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2 iwiy. but there was : t sufficient j wer loft to keep her off shore DRIVEN ASHORE. “As stvm as it was realizxsl. shortly be fore 5 o'clock Sunday rooming. that it was Impossible to keep the vessel off much longer. all the sails available were hoisted to drive her as far as imssible upon the boa eh and pet line those aboard of her as near out of danger as i' was possible to do. “The wind was blowing so hard that the whole atmosphere was filled with spray and none of the passengers could aer where they were going or where they were going to land. About a Quarter past five Sunday morning the vessel struck bottom on the shoal to the north east of St. Helena Island and struck on bottom three miles from the St. Helena light. ••What they were to do then they did not know. They had struck bottom and yet they could see nothin? on all sides but water Tt seemed as if they had reached shore or somewhere near it and atill had to see the hull of the vessel go to pieces, an i they perhaps go with it. STRUCK BT A WAVE. “When the vessel was driven uj>on shore a tremendous wave struck Capt. Savage just as he was leaving the pilot house, hurling him through his state room door and against the wall. He was badly bruised up and will have to go to the hospital for some days. “We lay there all day Monday with the heavy sea continually battering against us, and not knowing when the ship would go to pieces, and we be carried down into the sea. The ship stood the heavy gale for sometime, until it finally battered away almost everything on the starboard side. The vessel then gave way and tilted down on her starboard side at an angle of about 4b degrees. “Every wave that struck the vessel then carried away some part of her on the starboard side. They finally struck the pantry and the water tanks, which were in the stern of the boat, so heavily that the pipes were broken, the water ran out and the stores and .provisions were washed away. Thus we were with out water or provisions. NOTHING TO BAT. “The only food we had after that time was such as could be obtained from the cargo of the vessel. We found some few boxes of sardines, some raw turnips and carrots and some biscuit which were so wet with salt water that every bite taken from one of them only increased our thirst aud there was no water there to satisfy it. Fortunately on Tuesday morn ing someone found a cask of mineral water from somewhere in Maine down in the hold. It was brought up at once and all hands stood around eagerly waiting their turn. There was just enough water in the cask for one good drink all round and after that was gone we had no more water ■whatever until we were rescued by the Birmingham Wednesday morning at 7 :30. ANTWHERE TO REST. “As long as the starboard side of the vessel remained we managed to get along all right, but when that washed away and the vessel went on her side it was impossible to remain on the vessel except at low tide, when we could lay down on the poet side, which wc were all weary enough to do at every opportunity. “When the tide came in, however, and the heavy sea began to wash o or us. we had to go into the rigging and lash our sevles to the masts to prevent being washed away. We could only come down ■when the tide went out. At those times we came down and stretched ourselves on the jiort sido of the vessel. This we kept up for two nights and a day without wa ter and with very little food of any kind. PUT THE WOMEN ON RAFTS. “Monday afternoon, when most every thin? on the starboard side of the vessel had been washed away, it was decided to put the lady passengers and the children on board oneof the life rafts and send them into shore with several seamen in charge. They went out of sight behind a big wove. The weather was so thick that we could see nothing of them after that. Whether they reached land in safety we never knew until we reached |>ort and were informed by someone here that they were saved.” A SIGNAL FHOM THE BIRMINGHAM. “Tuesday afternoon the Birmingham hove in sight and the Savannah gave the signal that she was a sister boat and that she was in distress. A boat was lowered and came towards us, but the sea was so heavy that she could not come any farther than within hailing distance. Those in the boat assured us that they would remain there and see that we were taken off in safety. The small life boat from tlie Birmingham came out to assure us that they would do all they could when the numerous tugs around refused to attempt the trip. “The Birmingham remained there an chored about three miles off the shoal from us until the next morning, when the sea had quieted down and the lifeboats came over and took us on board. The first thing asked for was water. Those rescued were so thirsty that they