The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-31
BAD WASHOUTS
DELAY TRAINS
ON TWO ROADS
NOT A TRAIN OVER THE SOUTH.
ERN REACHED THIS CITY
YESTERDAY.
Wash:ut at Lumber cHy Has Com
pleteiy Blocked All rraffic-A q
{ A. Also suffers From ,washout
Near sessoms.

Not passenger train over the
southern railway nor a through train
lrom Atlanta over the A r {, or
ilVed in Brunswick yesterday owing
10 serious washouts, and as result
passengers bound to this city from
many points were delayed just twen-
ty-four hours, that is if they succeed
IN arriving in the city this morning
The washQut on t. -outhern rail
way occurred at Lumber City and it
was impossible for any trains to pass
mat point after midnight Wednesday
IRAN NO. H. due here Yesterday
morning, and train No 16. due yester-
day afternoon, have not as vet ar.
rived, while the two trains which left
brunswick, enc Tuesday night and the
other Yesterday morning, are tied IN
at Lumber City and will probably pro-
ceed on to Atlanta this morning.
southern train No. IA, bound for
this city and Jacksonville, remained
at Helena for some time. waiting n
see if the washout could be repaired
but later went to Cordele over the
seaDoard Air Line, then took the G. S.
and f. to Waycross and proceeded on
TO Jacksonville, but the Brunswick
sleeper was left at Macon, with pas
sengers for this city. and will arrive
on the regular Southern train this
morning, provided the washout is re-
paired News received from Lumber
CITY last night, however. was to the
eifect that all traffic would probably
pc delayed today and it is doubtful
II any of the trains will arrive here
| before noon.
A., 3. "a A. Washout.
Traffic on the A., B. & A. was also
blocked during the day by a serious
washout near Seasons and all trains
We're delayed. Neither Of the through
trains from Atlanta arrived in the city
yesterday.
AS a result of these washouts
brunswick was practically without
any mail yesterday, the only mail
being received being that which came
over the Coast Line and mail handled
from the East via Savannah.
Southern officials in the CITY were
nots in position to give out any def.
mite information a to when the wash
out at Lumber City would be repair
ed, but large force of hands was
at once put to work and it is hoped
by the road to have trains moving on
their regular schedules this morning
| Waycross, Aug. 3d. The rainstorm
made itself felt emphaticaily today
for two railroads. The Southern was
washed out at Towns, between Jesup
ana Helena, and operated trains
through Waycross via the Seaboard
Air Line and Cordele
From fitzgerald to Waycross the
A. B.' g a. had trouble. First one
place would wash ont, then another.
And then several went out at the same
time. The night train out last night
! got as far as Nichols and there re-
mained until this afternoon. This
mornings train got as far as Ses-
SONS and came back this afternoon af.
ter taking the passengers transferred
by motor car over the washed out
places.
The damage is hard to estimate at
this time. A alrge number of cattle
were drowned near Nichols and the
damage to bridges and county roads
Is heavy The rain is the heaviest
known in ten years. The operation of
passenger trains over the A., B. & A.
will be resumed tonight without trans
fer unless washouts occur at some
other point. Near Sesosms a washout
on the Brunswick line prevents the
through traffic on that road, passen-
| gers transferring.
Supt. G. c. Smith, general manager,
Alex Bonnyman and other A., B. & A.
officials have been at the scene of the
washouts since late yesterday.
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