The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.

EIlHeWneres
The track forces Of the northern divis-
ion of the Florida Central and Pennsular
Railroad are busted now in filing in the
long trestles just this side of Garnett, S.
c. These trestles were originally con-
structed as a means of getting over the
low ground east of the Savannah river.
One Of them is, or was before the filing
was commenced, over two and a quarter
miles in length. This distance has now
been reduced about one-half by the fill
ing, while more yet remains to be done.
The filled sections are not continuous for
any great length, being not more than
quarter of a mile at the most at any place.
Cuiverts of great width are left at in
tervals for the purpose of permitting the
waters, when the land is overfiown, free
and unrestrained passage. In addition to
these culverts. pipes of large size have
been laid under the fills, so that additional
outlets may be secured for the water. The
markings of high waters ons the trees and
piles of the trestles show that the river
gets on a tremendous boom al times, and
that wide openings must be necessary in
order to allow the water to pass. Suit
has been entered against the company by
damages through the filling in of the tres
ties. 1t is claimed that the overflow of
the rivers banks is forced upon the prop
erty of the plaintiffs by its not finding its
former unrestrained passage under the
trestles. The outcome of the case is be-
ing awaited with interest. The engineers
of the road consider that every precaution
has been taken for the prevention of any
damages to surrounding property, on &C
count of the trestles being filled in.
Among the out-of-town railroad men
who spent yesterday in the city was Mr..
w H. Peasants. general passenger agent,
with Office at Jacksonville, of the Florida
Central and Penlnsular Railroad.
Mr.. J. F. Gray superintendent of the
Millen and Southwestern, formerly. before
reorganization, the Millen and Southern,
was down yesterday from Millen.
The story from Atlanta of the contem-
plated removal of the Central Railroad
shops from Macon to Hapeville, near At
lanta, has not met with very much cre-
dence. From the first, the story was not
looked upon as having much the appear
ance of the course events are to take. The
Macon papers say that no one there seem
ed to believe that the rumor would be
in an interview with General Superintend-
ent T. d. Kline, who was in that city,
in which he said that the officials were
not contemplating such a removal, ard
that the story is contradicted in the fact
of the shops at Macon now being in course
of reconstruction. Soon after the fire
there a few months ago, in which the
shops were destroyed, the road began TO
rebuild, and it Is said that in some six
months the work will be complete, and
that the shops win be in better equip
ped condition than they were before.
Vice President Egan of the Central rail-
road, who has been in New York for the
past week on business, is expected to-
return tomorrow
The congressional committee on rivers
and harbors passed through early this
morning by the Plant system. Col. B.
w. Wrenn, passenger traffic manager of
the system is accompanying the party
in which there are some thirty-five per
sons. They are the members of the com-
mittee with members of their families.
The party goes on through to Tampa. Two
private Pullman cars are being used.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
Is the first road to adopt on an extended
scale the method or lighting trains by
generating electricity from the revolutions
of the car axle This mode of lighting
presents several valuable features, chief
among which is the fact that the cars
are always well lighted and the current
can be regulated so as to make the light
from any particular lamp either full,
moderate or very dim. This is advanta-
geous on long night runs where it is de-
srable to have most of the lights turned
down low. All the regular coaches, chair
cars and dining cars are being rapidly
equipped, and this light win soon be in
use on all the through trains on the main
line.