The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-01
RAILROAD TRAFFIC TIED
 UP BY MANY WASHOUTS
Western, SeaboaTd Air Line and Plant System Are at a StandStill Brave Engineers Bring Trains
 Through Water---Other Railroad News.

The Iull eHeCIS or lnuTS0dy B IerffnC rains are just beginning to be felt by the local railroads, and :i;e damage of Thurs day was a kind of prologue. so to speak. Yesterday the full force of the volumes of water showed results. and in consc- quence traffic at the Union station was nearly at a standstill.
 The Western between here and Atlan- ta, the Seaboard Air Line and the Plant System were the worst sufferers yester- day. neither one of these roads having a train in or out of here since Thursday. The last train that the Western had was the local passenger train from Atlanta at 6:25 Thursday night. The train for At- lanta left here at 6:30 Thursday night but was tied up and had not reached Att lanta last night. The main trouble on the Western is just this side of Millstead, though there are dangerous places all the way from there to Opelika. Yesterday morning Master Mechanic Walsh took an engine up the road for trial run. He got nearly to Millstead but was unable to get back and is up there yet. Last night the Western people were trying to make arrangements with the l.. and N. to send the passengers for Atlanta around by Birmingham and the Georgia Pacific branch of the Southern. At late hour last night this arrangement had not been perfected, but probably will be this morn- ing. On the other end the road is open and trains are moving between Atlanta and West Point. but the breaks near Montgomery have tied up the road com pletely. and the. officials have no means of telling when trains will be running again.
 The Seaboard has not had a train ir or out of here since Thursday morning and 1t is possible that they will not get any moving today. The worst break on the road is at Hardaway. a few miles out of Montgomery, and Local Agent Fran cesco with force of men spent all of yesterday working on it.
 At 7:45 Thursday night the Plant Sys- tenn sent a train out of here. but il was tied up before 1t had gone many miles down the road. Not wheel was turned on that road all day yesterday and the train due here at 6:30 Thursday night had not arrived at late hour last night.
 The Central had trains moving yester- day but they had to be done by transfer ring at the washout near Fitzpatrick station. At 9:3o last night, however. the Mac(n train due from Macon at 7:4s D. m.. arrived, coming through without having to transfer. This puts the track between Montgomery and Eufaula al right, though between Columbus ant Union Springs and Troy and Union Springs the road is entirely tied up.
 It was thought that the trouble on the M. and M Thursday would end it. but yesterday fresh difficulties arose. Down near Garland in the Sepulga River region the track Is covered with water for some thing over two miles. and all. trains were
 
 from New Orleans due here at 6:l5 yes terdav morning got in last night at o'clock and was sent north at once. Trai No. 4. due at 6:17 yesterday evening. got twenty minutes behind it. Engineer Sam Coins pulling No. ?. was the first man to reach the high water at Garland and came through. all right, the fire In the firebox of the engine being put out. how ever. The next man was Engineer Ar thur Payne, pulling train No. f. and the water was getting pretty high when he reached the other side of 1t. He had his nerve with him and went through all right. the fire in his engine being put was a private car with Mir Morgan of Philadelphia, and a party en route from New Orleans te> Mammoth Cave. Ky. Ar ter they had gotten safely over the wa. ter he sent for Flagman Frank Mann and asked him to take message to the en- zine for him. The message was a box of cigars with a s10 bill wrapped around it and directed to Engineer Payne with his compliments.
 Not far behind him was Engineer Cop ley with train No. 6. The water by this time looked pretty ugly. but this trair also got through all right.
 The following from The Pittsburg Post will be interesting to railroad men in this section of the country:
 TlIe harMUnious relations which have existed between the Louisville and Nash vile and the Pennsylvania lines are liable to be broken, and 1t is said that there will be some conflict. The Queen and Crescent will be in a position to reap some benefit from such disagreement. The Louisville and Nashville has just won a suit which compels the Pennsylvania Company to pay s232.551 in damages. This grew out of contract made in 1872 be- tween the old Jefferson, Madisonville and Indianapolis Railroad. the Ohio and Mis- sissippi Railroad. now known as the E.. & O. Southwestern, in which 1t was agreed that the roads using the bridge should apportion the tolls. and the sur plus above certain amount should be distributed between the two companies.
 A new contract was made in 1881 when the J., M. & I. was absorbed bv the F.. C., c. & St. L. and the Monongahela Railroad was permitted to use the bridge. The Louisville and Nashville people clain that they were kept in ignorance of this traffic agreement. but failing to have all records they must stand the loss of $5oO . 000.
 A very interesting rumor Is current now which states that the Pennsylvania deal will permit the Pan-Handle and B. & O. to establish a through train service over the shortest lines between Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis. This arrange ment would cut the Louisville and Nash vile out of an immense. amount Of reve- nue, as the Pennsylvania will occupy an independent posi- and can operate witl the B. & o. and can make arrangements with the Queen and Crescent for al Southern business
 The most startling report regarding thi: comes from an Eastern source and gives the impression that the hand of J. J. Hill is seen in another gigantic deal in which the Louisville and Nashville and the Erie may be extended to Pittsburg via New Lisbon. O.. and East Liverpool. connect ing with the Wabash by a line now sur veyed between the Ohio River and Cross Creek. which will pass under the Pan handle tracks at Burgettstown. This would give to the Erie a great advanta ge In all kinds of traffic. MT. Hill will not let go of the holdings in the Erie which he possesses. and F. D. Underwood. who understands the situation, will turn ev- erything upside down to get the Erie into Pttsburg
 The Pennsylvania Company officials re- fuse to give out any information regard ing the Louisville and Nashville affair and President Ramsey, who, has been ret icent and judicious in all his statements, says he has no knowledge of any Erie ,,f ha txx-o