The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-12
BOTH TRACKS OF SOUTHERN BLOCKED;
WRECKING CREWS DECLINE TO RESPOND

Spartanburg, July 1.-THE main
line of the Southern railway was
blocked by the wreck of peach train
at 7:15 o'clock this evening between
Wexford and Fair Forest in this
county, Is miles west of this city, and
wrecking derrick crews called here
and in Greenville have refused to re-
spond. While the wreck is on the
Greenville division, the Spartanburg
division forces stationed at Hayne,
the junction point, were called upon
by Superintendent Maxwell of the
Spartanburg division to aid in clear
ing the main line. The reply of the
foreman of the crew, according to Mr..
Maxwell, was that unless some one
was under the wreck, the men would
not work. While no one was injured
and the wreck consists of only four
cars loaded with peaches, they are
so situated as to block both the north
and south line and thus stopping all
traffic. Passenger trains are being
held both here and in Greer, but with
little prospect that the line will be
open before well in the day tomorrow.
. Under normal conditions, according
to officials of the road, the wreck
should have been cleared in some
thing like two hours and but for the
strike of shopmen little interruption
of traffic would have occurred
At Spartanburg AZ men are out of
the Hayne shops. There has been no
break in their ranks.
1t was reported here late tonight
that volunteer wrecking crew was
being made up at Greenville and
would be sent to the wreck.
!. Spartanburg, July IA freight
wreck, which under normal conditions
would have been cleared in two hours,
occurring at 7:15 o'clock this eve
ming, blocked the main line of the
Southern railway near Fair Forest,
ten miles west of Spartanburg. AT
. o'clock this morning the wrecking
crews at both Greenville and Spar
tanburg have refused to work. The
efforts to clear the tracks are being
made without the assistance of der
ricks, locomotives being used to
butt" the derailed cars off the
: racks.
While the wreck is not on the Spar
tStaIpbuHE -airisiea-ofe the 'Southern, but
on the Charlotte division, only few
miles from where they join at Hayne,
Supt. William Maxwell of the Spar
tanburg division early in the evening
called upon his derrick crew for serv-
ice in clearing the main line The re-
ply came back, through the foreman
of the crew, that the men would not
go unless it was matter of saving
human life. "If somebody is under
the wreck we will go, otherwise we
will not was the answer given Su-
, perintenhent Maxwell, according to
his statement tonight.
Mr. Maxwell was not informed, he
said, as to what experience Superin-
tendent Hungerford was having with
his derrick crew at Greenville. 1t
: was reported in railway circles at
that derrick had been taken from
: Greenvillle to the wreck, but was not
in operation, the engineer refusing to
! work. 1t was understood here to-
: night that the action of the foreman
of the derrick crews was in sympathy
with the striking shopmen, since they
are not supposed to be involved in the
strike. No statement was to be- had
. from union sources.
@ The wreck is holding passerGey
/. trains No. 30. northhound. in Green
willie; No. 35, southbound, at Hayre.
/, No. 45 and 235 at Spartanburg. At
I , o'clock, it was stated, there was
!. some prospect of having the south.
i bound track open by $3.50 o'clock.