Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-12

WharVe6 were under wafer lot some us
lance. Towboats and several vessels moor
ed across the river looked as though they
were anchored In midstream. Most OF
the pilot boats were below, and very few
small craft were in the river when tue
wave came in. About noon the pilot boat
Mary Odell came up and anchored oppo-
site the Upper Rice Mill. A number Of
small boats were moOred along the
wharves, bat We're mostly taken care OF,
! and very little damage was done,
DISASTERS PROBABLE.
1t is apprehended that Notwithstanding
| the warnings Of the approaching storm
some vessels along the coast have
suffered. and news Of disasters VIII be re-
eeiYed during the next few days. The
storm has been very severe and particu-
larly dangerous to vessels from the fact
that tho wind has shifted and blown with
equal severity from several points. The
steamers which left here on Friday FOR
New York and Baltimore viii probably
escape the violence Of the storm.
The New York steamer Chattahoochee,
due to-day, VIII probably encounter the
gale further up the coast There is no
grsat apprehension felt, though she will
probably be delayed. The Boston steam
ship, City OF Macon, arrived at Tybee yes
terday afternoon, and was expected up 10
the city on last nights tide. The Norwe-
gian bark Augustinus was anchored in
the roads, but escaped damage. The
wreck u the bark MOsher on the north
end OF Tybee island is gradually sinking
in the sand, and is going 10 pieces.
WRECKED BY A wAsHOUT.
The rainfall throughout the eastern sec
ton Of the State was very heavy. At
Jesup nearly inches OF water fell be-
tween D. m. Saturday and p, m. yes
terday. A food was reported last night
from all aiong the line of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway. Several
washOuts occurred and the road bed was
badly torn up. About 7 a. m. the track
gave way under passenger train No
3. one mile north of Folkston.
Engineer c. c. Taylor, Fireman John
shelton, Postal Clerk L. w. Lemon and
G. W. B0che, supervisor, were all more
or less injured. Engineer Taylor was
slightly scaded on the left arm. He also
received several scalp wounds. Fireman
John Shelton was very seriously injured
by being 5calded in the face besides sew
eral bruises on his left side and head.
DIR. W. II. Whitehead attended the in
iured men. and he said that SheltOn's in
juries would not be fatal, unless the in
ternal injuries prove more serious than
appeared from the first examination.
Mr.. G. w. Bache had several wounds
on his left leg and foot and on different
parts Of his body, but nothing serious
The mail car was
THROWN OVER THE ENGINE,
and Postal Clerk Lemon was slightly
scalded. The postal and the express cars
and the engine were completely demOl-
ished. Assistant superintendent G. W.
Haines, Master Mechanic G.. NJ. d.
Riley and Mr.. j. q. Prender-
CAST are personally supervising
and directing the repairs. The wreck
was cleared away in few hours but sew
eral other washes had occurred in the
meantime. Through freight No. Is was
wrecked at the 14S mile post. Three
cars and the cabOOse were thrown from
the track. The trucks were torn from
under one car and the caboose, but no one
was injured. The freight train wrecked
was cleared by : p. m.
The loss on the malls and the express
matter will be considerable.
A special to the NEWS from Folkston
says: The wash0uts are so numerous
and serious that it is not
probable that trains can be run through
TO jacksonville In several days Mr.. G.
W. Haines has arranged to send all pas
sengers and mail for points in Florida
via Live Oak, until the track can be re-
paired.
REPAIRING THE DAMAGES.
A large force Of men is at work on the
washouts and il was officially stated last
night that the company expects to get the
road in order and trains running through
this afternoon.
The track Of the Savannah Florida and
Western in this city was washed in sew
eral places between the Thunderbolt road
crossing and the wharf.
A special dispatch from Jesup, dated 2
O'Clock last night, says: The rainfall here
for the past "a hours, and ending at p.
M, measures 5'74 inches. IL commenced
raining about IL o'clock Saturday night,
and has been falling almost steadily
since, and still continues to pour down.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr-
gia road is washed between Jesup and
Brunswick. The Savannah, Florida and
Western is also washed near this place.
The rain is falling with greater force
upon the roads than it did two weeks ago.
The companies have hardly bad time to
repair the damage " the last flood. The
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad is clear north of Jesup as far as
heard from.
WHAT THE RICE PLANTERS SAY.
The rice planters are apprehenslye
that the entire crop on the river
is destroyed. A NEWS reporter
called on a number Of planters last night
TO ascertain what reports they had re-
ceiyed and, II possible, what is the extent
OF the loss.
Col. John Screyen said that it would be
impossible 10 estimate the damage until
the storm subsidies and an opportunity is
offered TO look over the ground. Col. Sore
ven stated thar the water might be very
high on the Savannah side OF the river
owing to the wind, and yet be low on the
Carolina side. Hence, while it might
overflow the fields on the Georgia side
the plantations across the river might es-
cape. 1t did not follow that II serious
damage was done on the Savannah side
that the fields on the Carolina side would
be damaged to the same extent. 1t was
therefore, he added, safer TO state what
was known rather than what was
estimated 10 be the extent OF the damage.
lie had been informed that there was
some overflow at the Brewton hill planta-
ton. The greater damage thus far, how
ever, seemed 10 be on the Altamaha and
Ogeechee river plantations. There were
this season about
10000 ACRES OF RICE.
under cultivation in the Savannah river
district, and while the storm would
probably cause very serious loss, he did
not think that the crop would be wholly
ruined.
Col. George :. Owens remarked that
the season had proven 10 be one OF the
most disastrous to the rice planters that
hua been eNn0rfnuCod in many yaopu 10