The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-04
NOT OPEN TO THE SOUTH YET.
DAMAGE TO THE f. c. 4 p. THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN GREAT.

other Roads in Good shape, as Is the
+. C. Il p. Also to the NOrth-NOne
of the Roads Yet Have Their Com
pIete TeIegraphic Communications
RcstOred-Trnins with Linemcn
and LabOrers Are Out on the Lines
Restoring Things to Their Proper
Shnpe-NO News at All From the
South on f. C. & =.
Trains are running into the city on all
the railroads, with the exception of the
Florida Central and Peninsular, and its
communication is cut off only to the south
ward.
Some little damage was sustained by all
the roads, possibly, and none of them
were free from delays in the running of
their trains. These delays were from half
an hour to three or four hours, and all Of
them were due to the trains having to be
| stopped for fallen trees that lay across the
tracks. The train crews had to get out
and cut these away in most instances.
All the tracks are now clear, the debris
having been removed from them during
yesterday morning.
Any slight delays that may now be seen
in the arrival of trains will probably be
due to the lack of Geographic communi-
cation, and the necessity of having to run
the trains without the service. 1t is
thought it will be but day or two be-
fore all the wires are again up.
Reports from along the roads to the
southwark show the damage 10 the tele-
graph lines to have been greater than it
was supposed. There are seventy-five
miles of wires down along the Plant Sys-
tenn to the south, train crews having re-
ported the damage as being fully as ex-
| tensive as this. A special train left Way
cross yesterday morning, bound in this
direction, to put the poles and wires up
| again, and to make any repairs that may
be necessary on the roadbed. 1t is not
known, however, that the roadway was
damaged in any way. All reports are
meager, however, being only those that
are brought in by the trainmen. II Is be-
lieved that trains went out in other direc-
tions from Waycross also, in order to get
! the lines in working order again. At the
| Plant System offices ard those of the 9TH
| er railroads yesterday the telegraphers
| had an easy time of 1t, their wires being
down. 1t was a sort of holiday with them
and the clerks and officials of the trans
| portation departments, except those who
went out on the line of their roads to see
| what the damage from the storm would
| amount to.
The wres along the Central we're gotten
| up in the afternoon to a point beyond Mel
| drim. 1t is thought that communication
| with Macon will probably be restored to-
day. Beyond Meldrim the Georgia and
Alabama got its wires in working order as
| far as Helena. Train crews on the Georgia
and Alabama reported that the storm ex-
| tended as, far as Cordele. 1t was there
| that one of the trains that travelled slowly
through 1t all encountered 1t. From there
| on the wind was strong, and many stops
| were necessary for the removal of trees
from the track. Neither the Georgia and
| Alabama or the Central had any trouble
yesterday beyond that of running trains
| without the assistance OF the telegraph.
| There may be damage along both lines
| from the blow that win give the section
| men something to do for day or two.
| There was nothing serious enough to in
| terfere with traffic, however.
The Florida Central and Peninsular is
still cut off to the southwark and no news
could be gotten from along the line either
by train or telegraph. Not a word was
| heard from beyond Ways and Riceboro.
| Near both places the tracks are overflown.
| The land is low near there and the tide
got over the tracks. Washout may be
| caused there. Trainmaster Williamson
left yesterday morning with a construction
| train TO repair the damage as well IS pos
| sible from this end of the line. He and
his force got beyond Burroughs with their
work, finding a number of comparatively
small washouts that demanded their atten
| ton. 1t is feared the condition of affairs
| further down the road is serious
| 1t is not unlikely that washouts may
have been caused both north and south
of train No. 3S, which was due to arrive
here at noon Sunday, but has neither got
| ten In nor had any word of it
been received. If this is the case
the passengers are probably resting
| up at some small station along
the line in much the same was a
party on the Central train from Atlanta
had to do during the storm and high wa
the Florida Central and Penlnsular viii
| shape again. No arrangement with the
| Plant System by which that line could be
| used by the Florida Central and PENN
| sular southwark had been made up to last
night. A sleeper was sent southwark on
| No. 80 over the Plant System yesterday
morning by the Florida Central and Pc
| ninsular, but that was the only thing that
was done in the way of an attempt to keep
up its traffic in that direction. Its north
ern branch remains open, and it's service
| is kept up in that direction. Railroad men
generally will probably have some little
| trouble before they get everything
Strengthened out again.