The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-17
HAD ITS ( OWN vESTIBULE.
arr soUF, OF F. c. & p. PASSENGERS
CAVE BY PLANT SYSTEM.

& p. Representatives Thought
Tbeir Line Was Put in Wrong
nathan by the Statement That the
1,,,rida Limited Would Come
south by the Plant System-An Ar
r,Drement Had Been Made, I'm
mum to Them, by Which the
plant Line was to Haul Their Pas
s.neers-GeneraI Passenger Agent
of the Pennsylvania Lines Made
che Arrangement for the CONSOLE
so,ion of the Trains Which Later
Recome n Matter of Passengers
travelling ON the Plant.
Train No. 81, the through south-bound
vsst.huie over the Florida Central and
panirsular. arrived last night over ten
,,,,rs late. the delay having been caused
Nv t5s slow running on the Florida Cen
,rarl and Peninsular connections. This
u,s the first through train that has come
over this route from the North since Sun
dav. but it is expected they will be con-
tinued now without interruption,
II was stated in the Morning News of
yesterday that the vestibule train over
the Florida Central and Peninsular would
he diverted, and that the Plant System
uonld bring it through Savannah. This
was in accordance with information from
sperfectly reliable source. Il was only to
the Morning News the Florida Central
and Pentnsular officials not having been
notified The news came to the Plant Sys-
TEN in telegram from the general pas
senper agent of the Pennsylvania lines,
stating that the FLORIDA Special" the
plant system train, and the "Florida. Linn
ted The Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar train, would be consolidated, and would
leave Quantlco by the line leading TO
Richmond whence it would be brought
South This, it was stated was rendered.
necessary by the blockade on the South
eu and the Plant System was asked to
instruct its conductors to honor tickets
reading by the Southern Railway and the
Florida Central and Peninsular. When
the train arrived at the Plant System de-
not Yesterday il was six hours late, not
arriving until in the afternoon There
were thiriy-eight passengers routed by
the Southern and the Florida Central and
Peninsular on board, and one extra car.
II had been supposed from the conslruc-
ton of the telegram that the two trains
would be run in one, but it was found
this would not be necessary, and the eX
pected consolidation became a matter of
the Plant System train carrying the 9TH
er's passengers
1t was claimed by the Florida Central
and Peninsular representatives that the
statement in the Morning News that their
ID ~. lrR4k
TEN was hurtful to their interests in con-
veying the impression that their line was
not open all the way from Columbia TO
jacksonville. They had heard nothing TO
indicate that the arrangement that was
carried out had been made, and could not
understand that the Pennsylvania lines
had so determined to provide for the
transportation Of the passengers that had
been ticketed by way of the Southern and
the Florida Central and Peninsular. The
Florida Central and Peninsu1ar line is open
its entire length, and there have been no
delays in the running Of its local trains, or
It's northbound through trains since the
extremely cold days. The delays that have
occurred have been due solely to the com
phcatons ON the Southern and the Penn
sylvania lines.
Inc Florida Central and Peninsular tel
esraphic communication with Columbia
mas been restored and there is nothing
now Its representatives say, to interfere
win Its service being as quick and sat
Eiactory as before the cold spell. Another
Oh hs southbound through trains. No. 81.
got IN last night a short time before mid
hlsht' Ihls train was some seven hours
lale' out had come all the way through
from Jersey City. Three DELAYED sleep
eTs were attached to this train. These
were proug mt South in order that the lines
may may get their rolling stock properly dis
@Iouled 10 be running again after the
both roads will, it is expected. have
ulelr connections make schedule time
n1", large forces have been engaged in
GRATIS, and it is thought this worlx Nil
nave progressed sufficiently by this to
out difficulty '''''i