were almost crazed. They drank, and drank plentifully, too. Within a short time then everything was all right and we started for port.” THE WRECKED VESSEL. The Oldest Ship But One in the Ocean Steamship’s Fleet. The City of Savannah was built in 1877 by I Loach & Son at Chester, Pa., the same year the City of Macon was built. Site is. with this exception, the oldest ship of the Ocean Steamship Company’s fleet. TIIO Gate City was built a year later, in 1878. The City of Savannah ran first ou the New York and Savannah line, and then on the Philadelphia line For awhile she was used as an emergency ship, running wherever the service of the com pany demanded. She has been a regu lar liner between Savannah and Boston for some time. She carried a crew of forty-seven men all told. She was 255 feet long over the 12-foot water line and 272 feet overall: 88 feet li inches beam moulded. Her depth from base line to top of spa* deck was2ofeet 10 inches; depth of hold, 24 feet 10 inches. Her tonnage was 2,250 tons. The capacity of her coal bunker was 600 tons. She had two cominiund sur face condensing engines 1.050 horse power. Her boilers tubular, cylindrical, were 4 in number. Her propeller was the Hirsch patent, having four blades capable of being removed, either singly or together, from the hub to which they were fas tend by holts She li ml two donkey boilers and engines used in clearing the bilge, supplying the main boilers with water, and in case of fire. The vessel had three decks, besides the hurricane deck Her spar deck was entirely of iron and the main deck j>ar tially of iron. The deck frames were all fastened in the most secure manner known in naval architecture. She was brig rigged and spread about 15.000 square feet of canvas and accommodated 150 first-class passen gers. officers and crew, besides the steer age. She had six iron water-tight com partments, and was built under the special supervision of the Bureau of Ver itas. Her dining saloon was 40 feet long by 29 feet wide. The interior was handsome in its ap jiointments. The panneling was of ma hogany, French walnut and amaranth, trimmed with gold, handsomely moulded and highly polished. All of the wood work was polished to the highest degree, and involved the outlay of many thousands of dollars. The ceiling of the saloons frescoed bo conform with the elegance of_ the apartments. The mirrors, glassware. table linen, silver service, carpets and general appointments were rich. The first sec tion of her keel was laid March 17, 1877. On April 14 her first frame was raised, and on May 14 her first plate was riveted on. THROUGH RAGING SEAS. The City oi Birmingham's Eventful Voyage. A Trip That Will Never be Forgotten. A Memorial of Bravery to Capt. Burg and Hiß Officers Story of the Rescue of the City of Savannah’s Passen gors-Seven Men Taken From a Dis masted Schooner. The voyage of the City of Birmingham from Now York was perhaps the most eventful in her whole history. The Birmingham left New York Friday afternoon at 8 o’clock, and during that day and Saturday it looked as is if she were to have one of the pleasantest and least eventful trips of the season. “On Sunday about noon," said Mr. Dan Kountree, one of her passengers, last night, “things took quite a different shape and we encountered a most terrific gale which continued to grow and in crease in fury until the next day.” WAVES MOUNTAIN HIGH. “About 10 o’clock Sunday night the waves were coming against us mountain high and the vessel was tossed about like a cork by every one that dashed against her. We began then to entertain serious fears as to what was going to become of us. “The ship was headed right towards the storm, and Capt. Berg at all times ex hibited the utmost coolness and bravery, always assuring his passengers that there was no danger, and that they would all reach port in safety. ROCKED BY THE STORM. “Nothing eventful occurred during Sunday oxcept that we encountered this very heavy sea, which was continuous and without cessation. From Sunday night at 9 o’clock, when we began to round Hat teras, until 1 o'clock Monday morn ing, the ship did not average more than from one to -three miles an hour. The ship was tossed about as if it were a plaything and such a thing as going across the cabin or on the decks was alto gether impossible. It was impossible to sleep, but during such a time of danger few of the passengers cared for that. “Every meal was served even during the storm, but few were there to partake of them. The chances were that when a dish was set down at your place you would find it across the table before you could get your hand on it. WRECKS ON EVERY SIDE. “When the ship would go down in the trough of the sea waves mountain high could he seen coming towards it. “On Tuesday morning we encountered