 railroads railroads ray wed 2192020 929  railroad images   biloxi   ocean springs   1901    1912 ocean springs l n depot pre1907   l n rr bridge biloxi bay   1958 l n magazine  courtesy of jerome lauchaussee  railroads   time line   1850 the  louisville nashville railroad  was born  march 5 1850 when it was granted a charter by the commonwealth of kentucky to build a railroad between louisville kentucky and the tennessee state line in the direction of nashville  on december 4 1851 an act of the tennessee general assembly authorized the company to extend its road from the tennessee state line to nashville laying of track began at ninth street and broadway in louisville in may of 1853 by 1855 the founding fathers of the l n most of them louisville citizens had raised nearly 3 million to finance the construction the first train to operate over the railroad ran on august 25 1855 when some 300 people traveled eight miles from louisville at a speed of 15 mph  1870  l n rr magazine april 1934 p 25courtesy of jerome lauchausse on october 29 1870 the  new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad   chartered 1866 completed the rail line between  mobile and new orleans  rail service commenced on november 21 1870 ra van cleave 18401908 is  erecting a store near the depot  town  lots near the depot were deemed overpriced by  the handsboro democrat  as ocean springs was regarded as a village  the nola republican december 28 1870 p 8  1871 the nom c was reorganized on april 18 1871 and became the  new orleans mobile texas railroad   1873   the new orleans mobile texas railroad was foreclosed upon in the us circuit court  henry j gardner and peter b butler v nom t for default of payment of interest on its 4 million in indebtedness to its bondholders the road missed interest payments due in october 1872 and april 1873 it was ordered sold at auction in six months the new york times april 15 1873 p 1  1875 an editorial in   the star of pascagoula  blasted the  new orleans mobile texas railroad  as   nothing more that or less than a gang of highway robbers entitled to as little consideration from the people as so many bandits who rob and plunder the weak and defenseless in defiance of the law the only remedy for these wrongs is the sale of the road refuse to patronize the road even if undergo inconvenience in doing so  the star of pascagoula may 22 1875 p 2   in june  db seal  district attorney of hancock county filed litigation against the  new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad   sic    the plaintiffs were asking that the  railroad build a draw   bridge  across the pearl river the present bridge was  blocking the east pearl river channel  which was needed for the l umber trade   the star of pascagoula june 12 1875 p 3    1877 on april 1st the  new orleans mobile texas railroad   almost doubled it fare to 5 per mile  before the passenger rate increase the cost of a round trip ticket to new orleans from pascagoula was 5 and to mobile 2 after increase the new orleans fare was 10 and that to mobile 410  the star of pascagoula april 6 1877 p 1    1879 the new railroad bridge will soon be finished  the pascagoula democratstar september 12 1879  1881 on october 5 1881 the  l n railroad  purchased all the assets of the reorganized  new orleans mobile texas railroad for 6000000  this acquisition included the ponchartrain railroad which ran seven mile from new orleans to milneburg on lake ponchartrain and the one hundred fortyone miles of track depots the creosote plant at west pascagoula gautier stations station houses section houses rolling stock etc between mobile and new orleans jxco ms land deed bk 5 p 299  1886 charles marshall  18481928 a native of franklin tennessee  was appointed superintendent of the new orleans mobile division of the l n railroad in september 1886  the daily herald january 14 1928 p 1    1891 in april the  l n railroad  built an  iron turntable  at ocean springs  the pascagoulademocratstar april 24 1891 p 2    1893 l n rr hurricane damage in 1893   1895 the biloxi railway was established  by dr jj lemon president jc bradford vicepres eg burklin general mgr and superintendent col ew morill sec treas and wh maybin gen attorney laying of track was to commence shortly as cars rails ties etc had been acquired 8000 worth of company stock had been sold the biloxi herald march 30 1895 p 8  gill avenue station   built 1895  the l n railroad completed two new railroad stations  on the east and west end of biloxi the coast train and excursion trains on wednesday and sunday will stop at both places the l n has named these stations as the  oak street station  east and the  gill avenue station   west local citizens suggested the names summerville east and oakmere west but they were rejected by the railroad the biloxi herald may 11 1895 p 8 a  fire in late september 1895 had destroyed the roundhouse  which was adjacent to and north of the l n depot the depot was damaged by the blaze and water resulting from efforts to squelch the blaze the station was entirely renovated in november 1895 agent weed made numerous interior changes and the interior and exterior of the building was painted many felt that the ocean springs depot was the most attractive on this division of the l n and a credit to the company  the pascagoula democratstar   october 4 1895    1896 beginning december 14th the  gulf ship island railroad became a regular us mail route   the