The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-06

Selma, August .-(Specia1)-Two wrecks to passenger trains on the South ern railway, neither of which were at- tended by serious injury to passengers or train crews. Is the record for the past thirty-six hours. The first wreck occurred about o'clock Sunday morning, the second at 6;4O Sunday afternoon.
 Wreck at MapIesvile.
 As passenger train No. 2l, from Br- mingham, due to reach Selma at 4:25 Q. m., was approaching Maplesville Sunday morning, the main lino was left and into the siding went the train, crashing into two box cars. How the switch came 10 be thrown from the main line Is not known, but before the engineer knew it he was speeding towards the cars and barely had time to throw on the air brakes before the impact came The pa.- sengers were badly shaken up and sus- tained few bruises and scratches, bl-- none were hurt to speak of. The fireman was slightly injured
 The engine was not damaged 10 any great extent, except tearing off the pilot and smashing the headlight The engineer was able tp bring the train on to Selma with the disfigured engine and arrived here aboutl7 o'clock. A new engine was secured and the journey on to Mobile was resumed.
 Wreck at Lamison.
 Lamison, a station between Selma and Mobile. on the Southern railway. seems to be a Jonah. Tuesday morning last the boiler of the Frost-sbley sawmill at that place exploded, killing three men and wounding another. Saturday night the same mill was destroyed by fire and dam age amounting to about $G0,O00 Sunday afternoon passenger train No. 25 on the Southern. which left Selma at 4:25 D. rn.. while ruonding curve near Lamlsou, was derailed, the engine coming un- coupled from the train and turning partly over and the two coaches turning ovar against the embankment
 What caused the derailment is not known. The track was in excellent con dtion, and the speed of the train was not great or there might have been a diff ferent story. As it was, the passengers were considerably shaken up, but none was seriously hurt. Train No. 22, from Mobile, due here at 1 a. m. today reached the wreck about midnight, and as soon as possible a transfer of mail and passengers occurred. No 22 however, did not ar rive until o'clock and the passengers were taken up town to the Hotel Albert where they were served with brealrast At 1010 the train proceeded on to Bir- mingham.
 The officials and crews of the road con- graduate themselves that both wrecks, which might have been exceedingly sc- ious, were not attended by loss of life 1T injury to speak of to anybody.
 If Selma does not soon see work com menced on the public building author ized by Congress, and for which an ap- propriation of $125000 was made it will not be the fault of Congressman W. B. Craig.
 Some time in March MT. Craig received letter from the supervising al chitect O. the treasury department In Washington. stating that the contract for the Selma building would be let this summer. Sum mer is passing rapidly away and bids have not yet been advertised for. so Mir. Craig on Saturday wrote to tlle official in Washington, calling his attention to his former letter, and urging that the promise then given be made good. It will require about a year to complete the building and Selma has put up long enough with the ineonyeniences of the present postofflce.