| From the Florence (Ala.) Gazette |
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| February 6, 1861 |
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| Rail on the Track |
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On Thursday last as we were riding out from Courtland, on
horseback, we found a large fence rail laying across the track of the
Memphis & Charleston Railroad, which, from its position, we are
bound to believe was placed there intentionally. We threw the rail off
the track, as every person should do, on discovering obstructions on a
railroad. It is very probable that this rail would have been
discovered in season to prevent an accident, to a train bound upward,
there being a straight stretch for some distance below; but it might
have caused an accident to a down train, on account of a curve, just
above. Men who would obstruct a railway, thereby endangering many
lives, are certainly devoid of every feeling that should prompt hones
and humane persons.
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