biloxi herald december 12 1896 p 5    1900 nine hundred head of sheep driven to ocean springs from the vancleave  ranches of hc havens thomas e ramsay and george w tootle they were shipped to wl bramblett in three railcars to paris kentucky  the pascagoulademocratstar may 18 1900 p 3    1901 1901 new biloxi l n depot   plans for the new biloxi depot were in the hands of tj rosell company who was contracted to do the millwork the biloxi daily herald january 5 1901 p 8 in early april  the erection of the new l n depot at biloxi was finished  except for decorating and painting and was expected to open in two weeks the biloxi daily herald april 3 1901 p 8  1905 the l n rr  announced that it would  build a   modern depot  at ocean springs commencing in june  the biloxi daily herald january 11 1905 p 5    1907   at ocean springs l n railroad  erected a new depot building east of the former structure  1910    from the daily herald april 19 1910 p 6   1911 marshall park  it s a representative warm and humid august afternoon and i seek refuge and solace in the shade and serenity of marshall park the bandstand is silent the depot across washington avenue has been closed to passengers and freight for decades and only an occasional fast freight roars through ocean springs to remind one of the railroad era of yore if these were times past perhaps i would be waiting to board a train or meet arriving friends or relatives from new orleans unfortunately it is 2004 and all that remains of the railroad era is the depot a few railroad worker homes and marshall park  marshall park  ca 1930  marshall park  ca 2002  the ocean springs civic federation marshall park was the idea of the ocean springs civic federation an organization formed in 1911 to promote civic improvements within the city they generally met at 300 pm on a thursday afternoon at the public school on county road now government street their dues were 100 per year for an active membership and 150 for an associate membership in 1914 the civic federation was led by local railroad man aj catchot 18641954 the other officers were jh behrens 1st vice president amanda shaffer 18411923 2nd vice president mrs theo bechtel 18691946 secretary and treasurer committee chairs were as follows mrs cs bell 18471932 program louise st martin membership mrs robertson palmer work and workers ellen woodruff ways and means jh behrens finance and mary shanahan hospitality the advisory board was composed of aj catchot 18641954 theodore bechtel 18631931 dr hb powell 18671949 mrs j davis mrs george westbrook mrs cs bell mrs ea morris 18721933 and albert c gottsche 18731949 the financial report for the period march 16 1913 to march 16 1914 disclosed the following cash on hand 9602 and published cash donations 16500  the ocean springs news march 28 1914    design in may 1911 charles f berge was employed by superintendent charles marshall of the l n railroad to design and survey the future park mr berge resided at biloxi were he made his livelihood as a landscape gardener  the ocean springs news may 20 1911    name at a meeting of the civic federation on may 18 1911 jh behrens 18481918 a retired chicago businessman and owner of the fort bayou fruit company proposed that the new park be called fountain park his suggestion was tabled and mrs behrens president of the civic group announced that she would be pleased to accept additional ideas at their next meeting  the ocean springs news may 20 1911   when the ocean springs civic federation met on may 25 1911 they chose the name marshall park which had been suggested by albert e lee 18741936 the editor of  the ocean springs news  charles marshall 18481928 was the very honorable superintendent of the new orleans mobile division of the l n railroad from september 1886 until his retirement on august 1 1917  the ocean springs news may 27 1911  construction by midjune 1911 marshall park was well on its way to becoming a reality under the leadership of civic federation committeemen jh behrens theo bechtel and dr henry b powell laborers had completed the park s format adopted by civic federation members walking paths were being constructed  the ocean springs news june 17 1911    park completion public use for marshall park commenced in late august 1911 the permanent walking paths were among the last details to be finished they were well constructed and consisted of three tiers of laminated strata their basal foundations were composed of oyster shells followed by cinders and topped with marine seashells antique seating and water faucets completed the scene at marshall park  the ocean springs news september 2 1911   on september 9 1911 marshall park was lauded by ae lee editor of  the ocean springs news  in his journal as  a very pretty spot and a credit to the town the civic federation and the park committee messrs hb powell theo bechtel and jh behrens it should be the desire and determination of every loyal citizen to make it still prettier and a place all can point to with pride      l n railroad agreement in april 1911 mary a ahrens a visitor from chicago and friend of the bechtel family who at this time was honorary president of of the ocean springs civic federation received a letter from charles marshall of the l n railroad agreeing to give the use of the land west of the l n depot at ocean springs for use as a public park and naming the civic association as steward of the property superintendent marshall