The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

Master Of transportation o. w. Jackson
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway is in Jacksonville.
J. A. Macdonald, private secretary to
General Manager Gabbett Of the Central,
has resigned, and it is understood will
engage in the mercantile business in Macon
Mr.. Moiese, nephew Of President Raoul,
and formerly yard master of the Central at
Macon, has been appointed train master of
the Columbus and Western.
T. S. Jette of Montgomery, formerly
with the Western railway of Alabama
arrived yesterday to assume the duties of
chief clerk in General Manager Gabbett's
Office.
General Master of Transportation w. W.
Starr Is making an extensive trip over the
Savannah and Western division of the
Central. be was in Columbus yesterday
inspecting. He is expected in Savannah to-
night.
A slight collision between two freight
trains occurred on the Savannah, Florida
I'd Western railway yesterday, between
Jesup and Waycross. Tue engines were
going very slowly, and neither was thrown
from the track. The damage was very
slight, and the engines brought their trains
into Savannah last night.
1t is understood that Mr.. Phillips, of one
OF the large railro ad systems in Texas, will
be appointed trainmaSter of the Central
main stem, with headquarters at Macon, in
short time. Ever since the place was
made vacant by the appointment of J. H.
Averill to the South Carolina superintend-
ency of the Central, E. NJ AverilI, his son.
has been acting trainmaster in Macon.
Col. John c. Haskell has fled in the
clerks office in the United States circuit
court at Charleston the answers of the de-
PENDANTS of the first mortgage and income
bondholders to the petition and complaint
OF Fred Bound, at whose suit the receiver
for the South Carolina railway was ap-
pointed. The answers recte the recent his
| tory of the road, and admit nothing, with
the exception of certain immaterial allega-
| lions of the complaint.
Quite happy event took place at the
| Central railroad offices in Augusta Monday
| The employees of the Port Royal and West
ern Carolina had banded together to do the
handsome thing by Supt. D. d. Curran,
| who leaves them for a position of greater
| responsibility. The forces were assembled
| together, and Mr.. Curran was asked to come
| to the front, after which he was presented,
in an eloquent speech, a handsome solid set
of silver bearing the superintendent
| monogram. The superintendents little
daughter was remembered with a pretty
| brooch. 1t was strong testimonial of the
regard held for Mr.. Curran by his subordi-
mates, and was also telling evidence of his
kindness and popularity. HIS reply
was from the heart. He dis
| liked to leave such pleasant surroundings,
! but dutS's call must be obeyed. After the
| Presentation Mr. and Mrs Curran held an
| informal reception, bidding all a friendly
farewell Col. Averill has assumed charge
of the Augusta division.
| A special vestibule train made I'D of a
| Pullman drawing-room, two sleeping cars,
| dining car, and a baggage car, bearing a
| party of seventy, passed through over the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railroad to
jacksonville yesterday noon. 1t was a
special excursion by the Pennsylvania rail-
road. The party will remain two weeks in
| Florida visiting different points of interest
| Passenger Agent Kennedy of the Long
Branch division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road had charge of the excursion. The
| passengers were from New York, Philadel-
| phia, Baltimore, Washington, and other
points on the Pennsylvania system. The
tourists are relieved of all responsibility
| for their passage and the movement of their
baggage by the tourists agent, aided by a
| chaperon and special baggage agent. The
route of the vestibule special IS over the
| Pennsylvania railroad to Quantico, the
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad to Richmond, the Atlantic Coast
Line to Savannah, and the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway to Jackson
vile. After the train is made up in New
York, no one is received for passage. 1t is
wholly pleasure train for those on board
They sleep and dine on the car, and own it
while they are en- route to and from New
York and Florida. A tourist ticket from
New York to Jacksonville on the special
| train is $780, from Philadelphia it is $4S
| The tourists are put off in Jacksonville and
| left to pursue their own course until the
Goth, when the party returns. A guide
| specially detailed is placed at the disposal
of guests on the train, and serves through
their trip in Florida. The train that went
down yesterday will return in two weeks
| Two more special trains from New Y ork to
| Florida will run on the 18th and March 4.