The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13

brew history.
The British Board Of Trade report of rail-
way accidents during 1891 has just been is
sued The number OF persons killed was
1,16S, comprising 103 passengers, $40 serv-
ants and 4I6 described as 'other persons, ;"
including trespassers aud suicides. In ad-
dition 70 persons were killed by accidents
which were not connected with the move
ment Of railway vehicles. The injured
numbered $3.50. Of whom 1,6l2 were pas
sepgers, but 6, 440 persons we're also injorsd
from accidents which were not connected
with the movement OF vehicles. The total
number Of passenger journeys, exclusive Of
those by season tickets, was S45, 463, 66S. or
277l9, 622 more than ia the previous year,
and on this basis the PROPORTIONS of passen-
gers killed and injured during 1891 from al
causes were in 8,208. 1856 killed and in
524, 481 injured.
The world is still waiting for the man who
shall make praotical the idea of a motor
whereby vehicles Of pleasure and business
may be propelled over city streets and high
ways quietly, powerfully, safely and
economically. Trial was recently made in
Chicago OF park wagon equipped with a
small 3-horse power motor and 24-cell
storage battery and run of several miles
was made at the rate Ut ten miles or more
an hour.
The thirteen South Carolina roads in the
hands OF receivers are the Asheville and
SpartanburR, Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line, Columbia and Augusta, Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta, Charleston, Sumter
and Northern, Cheraw and Chester, Chester
and Lsnoir Columbia and Greenville, Lau-
rens railroad, Port Royal and Augusta, Port
Royal aud Western North Carolina, South
Carolina railway and Spartanburg, Union
and Columbia. These roads represent ], 4S7
miles out of a total mileage OF Z, 35S In the
state, or considerably more than half.
There are now In existence l, t6S subma-
rine cable sections, with q total length Of
about 1901 nautical miles of cable. OF
these 1888 sections or a length of Is, 3S3
ferent governments. France takes the lead
with 8, 269 miles, Great Britain follows with
l,599 miles, Germany with 1879 miles aud
Italy with ,027 miles. The balance of 255
cables, with a total length OF 129, 62S miles,
are the property of private telegraph COM
paues. Nearly all this vast length Of cable
has been manufactured in England Italy,
however, has now a cable factory, and
France last year turned out 800 miles from
single factory, but a second factory is now
IN course OF construction. To keep these
cables IA repair requires the exclusive serv-
ice Of thirty-seysn specially constructed and
equipped telegraph ships, having total
tonnage OF $685. tons. Ten of these are
kept almost exclusively for laying opera
tions.
The excursion rates via the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway TO the annual
encampment of the G. A. r. at Washing
ton this week ana the convention of the
naval veterans Of the United States and the
review of the white squadron at Baltimore
Sept. Is to 10 will be taken advantage Of by
a number OF veterans of the United States
army aud navy. Tickets to the naval con-
vention will be on sale Sept. ID to 20, lim-
tied ~ return until Oct. &c. The rate is one
fare fer the round trip. The trains for
Washington and Baltimore via the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway leave
Savannah at 1889 p. m. and S:43 p. M. ar
irving at Washington at IL noon and II 10 ..
m. Of the following day. The g, A. h. excur.
sion tickets are good to return until Oct 81.
Bright testh, and HIPS that glow the while,