The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-01

and there is n prospect that IL viii be
another day before the road Is ready for
travel. South OF Savannah there are
two bad breaks between Riceboro and Linn
erick which occurred on Tuesday morning
and which il has been found impossible
to repair under existing weather condi-
tons
Trains from Jacksonville are being
run by II over the Southern from Everett
to Jesup and then from that point on to
Savannah over the Plant System, being
switched over TO the CentraIs tracks into
the depot North OF Savannah there are
at least three bad breaks. two between
eight aud nine miles from the city and the
other near Savannah river. Train No. IS
yesterday morning. passed over the points
referred to just in time.
few minutes later and that
train would have been stalled in
the woods with breaks on either
side of 1t. Efforts were made to arrange
for the movement of the south-hound
trains by way of the Charleston and West
ern Carolina from Fairfax to Yemassee,
and from Yemassee to Savannah over the
Plant System tracks. Just as provision
had been made for this word came that
there were bad breaks reported on the
Charleston and Western Carolina and this
shut off travel entirely from the north by
way of the Florida Central and Peninsu-
T1ll cease between Savannah and Colum.
bia over this line. Large forces of men
Will be put to work this morning, II the
weather permits OF work of this character
beng done, and the road win be put in
condition for travel as quickly as possible.
The Central Railroad got les morning ana
afternoon trains through without much
trouble The Atlanta train got in about
on time yesterday morning and the train
men reported that until they reached about
fifty miles from Savannah the moon was
shining and there We're no evidences that
cyclone had been trying its hand on
Savannah and the adjacent country. The
shoo-fly train from Oliver got in some
what late. From a point above Meldrlm
down to the twelve-mile post the train
passed through a sea of water. Water
was up to the tracks all along the road,
and at some points ran over them. AS Ear
AS the eyes could reach there was a lake
decorated with trees Eden, Meldrim and
Bloomngdale looked as though there had
been cloudburst at each station. That
there had been no washouts of a-serious
character was wonder. The O'Clock
dinner train went out and reached Guy
ton safely. but il was the last train to
pass out of the depot yesterday. When Z
o'clock came q few passengers had board
ed the shoo-hy for points between here
and Oliver, but after they had waited an
hour or more and ii was evident that the
prospects of getting home were dubious,
they left. for the houses of friends or
went to hotels
There are several breaks in the road be-
tween here and Macon, it is understood
the worst reported being at the Ogeechee
Neither the shoohy nor the regular night
Atlanta train left the shed. 1t is thought
II will not take long, with the facilities at
the command of the road, to repair the
breaks this morning If the rains stop.
The mornings train from Atlanta and the
suburban train of this morning will prob
ably not arrive until late in the day.
The Georgia and Alabama got, its trains
in on time as long as the .CentraFs tracks
were open TO travel. It's own roadbed was
reported all right, although Cthere was
very high water In the Ogeechee swamp,
beyond Meldrim, and at some other points
The Georgia and Alabama uses the Cen
trails tracks from Meldrim into the city
The Tybee road was reported as open for
trains up to dark last night. There was
a small washout near the canal, but this
was repaired without trouble. The water
in the marshes was high, but there was
no fear of damage to the roadbed unless
there were high easterly winds during last
night.