The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05
MAY GET TRAINS OUT TO-DAY.
ALL ROADS HOPE TO HAVE THEIR
TRACKS OPEN BY NIGHT.

Central Running Except Between
Rocky Ford and OIiver--F. c. ana
p. Expects to BE Using Its Tracks
In Both Directions To-day - PLANK
system SIN the Only Road Not
Held Up by the Water - Georgia
and Alabama Ready to Rush
Through When Water Recedes.
All But Local Mails Being Moved.
Yesterday produced decidedly better con-
ditions in regard 10 the movement of
trains over the several roads entering Sa-
yannah The Plant System got out its
trains to the North on schedule time
without trouble and it is believed it will
not be seriously annoyed further by the
high waters. To the south its tracks re-
main uninjured.
The Florida Central and Peninsular con-
tinues to use the Plant Systems tracks
in moving its trains to and from Savan-
nah, both North and South. Its tracks
were open north of Garnett yesterday
afternoon. Last night Master of Trans
portaton NJ. V. Raley reported that the
water had fallen about six inches between
savannah ana 4 dtIIdA4 anu ny LO7AAASh III AAS
expected to have the road open to the
North. The outlook as also reported bet
ter on the division south of Savannah and
by tonight or tomorrow it may be posi-
BILE to use these tracks also. The Florida
Central and Peninsular tracks at the
washouts are two to three feet lower
than the tracks of the Plant System,
which is almost a parallel line. 1t is to
the fact that its road bed is so much
higher that the Plant Systems immunity
from delay has been due.
The Central yesterday got its morning
train from Atlanta as far east as Rocky
Ford. The morning train out from Sa-
vannah got as far as Guyton, but did not
reach that place until l o'clock. being de-
layed three hours at the twenty mile post
at Eden by "a washout there. il was fear
ed that break would occur at this point
from the washing of the waters of the
Ogeechee river. The train came back to
Savannah last night taking three hours
for the run. 1t was reported that the
water seemed to be rising at the place
where the break had occurred in the
morning and 1t is probable that there will
be further trouble there. This morning
an effort will be made to run the regular
''shoo fly schedule from Oliver to Sa-
vannah, that train having been sent up to
Oliver yesterday afternoon from Guyton
Unless there is another break at Eden
the road is now open from Savannah to
Oliver and Rock Ford 10 Atlanta. Be
tween Oliver and Rocky Ford large forces
of men, with all needed materials, have
been massed to attack the breaks to-day.
If the water gives the railroad men any
show at all it is believed a train can be
run through from Savannah to Atlanta
tomorrow on slow schedule for the first
100 miles.
The Georgia and Alabama has not yet
been able 10 repair the breaks beyond Mel
drim. The Ogeechee is so high that operas
tons have been impossible 1t is hoped to
resume through traffic by tomorrow, al
though there is no guarantee that this
can be done on either it or the Central.
Mails are now moving promptly to the
North over the usual routes. To the West
the roundabout ways are in force until
the Central is open. There is no delay In
transmission beyond that caused by the
longer time required in transit. Local
points on the washed out section of the
railroads of course cannot be reached
and mail for them is being held at the
postotfice.