The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-08
THE RAILROADS
HAVE TROUBLE
HIGH WATER is CAUSING MUCH
DAMAGE TO RoADsEos.
Tire Santa Fe Is the Greatest Sufferer
IoeaIly-All Traffic at a stand.
stu for the Past Two Days.
Muen Track Under Water.

Information concerning the wash.
outs uu the railroads leading into the
city l s,ill being received Each re-
port places the damage as greater
than at first estimated There has
been uo trains through here on the
Santa Pc since Monday night. and
the operator here has received mo-
advice concerning south bound trains
since Yesterday afternoon. The Santa
Fe made up a train this Afternoon at
this place and run q south. II run on
the regular schedule time, leaving
here at i:2O o'clock Many passengers
who have been delayed In the city
for the past two days took advantage
Of this train and went to Gainesville
and Ft Worth. where they were trans.
ferrcd to other roads. thence to their
destinations north. The Santa Re Is
feeding an who have bought tickets
and are kept in this city ON account
of the washOuts. Tickets are issued
to them for every meal u3 are tickets
for beds They are maintained at the
best hotels the city affords. and the
road is making every effort to care for
It's passengers. II Is estimated that be.
tween two hundred and fifty and three
hundred people were fed here yestcr-
day and given beds last night. This
was also done again today and will
De done every day while they are dc.
laycd here. The road is Offering an an
opportunity 10 return 90 Gainesville
or Fort Worth and take roads out of
thCrr for their destination Quite
number took advantage of this and
LEFT tnia afternoon. The mail is piling
up 800 the depot aud is being closely
guarded. orders were given the rail
way mail carriers today not to bring
tho mail for trains No. II aud rs
down this afternoon. but leave It at
the poaoilice until the trains could rc.
sumc their regular schedule.
Information received from Pauls
Valley Is to the effect that the water
Is still rising on the track just moth
Of that city. and the roadbed for miles
Is under water. Also at Doughcrty
the road Is washed out and In a bad
condition. From these reports Il will
be tomorrow night before trains can
again be run on the road north of here
The damage on the main line Of the
Frisco Is also great. The agent here
has received information that seven
bents on the Canadian river bridge
on the Red river division have been
washed out near Frances on the main
line. The Frisco's travel 10 St. Louis
and Kansas Cit" will be taken care OF
Via Hugo and Monett. Mo. The train
leaving here at 6 a. m. will make !
connections with the train out Of Hugo |
due at St Louis and Kansas CITY tie
I tjlloNing morning.
Considerable trouble Is being eXpa.
rlenced BY the Rock Island In the |
South Canadian bottom between Cal |
win and WewoLa. where about ten |
miles OF track was washed out sew
eral years ago. At this place posts
had to be sunk during the big wash
out, and the track chained 10 them.
The company experiences trouble with
this stretch of road every year. This
trouble Is caused by back water from
the Canadian river which completely
covers the track for stretch OF
miles. The trains on this road arc
being detoured via South McAlcster,
and over the NJ. X. q r. into okla.
homa City.