wrecks on every side. A crew of seven was rescued from a water-logged schooner by Capt. Berg. When the schooner was encountered she was going to pieces rap idly, and she gave the signal of distress. Capt. Berg at once sent out a lifeboat and took them all on board. “After that time we passed frequent wrecks. There were schooners and barks with their masts and everything on deck entirely swept away. Whenever one was met and gave any signal Capt. Berg would send out and offer them any assis tance they wanted. Several of them wanted to he towed in, but that he re fused to do. He was ready and glad to take the crews aboard, but almost all of them refused to desert their ships. SIGHTED TIIE SAVANNAH. “Tuesday afternoon about it o'clock the City of Savannah was sighted on the shoal about three miles from the St. Helena light. She gavo the signal that she was a sister ship and also that she was in distress. Capt. Burg sent out a lifeboat in command of Frst Mate John son, but the sea was so high that they could not jHissiblv reach the Savannah. He remained at anchor off the shoal about four miles until this morning, when all | the passengers and crew who were left on j the Savannah were brought over to the Birmingham in the lifeboats, and we sailed on to port. SENT OUT VOLUNTEERS. “It was learned that on Monday the captain of the City of Savannah called for volunteers to go to shore and get aid. Three sailors volunteered to go and they started off for shore. They were to give the signal if they landed in safety, but no signal was over received from them. All the passengers and crew who re mained on the Savannah were saved. “Nothing too high can be said in praise ! of Capt . Burg and the crew, especially of I First Officer Johnson, who were at all times kind, courteous and attentive to the i passengers." THE BIRMINGHAM’S VOYAGE. j Mr. F. E. Rebarer, clerk of the city ! council, who was a passenger on the City lof Birmingham, tells the following ! story: “We left New York Saturday. Our voyage as far as Cape J Hatteras, was over comparatively smooth seas, except a heavy ground < swell, which was regarded as the linger- I ing result of the terrible cyclone which TTTE MORNING NEWS: TTIEKSDAY, ATTirST 31. I*>3. hail swept the coast a few days previous. At Cape Hatteras wc met a heavy sea with southeast wind. "The cape was rounded "day bet ween 10 ami 12 o'clock, and about 2 a m. the wind and sea increased fear fully, and at daylight a grand, but most fearful of sights met the eyes of such of the passengers as were able to raise their heads from their pillows. THE SKA IN ITS FURY. “As far as the eye could reach could be seen the enormous seas which seemed to lash each other in their madnessi while the wind howled and with what seemed to us a terrible voice urged on the giant mountains of water to do their worst. From 7to 12 o'clock it was a scene fearful to behold, such an one as to make strong men fear, and the ship, which had long since been headed for deeper water, seemed to be but a mite in the hands of the elements to be dashed about at their mercy, but a strong and steady hand, cool and determined, was at the helm: the captain was there to guide and protect the ship and the living that were in his keeping. “It was agreatand touching admiration that was felt by those who understood the ability of the master of the vessel as he guided and kept her in such position upon the waves as best guaranteed her safety. At 1 o'clock p. m. the storm be gan to abate, and in the afternoon late, just before dark, the ship was again headed towards her course. FILLED WITH WRECKS. “At daylight Tuesday parts of vessels such as spars, portions of decks, pieces of lumber, and paraphernalia of every de scription pertaining to vessels and cargo, were to be seen in every direction. At 6 o’clock we came upon the schooner Joseph Soutter, with Capt. Hudson and a crew of six men. The vessel was water logged and the sea breaking over lier. The captain and crew were rescued from their perilous position. A few mo ments later a vessel was passed bottom upwards, and her position told to us the fate of those who lived upon her a few hours previous. “As we proceeded other vessels were seen with their masts and rig ging partly gone, and one with hardly a mast or sail left was spoken and oiler of assistance made, but her captain raised his cap, and, with thanks. declined to leave his ship, doubtless hoping to be able to reach a port. THE CITY OF SAVANNAH SIGHTED. Tuesday at 6p. m. a ship was sighted ashore in the breakers about six miles south of St. Helena lighthouse. Her captain saw our ship and signaled with a light, and as Capt. Berg recog nized the signal he exclaimed, "Good God! that must be the City of Savan nah!” A boat was lowered and First Officer Johnson was