The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

High water on the Pensacola. d.
vision and a wreck en- the Pensacola
& Atlanta division prevented the Louis
vile & Nashville brining any trains
into Pensacola during yesterday, with
the exception of one passenger train,
which reached the city from over the
I. & A. yesterday morning before the
wreck occurred.
Train No. 6, for Mobile. was sent ont
of the city at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and was the last one to go north.
1t managed to get through the high
water north of Pine Barren, but in
doing so passed through water that
reached to the cabs of the two engines
necessary to haul the train. The water
continued to rise and no attempt was
made to run the train back into Pen
sacola- The train due to leave for the
north at noon was also abandoned.
WATER so INCHES OVER RAILS,
At 10 O'Clock last night the water
had reached height of so inches over
the rails north OF Pine Barren and al
OF that section presented a flood scene
that has not been witnessed i'm half a.
century. For days passengers who
have been boarding the train at Pins
Barren have been rowing to the trains
IN boats and climbing aboard, but
when the second rise came yesterdav
it-NEas seen that 1t would be hazardous
To attempt 10 send trains through the
high water as wrecks might occur and
II they did the loss of life would be
heavy. so all trains were anuIIed
SERVICE POSSIBLE TO-DAY.
The food waters from the Escanbis
are supposed to have reached the crest
last night and should begin to recede
rapidly. II so It is possible that a
train viii be sent out at noon todsv.
but it is very probable that II viii be
tonight before traffic north can be re-
sumed-
The greatest danger in operatane
trains through the water, aside from
possible waSho1rts, would be from log
ends being washed I'D on the tracks
and obscured by the water.
During the past few DAYS a constant
patrol has been kept OF the track, but
when the water rose to three and four
feet above the rails It was Impossible
to detect anything that might lodge on
the track and ii was deemed safest to
stop traffic.
WRECK AT sHoAL RIVER.
To add to the trouble of railroad of-
hcials eight cars OF freight train
bound from Caryvf11e to Pensa co,a.
jumped the track at Shoal river. south
OF CTestview. at I O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and toppled over into the
river. The cars left the track lust az
they neared the trestle and In b1rnnp
ing along before turning over damaged
the trestle to such an extent that trains
could not be sent over 1T The wrecker-
and A big force of bridge men went
out at once and began making repairs,
but it wifi be or Z o'clock this morn
ing before any trains can pass
Train No I was sent out from Pen
sacola. last night at $40 O'Clock for
Jacksonville, but spent the night az
Crestview. while the train due from
Jacksonville at 10 O'Clock last night
got as far as DeFunfak and spent the
night there.
All of the cars which jumped the
track were loaded with merchandise
FOR Pensa cola
Tt is believed the trestles can be re-
paired and trains run on sch hedUIe time
over the P. & A division during today,
o1It the resumption of traffic on the
Pensacola division rests with how fast
he Escambfa recedes.