Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-26
FIOrida Affairs.

The Tallahassee Economist reports that on
Monday last a special train went to st. Marks
to receive the freight from the steamer Amite.
which had arrived in port. Upon reaching that
place. and in attempting to make flying
switch''-by which movement the cars are run
on one track and the en- CINE on another-the
engineer, Mr. Hardy Wilkes, miscalculated the
distance and put on too much speed, which re-
suited in overrunning the turntable and throw
ing the engine into the pit by which the turn
table is encircled Mr. Wilkes was caught by
a mass of flying wood from the tender and con-
siderably injured in the left lung and in one of
his legs; Matthew Darlington, colored fire.
man. had his right hand severely crushed; Mr.
W. S. Bull. conductor, was on the engine, but
escaped without scratch. 1t luckily happen
ed that engineer Stebbins was at that end Of the
road with the gravel train. He at once hitched
on a car and carried the men to Tallahassee,
when they were borne to their homes and
placed under the care Of the best medical skill
At last accounts both were improving
The Milton Standard states that on Wednes
day last, during a thunder storm, young lady
in Mrs Collins school at Warrenton was struck
by lightning and for a time apparently killed,
Afterwards she recovered, and on examining
her shoes, which were put together with metal
screws, the metal was found melted and the
leather charred.
The steamer Port Royal, recently purchase
to run on the line between Jacksonville and
Green Cove Spring, is expected about the
irst of May She has been delayed in New
York by the bad weather.
The st. Johns Barge Company was formally
f,,N IN, A soH-
ard. on has been engaged for several months in
the preliminary work which has resulted in
this organization He contends that freight
cannot only be carried much cheaper in this
manner, but that fruit and vegetables can be
handled more carefully and shipped from the
state in better condition than by the present
methods.
The Florida Union states that the st. Johns
bar improvements are progressing slowly,
owing to the continued bad weather which has
existed and caused delay sail winter. Still the
contractors have overcome many obstacles,
and have succeeded in running the jetties out
about two thousand feet, eight hundred feet of
which are visible at low water. The contractors
are at present sinking mattresses in twenty
i've feet of water. The timber used in the con
struction of the mattresses comes from Pablo
and Trout creeks. We are told that everything
is being done that can be under the circum-
stances to push the work.
The Confederate monument in Tallahassee
was erected on Tuesday last in the capitol
grounds, on the west side, opposite the hotel
The base of the monument is of grey sand
stone, on which rests tremendous block OF
white marble. taStefully carved and engraved.
On the west side is the following inscription:
To rescue from oblivion and perpetuate in
the memory Of succeeding generations the
heroic patriotism Of the men of Leon county,
who persisted in the civil war Of 1865, this
monument was raised by their country
women" on the south side are the different
Florida battles; on the north, Western battles,
and on the east, Virginia battles. This block is
surmounted by tapering shaft of smooth,
pure white marble. and this in turn by an
Egvptianshaped marble vase. The total
height Of the monument is seventeen and a
half feet. The monument will be dedicated |
this evening at four O'Clock
The Lake City Reporter states that MessrS.
Bigelow & Taylor will soon have fine saw |
mill in operation about seven miles west OF
that town and one mile south OF the railroad
A large body of fine timber is accessible to |
their Sire and will be sufficient for five years
supply with but little tramming.
The Tallahassee Economist states that on !
last Wednesday, as the regular mail train
coming west got a short distance this SIDE OF
Ellaville, two freight cars, the mail and bag
gage car, and the second class passenger coach |
we're thrown from the track into about six feet |
of water The accident was caused by wash
ed out place on the track, which was covered
with water and not noticed by the engineer.
No one was hurt but the express agent was
thrown into a box OF eggs and one or two |
others piled on top Of him, thus making an egg
and tDeu)ham sandwich of him. An engine
uas sent down to bring up the passengers and
mail which, in returning, reached the city at
O'Clock p. m"
Cant. John Mullins. it is stated, viii soon be-
Gin driving the piling for the large wharves of
the Waycross Railroad near the Bradbury
mill property.
An amusing incident occurred about tne time
90 comnIetion of the union Of the ends OF the
Wavcross Road. The convict force, under the
management Of Mr.. Henderson, which was
lavine track over the Boggy Bottom trestie
northward. were yieing with Mr.. Upton's Con