The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19

away and swept into the swamp, and travel
\ on that road will be suspended for several
| days.
The Midwife and Swainsboro railroad
trestle was considerably injured and moved
| out of line, but will be repaired 10 day or
| two No trains cross the bridge now, but
passengers are transferred temporarily.
REPAIRING THE BREAKS.
The Rogers and Summit bridge stood the
test. but about a quarter of a mile of the
trestle and embanknent in the swamp was
swept away, cutting off all trains. Mr.,
Wadley has about 100 hands at work re-
placing the trestle and filling in the wash
outs, and hopes TO have trains running
again by Friday.
Foy & Co. escaped without damage, hav-
ing run out every available car and fiat
they had upon the bridge and trestle over
the Ogeechee, and loaded them down with
logs and wood In that way they saved
themselves from loss.
The buest PEOPLE just now are the coun-
try merchants, and next to them the drum
mers. The first because they have large
stocks OF goods on hand, with business dull
and collections nothing; the latter because
they are not selling any goods at present.
and not being able TO collect much Of what
is already due their houses.
sAvANNAH's LITTLE FLOOD.
Savannah had food Of its own to look
after yesterday afternoon. In an hour and
a quarter 2 inches of rain fell. 1t was one
Of the heaviest rainfalls on record for so
short time The streets we're flooded, and
in many places were badly washed. The
street car tracks for whole blocks
were under water, and passengers had to
get off and on wherever they could. Whita-
ker street, from Harris down to South
Broad, was regular river. The sidewalks
were overlooked, as they were all over the
city, and pedestrians had to wade or wait
until the flood subsidized.
EASEMENTS AND CELLARS FLOODED
Cellars and Easements were flooded and
flower gardens and yards were badly
washed. The water on Abercorn street
along the old cemetery, from South Broad
street south to Liberty, was a foot and a
half deep, and came nearly up to the bot
toms of the horse cars. Drayton street.
from Taylor south to Hall street, and along
the east side of Forsyth park, was under
water. Congress street, in front of the
Screven house was overflowed, and, in
fact, all over the city the streets and side
walks, except in the highest places, were
overhowed, and for awhile were impossible.
The sewers we're unable to carry Off the
water and breaks occurred in half a dozen
places. One of the worst was on Duffy
street between Drayton and Abercorn.
Another break occurred at Abercorn and
New Houston streets, and another at Aber-
corn and Bolton streets.
STANDING IN PONDS
All over the southern part of the city the
water stood in pools last night. In the
suburbs the fields were covered with water.
The White Bluff road was like river, and
the Casey and Harmon canals had full
banks. The rainfall was the heaviest for
so short q time that Savannah has had in
years, if it has ever occurred before. The
truck farms around the city are consid-
erably washed, but it is not believed that
the damage is very heavy.
The rain was altogether local, and did rot
extend far outside of the city. The cotton
eltreports to the signal bureau showed fair
weather nearly oil over the state. Thomas
vile was the only place in the Savannah
district where there was more than a slight
rainfall