sent to her and brought buck the message that it was the City of Savannah in the breakers three miles from shore going to pieces with lier passengers and crew in the rig ging. They had been there since Sunday night. The night was then uiton us and it was impossible to attempt to rescue the unfortunates un til daylight. “The Birmingham was anchored, and on Wednesday morning boats in charge of First Officer Johnson and Sec ond Officer Hamilton reached the ship and the rescue of those on board was effected with safety. The lady passen gers of the ill-fated ship, together with such others ns her boats would hold, had been scut to shore the day before. It was a brave act to reach the ship in the breakers, but Officers Johnson and Hamilton did this with their sturdy crews, and brought from the Savannah the passengers and crew that were hanging about her, threatened with death, and from whose breasts all hope had departed. THE PASSENGERS. The following is a list of the passen gers who left New York on the Birming ham: William Wade, Frank E. Rebarer, W. W. Williamson, T. H. McMillan and Dr. W. X. Bleakney, wife. Mrs. E. Blakely, Mrs. Lewis, Miss M. Bliss, Miss Peacock, F. Williams, Mrs. Dillon and infant. A. Ellasburg, R. F. Watkins. E. Denmark, B. C. Dupont and wife, H. Steyerman, M. Cohn, J. T. Cohn, A. Steiner, A. Peacock, L. Merkie, James Vest, C. Wilbur, J. D. Murphy. E. D. Sm.vthc, J. M. Jones and wife. Miss L. Lawrence, Daniel T. Kountree, Miss Westbrook, Miss E, Kinney, G. W. Scoblo, wife and F. Scobie, infant, Master Scobte, S J. Gilbert, W. M. Hernoy, G. A. Wardlaw, I. izzie Duncan (col.), D. B. Williams (col ). P. S. Netdltnger, G. W. Scott (col.), wife J. W. Foreman tool.), and infant, and wife. Mana Smith (col.). And thirteen steerage. The City of Birmingham spoke the schooner James Boyce, about twenty miles east of Georgetown, S. C. She had main and mizzen mast and rail gone, sails torn and appeared to be considerably damaged. They did not signal for assist ance. She also sighted a capsized schooner with copper bottom, painted, floating in the ocean about half way between Charleston and Hunting Island. A large number of damaged vessels were passed, but all were apparently not in need of as sistance. SEVEN RESCUED FROM A SCHOONER. Among the passengers on the City of Birmingham, which arrived last night, were Capt. Hudson and six soamen of the schooner Joseph Southern. They were picked up about forty miles east of Wil mington on Monday evening. They were clinging to the rigging of the vessel, which was water-logged and tossing fearfully about on the high seas. The Southern sailed from Darien last Saturday with a cargo of lumber for Boston. She encountered the storm on Sunday about 3 o’clock when about 150 miles south of Cape Fear. About y o’clock the vessel began to leak, and everything was washed from her decks. The captain and his crew lashed them selves in the rigging as a last resort, when the vessel filled with water. They tossed upon the sea until Monday. When the City of Birmingham took them off the were about forty miles south fof Wil mington. ~ '4 A MEMORIAL OF BRAVERY. The passengers of the City of Birming ham expressed their gratitude to Captain Burg and his officer" for their noble per formance of duty during the trying or deal through which they passed. Capt. Burg's easy and confident manner in the hour of danger brought confidence to all and few on board fully realized at the time the awful peril that surrounded them. In his memorial,*Mr. F. E. liebarer for the passengers, said : “It is not for us to pass ujsm seamanship, for of this we know little; but if the splendid handling of a ship in a gale of wind, nerve, cool courage, tender care of the lives and comfort of those on board in such an hour of danger besfieak the seaman with ability to command, then Capt. Burg is such.” The memorial was signed by Wm Wade, F. K. Rebarer, T. H. McMillan, W. W. Williamson, R. F. Walthour, B. C. Du !>ont. K. Denmark, M. Cohn. A. Steiner, !-■ Merkie. J. D. Murphy, E. D. Smith, Wm. Jones, Daniel T. Rountree, G. W. Scobie, Wm. Berney, S. J. Gilbert. G. A. Wardlaw and others. TUE snif ALL KIGnT. The City of of Birmingham practically received no damage from the effects of of the storm. With the exception of her sides being slightly battered in by the force of the seas and a small piece of her rail knocked off, there was no trace of any damage done by the terrible tum bling she had undergone. It was reported, before she eame up to the city, that her masts were gone, but this proved untrue, as there was not a spar or line missing. The City of Birmingham has demon strated that she is the strongest, the safest and one of the best steamships that sails on the coast. There is not another vessel reiiorted that passed through the severe