The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-06
AT WORK ON THE BREAKS.
The Northern Mails Expected Through
To-day

To-Day.
The washouts on the Atlantic Coast Line
between Weldon and Richmond are being
rapidly repaired, and trains will be running
TO petersburg tonight and passengers can
reach Richmond by transferring at Peters
burg. Ali of yesterday and last night the
farthest point reached north was Weldon,
but as the water in the rivers recedes force
OF hands starts to repairing the track and
1t IS thought that the line will be suffi-
GENTLY repaired to warrant presumption of
travel before Sunday,
Supt- Fleming received the following
telegram yesterday afternoon:
WILMINGTON, n. c., June 5. 1889.
~ u. Fleming, SuDerfHtehdent Of Savannah,
ftortdd and Western rdiltedy:
Our line will be open to Petersburg to-mor-
row night. Passengers will then be able to
reach Richmond by transferring at PETERSBURG
Inc line north OF Richmond is still closed.
Tomorrow we will resume the shiDmant of
truck via steamer from ports sending IL by
petersburg and Norfolk and Western railroad
TO Norfolk. The Seaboard and Roanoke road
Is sun impossible. They have lost no bridges,
puJ tnelr track IS submerged at the Nottaway
river am trying to find out particulars in re-
gard TO condition of line north of Richmond
ana VIII advise you as soon as hear / think
we we wllI be able to run trains to Richmond on
FRIDAY or Saturday. The Richmond and Dan
VllIe Is open from Goldsboro to Alexandria and
such through passengers as reach us we are
sending that way. Our passenger and freight
ueparIuient Is now IN communication with
yours. I n KrNrv
Assistant General Manager Atlantic Coast Line
The Richmond and Danville, railroad
winch suffered by the swollen rivers like the
other roads east of it, reports that it is suffi-
GENTLY repaired to resume business. A route
Is now opened for the northern mail and 1t is
expected that the mail which has collected
since Saturday will come through to Colds
Doro by the Richmond and Danville rail-
road and be transferred to the Atlantic
Coast Line. and will reach Savannah this
morning or to-day sometime
From the tenor oil the telegram to Capt.
flemlng yesterday concerning the washc,ts
on the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad. las
damage will be repaired in a short time.
and If the damages on the Atlantic Coast
Lines connections should not be repaired as
early as 1t Is expected they will, it is prob
able that all matter en- route north from the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
Will go from Weldon via the Seaboard and
Roanoke railroad to Portsmouth and thence
by steamer.
Instructions, in accordance with the in
formation received from the Atlantic Coast
Line officials have been given by the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway off
Gals TO their agents all along the line south
OF Savannah. No freight of much conse-
quence IS collecting, because all along there
has been some outlet for it, with the excep-
ton of short time, when the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad washed out The
opening up OF the Atlantic Coast Line to
Petersburg, where an outlet, via the Nor
folk and Western railroad was reached.
removed that obstruction. 1t is not likely
that the shipment of melons will be effected
by the washout, since the season does not
open in some time.