The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-10
RAILROAD IS
A BIC LOSER
At FLOMATON
High Water Underrnines
Track and Pumping
Station Flooded.
CLOUDBURST DID
MOST OF DAMAGE
Stock Drowned, and Many
Refugees Marooned in
the Town.
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FfomatOn, July 9.-Wednesday's
wind storm did very little damage,
bat the cloudburst Friday afternoon
resulted IN considerable loss, chiefly
to the L. a N. Little Escambia river,
ordinarily fifty feet wide, was swollen
to two miles wide at the height of
the food, and the roar of the water
was equal to Niagara.
The L. & N. trestle was threat
ened, and It was believed that It would
be washed out, but the bridge is in
tact. The L. & N. coal pockets were
undermined and sustained much dam
age. The foundation under part of
the trestle supporting the track to
the coal pocket was undermined and
several Of the uprights were washed
away.
Water Rises High.
The water extended almost to the
passenger station, and considerable
tracLage at the Flomaton yards were
undermined. The L. & N. pumping
plant was flooded, shutting of the
railroads water supply. All water
service to the passenger station was
discontinued, and the water in the
tanks was held in reserve for loco
motives, as a water shortage when
traffic Is resumed would be serious.
s. The water had faler sufficiently
Sunday morning to allOw fires to be
made under the boilers in the pump
Ing station, but it was discovered that
the outlet pipe from the pumping sta
ton had burst during the flood and
repairs were commenced at once.
The pumping plant will positively
be in operation Monday.
Train Service Discontinued.
Fridays storm caused train serv-
ice on all lines out Of Flomaton to
be discontinued. The Selma train was
held by high water at Wallace and
the passengers walked to Flomaton
Hotels, boarding houses and private
families were crowded with passen.
gers who were delayed by the We'd
nesday storm and the accommodations
could not be obtained at any price, j
number being compelled to sleep in
the railroad station.
Homes Are Flooded.
Friday nights STORM flooded the
homes In the lowlands, and their oc'
cupants were forced to seek shelter
in the center Of the city, large party
being given temporary quarters II
rooms on the second floor on the Bank
of Flomaton building.
Cattle Drowned.
Many hogs and chickens and few
cattle were drowned during the height
of the storm. The electric light plan
was flooded and the streets since Fri
day, excepting for occasional gaso
line lamps, which were hastily install
cd, were dark.
The electric plant will probably b
in operation Monday.
Telegraphic communication will
the outside world was re-establishec
late Saturday night with wires from
Flomaton to all points north. Twt
wires to Montgomery and Atlant;
were cleared Wednesday, but boil
failed at 6 p. m. Thursday, only on,
railroad line being open until Sat
urdsy night. All lines on the. Selm;
division are down.
Railroad to AtmOre Intact.
On the Mobile division only the rail
road line to Atmore is in operation
The county bridge at Flomaton wa
carried away.
The L. & N. is pushing repairs a
rapidly as possible and forces ar
working in all directions. One hun
bred men are working on the Selm
division above Foshee and s GREY
left Flomaton Sunday morning t
work toward Foshee from the south
ern end of The line.