Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23

PUSHING AHEAD THE W Eh ON
THE TYBF,E ROAD.

ince the first sbovelul Of earth on the
Savannah and Tybee railroad was aug.
Ii those who were present on that coca
sion were TO 90 out along the line To-Day
thev would be surprised at the amount OF
work that has been done. The workmen
who took up the spades when the stock
holders laid them down have not lost any
time.
On Saturday NEWS reporter was
driven out along the line by Capt. ID. IT,
Purse, the President OF the company.
The nearest place to the city where work
is being done IS Oh the east bank OF the
Bilbo canal at point about where Presi-
dent street II extended would cross Inc
contractor has divided the road INTO sec
tons Of 100 feet each and has subiet the
sections.
A majority of the sub.contractors are
darkeys who live IN the neighbor-
hood through which the road
passes. These sub-cOntractors take per-
haps three or four sections and employ
their own help 81 the sections where there
IS much work 10 be done. Some grading
has been done OF almost every section on
the first four miles.
AN EMBANKMENT ROADWAY.
In the past whenever a railroad TO Ty-
it would have to be built on piling the
greater part of the way. By the route on
which it is being built no piles will be
needed, except at the approaches 10 the
bridges across Wilmington river and
lazaretto creek. The roadway Will be
an embankment the whole distance.
Across the lowland from Bilbo to the
bluff at Twickenhsm the ombankment
will be perhaps eight feet high, and the
grade will rise as 1t approaches the
bluff Tue top Of the plateau viii
Re reached by cutting through the blum
for quarter OF mile. When the cars
enter the cut at the end next to the city
their tops will be about on level with
the top OF the plateau. Four hundred
yards farther east and the bottoms of the
cars Will be on the top Of the ridge.
AN EASY GRADE
The grade will not be heavy at all ard
Gbe momentum of train running thirty
miles an hour will carry it up the grade If
the steam is shut OF al the foot of the rice.
To have cut all the way through the
lbiuh would nave made the grading much
more expensive and would have made
ahe trip through the cut very hOs on
hummer day. As 1t is the cut is to he
short AID when the top OF the plateau is
reached there is an almost level stretch for
two miles across Bruton Hill and Dept
ford. There was scarcely any grading to
be done across the plateau, only cutting
down few inches here and fill
Ding up depression there. The sub
contractors VINO got sections on that part
of the road nave made rapid progress.
Beyond the plateau there IS another low
pand, and dozen embellishments have
been started across it. AT Causton's
Bluff the road trends to the northeast
until it reaches Wilmington river, which
iwIll be spanned by an iron drawbrldge
ZOO feet long. Thence the line runs through
the middle OF McQueen's Island, about
eight miles to Kings Landing. Lazaretto
creek will be crossed by another iron
Firawbridge. There tue road will con-
meet with tue present road on Tybee, and
viii run around TO the south end.
WHERE THE HANDS COME FROM.
In building the road the management
mas tried not to interfere with the culture
of tue rice fields. The rice field hands
have been extremely anxious TO get work
on the road, and there would have been
IN exodus had IL been encouraged.
Plenty OF force could be obtained from
tue up-cOuntry, too. but none except the
1latlVes can withstand the malaria, for
the labOTers camp out along the line
wherever they are at work. But with the
force that Is at WORK the road ought to be
graded to Wilmington river in six or
eight weeks more. There need be no
apprehension about the solidity of
Inc emDankment. Much 10 the sur
PRISE OF those interested, the grading
has discovered stratum OF clay two feet
nnder toe surface in the lowlands. The
embankments Already thrown up are get
1ing as solid and nrm as any road beds in
the country. The right of way has been
cleared nearly to Kings Landing. AS
Eoon as the grading TO Wilmington river
is completed ties and rails will probably
b. laid so that material for the bridge can
be hauled To the river.
ALONG THE ROAD.
The road will be a petty one to ride
Dyer. For the most OF the distance the
river will be in view. From The Bruton
Hill plateau Savannah is in view, and
really appears 10 lie below tle spectator
There Is no other point around the city
from which SO pretty view can be OBJ
fained as from the high ground back
Di the Catholic cemetery, and II Savannah
ss ever to have a Pompeii it will be on the
plateau beyond what is known as Law
Fon's fields. The ground is high and drv
md Will be within five minutes ride OF
the city. Nature has made OF it most
beautiful site Tor suburban residences
In riding over il Capt. Purse said that in
his opinion OglethOrpe made a mistake in
mot LAYING out Savannah on the plateau
east OF the present city. Rice culture
TO be discontinued before many years.
Experiments are being made now leading
70 the adaptation of the land TO oJner uses.
il the culture Of rice is stopped and with
good drainage, which can be easily pro
vided. there Is no reason why Bruton Hill
should not become pretty suburb of the
Forest City.
IMPROVING THE LANDS.
AS the lowland through which BllbO
canal runs fills up, the city Will extend
Pm that direction, tor cities always spread
out along a river front. The darkies who
are making the cut at the Twickenham
dairy struck water at about the same
neptn that 1t is found on the plateau on
which Savannah Is built.
The whole line to the south end of w.
bee Will be under eighteen miles and the
distance will be ruu in thirty minutes.
Eventually the road will enter the city
about the end Of President street, and
tither the Broughton street or the Liberty
etreet line of cars will run TO the depot.
The right OF way is 100 feet wide. which
Will give space enough for a depot.
ANOTHER STORM COMING.
One Cyclone Disappears in the Cult
and Il New One Looms Up.