The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-16
VESTIBULES ARE ON
THREE TRAINS REACHED sAvAN-
NAH YESTERDAY.
ALL ARRIVED ON TINE
bright PROMISE FOR THE SEASON
IN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.

rrains Came in over the Plant Sys-
board-On Them All There Were
Msny Passengers-InitiaI Trains of
Past Season Never Carried So
wsny-On the Southern Train Were
Representative of the ROad-Chi-
cagO and st. Augustine Trains Also
on Time.
Three vestibuled trains went through
savannah yesterday morning on their way
n Florida One by the Southern Rail-
Wav. another by the Plant System and the
third by the Seaboard Air Line. All three
were well-fflled with passengers, and rep
resentatives of the lines expressed the
greatest satisfaction in the number that
were aboard. They regarded the number
records for the initial run of the trains
At the opening of the winter tourist sea-
son.
The Seaboard Air Lines train is a new
one just Inaugural ted. 1t is operated in
connection with the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac and the Pennsyl-
yania, as are the trains over the Plant
System and the Southern. The success
Of the first of the Seaboard's trains would
Indicate that the entire season will bring
the line a heavy business.
From the number of passengers on the
first trips of the VeStibuled trains. mas
seuger representative of the lines con-
clude that the business of handling win
ter tourists this season will be far in ex-
cess of what 1t usually is. There will be
disappointment unless such should be the
case for the railroads have made great
Preparations for a heavy business. They
have arranged the finest and quickest
service ever given and have left nothing
undone that passenger might demand.
Precisely upon the notch of the time
promised that they should arrive the
Plant Systems New York and Florida
special and the Southern's New York ana
Florida limited, rolled into the Plant
System shed. The Seaboard's train was
also on time. The new trains operated
by the Plant System in connection with
The Louisville and Nashville, via Mont
gomery, and with the Southern, via Jes-
up between St. Augustine and Chicago,
were reported, the one from Montgomery
and the other from Atlanta, yesterday af-
telnoon as being less than ten minutes
late, which speaks we'll for the service
upon an entirely new run.
Eighty-two passengers reached SaVan-
nah aboard the special and II We're on the
Limited The Plant System had none of
rs passenger representatives on the spe-
cal, but on the limited there were the
oil
tves: Mr. P. l. Wells, superintendent of
the South Carolina Division; Mr.. r. w.
Hunt, division passenger agent at
Charleston, and Mr.. Charles w. A. John
son, passenger agent at New York. Rep
resentatves of the lines out of Chicago
were aboard the trains handled via Mont
gomery and Jesup, as the service is en-
tirely new, having never been given dur
ing past seasons.
This afternoon the specials over all three
lines will pass through Savannah north
bound For some weeks the movement
OF passengers to the north will be light,
as tourists are going to Florida now and
out very few are returning to their
northern and eastern homes
writer for the New York Press has
me following about the New York and
Florida Limited:
4NtNaNf was just dbOut " say
something of Ell when Alex. Thweatt
popped in with a sworn statement that
Inc New York and Florida Limited MAX
ing its initial trip to-day, surpasses ev-
Tything in the train line that has rolled
on wheels since Napoleon III. s baggage
IRAN was demolished at the field of Sc
ean' Very well; there can be no rivalry
between Eli in the West and the New
lork and Florida Limited in the East and
ooulh. And for the sake of Flagler and
BOD Erwin, l hope Thweat& is right.
Folda expects a big season. The or
ange crop is the best in ten years, and
Inc Crackers are cheerful enough to be
renting. l wonder how these trains
compare with the Nancy Hanks the
DNle Flyer the Strawberry Limited,
tne Aztec Limited, the Cannon Ball
hSpress' and the Ixtlahuaca Flyer,
winch always starts at p. m.-'poco mas
menos,' q little more or less"