also consented to several recommendations by the civic association which included needed improvements as designated by the civic association and the erection of a sturdy iron fence to keep free range livestock from ingress into the park in exchange the civic association agreed to landscape and improve the property as to create a show place in the community  the ocean springs news april 8 1911 p 5 and april 22 1911 p 5   under the leadership of mrs charles n maclouth and mrs theodore bechtel 18691946 the president and secretarytreasurer of that organization respectively the ocean springs civic federation entered into an agreement on august 23 1911 with the l n railroad this agreement was to lease from the l n railroad a portion of their station ground at ocean springs for a public park the land for the proposed park was described as follows  a strip of land lying on the south side of the track of the new orleans mobile division of the l n railroad beginning at a point 175 feet east of mile post no 727 on the line between the lands of said railroad company and the lands to be leased to said civic federation and running in an easterly direction with said railroad a distance of 270 feet on the north line and 2737 feet on the south line to the line between the lands of said railroad company and the lands to be leased to said civic federation said strip being 100 feet wide outside of a line 32 feet from the center of the main track of said division on east end of said lot and 90 feet wide outside of a line 31 feet from the centerline of the main track of said division  the contract between the ocean springs civic federation and the l n railroad for the lease was written as follows  witnesseth that for and in consideration of a rent of one dollar per year to be paid by the said civic federation the said railroad company hereby rents and leases said land to the said civic federation for the term of 10 years from the date hereof and the said civic federation accepts the permission of said railroad company to so hold as its tenant said land and hereby covenants and agrees and binds itself its heirs and assigns that it and all others who may claim use occupy or enjoy said premises or any portion of them by through or under it in anyway will hold said land under said railroad company and in subordination to its title and will deliver up the peaceful and quiet possession of said land and every portion thereof to said railroad company or its agents free from all claims and liabilities of every character whatever at the expiration of said term of 10 years and will remove any and all fences hedges or other means adopted to enclose said premises    the lessee agrees to keep the leased premises cleared of dry grass weeds and other combustible material and the lessor shall not be liable for damage by fire on the leased premises or communicated from the leased premises to the adjoining property whether such fire may originate from sparks thrown by engines or any other cause   in connection with the operation and maintenance of lessor s railroad or otherwise   it is further agreed that if the lessor should desire sooner a restoration of possession of the leased premises the said civic federation lessee will upon 30 days notice restore peaceable and quiet possession of said premises to the said railroad company   jxco ms land deed bk 37 pp 346348  ocean springs brass band circa 1916  courtesy of peggy carver deshommes  top row lr tj ames director george friar daniel b van court russell carver and john seymour middle row lr robert friar frank e schmidt george dick william t ames uriah joachim and albert e lee bottom row lr lloyd netto ed simmons george dale and bob tucker  the ocean springs brass band was organized in late march 1915 with the following leadership george l friar 18691924 pres russell a carver 18881961 vicepres george c pabst 18811949 sec ira w simmons 18671919 treas and theodore j ames 18761927 band director the group planned concerts in marshall park and to perform at local baseball games  the ocean springs record march 25 1915 p 1    1918 speech despite an abundance of bugs and mosquitoes judge paul b johnson of hattiesburg a candidate for congress spoke to a small group at marshall park he appeared to be a viable candidate for the position as a cure for the insect infestation in the park it was recommended that someone mow the grass the electric lights were also blamed for attracting bugs  the jackson county times june 15 1918 p 5    1923 water crane the l n railroad planned to erect a water crane opposite marshall park in late may 1923 the placing of a 3000 water crane here would eliminate the washington avenue crossing from being blocked when locomotives were taking on water  the jackson county times may 26 1923 p 5    fairy land in may 1924  the jackson county times  lauded mr george l friar major henry b powell mrs marc kean mrs james murphy and miss kathryn engbarth for transforming marshall park   a proverbial fairy land the jackson county times may 10 1924 p 5    charles marshall charles marshall was a generous and imaginative man he was born at franklin tennessee on november 8 1848 marshall park and other beautiful parks near l n depots on the mississippi coast were established during his tenure as superintendent marshall began his railroad service with the nashville decatur railroad at franklin tennessee in 1864 he worked his way through the ranks employed as