The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
THE TYBEE TRAIN ARRIVES.
II Came Not by the Usual Route, but
on Lighters,

Flags Flying and the Locomotive Bell
Ringing as il Came Up the River
Was Carried 10 the Central Railroad
Wharves and win be Taken to the
Shops To-Day-GettinR it on the Is
land Not an Easy Task-The savan-
nah LtEhteraRe Company Assists at
the First and Last Ceremonies over
the Road.
The 2:55 train from Tybee arrived
safe in the city yesterday at noon.
1t has been subject to some delays, how
ever, on account of a washour or two and
could only reach the city by taking
round about course tt was brought up
the Savannah river on lighters.
On the day OF the storm this train
started from the island to the city at 2:55
?. m, but it never got any farther than
point in line with the lighthouse. where
it remained in a sheltered spot during the
remainder of the storm. There were
washouts in front Of il and a track torn
away behind 1t, consequently it has been
motionless from the day the storm raw
aged the island.
CANE Up WITH FLYING FLAGS.
It's procession up TO the city Yesterday
was triumphant one. With the engine
on one lighter, the three coaches on
another and between them the tug Regis.
the procession came up the river with
union jacks and cOlOrs flying, bells ring
ing and whistles blowing.
1t was cheered Justify by all who saw
ii as it passed the river front, and it was
carried up to the upper end Of the Cen
trial railroad wharf where it was an
chored for the night. The engine and
cars will be removed from the lighters
this morning and taken to the shops for
repairs.
Getting the engine and coaches out
was by no means an easy task. They
had to be moved from the point where
they were standing in the woods upon q
small strip Of track about mile and a
quarter, to the shore, and then came the
most difficult work of all, the loading
them onto the lighters.
BUILT a MILE OF TRACK on A TKEsTLR.
To get them to the shore it was neces- |
sary to build a track almost the entire
distance, as the portion Of the Tybee
track left there was so badly out of shape
that it could hardly be used. The track
had to be built 10 point near the beach
and from there down to the waters edge a
trestle had to be constructed in order to
get them to the lighters.
Superintendent Of Construction HOll-
man, went down to Tybee on Wednesday
with crew of men to begin the worl1j
After laying the track, which was COM
pleted Friday, the engine was steamed up
and brought 10 the beach.
LOADED on LIGHTERS.
Then the trestle was constructed and
lighters which were stationed at a point
near the old wharf on the Dorthw west end
of the island were put in position to re-
ceive their load. Fortunately the lighters,
which are the property Of the Savannah |
Lighterage and Transfer Company, were
of the strongest kind, or the project
might have proved a failure. The en-
CINE was steamed up on Sunday and the |
coaches were first backed onto one of the |
lighters, and then the engine was put
onto the other one. Yesterday morning
the trip was made up the river without
an accident, and the engine and Coaches
safely landed at the Central's wharVes.
HANDLED THE PROPERTY FIRST AND LAST.
The Savannah Lighterage and Trans
Ter Company were the first and last to
handle the property Of the Tvbee railroad
between Savannah and the island When !
the road was first built they carried |
down ties, rails, spikes and supplies 10 be |
used in its construction, and now that it |
mas Deen blown away they brought up the /
remains of the property, which win be
used by the Central
The future Of the Tybee railroad is still
uncertain. The island will be built up
again IN spite OF storms, and people win !
continue to 90 there for summer sport and
pleasure, but it is probable that they viii
have to go down next summer by some
line of steamers or walk it, whichever
they prefer 1t is almost certain that the
next seasons entrance will not see the
Tybee railroad reconstructed.