hurricane and came out in a better condition. The City of Birmingham is the last built of the company’s fleet except the Kansas City. She was turned out of itoach's yards at Chester, Pa., in 18.88. She is 3,066 gross tonnage and 2,352 net tonnage. Her engines were built tlie same year the vessel was built. She car ries a complement of forty-seven officers and crew, and is owned by the New England and Savannah Steamship Com pany. ANOTHER STORM COMING. It is Now Central 200 Miles South ot Port Eads, La. Mariners Are Warned to Post Them selves With Regard to its Progress Before Venturing to Sea—lt is As suming the Nature of a Cyclonic Disturbance—Threatening Weather Along the Coast of the Gulf States. Observer Smyth reports another storm of a cyclonic nature now central in the gulf south of Louisiana. The storm noted in yesterday's synop sis on the weather map as central in the gulf south of Louisiana, he says, has ad vanced northeastward and now centers about 200 miles southeast of Port Eads, La., with a slight increase in energy. As the storm’s course is northeastward, mariners and persons interested will do well to keep advised relative (6 its pro gress. The following telegram was received last night from the observer of the weather bureau at Washington: Hoist storm southeast signal at 10:50 p. m. Storm central In the gulf about two hundred miles southeast of Port Eads, La., moving northeast. Expect southeast gales, veering to southwest. Also ordered in Jacksonville and Jacksonville section. Cloudiness and rain prevails along the central Gulf Coast throughout the east Gulf states, in Middle and Eastern Ten nessee, in Middle North Carolina and throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Generally clear weather prevails west of the Mississippi valley and east of the Mississippi north of Tennessee and North Carolina. EIGHTEEN MEN RESCUED. A Gallant Rescue From the Ship Net tie Murphy. The Norwegian brig Medea, Capt. Kusoer, from Balize for Hull with a cargo of logwood, put into Tybee roads and an chored yesterday afternoon. She has on board Capt. Cosmati and eighteen men, the crew of the British ship Nettie Mur phy, which sailed from Pensacola on Aug. 15 for Dundee. The Murphy was aban doned in the gulf stream on Monday, when all hands were rescued from the rigging by the Medea. No lives were lost. The Nettie Murphy was a ship of 1,373 tons register, and is from Yarmouth. Nova Scotia. The brig Medea was out of the reach of the hurricane and consequently did not sustain any serious damage. She will avail the first opportunity to land the shipwrecked seamen and then proceed on lier voyage. WILL NEVER BE KNOWN The Loss of Life in the Sea Islands During the Storm. In the country between New river, South Carolina, and the Savannah river, the negroes report that over a hundred of their people were drowned. The country is so intersected with rivers and there lias been such a total destruction of bridges and blockade of roads that there probably never will be any further par ticulars of this great loss of life. By the time matters resume their normal condition it will be impossible m such a country and among such a people to ob tain any definite account of the calamity that has befailen them. Those who know where and how these people live, can realize how great the loss of life might be in such a storm as that of Sun day. DANGER ON THE LOWLANDS. The Work of Drainage Already Begun Opposite the City. Sunday’s storm has not departed with out leaving its mark in more ways than one. As is well-known, the heavy winds blew the salt water up the river for miles. On Sunday night the entire sur face of the river was covered with salt water, which was blown into the fields on every side, and when the waters subsided a great deal of it remained in the pools and lowlands on the marshes. This salt water was the result of the death of all the young rice in the fields and all the rice that had been cut was en tirely washed away. The damage to the rice crop as estimated by the most promi nent rice planters yesterday will reach s4<Ki.Ouo. In the meantime, the brackish water which is standing on Hutchin son's island in large pools, mingled with the dead and decaying vegetation under the heat of the sun. is getting in its unsavory aud unsanitary effect. The stench that arises is terrible and every gale that comes toward tliecitv from the north or from the northeast, as there arc many similar pools on the marshes opposite the city to the northeast and northwest as well, brings over great volumes of the dangerous gases that are arising from these stagnant pools and |>onds. This condition is pretty general- through out the marshes in the county as well as those on the marshes opposite the city, and a gale from any direction brings these odors into