The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-19
HEAVY TRAVEL TO TYBEE
THIS Is THE GREATEST SEASON
TIE ISLAND HAS HAD.


Central Railroad Reports an In
crease of 1900 in Passengers Car
ried There in June-NOt TO Change
Method of Handling COrpses-BiG
Travel to Atlanta This WeeIS-oth-
cr Railroad Items of Interest
Tybee Island is having an exceptionally
good season this year. General Pass
enger Agent Halle of the Central, who
has been keeping a careful watch on the
traffic to this resort, and doing every
thing in his power to stimulate travel to
1t, has met with excellent success thus
far. For the month of June, the figures
show that there were about 1900 more
passengers of all classes carried than in
the same month of 1897. July will also
establish a new record. Last Sunday was
probably the greatest Sunday in the his
tory of the island, the Central on that day
carrying down 1917 passengers. OF these,
200 came from Macon on the special ex-
cursion, l48 on the regular train from At
lanta and way stations, and about 200 on
the Augusta special. The outlook is that
the traffic for the season will exceed eX-
greater than last season.
The reunion of Confederate Veterans
at Atlanta this week has also occupied
much of the CentraTs general passenger
! agents time and attention. 1t is the i'm
preston that the Central will take into
Atlanta fully 1000 extra passengers on
the next two days. Arrangements have
been made to handle that many, or more
if necessary. The company's agents yes
terday all reported that the indications
were for very heavy travel to the CAPT
tai during the reunion.
The baggage agents of the Pennsylvania,
Reading, and Lehigh Valley railroads had
a conference recently in regard to the
transportation of corpses, and it was
agreed to put In force in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, and the District of
Columbia the rules adopted by the Ma
tional Conference of Board of Health at
Nashville, Tenn. Investigation in sa-
Yannah shows that no change in the
methods OF handling of corpses is con
templated by any of the roads entering
here. The opinion among their officials
is that all proper precautions are now
taken and there is no ground for COM
plant. Any one desiring to ship a corpse
buys ticket for it paying the same rate
or physicians certificate is required
showing the cause of death. The bodies
of persons who have died from conta gious
diseases are of course, not handled. The
rules in force in this section have been fol-
lowed with satisfaction for years. They
protect the public and give as little annoy
ance as possible to those accompanying or
shipping a corpse.
Although there has been so much talk
of speedily moving the troops from Chick
amauga, and bringing some to Savannah,
the Central Railroad officials have had no
Information from the war department
looking to their moving any considerable
body of men. Up 10 last night no request
had come from the war department for
rates, and no word of any kind had been
received that would lead TO the belief that
a movement in this direction would begin
soon. To-day though, may find the
officials called upon to grapple with the
! problem of transporting several thousand
soldiers to Savannah.
Col. William Bryan and his Nebraska
regiment are expected to be in the hands
of the Central Railroad tomorrow The
regiment viii pass through Atlanta, but
there are no indications that a change in
the route will be made 10 include Savan-
nah in the itinerary
Vice President Egan of the Central re-
turned yesterday from New York, where
he has been attending a meeting of the
ways and means committee. This is what
! Mr. Egan terms the wheel within the
wheel of the Southeastern Traffic Associa-
ton. Just what it does, though, is one of
those mysteries that the representa- tfves
of the railroad systems keep religously to
themselves. 1t is an important body and
Its meetings are generally prolific of SUBJ
stantial results. Mr.. Egan reports the
weather in New York extremely uncom-
Portable, Savannahians have evidently no
especial reason to complain.
Grand Master Mammalian of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen reports
the brotherhood in a most f1ourishing con-
dition at all points throughout the coun-
try, the general membership being al pres
ent the largest in Its history and constant
ly increasing. No trouble exists on anv
of the roads, and the relations between
the organization and the various railway
companies continues, he states. to be of
the most cordial and friendly character.
The Louisville and Nashville is report-
ed to be short on motive power. Cars are
held up at several points as a result. Bus
mess is unusually heavy for the seasons
of the year.
1t is understood that hereafter uniform
ed trainmen of the Pennsylvania lines
must not wear tan shoes or smoke cigar
cites.
Consul General Baupre of Guatemala re-
ports, under date of April 6. 1898, that
Messrs. May and Jekyll, citizens Of The
United States, have contracted 10 operate
the Northern Railroad of Guatemala. re-
ceiving from the government a bonus Of
$40 900 per month. j. T. Norton, an Amer
ican will be general manager, and most
of the employees will be citizens of the
United States. The contract goes into ef-
feet on the 18th instant