an operator agent and dispatcher at lynnville columbia nashville pulaski mckenzie memphis and clarksville in tennessee in 1881 he was transferred to new orleans as freight agent and was name superintendent in 1886 he moved to bay st louis about 1893 and commuted to work in new orleans on the fast coast train in the spring of 1897 superintendent charles marshall was contemplating leaving the l n railroad to go to work with the illinois central railroad he was lauded by the writer of this news as follows   he is highly esteemed both personally and officially wherever known and the probability of his resignation is a source of sincere regret to his many friends along the mississippi coast   the biloxi daily herald may 29 1897 p 1   friends of charles marshall described him as honest courageous and gracious in heart he possessed a most remarkable memory and his knowledge of history and current events exceeded that of most men of his day the men who worked for him had great respect and a paternal love for him the commonest switchman would not hesitate to borrow a dollar from charles marshall the debt was always repaid for marshall never forgot anything in august 1917 confederate veterans domiciled at beauvoir s soldier home donated 15 to purchase a gold headed cane for charles marshall this gift was in appreciation for marshall s granting free transportation on the l n line for soldiers reunions and free passes for veterans returning home on furloughs from the soldier home at biloxi  the daily herald august 91917 p 2    other l n railroad parks   biloxi 1901 an example of the character of marshall manifested itself in august 1901 superintendent marshall had promised the citizens of biloxi a park in the rear of the l n depot on reynoir street a prominent businessman came to him and made a proposition to lease the property for twenty years and erect a large business and residential structure in his reply to the proposition he stated that in as much as he had promised to convert the lot into a park he felt bound by the promise made and would not lease it to anyone for any other purpose  the daily picayune august 13 1901 p 11   the biloxi park was named in his honor upon its completion about 1912 the name was changed to biloxi city park in 1916 when the city leased it from the l n railroad  pascagoula 1912 colonel marshall also had his bridge and construction division erect a city park at pascagoula mississippi aj catchot 18641954 of ocean springs supervised its erection which commenced in december 1912 the pascagoula park was situated in the rightofway of the l n railroad and consisted of fences concrete walking paths a fountain bandstand and appropriate landscaping the city of pascagoula agreed to monitor and clean the grounds and supply water to the fountain  the pascagoula chronicle december 21 1912 p 1   charles marshall and his wife lillian willis were married in 1881 at clarksville tennessee they had four sons gilbert marshall b 1882 carl marshall b 1884 donald marshall b 1887 and geoffrey marshall b 1890 carl marshall was born at new orleans while his brothers were born in tennessee during his active life marshall was deeply involved with the industrial and civic life of new orleans he was a member of the louisiana historical society and the louisiana society of the sons of the american revolution in bay st louis he was on the board of directors of the hancock county bank and also a member of the bay st louis sea wall and bond commission charles marshall was a communicant of the presbyterian church and a member of the masonic lodge at the time of his death on january 14 1928 marshall and his wife were residing at bay st louis he was survived by his four sons major gilbert marshall of the us army in atlanta carl marshall an attorney and state senator from hancock county in bay st louis donald marshall an instructor in the boys high school at new orleans and geoffrey marshall of the us army in maryland charles marshall was buried in the cedar rest cemetery at bay st louis as his body was being placed for burial a train at the l n depot tolled its bell simultaneously a passing train paid a similar tribute it s been a full day the sun is low in the west and a subtle breeze reminds me that this pensive mood has lasted perhaps a few hours as i leave the park for home i say thanks charles marshall and the l n for building this park kudos to the historic ocean springs association for restoring it in 1989 for the use of the citizens of ocean springs and applause and gratitude to a distinguished citizen of the community for the use of the land may the spirit courage and integrity of charles marshall remain with us forever       wwii in the late 1920s or early 1930s the bandstand in marshall park was relocated to dr powell s property the bayou inn situated on the west side of washington avenue at old fort bayou during wwii it was converted into a small living space fifty years ago harry arnold iii a young naval aviator recently graduated from the pby seaplane school at pensacola discovered ocean springs lieutenant arnold had been ordered to the airsea rescue school at keesler afb in biloxi like many families arriving at keesler field in may 1944 the arnolds had a difficult time finding adequate housing their story is interesting and a part of our colorful local history in the words of harry arnold iii their initiation to ocean springs follows  i went uptown  biloxi  to see if