Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-03-20
ROUGH On RAILROADS
They Are Badly Tied Upin the City
and Vicinity Of Memphis,
AN ENGINE DERAILED
A Serious Washout Happened and All
Night Passengers We're Unable
10 Proceed and Water Sur.
rounded the Train.

Memphis. March io-The food ST.
uatlon shows a number Of new and Sc.
rious developments and there Is
scarcely a ray OF hope for improved
conditions yet except the fact that
tributaries of the Mississippi 10 the
north Of Memphis are reported 70 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 trafic through the Memphis
gateway % 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
nc cannot he resumed until the food
has subsiLcd 10 a considerable de.
gree; that the tracks are uncovered.
and may be repaired where they have
been destroyed All efforts 60 repair
tie hrcalg have proven Of no avail.
and although the work trains OF the
railroads are making strenuous efforts
10 repair the washed cut lines. II Is
believed that several days may pass
before tranic can be resumed.
So suddenly did the rise come In the
section ~ Arkansas across the river
from Memphis after tho 81 Francis
levce broke at Tr.c.'s Landing. that
two passenger trains were caught be-
tween washed out points. and are sur.
rounded by water on blind tracks in
the oyerflowed territory about three
miles west Of Bridge Junction. Ark.
Aboard these trains were about seven.
ty-hye passengers and crew each. and
over 100 OF these persons remained on
the trains all Wednesday night
The breaks occurred shortly after
g O'Clock Tuesday night. Just after
westbound trains on the Cotton Belt
and Frisco had left Memphis The
Cotton Belt train lefl az o'clock and
had proceeded but a few miles when
Il encountered a section OF flooded
track. In attempting 10 cross the
rails spread and the engine was par.
TALLY derailod. preventing the train
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IN this condition the Frisco fast Kan
sas city passenger train approached
from Memphis and with its assistance
the Cotton Felt engine was pulled back
on the track In the meantime ser.
Gus washolt had occurred between
the trains ana Memphis aud retreat
20 this city was completely cut OF
All night the passengers were CON.
PEELED 10 remain In the coaches. while
the water rose on every side and Wed.
ncsday morning there was not par.
ticle OF land in sight within a mile ~
their position Tho trains are on the
track OF the Iron Mountain near AIT
mar. Ark Before them are washed
out tracks. The Iron Mountain and
Cotton Belt have chartered a steam
boat to carry wcstbound passengers 90
Helena. Ark. from whence they VIII
b. taken west over the tracks of the
former system The ChoCtaw ls hand.
ling its business over the Illinois Cen.
trul tracks 90 Cairo and thence 90
Br.nkloy. Ark. over the Cotton Belt
tracks, where the Choctaw is crossed.
The laz0o and Mississippi Valley
Railroad company has chartered
steamer Tor handling its passenger
business 20 the south tine washed out
tracks at Eusiey not having been re-.
paired