The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-17

Rapidly rising waters are expected
to force an abandonment of all train
service north from Pensacola ana
into this city from that direction to-
day. Train No. ,, leaving last night
at 1880 o'clock for Flonlaton, pos
sibIy was the last train to go out OF
this city for points north for several
days or until the waters of the Escam-
bia river, which cover the tracks Cf
the Louisville and Nashville north OF
Pine Barren, begin to recede at
midnight the water was SO inches
above the rails forsa stretch of nearly
two miles north of Pine Barren, tand
it is impossible to transfer either pas
sengers or mail at this point for the
reason that there is a dense swamp
there. all covered with water-from
five to fifteen feet deep.
Trains passed through the water
Yesterday. but with some difficulty.
Train No. due at $50 O'Clock from
Mobile, but arriving an hour late. just
did succeed in getting through the
overflow before the water reached the
tire boxes and extinguished the fires.
Sufficient steam was in the boilers to
pull the train through and come on to
Pensacola after the fire had been re-
kIn0Aesf1-
Last night when No > left the city
for Fiomaton, two large engines with
fire boxes extraordinarily high above
the ground were attached. and each
carried big supply of wood in the
tender to rekindle the fire in the event
they We're put out by water.
WATER RISING RAPIDLY.
The water is rising rapidly and
while there have been no washouts, it
is expected that much damage will re-
suit. Yesterday morning the water
had lust reached the track of the
Louisville and Nashville. but when
train No. 1 passed at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon the engine was driven
through about eighteen inches Of
water. The water then rose 10 80 inches
above the rail up 70 midnight and it
is expected the rise during today viii
be of equal proportions. stopping oil
trains.
At Pine Barren the water has reach
ed the business section of the town.
One Of the stores had several inches
OF water In it, according 70 2 report,
while the mills of the Mcmillan Mil
Co. were inundated to derth of -ev-
eral feet, The water had reached 'hs
Office of this firm and. was several feet
deep about the place
w. A FinIay, Jr, of Pine Barren.
who is in the city. stated early last
night that the back water had reached
his yard early in the day. and it is
expected now that It has reached his
home.
81 MILES COVERED.
North of F1omaton. from that place
to Garland. a distance of ffty-one
miles the tracks of the main line Of
the louisville & Nashville arc covered
with water of from four TO ton feet
in depth, while twenty washouts, some
of big proportions have been report
ed. II will be impossible TO run trains
over that section of road for week or
ten days. or possibly longer
The Southern Alabama division IS
IN fairly good shape, excepting the
trestle across the Escambia river near
F1omaton. There was no trafIc ever
that division during yesterday, but it
Is exnected the trestle will be ready
this morning and II so all trains over
the NJ. & NJ division vii! be detoured
by way Of Montgomery. Selma and
Flomaton.
Water covers the tracks a a num-
Der of points between Flomaton an5