The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-02
SAVANNAH IN A SEA OF WATER.
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outs. Supt. Kline hoped to be able to set
a train through To-Day some time, but
acknowledged that it was merely a hope.
At the places where The breaks are the
worst the water is running rapidly over
the tracks, and nothing can be done until
1t stops and falls enough for the hands TO
see what they are doing. Every arrange
ment has been made for quick repairs as
soon as the conditions permit.
The Georgia and Alabama naturally cuff
fers from the troubles of the Central be-
tween Savannah and Meldrim. On its own
roadbed, west of Meldrim, it has a big
break al Black creek
All the railroad men tell the same story.
They have never seen so much water
around Savannah in all their experience.
There have been heavy rainfalls and
Washouts a various points in the past,
hui nothing 10 compare with the great
area covered this time. If there should
be another washout on the old Savannah,
Florida and Western between here and
Jesup, Savannah would be cut off from all
railroad communicate with the world.
Mail matter is stacking up waiting to
gee out as a result OF these conditions.
/ Life'',ias been rather duh at the postoffice
the past two days, but when the tracks
are in order the clerks will have a mass
of mail pouring in on them that will mean
many hours of hard labor to distribute.
The inhabitants of nearby towns along
to take the shoo-hy train for home Wed
nesday afternoon, are now regretdng that
they did So After remaining out all night
without anything to eat, they found yes
terday morning that they would have to
walk several miles before getting where
they We're going.
The train left the city Wednesday night
for Oliver and intervening stations little
late. Within four miles of NARROW, about
the twenty-second-mile post it stopped,
and there at remained all night. There
was a big washout ahead, and 1t could
not move forward. 1t was not long before
a washout developed in the rear of the
train and then it could not move in either
direction. AT that point the water was
up over the track about ankle deep, and
i'll some places up to ones knees, say the
passengers.
There were about a dozen passengers
aboard, perhaps a few more. They soon
realized that they would have to remain
out all night, with no hope of moving in
either direction. small force of HANDS.
which was sent UP with the train, en-
deavored to repair the washouts, but their
efforts seemed worse than useless. AS
fast as they would get a crosstie under
the rails the rushing water would take
it out again, and they were able to do
nothing with it..
So the dozen unfortunate passengers re-
manned there until yesterday morning.
| Then they bethought themselves what
| they would do. Two of them started out
| to walk to Guyton. The last seen of them
| they were wading up the track. Others
made for Meldrim, while the majority de-
| cided TO take their chances on getting
back to the city. They walked to Meldrim,
rode a short distance on a crank car TAX
| ing turns in pushing it along, got off and
walked around a half mile of water, and
| about two miles this side of Meldrim they
/ ,,rlt ,etfs. tro4 he rfs,a
of which needed water and had to come to
| Savannah for it. At $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon they reached Savannah, and de-
| cided they would stay here until the
track is in better shape.
| They report water over the track all
| the way from the 21-mile post to NARROW a
| distance of five miles. Some of them
| thought the road was washed out for this
| distance and big washouts have been
| found all along that section.