i could find a real estate office the first one i found was a very small office with a gentleman by the name of sherman  mc sherman was a realtor and insurance agent located at 116 west howard avenue  sitting behind the desk i went in and said hello do you have anything for rent his answer was no i told him that i had been in the real estate business before the war and then proceeded to tell my sad story about desperately needing a place to live so i could send for my wife and child etc etc   mr sherman in a rather gruff manner said i have a little place over in ocean springs it isn t much but here s the key you can go and look at it i was excited to know that that there was at least something to rent because with all the military in the area rentals were very scarce i jumped into the car and raced across the bridge to ocean springs and down to the bayou to see a little one room octagonshaped house located at the rear of what is now the aunt jenny s parking area   it had one room and a very small step down kitchen area approximately 6 x 6 on one side and about the same size step down little bathroom on the other side the kitchen had a two burner stove no refrigeration the bathroom in addition to a basin and a toilet did have a shower furnishings consisted of a brass double bed a small cot a dresser small table and one chair the closet was a curtain hung from a wire strung across one of the octagon sides   to me it was a real find so i rushed back to sherman s office and said i would take it i think the rent was about 2800 per month we moved in within the next several days and were very happy to have our little bayou band stand our aircrew friends would often come over and we would all just sit on the bed because we had only one chair    mr sherman and i became very good friends and he taught me how to fish the bay he was a true southern gentleman who used to give me a hard time because i was a northerner from california i always regretted that at the time i didn t know that my great grandfather was in company h of the 3rd virginia infantry and was captured at richmond it would have put me in an even better relationship with mr sherman    our entertainment when i wasn t flying or fishing was to walk up the tracks to the train turn table and watch the locomotive engineer and fireman put a large timber into some brackets and slowly turn the engine around until it was reversed a special treat for a four year old boy   in late september of this year the arnolds returned to keesler afb for a fifty year reunion of his pby catalina emergency rescue squadrons which trained there in 1944 their nostalgia for life at ocean springs brought them across the bridge once more before they went looking for their band stand house on the bayou mrs arnold visited bayou belle and told proprietor dianne lala now dianne boyd of their remembrances of war time ocean springs in turn dianne related to the arnolds the restoration of the marshall park band stand their former home by hosa in 1989 after a visit to the park harry arnold described the refurbished structure as looking nice and regal as the center piece of marshall park thank you arnolds for returning to ocean springs and providing us with the photograph of your old band stand home don t wait fifty years to come back   the ocean springs record december 8 1994 p 3    1972 zoning ordinance in late july 1972 when the city of ocean springs enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance marshall park was zoned commercial at this time albert s westbrook 19001980 ward one alderman proposed an amendment to the zoning ordinance that would allow the railroad park to be zoned for public use rather than commercial2 his motion was not seconded and failed the initial zoning map made in april 1972 had shown the railroad property as public use land the ocean springs state bank opposed this classification and a revised map presented in june 1972 redefined marshall park as commercial  the ocean springs record july 27 1972 p 1   in june 1972 a body called group of concerned citizens began to lobby the city government to prevent destruction of marshall park by commercial interests a rumor that the ocean springs state bank was planning to acquire the property and erect a new bank building was the catalyst for their formation the jaycees also opposed the bank location in marshall park  the ocean springs record june 15 1972 p 1 june 22 1972 p 1 july 27 1972 p 5 and august 17 1972 p 5    l n sells in september 1973 john a switzer acquired the railroad park at ocean springs from the l n railroad for 30000 jxco ms land deed bk 477 p 399 mr switzer sold the park to eleanora bradford lemon in april 1974 jxco ms land deed bk 497 p 51    bandstand relocation its current owners carl lizana and ronnie hamilton proprietors of aunt jenny s restaurant donated the old bandstand which had been removed from marshall park in the past to the city this popular catfish eatery occupies the premises once called the bayou inn in february 1989 bobby lewis and ray beaugez local contractors prepared the structure for relocation to marshall park local architect bruce tolar made recommendations concerning the condition of the building all services were pro bono kenneth harper house movers of mobile alabama moved the bandstand to marshall park in early march 1989  the ocean springs record march 9 1989 p 1 and the sun herald march 1989 p a1  fund raising on march 31 1989 