M Meek, of Column
bus. w. W. Throop, of Monroe county,
and r. II. Murdoch, of Okolona.
For Alabama-Allen Jones, of Green's
I n of Mori11 4
Mabrey, of Selma and Robert Crawford,
of Eutaw.
After which the following officers were
elected; President, N. B. Forrest; Treasu-
rer and Secretary, s. Faulkes; Chief En-
gineer and Superintendent, Peter Ere
senius.
By the consolidation of interests, the |
road is now a through line from Memphis |
to Selma under the directory named above. |
1t is in operation from Selma fifty miles |
toward Columbus, and its financial condi-
ton is most decidedly encouraging. The /
Governor of Alabama in recent message
declares its financial condition to be in all /
respects better than that of any other road
in the State.
Mr.. d, J. English, formerly a conductor
on the Selma and Meridian Railroad,
passed through this city yesterday, en-
route for Louisville, to receive medical
treatment for cancer. He was injured
several months ago, while coupling cars,
and had also, at various times during his
life, received other injuries. A sort of
fever set in, and for long time he had
been unable to leave his bed. The physi-
clans gave him up, and he was conse-
ouertly sent to Louisville for treatment
for cancer and fever Mr.. English was
taken on a bed in the baggage car, and
every attention possible given him by a
few friends who accompanied him.
Through travel to New Orleans by way
of the Nashville and Northwestern and
Mississippi Central railroads from this
place has been resumed, the repairs on
both roads of the damages by the late
freshets having been repaired.
The railroad officials, who will attend
the convention of the ticket agents, at Sa-
vannah on Thursday, The 2Sth inst, and
who may go by the Louisville and Nash
vile and Nashville and Chattanooga roads, ]
will leave here on the early train Monday