The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-16
THE TYBEE ROADS CONDITION.
Chief Engineer Hunters Report of the
DAMAGE.


Damage.
An adjourned meeting Of the Tybee
railroad bondholders was held yesterday,
at which Chief Engineer Hunters report
of the condition of the road was read.
No action, however, was taken in regard
to repairing the railroad, but the bond
holders, in discussing it, spoke favorably
OF carrying out the sugges tons of the
| receivers Of the Central railroad, and con-
senting 70 issuing receivers certificates
TO pay for the work. a meeting will be
held next Wednesday to decide what shall
[ be done.
In his report Mr.. Hunter gave a full
statement Of the condition Of the road and
bridges between Savannah and Tybee.
THIS SIDE OF ST. AUGUSTINE.
The road from Savannah Terminal TO ST.
Augustine Creek a distance Of about miles,
is practically uninjured, except slight damage
to the turn table and platforms OF the Savan-
nah Station; $50 feet Of sldetrack washed OF
the roadDed, (the rail for which is lying about
300 feet 10 the right; $50 feet OF main track,
east Of the Savannah. Florida and Western rail-
way connection. lying partly on edge and partly
upside down, within . feet Of the rOadbed;
few Washouts. aggregating about ?, 300 cubic
yards and slight damage to the small trestle
at the Smile post
The floor and track and portion of the
stringers Of the Western trestle, 900 feet
long approaching St. Augustine Creek bridge.
- BbLci ObuEENlsb THIS DElQge was NOT Qdu-
aged by the storm OF August last but since
then, the lateral strut, attached to the monkey
boxes at one end OF the iron draw span, has
oeen broken BY the fats Of the contractors
for the harbor works.
on MQUEEN's ISLAND
FROM 81 Augustine creek to Lazaretto
creek, distance Of 81 miles, across Nc
Queens Island, the track with the exception
OF $50 feet adjoining ST. Augustine creek. is
entirely gone on the roadbed and lays out in
the marsh at distances varying from p to
l,4OO feet, but with the exception of about
Two mics al the end next LaZaretto
creek, It can be brought back without much
dlnculty, as 1t lays fat on the marsh, partly
right side up and partly bottom up, intact
with ties, and can be used to bring back its
own material TO the roadOed. One half to
three fourth miles of il lays within 60 to *
rect OF the rOaQbed. and can be brought back
and relaId in sections The two miles next TO
Lazaretto creek will have to be picked up
and brought back. 1t is lying from 400 to 400
feet of the roadbed. broken in several places
and 600 feet Of it is lying in the creek. The
larger portion OF the roadbed across Nc
Queens Island is considerably damaged by
Washouts, but, they do not extend entirely
across the bank, except for a distance Of
apout one mile east Of the II mile post.
Mr.. Hunter estimates II will take 1880
cubic yards to repair the 81 miles. At two
places, one west Of. and the other at the II
mile post, where dredges belonging to Messrs
Ross 4 Sanford were blown on to the bank.
the bank and marsh has been excavated or
rect deep to free these machines, making it
u6CeSsdfy 20 use ABOUT 2J0 Ieet OF treStle-
work, in place of a bank.
THE LOWER BRIDGE.
The entire deck, with track, and one framed
bent of the western trestle, 25S feet long. ap-
preaching Lazaretto draw bridge, is lying in
the marsh near the bend OF LaZarettO creek
400 feet from its position, and about 1850 feet
from the creek. The plank and pile tenders
and wings of the draw span are gone, and the
deck OF the eastern trestle approach, 1872 feet
long. is washed off the pile bents and is lying
about 20 feet to the right In the marsh. These
are the only damages by the August storm to
the bridge; but, in Mr.. Hunters opinion, to
put 1t In operating condition, the present pile
pivot pier and rest piers Of draw should be
replaced; the pivot piers by ma6onry and the
rest piers by repiling, as they are so much
eaten away by the Teredo that it would not
be advisable to operate them longer in their
present condition. 1t was the engineers
intention intention, prior to the storm, to
season. At the most, they would not last
longer than another year, and now, while the
road Is not IN operation, is the most advanta-
geous time Tor the work, as navigation can be
Kept open during its progress. This of course,
Will be an expensive work, requiring the use
OF Golfer dam, or some similar device, there
belng twenty-five feet of water at points
around the pier at high tide, but with favora-
BILE circumstances, the amount included in
the estimate should accomplish it.
ON TYBEE ISLAND.
From Lazaretto creek to the terminus OF
the road, at the south end OF Tybee Island
the first one and one-half miles of the track
is washed of the road-bed and lying, mostly
intact with its ties, in the marsh at varying
distances, from edge OF road-bed to 500 feet
out, partly on edge, partly right side up and
partly upside down and broken loose in
several places. 1t, however can be brought
back and relaid without great difhculty. The
road bed for this distance is also considerably
washed. From this point the main track Is
practically unnjured needing only lining
and surfacing at a few places where slight
washouts occur, aggregating bout 900 CUBIC
wards, and cleaning off the drilled sand
about 800 feet from one to two feet deep.
One or two small waterways require repair
ing, and 1909 feet of the Tybee ~ is washed
away, but the rail is scattered around within
reach. The turntable at the south end is
washed off its center, but this can be replaced
with very little trouble.
The estimated cost of restoring the road
to an operating condition is SIS, $40, So
GOO of which will be required for the
Lazaretto creek bridge