The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-12
TRAINS OLLIDEATTYBEE
A BLOCK OF TRAVEL DURING MOST
OF THE AFTERNOON.


A Tybee Bound Train Tries to Run on
An Up Trains Schedule and the
Two Come Together Between Estill's
and Furber's Point--The Speed OF
the Trains Stacked Before the Crash
Came-Both Engines Damaged and
One Car Wreoked-The Admirsl's
Party Delayed.
The Central Railroad Company's arranger
ments TO handle 10000 people between
Savannah and Tybee fell through 20 a con-
siderable extent yesterday. If the schedule.
as announced, had been carried out it might
have been done, and there were fnlly that
many people who were anxious to go.
Owing to accidents and general delays
only about half the trains advertised were
run, and hardly any Of them on time. As a
consequence between 900 and 1000 people,
who were anxious to go down to Tybee. did
not go. There were no trains between 12:45
and 5:l5 p. M. just when the greatest rush
was on. The rush began about II o'clock,
the early train not being overcrowded.
The special excursion train compli-
mentary to the guests OF the association at
Ills carried an immense crowd, it being
necessary to run two sections. Over l 600
people went down by that train. The
12:45 train carried an immense crowd,
having about dozen coaches with hardly
standing room in any of them. Admiral
Gherardi and his party went down
by this train, accompanied by the members
OF the entertainment committee.
THE COLLISION.
Owing TO q collision, there was quite
delay in the crowds reaching the island.
The 1l:30 o'clock train, with the
guests Of the association. and the
train leaving Tybee at II 40 O'Clock. collided
opposite the lighthouse between Estill's and
Furber's Point. The down train, as after
ward appeared on investigation, attempted
TO run on the up trains time. As a conse-
quence the two met and fearful accident
was narrowly averted. The two
trains met just as the up train was
coming around the curve between the two
stations. Fortunately the engineer of the
down train saw the smoke of the other
train above the trees as 1t approached and
put brakes on his train as well as giving
the alarm signals with his whistle to the
approaching train. The other engineer
also managed TO check bis speed some what
The trains could not be stopped and the
engines met with crash. The shock was
not very great to the passengers, but the
pilots Of both engines were smashed In and
the engine and tender Of the up train was
wrecked. There was a delay Of several
hours, and it was nearly O'Clock when the
large crowds on this and the following train
reached Tybee.
THE ADMIRAL's TRAIN.
The 12:45 o'clock train, which followed
and which contained the admiral and his
party, was delayed by the wreck until TOO
late for them TO take any part In the pros
gramme on the island They only had
time after the wreck was cleared away to
Shift the admiral's car TO another train and
run down to the Hotel Tybee, take aboard
bumper of refreshments and return to
the city by the next train.
On account Of the obstruction Of the
track by the wreck no more trains could be
run to the island and those down could not
get back. The people began pouring into
the Tybee depot in crowds after 10
o'clock and between 2 and O'Clock probably
1000 people arrived. ell the street car lines
were bringing in crowds Agent Halligan
sold tickets as fast as he could hard them out
and take in the money until the pile of bills
and silver on his desk ran up into hundreds
of dollars.
THE SALE OF TICKETS STOPPED.
After selling thousand or more tickets
and no train having yet left the island for
the city, the agent closed down the window
aud refused to sell any more tickets, fore
seeing trouble ii no more trains should go
out. The people, who knew nothing of the
wreck and didn't understand this move
pdCheu anu .dullueu dEOuOu uDe TICKET WIN
dow and clamored for tickets, but without
avail
The long shed leading down to the trains
looked like a human sardine box.
Every street car add ID to the crowd As
8, 4, and O'Clock passed and yet no trains
the crowd became disappointed and began
leaving in large numbers. Many who had
bought tickets sold to others, and some in
sisted upon their money being refunded,
which was done in a few instances. Probably
$4,000 4,O00people did not go down at Tybee
who were DESTROYS of doing SO. II was
after o'clock when the trains rolled in
from Tybee. They were Immediately filed
by the eager crowds, and started on their
journey back. Oh course the breaking I'D
of the schedule interfered greatly with the
programme.
The admiral and his party did not reach
the island until time to come back again.
and SO there was no drill on the beach by
the marines.
Many of the bicycsts were caught by
the delay and did not reach the island until
TOO late to participate in the races, taus
oetractlng somewhat from this feature.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
The balloon ascension came Off according
10 programme, to the great delight Of the
crowd. The ascent was made by the young
aeronaut, Marion Ezell. The parachute
drop from hight of 5000 feet, more or
leSo, lHI1ilSu anu abLO0lsneQ the crowd.
most Of whom had never seen anything like
1t before. Ezell had on a life preserver, ex-
pecting to fall some distance out in the ocean,
but fell just upon the edge of the water
His daring feat was greatly applauded.
The crowds made Hotel Tybee their head.
quarters, and amused themselves with
watching the waves come in and eyeing
the movements Of the big warship nearby
Numbers of the visitors made excursions
out to the warship on the boats that were
running back and forth, and some few
landed on the vessel and inspected her
make up.
The accident on the line broke the
schedule for the day all to pieces, and the
returning trains were run without regard
to schedule and mostly two to three hours
behind time. The employees in charge Of
the Tybee line seemed to be doing their best
to keep things going, but with poor success
TO INTEREST THE LADIES,
Mrs FELTON, to Speak on the Worlds
Fair Tomorrow Night.
Mrs. w. H. FELTON, will deliver an address