The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-12-29
LIVELY RAILROAD WAR; A DAY OF BLOODSHE MILLIONS ARE WASTED
BETWEEN ATLANTIC COAST LINE and
SEaB0ARD At CHERAW.
ARMED MEN GUARD CROSSING.
Seaboard Refuses to Let Coast Line
Cross Its Track at Cheraw and
Lively Battle
EnSnes

Cross Its Track at Cheraw and
Lively Battle
Ensues.
Cheraw, Dec. 27. Especially -
There has been merry war on
here between the Seaboard Air Line
snd Atlantic Coast Coast Line rail-
way companies.
The Coast Line is building an in
dustrial track through front street
TO the business part of town. 1t
has to cross the main line OF the
Seaboard on Front street, which is
ON heavy grade and sharp curve
The Seaboard has been fighting
this, but the Coast Line won out
before the railroad commission, in
tie circuit court and the supreme
court and went ahead putting in
tie track.
They had their crossing frog near
the Seaboard track and on Satur-
day the Seaboard had wrecking
train with crane to pick up the frog
and carry it into North Carolina.
The Coast Line then attempted to
put in temporary crossing, but the
ing with Hon. W. F. Stevenson, the
Seaboard's attorney, in the cab and
then undertook to kill the en-
sine' by letting out the steam.
Railway Men Locked Up
The town authorities then ar
rested the engineer, fireman and
conductor on the Seaboard for OBJ
structing the street and locked
them up and the Coast Line put a
crew on the train and ran IL into
a siding and went ahead putting
the crossing in.
Some box cars were pushed out of
the sidetrack and allowed to 20
wild down the grade on the cross
ing. one Of which turned over be-
fore 1t reached the crossing. Anoth
er car went by on its way down
the grade TO the river but was stop
pee without damage and the tenn
rcrary crossing was put In. In the
mean time passenger trains filled
Win passengers were held up for
about three hours.
A big crowd gathered and enjoy
cd very much the tilts between the
attorneys OF the two roads and the
fun is not yet over. as ,ome legal
papers were served putting the
fight off till Friday. at which time
the Coast Line hopes the Seaboard
will return the cross-over which
was taken away.
Armed Workmen.
Armed workmen of the Atlantic
Coast Line have been more or less
constantly opposed to train crews
of the Seaboard Air Line at Cheraw
since Saturday morning last and
6loodshed has more than once SEEM
cd imminent over the question
whether the Seaboard should yield
to forcible efforts on the part of
the Coast Line to construct a cross
Ing at a grade in the town; but it
Is believed that an order from the
South Carolina railroad commission,
peremptorily demanding that the
Coast Line cease work on the Cross
ing until further orders. has tenn
porarily relieved the tension. 1t Is
go to Cheraw soon, pehaps Tuesday,
TO investigate the situation.
The question is whether the At
iautic Coast Line has sought to put
In an ordinary crossing, or has pro-
v1ded an interlocking plant, as stip-
ulated by tho railroad commission,
In Its order granting permission to
establish this crossing.
Who is the Engineer?
Tuesday morning Mr. Caughman
had a long-distance telephone mes
sage from Mr.. P. Allston Wilcox of
Florence. State counsel for the At
AdhIlC SOdSL Line. Mr. WILCOX SAID
the Coast Line was proceeding reg
ularly at Cheraw and that the cross
fng was being put in-until work
Oh 1t was stopped by Mr.. Caugh-
mans telegram-under the super
vision OF a duly appointed engineer
representing the commission. This
was news to Mr.. Caughman. Mr..
Wilcox said the engineer was his
father-in-law, Mr.. Brunson, and that
Mr.. Brunson had been engaged to
do the work by Chairman Earle of
the commission. Mr.. Caughman
Asays he knows nothing in the rec
lprds to indicate that such an ap-
: apointment had been been made and
did not think Commissioner
richards knew of 1t.
!, Mr.. Wilcox requested that he be
\ He'd up by telephone Tuesday
IN hn rening, upon the arrival of Chair
I'm Earle, and advised whether
We commission proposed to go to
raw.
= iosessrs. Lyles & Lyles of the Co
oiia bar, district counsel for the
v1,S .pard Air Line, were In Cheraw
bss vday and will probably go back
! s,ccA Wednesday.
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gro she The Man to Challenge.
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