The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-06
No Confirmation but Water Known
to Be as High as Yesterday
Lnemen are Working on
the Wires
ROAD TRAFFIC
Is DEMORALIzED
No Prospect Of Rock Island Bridge
Being Ready for Service Be-
fore Thursday Evening
Frisco is Hard Hit

Railroad traffic, as far as the Rock
Island and Frisco roads are concerned,
is still knocked into the proverbial
"cccked hat, (which condition win prob
ably continue for some days, II pres
ent indications are reliable Railroad
men are not inclined to even hazard
guess as to when service viii be re-
stored They merely shake their
heads and walk away when approach
ed on the subject.
Reports came this morning to the
Pioneer Telephone company that six
foot rise was coming down the river,
but the report has not been confirmed
at | o'clock, though II was known DOS
itiyely that the river was fully as high
as yesterday. A crew of Pioneer Tel
ephone company men are on the banks
OF the liver endeavoring to get line
across the Frisco Canadian bridge. but
without result The company has two
lines working across the bridge al the
Rock Island. however. one to El Reno
and one to Oklahoma City through RI
Reno, but nothing direct to Oklahoma
City without detour.
About 500 feet Of the Frisco trestle
work and track IL out at the river and
Il was reported this morning that an
other section went out on this side Of
the river this morning when the chan
mel apparently changed to the south
bank. A bridge crew is at work and
pilings are being driven today, but
there is not even an estimate as to
when traffic will again be restored
and the bridge ready for service.
Meanwhile trains are being detoured
over the Oklahoma Central
The Rock Island loss, while severe,
IS not quite SO extensive at the bridge
north Of Minco. The men al work
there viii probably get the situation
well in hand by tomorrow and It is
hoped that by tomorrow night or the
next morning, trains will be crossing
the bridge again However. this Is
not at all certain and in the face Of the
reported six foot rise. all estimates are
merely guesses.
This morning. the first of the Rock
Island trains from the Panhandle di-
vision detoured via Chickasha from
Bridgeport and Il is stated that in all
probability such detours will be nee
essary for at least ice or four
weeks. All yestigc o. railroad track
Is swept away at Bridgeport. including
the rails. ties and embankment and
a new railroad will simply have TO be
constructed in that section before ser
wise east Of Bridgeport can possibly be
resumed The Panhandle division
trains detour at that point for Ana
darko, then 10 Chickasha, where they
take the Oklahoma Central to Purcell
thence on the Santa eF to Oklahoma
City and banck to their course there
Rock Island train No. "A from the
Panhandle division was in Chickasha
this morning and was later sent oui
over the Oklahoma Central. BY the
11est possible running time, without
layouts for other trains, the loss il
time would be between five and sia
hours, but when here. it had lost al
hour extra time before being given t.
the Oklahoma Central. A Rock Islan'
train landed in Chlckasha this morn
ing from Oklahoma City, having lef
there yesterday evening. 1t spen
practically the entire night in tran
sit, mostly on sidings of the Oklahoma
Central and Santa Fe waiting for tn
regular trains Of those roads.
The Panhandle division train tha
landed here this morning gave ev
dence that II had been through Dc
cidedly muddy country somewher
along the line. The steps of the car
and the trucks we're covered with mu
where the train, creeping along tn
soggy track had swayed from side {
side, dipping the steps into the mu
banked up along the tracks Passel
gers on the train stated that Il wa
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