The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-14
STOCKHOLDERS TO
HOLD A MEETING
Street Railway to Make Extern
SionS at GadSden
WILL MEET OCTOBER IS
Further Details of the Wreck Wednes-
day Night at lvalee On the
Louisville and Nashville
Are Received.

Gadsden, September 1S.-(special9-A
special meeting of the stockholders of the
Alabama City, Gadsden and Alfalfa Street
Railway company has been called to meet
in this city on October Is, by the board
of directors of the company. The meet
ing has been called for the purpose Of
obtaining the consent of the persons hold
ing the larger amount in value of the cap
ital stock of the company, to be given a
proposed issue and sale of 100000 face
value, of its first mortgage per cent,
thirty-year gold bonds, which is to be
secured by a mortgage and deed of trust
upon the property, rights and franchises
of the company Although no official
statement has been given out, it is under
stood from reliable sources that money
to be derived from the sale of the bonds
will be used in making large extensions to
the street railway system in this city.
The company has had in contemplation
the building of line from this city to
Noccalula Falls which is on Lookout
mountain several miles from the city. A
line has just been finished and placed in
operation on Walnut street and 1t Is be-
lived this will be extended and a line
built east from this city. The company's
property and tracks have been put in ex-
cellent condition recently.
]. II. Lovejoy sold and shipped twenty
four cows to H. T. Hinkle at Clanton,
I Chiffon county. This is a part of the herd
of the Queen City dairy.
Mr.. Loveioy will retire from the bust
ness at an early date in order to devote
his entire time to other interests
Details of Wreck.
Further details of the head-on collision
at Ivalee on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad were received here today. Both
trains were going at a fast rate of speed
when they crashed together. and the force
of the impact rendered the two big en-
gines mass of scrap iron. Engine No.
1904, in charge of Conductor Henry Gil
lland and Engineer Marbut was running
south as an extra, while engine No go,
was drawing a local freight train to Biz
mingham. and was in charge of Con-
ductor Gregory and Engineer Clements
with Charles Griffin the negro fireman.
When it was seen that a collision was in
evltable the crew of No. 1904 jumped, and
saved their lives. The crew of the other
engine either did not see the impending
danger else did not have an oppor-
/ tnnity to jump and We're caught in the
! crash. Both were killed instantly and
| were horribly crushed and scalded. The
! injured were brought to this city at a
/ late hour last night and everything pos
/ sbe was done for them. none are fatal
! ly hurt. The cause of the wreck so far is
! unknown, but it is supposed to have re-
suited from a misunderstanding of the
! train orders a mistake of the opera
! tors. The local officials would not give
! out statement. The remains of Engineer
! Clements were sent to Admission. He is
/ survived by wife and two children. The
negro fireman was also shipped to An
/ niston. THE injured We're: Conductor
1 Gregory, Engineer Marbut and Conduc-
! tor Henry Gllliland. The wreck is one
of the most disastrous that has happen
! ed on this section of the road which has
/ been finished about two years. On ac-
! count of the wreck at Ivalee. all trains
! on the Louisville and Nashville railroad
! were late. The train from Birmingham
! due at 7.09 did not arrive until o'clock
/ this morning and the one due from An
nlston did not arrive until / o'clock this
+ afternoon. A later report Of the wreck
states that crew going south had the
right of way to the next station and
/ back and was only going to the water
| tank for water.
Contest Filed.
The Sixth district senatorial committee
met this afternoon for the purpose of cam
wasting the vote in the recent primary
and to declare the nominee motion was
made by James A. Embery representing
| w T. Brown, the defeated candidate OF
st. Clair county, to declare the election
void The motion was based upon a tech
nieality. the contention being that the
proper notice was not given before hold
i ing the election in st. Clair county.
The notice was published, however, in
/ the regular form but was not signed by
the chairman and secretay, 1t is said.
! The meeting adjourned until next
/ Thursday to allow all parties to prepare
/ their briefs.
great surprise here. he was defeated by
| Hammer by a majority Of 16 votes. The
| contest was the most spirited one In The
/ recent primary. Persons here who are in
a position to know state that the law
was carried out to all intents and that
Browns claims are groundless.
Dock" Butler, white man. was struck
and killed last night by a train on the
Southern railroad at Anderson's Crossing
i about five miles east of this city. The
/ mans head was horribly crushed and one
/ leg was servered from his body. 1t liz
/ supposed that Butler went to sleep on
i the track, as he was seen In an intoxi-
Gated condition late yesterday evening
1 near the track. The body was found by
the crew of a local freight this MORN
i ing and brought here where 1t was pre-
/ pared for burial. Butler resided with his
/ ne nathn