The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
TRACK STILL SUBMERGED.
NO DEFINITE TINE FOR THE CEN
TRIAL TRANS TO RESUME.

BrcnI<fne of Mill Ponds Make the Sit
uatiOn as Bad nv Ever and the
Only Hope Is for Natural Fall OF
the Water-DRmaEe Done to Many
Places Where Repairs Had Been
Made-GeDernI Relief That the
Road VIII Not Open Before Tues
day and Not Then Unless There Is
Rapid Fall of Water.
Tenuille, Ca. Sept. 3.-The operation of
all trains on the Central Railroad east
Of Millen as far as Meldrim. thirty-seven
miles from here is still blocked by high
water and washouts, and it remains IN
certain when they VIII run into Savau,
nah.
As feared, the mill ponds at points along
the line have broken and the flood is near
ly what it was at first, being sufficient
to destroy many of The repairs made dur
ing the day.
The tracks still submerged makes it i'm
possible to tell just when trains will be
run, as the situation puzzles the officials
themselves. Effective work was done last
night by the crews working between Wad-
ley and Millen, a distance of twenty-seven
miles, along which We're several trouble
some washouts. The water had sufficient
ly fallen for the force to begin the repair
ing, however, and they worked like Tro-
jams, Notwithstanding some had lost much
sleep and We're, therefore, fatigued Piles
were driven in places and the track other
wise repaired, so that the passenger train
at Wadley was able to proceed TO Millen,
the farthest point toward Savannah yet
reached.
Vice President John M. Egan of the
Central was on the scene until to-day
when he left The idea is to push the
work toward Savannah and meet The
force working from that end of the line
Trains with bridge timbers. tools. addi-
tional bridge gangs, pile drivers, cross
ties, and various other supplies, passed
through here to-day. Much of the track
over which they moved, however, is still
regarded zealousy and the various Sec
ton masters have detailed men on their
divisions to keep watch for further trou-
bic. Men are strung along the road from
a point west of Wet Cut to Millen The
mill pond breaks have renewed the trou-
Bile from Millen east, however and espe-
cially in the vicinity of Dover. The Off
ceiVable way to clear the tracks of water,
but 1t appears the situation will only be
relieved by a natural fall. Even large
sand bags were stocked alongside the road
in places to divert streams but it was
found the water only dashed by, to do
even great damage ahead.
This does not discourage Mr.. Egan,
however, who is now familiar with the
situation all along the line. He went TO
Meldrim to-day with B. c. Epperson. Mr.
Egan left Supervisor G.. W. Torrance at
Oconee with two service trains and piling
machines ard Supervisor Hime at Mil
len, with two trains and about 200 men.
The raging water from Jordans, Clark
and Tarver's mill ponds, near Dover how
ever, had swollen the streams so much
that little progress will probably be made.
The belief is that the way may not be
opened earlier than Tuesday, and possibly
not then, unless the water falls more rap
idly.
The passenger train blocked at MilIen
left to-day. It ran to Atlanta leaving
Millen at 2 o'clock and met the morning
train from Atlanta at Sun Hill, six miles
east of here.
There was q large number of passengers
aboard the sleepers at Milen who have
held on with the hope of getting through
to Savannah, but unless the gloomy out
look changes. they may turn back. The
party consists of e. T. B. Glenn and Isa-
dore Hirsch of Macon; Samuel Tate and
Misses Vinita and Florence Tate of Tate,
Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Cramer,
Mrs. Conkling and Miss Loise Cramer of
Atlanta; together with a number of Sa-
vannahans.
At points west of here It Is understood
the yards are massed with cars Two
engines, that were bottled at Wadley, left
to-day to relieve the situation. 1t is I'M
derstood some of the cars at Macon are
loaded with live stock for Savannah,
which makes 1t more urgent to open the
way. While there Is great inconvenience
to the towns bottled up, still the people
are proud of the way Mr. Egan is man
aging the trouble and lose sight of being
inconvenienced In the assurance his eff
forts gives a reparation as soon as cir
cumstances permit.
1t is evidently the intention Of the Of
ficials to watch the situation personally,
and to remain at the helm until all trou-
bic IS remedied and traffic into Savannah
it resumed.