Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-14
FLOODS STILL HOLD SWAY
FLORIDA CUT OFFFRO8I NORTH
ERN MAILS AND TRAVEL.


would willingly have given S, each to get
To Jacksonville.
For three days there has been no
train from this city TO points be-
yond Jesup. Passengers for Florida
have been arriving by every incoming
train from the North aud West, and the
steamships have brought many more,
until The hotels are crowded to their tuil
capacity, and some OF them OvercroWded
and turning guests away.
To the of repeated question, when do
you think we can get IN Jacksonyiile"f
Master Of transportation jackson and his
assistants could give no definite reply.
The road from Savannah to Jesup and
from WaycrOss 10 Jacksonville was said
10 be in running order, but there was no
telling when the line between Jesup aud
WaycrOss would be in order.
Wayne and Pierce counties, along the
line OF the Savannah, Florida and West
ern road, are reported to be veritable
lakes. The deluge that fell on Saturday
and Sunday has swollen the usually insig-
nlticant Satilla 10 wild. rushing stream
three miles in width at the railroad bridge.
Whether the bridge was IN position or
was being swept seaw ard by the black
waters Of the mad river, was
4 NJ Elk OE AAlFi ~ L hhs
Supt. Fleming was 10 have gone to New
York yesterday morning, but word that
the satllla river bridge was in danger Of
being carried away caused him % hurry
towards the scene in special. Up 10
p. m. no intelligence was received Of his
having reached the Sstula. Late in the
afternoon the water was reported 4 feet
above the track. but falling rapidly.
Everybody around the depot who had any
thing 70 do with the railroad earned his
salary Yesterday. A crowd OF anxious
and WOuld-be passengers paced the plat
form from morning 90 night. About a
score had STAYED there all Monday night.
and they were still there at midnight last
night. They slept on then baggage at
night. and summed themselves during the
day. They were Italian immigrants who
came here Saturday riZht on the City Of
Savannah from New York, and who were
waiting to get 10 Florida. where they
have an assurance q. employment in the
orange groves. Thy did not seem to be
much bothered By the unavoidable delay.
and were doing less sticking than any of
the other travellers.
SCENES AT TIE DEPOT.
The waiting room was filed all day bv
people who gazed auxiOusly at the train
which read.
Albany express No. @ arr ives 6:15 a. IN.
lesup express No. l4 arrives $50 a. N.
asst mail No arrives S AS %. m.
Beneath this was the cheerful bulletin:
Cannot receive any information about
leaving Of trains until u NJ
The crowd fingered until high noon,
standard time, hoping that some iuf0rma-
lion might be received. When tue hour
came and passed without another bulle-
TN being posted the growing
did not grow any the less.
Some one remarked that ''perhaps
80 H. meant midnight Others thought
that il stood for y o'clock next Monday.
while a droll. Quaker-lOOking chap face
tiously suggested that the mystical svm-
Dol was intended for 18Th month Deem
ber.)
WAITING FOR THE TRAINS.
The wooden clock which used 10 inform
the passengers ofthe time ofthe departure
Of the trains hid its face behind a sheet OF
paper. The names Of all points reached
by the trains were turned 20 the wall. In
the early afternoon the paper veil was re-
moved from the clocks face and the an
nouncement was made that a train would
leave for Jesup at 4:20p. m. Promptly at
that hour the train rolled out and the
clock was again screened.
The Florida train was made up early in
Tue day and backed up on a side track.
The coaches we're well filed by the pas
sengers In waiting. The first mail that
has gone south since Saturday night was
sent out on the afternoon train, but twas
only mail for Jesup and points between
Savannah and there.
A rumor was circulated that a collision
had occurred on the line Of the road, but
a special dispatch 10 the NEWS from
WaEprQag Gave fhnf No fr,forrnatf,y, hoa
been received there Of an accident.
THE TROUBLE AT JEsUP.
Late at night it was learned that the
bridge at the Little Satilla river is all
right, but some OF the culverts near the
river have been washed.
A special dispatch from Jesup says the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road transferred passengers from Macon
at the WashOut, one mile north OF ,jesup,
last ev ing. The track will be clear to
day. 1t Is impossible to say when the
road wlu be open - Brunswick, as the
water is stu over the track IN places. 1t
may be two days yet. The Savannah,
Florida and Western trains are running
between savannah and Jesup, bu there
were no trains from OF TO Waycross yes
terday. The weather IS fair and the water
IS falling.
The line from jacksonville to Waycross
is open both by Callahan and Live Oak.
II is not certain that train will be able
10 get through TO Jacksonville to-day, but
work is being pushed as rapidly as the
subslding water VIII permit.
The hotel corridors last night were
hlled with belated travellers, and the
clerks were besieged with inquiries about
The prospect for a reOpening OF the roads.
The Bull street ticket Office OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western
railway was headquarters for the
travellers, who filed the Office all day
seeking Information. but they got very
little The agent was unable TO tell any
more about the prospect for getting 10
Florida fhan tho hotel clerks could. and
the travellers went away dissatisfied and
geheraily ulsLusted.
TRAVELLERS SEEKING INFORM ALTON.
There was good deal Of dissatisfaction
all day among traye ers with the manage
ment Of the road. because bulletins were
posted at the depot saying Information
would be given at certain hour, but
when the hour arrived no information
could be obtained. A the uptown ticket
Office there we're no bulletins Of any Kind.
and passengers were unable % find out
whether there was prospect for getting
through last night or to-day or tomorrow.
The steamer Sc. Nicholas Of red 10 make
the trip to Jacksonville IL enough passeu-
gers could beubtained. The majority, now
ever, held through tickets, and were not
% pay an add tional fare. A
large number will 30 down by the City OF
Monticello on her regular trip this morn
ing.