The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-19
ROUGH on RAILROADS
They Are Badly Tied upin the City
and Vicinity Of Memphis.
AN ENGINE DERAILED
4 Serious Washout Happened and al
Night Passengers We're Unable
20 Proceed and Water Sur.
rounded the Train.

Memphis, March f9.-The food sit.
uation shows a number OF new and So
-ious developments and there Is
scarcely q ray of hope for improved
conditions yet except the fact that
tributaries of the Mississippi to the
north OF Memphis are reported to be
falling. One of the most serious de-
velopments is the washing out OF all
lines Of railroad entering the city from
the west. and the complete tying up of
railroad traffic through the Memphis
gateway 10 that section. There were
no trains either into or out Of the city
Wednesday over the Memphis bridge
and there II every indication that traf
fc cannot be resumed until the food
has sabsided To considerable de.
gree. that the tracks are uncovered,
and may be repaired where they have
been destroyed All efforts TO repair
the breaks have proven Of no avail,
and although the work trains of the
railroads are making strenuous efforts
To repair the washed out lines, IL is
believed that several days may pass
before traffic can be resumed
SO suddenly did the rise come In the
section 81 Arkansas across tins river
from Memphis after the St Francis
levee broke at Trice's Landing. that
tao passenger trains we're caught be
tween washed out points. and are sur
rounded by water on blind tracks In
the Cyerfiowed territory about three
/ miles west II Bridge Junction, Ark.
Aboard these trains were about seven
ty-tve passengers and crew each. and
/ over zoe Of these persons remained on
the trains all Wednesday night
TAe breaks occurred shortly after
O'Clock Tuesday Night, Just after
Nestbuund trains 90 the Cotton Belt
and Frisco had left Memphis The
Cotton Belt train left at . o'clock and
had proceeded bot a few miles when
X encountered a section of flooded
track In attempting ~ cross the
rails spread and the engine was par.
TALLY eerailed. preventing the train
from moving ia either direction While
ln this condition the Frisco fast Kan
saf CRY passenger train approached
from Memphis and with It's assistance
AAsN NAftAAFat AhffA ffEt " as ff4fEFRA NAE -
On The track. Ia the meantime a seri-
Gus washUnt had occurred between
the trains and Memphis and retreat
to this ciy was completely cut OF
AT night the passengers were com
PEELED tO remain {n the coaches white
the water rose on every side and Wed
nsHday morning there was not par
/ tlrle Of land In sight within a mile Of
their position The trains are on the
track - the Iron Mountain near Alt
mar, Arb Before them are washed
out tracks. The Iron Mountain and
Cotton Belt have chartered a steam
boat 20 carry Westb0und passengers TO
Helena. Arb. from whence they will
be taken west over the tracks Of the
! former system The Chottaw IL hand
liug It's business over the Illinois Cen
J trial tracks to Cairo ard thence to
bunkley. Arb. over the Cotton Belt
| tracks. where the Choctaw IL crossed
| The Waco and Mississippi Valley
Railroad company has chartered a
steamer for handling its passenger
business 10 the south. the uashed out
tracks ~ knsley not having been re-
| paired