the first fundraiser to support the restoration of the marshall park bandstand was held by hosa at the ocean springs community center with the theme strike up the band stand jeff lawson wloxtv personality was master of ceremonies for the event a live auction was supported by gifts and donations of the following local artisans and business people kris byrd gayle clark thomas ehrensing haneke gast judy moreton howell miek laan 19121998 william mitchell herb moore elva rouse and sue weidie  the ocean springs record march 30 1989 p 1    restoration  in early june 1989 bobby lewis local contractor with the assistance of greg denyer a high school teacher volunteered their time and skills to restore the old bandstand the walls were removed and rotten wood replaced in addition a new shingle roof was added to the 1912 building  the ocean springs record june 8 1989 p 3  gulf war dedication on march 26 1991 senator trent lott was at ocean springs to dedicate the revised and restored marshall park he was introduced by mayor kevin alves senator lott gave hosa an american flag which had once flown over the nation s capitol the park s flagpole had a night light which allowed the flag to be flown at all times larry cosper hosa spokesman said   it seems like a simple thing putting up a flag but hosa worked for a long time in getting just the right flag and putting it in just the right place we re very excited about it and think it will be a great asset to the park     the ocean springs record march 21 1991 p 1 and march 28 1991 p 1  hosa lease  in december 1998 eleanora bradford lemon gave hosa an acronym for historic ocean springs association a fortyyear lease on marshall park hosa as steward of marshall park has obligated itself to keep the area open for public use maintain the green space and pay the annual taxes for the duration of their lease which commenced on january 1 1999 and extends to december 31 2038 jxco ms land deed bk 1161 p 135  references  magazines the louisville nashville employees magazine february 1928 pp 1718 journals the daily picayune   biloxi will have another park august 13 1901 the biloxi daily herald   charles marshall may 29 1897 the daily herald   cane for marshall august 9 1917 the jackson county times   col marshall retires august 4 1917 the jackson county times   local news items june 15 1918 the jackson county times   a plea for marshall park p 5 the jackson county times   local and personal may 26 1923 the jackson county times   may festival may 10 1924 the ocean springs news   local news april 8 1911 the ocean springs news   local news april 22 1911 the ocean springs news   civic federation notes may 20 1911 the ocean springs news   local news may 20 1911 the ocean springs news   local news may 27 1911 the ocean springs news   local news june 17 1911 the ocean springs news   local news september 2 1911 the ocean springs news   local news september 9 1911 the ocean springs news   statement of civic federation march 28 1914 the ocean springs record   citizens protest bank location at park june 15 1972 the ocean springs record   jaycees oppose bank location june 22 1972 the ocean springs record   ocean springs adopts a comprehensive zoning ordinance july 27 1972 the ocean springs record   citizens should save railroad park july 27 1972 the ocean springs record   lack of civic concern august 17 1972 the ocean springs record   moving day march 9 1989 the ocean springs record   bandstand fundraiser off to flying start mach 30 1989 the ocean springs record   restoration begins june 8 1989 the ocean springs record   hosa plans flag raising in marshall park march 21 1991 the ocean springs record   hosa raises flag in marshall park march 28 1991 the ocean springs record   couple returns after 50 years to visit old bandstand home december 8 1994 the pascagoula chronicle   will build park december 21 1912 the daily herald  cane for marshall august 9 1917 the daily herald  col marshall passes away january 14 1928 the daily herald  know your coast by ray m thompson 1952 the daily picayune  august 13 1901 p 11 the sun herald  movers haul ocean springs bandstand to new site in park march 1989 p a1 personal communication jg lachaussee csx corporation orange park florida jk lemon realtor ocean springs mississippi  1947  l n rr brdige across biloxi bay damage from the september hurricane of 1947  1948   1948 l n no 1 engines 774754 left ocean springs on february 5 1948 in dense fog  the signalling on the biloxi bridge had not been restored and at the time no 1 was creeping along the trestle the draw had been opened for a tug and tow the engineer didn t see the red kerosene lantern the drawtender had placed on the end of the fixed span until it was too late to stop  the 774 went over the end of the trestle and lost its front truck  later when the rear of no 1 s train was pulled back off the bridge trainmen commented that the fog was so dense that lighted red fusees could be seen only about 150 feet away jerpme lauchausee februay 21 2020 and the daily herald february 7 1948 image courtesy of kenneth fountain and august taconi  1964  the daily herald january 15 1964 p 20  the new l n depot a metal building   120 feet by 32 feet situated just west of the 60 year old wooden depot  was schedule to be completed in early august  it was erected by the marion brick tile and cement company the old structure was to be dismantled the daily herald july 9 1964 p 5 582 views  