The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-28

system. which is forty miles in length,
there are 143 trees across the track
and from Georgiana TO Graceville, the
Alabama and Florida Division, there
are fifty trees blown across the track
that must be cut away before traffic
can be resumed.
Meagre News From Gulf.
At o'clock last night there was no
news concerning the situation below
Flomaton.s Nothing could be learned
definitely of the situation in Mobile or
on the New Orleans and Mobile Divis-'
lon. and at the dIspatcher's office at
the union railway station nothing had
been heard from the Bay Minette and
Fort Morgan branch road. 1t is sup
posed that. as that division is located
on an elevation with few trees grow
ing in the vicinity. and along ridge
that the damage, If any, will not
amount to much
Between Fey Minette and Hurrican
Bayou there were known to be at noon
yesterday seventy trees across the
track. From the Tensas river south,
the track is known to be completely
destroyed and no trains have gone be-
low Bay Minette since Wednesday
night.
Trains Turned Back.
Train No. 81. the fast Washington
mail train which leaves Montgomery
at 3:32 a. m. left the Montgomery I'M
ion station as usual yesterday morn
ing and reached Bay Minette. where
1t was turned back. First No. and
second No. 8 were turned at Bay
Minette and No. l which left the I'M
ion station yesterday morning at IL
O'Clock was turned at Flomaton.
There were four sections of train
No. coming into Montgomery last
night. The first section was the spec
ial train that left Montgomery at l
o'clock yesterday morning carrying
the 1.-The Wonderland" theatrical COM
pany. The special was headed for
New Orleans and on account OF the
storm was turned at Flomaton. The
Second section was No 81 of the night
before; the third section was
No. of yesterday morning and the
fourth section was No / which left
the union station at IL o'clock yes
terday morning. These trains did
not reach Montgomery until after mid
night.
A local passenger train for Birming-
ham and Nashville was made up at the
union station last night and sent north
as first No. 4. leaving about one hour
and thirty minutes late.
Wires Are Crippled.
The wires between Montgomery and
Flomaton were badly damaged but ear
ly yesterday morning, Trainmaster T.
H. Mizell with a large force left Mont
gomery to begin the work of patch
ing the wires for Immediate use.
From the first reports, the local OFF,
Gals realized that the trouble would
be serious and began yesterday morn
ing to make preparations to meet the
dif1culties. Superintendent Mckinney
left last night on train No. 8, at 1880
o'clock after having seen to it that
every man that could be secured for
the work had been sent to the South,
that the work of reconstruction will
sible for the men to work A repre-
sentative of The Advertiser accompan-
led Superintendent Mckinney.
North of Flomaton the trouble is en-
tirely with the wires on the Mobile and
Montgomery Division, but on the Ala
leaves the main line at Georgiana, the
trouble is greatly complicated by wash
outs and trees blown across the track,
Trains Miraculous Escape.
Train No. %, the local passenger
train on the Alabama and Florida Div
ision. which is due in Montgomery at
9:45 o'clock in the morning had an
almost miraculous escape near Grace
vide yesterday morning. A tree across
the track directly in front of the en-
CINE was discovered by Engineer M.
F. Hulitt and he gave the alarm to his
fireman. They both jumped from the
engine. The strange part of the incl
dent after Mr.. Hulitt shut off steam
and jumped. the engine run along
slowly. the cowcatcher picking up the
tree and throwing 1t off the track
without derailing the engine or DOING
any damage to any part of the train NJ
First No. 8 struck a tree across the
track at Garland early yesterday morn
ing. which ditched the front trucks of
the engine. The delay incident TO the
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