The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-11
CENTRAL's BAD wAsHoUTs.
No Trains West OF Mi!len-At Work On
the Breaks.

On account of the washous on the Cen
tral railroad beyond b lrtow, and as far up
as Oconee no trains were run yesterday
farther west than Millen. There are twenty
| five or thirty miles OF the road betwee Bar
tow I'd Oconee which the otfic ais have not
| been able 70 gel over, and just TO what ex-
te { the ack is damaged ca mot re earned.
Betwe ~ the two points over 20) feet OF
resihng are reported to have beef washed
! away.
Tue water along the road from the creeks
and rivers is Overlooking the track, anu the
wo Of repairing is necessarily slow. y
construction tram went up yesterday
moraing with over hundred In DIS. and
Ira II Master Norman sent another train ~
last night. Supt. Hege went ny on q special
yesterday morning and remained all day at
The washout. He returned last mig a ID
said that there were about 80 men az work
on the trestles and TINT as rapid p Ogrrss a
can be exp ctel is being iuads.
Train Master Norman rec lived dispatch
last night date1 at Iooms3oro that
was sent ny Macon AMI JesuD
from Supervisor J. B. Stevens, saying that
he was a. work at Oconee ana Iennile
with three construction trains and a pile
d liver, repairing the br AXIS An embauk
meat of between 20 and 30 fest between
OSDn6e anu / llllBc was NdSueu away, nut
it has been repaired, so that construction
trains can pass over TO Tennlle. Wet Cut
lies between DC nee and Tennille, but the
damage there is reported slight.
Scant telegraphlc communication is had
with Davisboro, which IS 0b nut midway
between where the construction trains are
at work at each end OF the breaks, aIl the
washouts are not reported seri us there.
Trainmaster Norman said that he APP
pretended the most trouble bstweel DAVIS
boro and Tenullle, west, an between Davis
boro and Barlow, east. At the least clicn-
lation. ne said that the road over the WASH
outs will not he passable before tonight.
He remained on duty vita an operator all
night last night and night before, directing
alIalrs at the weshouts.
No trains havo been able to get within two
miles of Augusta The waite is standing
feet around the Central railroad dep /
there and the Central rail Dad round h US
floor is submerged. Ticket Agent Huut re
sold no tickets yesterday to point,
beyond Millen, and the company
redeemed all tickets sold prior to
yesterday. Several parties who arrived
on the Baltimore steamer yesterday morn
ing en- route to Macon and Atlanta will go
out this morning via the Savannah, florida
and Western railway to Jesup. and the
East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia rail
road to Macon and Atlanta. All freig Is,
except local to Millen, have bean stop ,,ed,
and freghts and express matter are accu-
mulati & at each end of the road. There is
only a small quantity of perishable freight
on nand.
Train Master Norman has had number
of trains made up, prep ratory to removing
the accumulated freight the moment the
track is repaired. Supt. Hega will 60 up 10
the washouts again this morning There
was no western mails yesterday excep5
from Waynesboro, Augusta and one b,g of
way mail. I, stmaster Lamar s. id that he
had sent no western mail out, and lie was
in quanda y as to now mail for the west
should be sent. He will communicate with
SUpt. Turner today, and it Il likely that
western mail will b. sent via the Savannah,
Florida a d Western railway aud East Ten
mes ee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.