The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-05
TO START IN TEN DAYS.
THE @. AND S. PLANT ALMOST
READY FOR OPERATION.

READY FOR OPERATION.
Every Street Car Line in Savannah
Will Soon Be Using Electricity-Part
of the New Plant Now Supplying
Motive Power for the Belt Line-Sa
vannah Now Has Forty Miles OF
Electric Roads.
It was exceedingly fortunate for Manager
Saussy OF the Belt Line that the power
house Of the City and Suburban railway
on Bolton street had just been completed
and put in shape for operation when the
accident occurred Wednesday afternoon,
disabling the Belt Lines plant by the burn
ing out of the armatures OF the dynamo by
lightning.
Ascertaining this fact Manager Saussy
began negotiations with President Johnston
and Engineer Frank Sillimau, who is in
charge of the work OF equipping the City
and Suburban with electricity, with the
view of securing power with which to oper-
ate his line The City and Suburban plant
was new and untried but after a
little hesitation the president and engineer
decided to make the experiment and put
the machinery at work week earlier than
was expected.
A connection was made with the Belt
Line at Bolton and Habersham streets,
where its line approaches within a few feet
OF the City and Suburban, a wire being led
from the supply wire OF the latter
to the trolley wire OF the Belt Line
The experiment was a complete sue
cess and the trial worked like
a charm. All arrangements were oom-
pleted yesterday morning and by O'Clock
in the afternoon Manager Saussy had his
full complement OF cars running on sched-
ule time. The current supplied was fully
as strong as was demanded and no trouble
was experienced in running the cars.
THE CITY AND sUBURBAN's PLANT.
But one engine and boiler and one set OF
dynamos were used by the City and Su-
burban in furnishing the necessary power.
1t was estimated that the same machinery
could have as easily supplied the power for
twice the number of cars in use on the Belt
Line or more cars than were being
operated by the Belt Line and
the Electric railway together yesterday.
of the City and Suburban, it having two
immense boilers. two Corliss engines and
four dynamos A MORNING NEWS reporter
visited the power house Of the City and
Suburban yesterday afternoon in company
with the superintendent, Mr.. George w.
Alley. The smoothness and ease with
which the machinery worked was quito q
compliment to Engineer Silliman and his
aids. The immense fly wheel OF the Cor
liss engine, weighing 10000 pounds,
revolved as simply and noiselessly
as IL 1t were but a feather weight. Not
withstanding the immense size of the wheel,
there was not jar to be felt In the build
ing, so well had the foundations been laid
When the whole plant is 10 operation and
both the hiy vvhaala al rnnnfpO will ha
quite sight to curiosity seekers, and the
scientifically disposed as we'll, to view the
operations of the plant.
The Belt Line will probably obtain its
power from the City and Suburban for
several days. It is possible that Supt.
Saussy may not be able to obtain armatures
In Atlanta, but will have to send to New
York for them, in which case 1t may be ten
days before the Belt Limo will be able to
use its own plant again. By that time the
City and Suburban will have use for its
power on its own lines.
THE WORK NEARLY FINISHED.
The work Of equipping the City and Sub
urban and the Coast Line railways with cleo
tricity is nearing completion. Both lines
will be ia operation, with no accident, by
the latter part of this month. II the cars
that have been ordered were on hand por-
tions of the lines could be operated at once.
The City and Suburban will run about
eighteen motor cars.
President Johnston has made his seIec-
ton with great care and the cars will be
OF the very best make Of the J. g. Brill
Company, the well-known builders of street
railway cars. Both open and closed cars
have been ordered.
The company will also have a number OF
'trailefs," 30 that IL will be able to handle
large crowds with ease.
With the completion Of the equipment Of
the City and Suburban and the Coast Line
railways with electricity Savannah will
be one of the best supplied towns in the
country 50 far as street railways are con-
cerned.
The Belt Line aud Electric railway are
already operating about ten miles each OF
electric railway. The Coast Line will have
about seven miles of electric railway, and
the City and Suburban about eight miles
inside the city limits besides its outside
lines. Altogether there will be over forty
miles Of electric railway in and around
Savannah before the month ends.