The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
IN TIE RAILRoAp womb.
Matters of Interest In savannah ana
Elsewhere.


The Wilmington. n. c.. Me--enger has
this story: Between the f1r5 ninth and
hfty-hfth mile posts on the Cs-oIina Cen
trail railroad there Is a p-ecr uf track for
a distance Of nearly SIX m.l.~ that pre-
sents singular condition tlIt so far
amounts 10 an ineNpiica9-t mystery. All
trains going and coming 81 I'D grinding
and start a terrible squeaku- Nfhen they
get on this six miles Of track. The noise
comes from not only one car but every
locomotive, every coach AM every car on
whatever kind sets up grinding as L
turning a curve. The noise Us snmething
like the screeching OF an oX-'art that has
no grease on Il. and Il Is made by every
truck in a train. The traek IS perfectly
straight, and as there is no curve al all.
the cause of the grinding and squeaking
has mystined the railroad people. Every
effort has been made 10 ascertain the
cause of the difficulty. The locomotives
have been examined the coaches and
cars have been scrut.nized. every cross
tie and every rail has been Inspected.
every joint has been LOOKED az. and every
foot of the track has been regauged, but
no explanation could be found The sec
ton master has almost crawled over
the six miles on his Knees in search Of the
cause. The roadmaster has tried his best
to ferret out the matter. and the superln-
tendent has been over the track and in
spected ft-aI Of them making repeated
effort time and again to ind out what
Is the matter-but they nave given Ii up
been able to discover the cause of the
noise, but have been unable 10 discover
any theory to explain the mystery 1t Is
one of the railroad mysteries OF the age
and has been going on Tor twenty years.
During that time the crOsstes and rails
have been replaced several times with new
ones, but without effect. Who can explain
the Mystery
No longer will bicycles ride free as bag
gage on the Southern railway. In a cir
cular taking effect July ]. General Pas
senger Agent Turk gives this notice.
Bicycles will be charged for at regular
excess baggage rate on am estimated
weight of fifty pounds each. Two seated
tandems will be taken on the same condl-
TONS on an estimated weight of 100
pounds; fifty additional pounds for each
additional seat. The minimum charge on
bicycles Will be 25 cents. This charge will
be in addition to and separate from any
charge for excess baggage proper, as BIZ
cycles will not be carried as a part of the
regular baggage allowance. Bicycles will
be checked and transported IN baggage
cars only when accompanied by passen-
gers presenting regular paNenger tickets
or passes. Excess. baggag tickets VIII
not be honored for the transportation OF
bicycles. Regular storage rules will APP
ply to bicycles undelivered at stations"
The Separate COACH law. requiring
railways TO provide separate cars for
white and colored people has been sus-
tanned in various southern courts, but a
Kentucky court has now declared It un-
constitutional, and peremptorilly directed
the jury TO find for the plaintiff, who
sued the Ohio Valley railroad for dam
ages for being forced to move from the
car set apart for white people. The jury
agreed upon a nominal amount for dam
ages. SIPS. and the case will go to the
court of appeals.
1t would pay the railroads to form a
syndicate for the purpose of inducing peo-
pie along their lines to come to savan-
NAH Regattas, fireworks, balloon ascen-
sions, vaudeville performances, etc, oc-
casionally, would bring crowds here and
add largely to the receipts for passen-
gers. There is no city south of New York
that has as many places Of interest to at
tract visitors as Savannah.
The prospects are bright for a sharp
rate war between the. Southern and sfhe
Seaboard. It will start on business be
tween Baltimore and Norfolk The
Southern has put on steamer between
Baltimore and Norfolk to compete with
the old well known Bay Line. Mr. R. @.
Hoffman is president of this line,
and he Is also president OF the Seaboard
Air Line. He charges the Southern with
deliberate purpose of attempting to
cripple the Bay Line and the Seaboard
by entering into this field, which, he
says, cannot be profitable for another line.