The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-12
WRECK TIES UP ALL
TRAINS 10 HOURS
Freight Cars Pile Up in Cut on
Alabama Great Southern
NOBODY WAS INJURED
Washington sub-Treasury Delegation
Was On Train From CHATTANOOGA
Which Was Delayed Many
Hours Yesterday.

A freight wreck at Morgansville,
twelve miles south of Chattanooga, tied
up traffic on the Alabama Great South
ern Thursday night and yesterday for
over nineteen hours
No one was killed or injured. but an
engine and seven freight cars were more
or less damaged The unfortunate part of
the wreck was the delay to the passenger
service
The wreck occurred in a stone cut,
which made 1t impossible to build a track
around it or to roll the wrecked cars
and engine off to one side The cars
were loaded with immense bridge timber,
which increased the difficulties consider
ably.
All the trans from Thursday afternoon
late until yesterday afternoon We're de-
layed on account of the wreck 1t occur
red at o'clock Thursday night and the
main line was cleared at o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Passengers Are Transferred.
Many of the passengers on the train
which was due in Birmingham at 1910
O'Clock yesterday morning did not ar
rive until last night at 1850 O'Clock.
Some few of the passengers who were in
the day coaches were transferred early
yesterday morning to the train which
left Birmingham at sis Thursday night,
and which was turned back at Trenton.
The passengers on the northbound train
were also transferred to the southbound
train, which was turned back.
There was a great deal of complaint
about the wreck on the part of the pas
sengers on the trains. The trains which
left Chattanooga Thursday night was
run down for six miles and stayed on a
side track until o'clock yesterday
morning, when it was run back to Chat
tanooga to allow the passengers to get
breakfast
They went across the street from the
station to secure breakfast, but were
unable to finish it as they were noti-
fled that the train would leave in a min
ute to get through the wreck. 1t was then
run back to the side track and lay there
until afternoon. when 1t was again run
back to Chattanooga to give the pas
sengers lunch. About 3 o'clock the train
passed the wreck.
Washington Delegation on Train.
Among those who arrived on the train
last night We're the members of the dele
cation which went to Washington to Sc
cure the sub-treasury. They were about
twenty hours late.
The train which was due to leave Birm-
ingham at 5:45 o'clock yesterday morning
left about O'Clock. 1t was held here to
allow the passengers to get breakfast.
The train which should have arrived in
Birmingham at 1885 o'clock Yesterday
morning arrived last night, Nos 1 and 3
being combined
Train No. g. due to leave at 4:05 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, left three hours late
due to lack of equipment as practically
six trains were tied up by the wreck
The railroad men state that the trouble
occurred at one of the worst points on
the Alabama Great Southern The en-
CINE and seven cars turned over i'm n
rock cut at a blind siding. On account Of
the rock on either side of the track 1t
was impossible to lift the cars to one side
and thus clear the track The
wreck had to be lifted out piece bv
piece. which they claim is a tedious lob
As it was a blind siding the railroad
men claim that it was several hours he
fore they were able to secure informa-
ton about the wreck and its extent an
other fact that caused material DELAY in
clearing The track.