The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01

0oD90 GDoy CD0oIkSUno re not - seEiOu1
~ was azst rsperted.
once Of the dispatcher At the union
station from either Superintendent Nc
Kinney or Trainmaster MsxelL 1t IL
Understood that all the men and mater
ial necessary have been received at the
points where they are needed on the
Mobile and Montgomery division.
The Louisville and Nashville Is oper-
sting . telegraph wire from Hurricane
to Fiomaton. and such news az has been
received at the union station came over
the Western Union wire from that place
The worst trouble on the New Or
leaus- and Mobile Division. according
to the report Of Chief Engineer Court
ney, 10 between Pecan and West Pas
cagoula, where for eighteen miles the
track 10 either washed entirely away or
badly damaged. One bridge. $50 feet
In length. Just east Of West Pascagoula,
10 washed away.
The chief dimculty in the way Of
rapid work II that Of getting men and
material to the place where most need
ed. Workmen ana material are being
sent from the northern divisions as fast
az possible by the way Of the Illinois
Central and the Ship Island Railroad.
Trains are running from New Orleans
to West Pascagoula and the Louisville
ana Nashville Company has telegraph
wire out Of New Orleans to Bay st.
Louis.
on the Mobile and Montgomery Divis-
ion prospects are brighter for an early
resumption Of trafic. The main line of
the road Is open to Bay Minette. and on
the Alabama and Florida branch Is open
all the way through to Graceville. The
Louisville and Nashville has no wire
from Montgomery. south OF Castleberry.
into their stations, but the officials arc
communicating with Flomaton and Bay
Minetts by the Western Union wires
Running To Pensacola.
Trains are running through TO Fen
sacola from Montgomery. Freight for
points in Florida 10 sent over the Ala
bama and Florida Division and thence
over the Yellow River road. where II
meets the main line at Talco Junction.
Passengers from the North and East
holding tickets to New Orleans and
the Southwest reading via the LOUIS
willie and Nashville, will be sent from
Birmingham over the Queen and Cres-
cent route to New orleans. This ar
rangement has been made by General
Manager b. M. starkes. who Is at Biz
minghan attending to the matter. The
Louisville and Nashville equipment
will be run over the Queen and Cres-
cent and passengers will net change
cars at Birmingham. but will go
straight through to their destination.
This schedule viii prevail until the
Louisville and Nashville road Is open
to New Orleans.
For the present passengers tor Mo-
bile will be sent bv the Way Of Selma
and over the Southern Railway
On the arrival Of train No. from
Birmingham last night train was
sent to Mobile by the way of Selma.
al. As,nt ..a Act
sent south on the main line of the
Louisville and Nashville. No. is the
local passenger train which leaves the
union station at Z o'clock in the morn
ing goes as far as Bay Minette and re-
turns In the afternoon at O'Clock as
No. 6. No. also goes south as far
as Flomaton and brings back the pas
sengers or the Pensacola connection.
Train No. l. from Birmingham, came
in at II o'clock as usual yesterday
morning but was annull.d at Mont
gomery, the equipment returning north
as Nc. I yesterday afternoon on the
arrival of No from tho South. This
arrangement gives a through service
from Pensacola to Cincinnati and the
North.
Freight Trafic Suspended.
Freight traffic on the Mobile and
Montgomery division is entirely sus-
pended. On account of the trouble on
the South and North Division no
freight trains came into Montgomery
from the North for several. days and
as the Southern part of the division is
known to be impossible no freight Is
coming from the north. except for
points in Florida. One freight train
was sent south over the Alabama and
Florida branch yesterday.
No fear is entertained OF d conges-
ton OF freight In Montgomery. and
now that the real condition of the
road Is known. local officials take an
optimistic view Of the situation.