Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-18
RAILROADS TAKE STOCK
OF LOSSES BY WATER
Southern Is Hardest Hit, .NShcvilIe
Line Being Broken in
Many Places.
THROUGH SERVICE SUSPENDED
Chesapeake and Ohio md aNspfoik
and Western Fare Better and Re-
sumo Servicc-WcStern Union Pre-
parcS to Reconstruct It's Lines.

Only vague and incomplete reports
had sifted through last night from the
isolated sections OF Western North
Carolina. where the floods Of Sunday
carried away many railroad structures
and miles uf track and telegraph wires.
tain streams have rcccdcd. which i'll
some instances had started last night,
it is impossible o ascertain what losses
the railroads have suffered or what
length of time train service will be
suspended.
From the New River sections OF West
Virginia il was reported late last night
that the waters OF the stream were
rapidly falling. and would be normal
again in few hours. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Railways service. which was
In immediate danger at ono time. was
not interrupted. and trains continued
on their regular schedules. The local
officers OF the Norfolk and Western
were advised yesterday that while tho
road had suffered severe damages at
several points. trains were being OPP
Grated over the main and branch lines
OF the system, except on the extension
between Pulaski and Galax.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND
WESTERN UNION ARE HARD HIT
The Southern Railway and the West
crn Union Telegraph Companies. prob
ably the hardest hit in North Carolina,
arc directing their repair work prac-
tically from this city. as both COM
panies have their district headquarters.
which embrace Virginia and North
Carolina. in Richmond. Both COM
panies were working largely in the
dark yesterday and last night. as in
many instances tho waters are still
running over their properties. and 1t
is impossible TO determine what dam
age had been done. The greater part
of the day was spent in assembling;
workmc ana materials and dispatch
ing them into the inundated district.
The Southcrn rushed two special
trains Of repair forces and materials
from Richmond carly yesterday morn
ing. and two additional trains followed
last night. The general Offices OF the
road in this city issued the followin;
statement last night:
intending passengers are notified
that service OF this company is tenn
rorarily interrupted ny floods to all
points west OF Rural Hall and Sails
bury and to points south Of Charlotte.
y. G.
Through Pullman sleeping cars be-
tween Richmond and Ashcvillc ana be-
tween Richmond aud Atlanta tenn
purarilv discontinued, effective July Is.
Notice Of restoration Of service Will hc
given" The statement was signed by
Macrudcr ncnt. district passenger
agent.
ONE THROUGH TRAIN
GOES u, DETOl RED ROUTE:
II was announced LAST nigh, that the
Southcin had been able To get it's
through train. No. IS. between Wash
ington and Atlanta, into service, and
passengers leaving Richmond last night
at ll:l1 o'clock made connection with
this train. II was operated in two
sections. the FIRST being dctourcd by
way Of Lynchburs and Knoxville to
Atlanta. The second section passcd
through Charlotte. where il was
switched TO tho Scahoard by way OF
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