Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
MAILS STILL DELAYED.
heavy DAMAGES TO TRACKS
AND TRESTLES.

siuinG and Through Travel to be En
sumed TO-Dsy-rhs Country Inuuda
tod and Crops BADLY Ipjured-Th'
Rainfall In the City-The Hoteli
Crowded on account of the Blockade
All of yesterday passed without any
mail from Jacksonville. Railroad men
did not seem quito 50 gloomy, though, az
they did the day before. Ihe rain had
ceased and the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railway officials were enabled to
talk more definitely about the probable
time OF the renewal of railroad communl-
cations with jacksonville.
SO long as the rain continued, 1t was
impossible to say when work could
be commenced on the track where II was
washed out, south OF Waycross. ester
dav the section meu we're set TO work ana
the track from Waycr0ss 10 FOlkSton was
nut in order. The water ran OF rapidly
and work was pushed II no more rain
falls the road from Waycross 10 Jackson
willie viii probably be open to-day. As
sistant superintendent Haines stated that
every effort would be made 10 get train
through tonight and at tue latest by to-
morrow morning. Three delayed trains
arrived in Savannah yesterday from Way
cross and points beyond.
Tue road from jacksonville 10 Live
Oak was closed until yesterday noon
When information was received here that
the line was Open from Jacksonville by
way Of Live Oak, the trains that had been
detained at Waycross were or
dered to go around by Dupont
and Live Oak to jacksonville.
An passengers' baggage and mail for
Jacksonville was dispatched last night
nv that route. Although the road from
Waycross TO FOlkston was open yester-
day. no passenger train was sent south OF
Waycross on the jacksonville division.
THE HOTELS CROWDED.
The interruption OF railroad travel has
detained a large number of strangers in
Savannah. Passengers for Jacksonville
arriving on incoming trains and steamers
have had TO stop over in Savannah. As
q result the hotels were filled up early on
Tuesday. and some Of the late arrivals
were considerably incOnvenienced In
obtaining accommodations. Late Tues
day night some OF the hotels had TO turn
people away, and yesterday the corridors
were filed with strangers, reminding one
of the midwinter season.
A Jacksonville special 10 the NEWS
saws that there was no rain there yester-
day, but the weather was cloudy and
threatening. Reports last night from the
deluged country, and along line OF the
washed and inundated railroads, state
that the water is fast receding and will
soon cease 70 do damage. No trains had
arrived there from the North OF West Up
10 last night. The superintendent OF
Mails concluded 10 send the Northern and
Western mails Via Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West around by the way OF
palatka 10 Gainesville and thence
North over the Savannah. Florida and
Western road. The Florida Railway aud
Navigation Company sent trains out with
mails yesterday morning and last night.
Passenger trains were running over this
road 70 River junction. 1t is expected
that trains will pass over the Baldwin and
FerHandina line to-day. The Savannah,
Florida and Western has ceased to sell
tickets until trains can come through 10
Savannah.
THE FIRST FLORIDA MAIL.
The first mail from Florida since Mon
day night arrived By the Gainesville train.
which reached here at 10 O'Clock last
night. Reports from Brunswick say that
twenty-five miles Of track on the Bruins
wick and Western road, between Bruins
wick and Wayesyiile, have been washed
out. None Of tue trestles have suffered
except two small culyerts. At Brunswick
rain fell steadily all day yesterday
Rice planters in that section Of the coun-
Try say that % per cent. Of the crop has
been badly damaged. The country roads
are badly washed and house Easements
are flooded.
The rainfall in Savannah during the
past month has been heavier than It has
been for years. over foot OF water fell
during the month, flooding the entire
country.
DAMAGE TO THE CROPS.
The damage TO the rice crops both in
Georgia and South Carolina has been very
heavy. The planters along the Savan-
nah river report the fields living both along
the river and back from 1t deeply covered
with water. IL Is feared that the crop will
be seriously injured by the tides backing
the freshet up over the fields. The i'm
mense volume OF water now coming down
the river is not expected to pass out for
several days.
Many Of the truck farms have been
badly Injured. The cabbage crop is re-
ported an entire failure. owing to the
continuous and heavy rains, and farmers
are apprehensiVe Of serious damage 10
other crops. Many Of the country roads
are washed out in places and bridges are
carried away. The lOwlands around the
city are all'under water. East and south
OF the city the lands are flooded and
farm work is suspended. Louisville, Ia
tamyllle, Brownsville, Dftmersville and
the settlements east Of the city. East
Savannah, Woodvile and Smithville, are
FOR the present on the Venetian plan
without the necessity of digging any
canals. The only thing lacking is the
gondola, and its place is taken by
The unromantic batteau and RATS.
The canals are filed TO their
banks, and fears are entertained Of
serious damage II a break should occur.
The drainage canals are full, and are rap
idly carrying of the surplus water. IL
Will be several days, however, should the
rain cease, before the lands would be COM
pletelY drained, so great has been tie
down pour.
THE STORM CENTRE IN FLORIDA.
The atmospheric disturbances an
nOunced on Tuesday by the Signal Bureau
was central yesterday morning in middle
Florida, some distance west Of Jackson
willie, and apparently advanced northeast
erly ia the form OF a heavy rain into
Georgia during the forenoon. The barom-
eter at savannah fell slowly during Tues
day night from 29s9l TO %. S4i at Z o'clock.
the time the first reading was taken YES.
terday. Al that hour the wind was blow
ing from the east At the rate
Of 20 miles an hour, but at $3.50
o'clock the velocity increased 20 % miles.
which was the maximum velocity oh.
served here during the day. Rain at the
time was pouring down In torrents. The
average rainfall In the Savannah section
Of the cotton belt during the day was ~