the city. A gang was put to work on Hutchinson's Island yester day to relieve the situation as much as possible, but as this condition prevails almost everywhere it will be some time before anything can lie accomplished. Dead animals everywhere add to the evils of the situation, and they are to be found wherever they were exposed to the storm. The seriousness of the situation can hardly be realized until these things are seen, but it is nevertheless serious and very much so. The work of cleaning up and relieving the unsanitary condition in the entire county as a result of these causes will be prosecuted as vigorously as possible and without delay. Salt water, dead animals and decaying vegetation under the hot September and October suns are very dangerous things. A SIGHT OF THE WRECKS. Huge Vessels Plhyed With by the Storm as if Toy Balloons. The hurricane’s havoc among the ship ping at and around quarantine has been already particularized by the Morning News. Possibly no more picturesque grouping of storm-beaten argosies was ever contrived than that which may be viewed, and which, possibly, may long be viewed, at the debouchment of the Sa vannah into the open sea. A weird popular enchantment has al ways attached to shipwreck. Craft crea ted for the trade of the seas is the soli tary work of man which he commits wholly to Hie unknowable—the one great achievement of his skill and labor which he christens to some hopeful fortune yet consecrates, in utter resignation, to the fates. Other noble structures topple to the winds or crumble from age; but, the surprise and novelty of ruin having de parted, we almost forget their calamity, though we may daily view it in our sober walks. Not so with the sturdy sea-furrowing ship when her gigantic strife has ceased, and her career is sud denly ended; for there was not an hour, perhaps, in her long and wearied toil that was not hedged by a hundred perils. LIKE A FI.EET OF PHANTOM BARKS. To produce the compound wreckage visible at quarantine, where seven barks IContinued on Eighth Page.) KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and ib is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California. Fig Syrup Cos. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not Accept any substitute if offered. SPECIAL NOTICES). NOTICE. The steamer ALPHA will not make a trip to Beaufort on Friday as previously adver tised. as she will not be ready in time. C. H. MKDLOC'K, Agent. NOTICE. DR. GEO. 11. STONE HAS RETURNED TO THE CITY. NORTON & IIAXLEY, " 'T IX It O O FEES— - Old Roofs REPAIRED AND PAINTED. Prompt attention to all orders. York and Whitaker streets. Office Board of Sanitary Comm'rs, 1 Savannah. Ga.. Aug. 23. 1893. j Resolved. That all passengers coming to the city ot Savannah shall prove to the Inspectors on ad incoming trains positlvel: and clearly that he, she or they have not been in the elty of Brunswick or had any direct connection therewith for the past twenty days. Inspectors shall require certificates of the disinfection of all baggage coming from Brunswick; said disinfection must have been done at least ten days prior to the admission of said baggage into the city. jno j. McDonough, Mayor. W. F. Brunner, Secretary. FUNtRM. INVITATIONS. GRIFFITH.—The relatives. Tnends and ac quaintance of Jasper X and Helen Griffith are Invited to attend the funeral services ot May. their eldest daughter, at Laurel Grove Cemetery TUI.'S (Thursday) MORNING at 11 o'clock. HILITAHTOROEIiS. Headquarters German Volunteers, t Savannah. Aug. 31). 1893. f The last target practice previous to the an nual tiring for prizes will take place at Har mons range THURSDAY. Aug. 31. Members will assemble at the armory at 2:30 o'clock p. m. HENRY KOLSHORN, Captain SPECIAL NOTICES. CHARMS. Let others say how much they prize Charms that adorn the fair, The rosy cheek or sparkling eyes, The blonde or brunette hair; 'Tis not the bust or polished arm Could m.v approval win. But 'tis the LE PANTO Cigar I smoke That can he found at every first-class inn. Buy the LE PANTO dally from SCHRODER & SIEM, Corner Jefferson and South Broad strep's. Savannah Rifle Association, 1 Savannah, Or., Aug. 31, 1893. f On account of damages by the recent storm the weekly practices will not take place, and the season is herewith declared closed. DR. J. D. MARTIN, Vice President. Jno. M. Bryan, Secretary and Treasurer. EXCURSION TO TYBEE TO-DAY By Steamer Regis. For particulars see E. M. HOPKINS. Room IS. Provident Building. Only a limited num ber of tickets sold. FAMILY EXCURSION Down the Savannah river to Quarantine and Tybee Island SUNDAY, Sept. 3. Steamer Bellevue leaves wharf foot of Abercorn street at 2:30 o'clock. Tickets 50c. SPECIAL NOTICE. Neither the master nor consignees of the British steamship MARA will be responsi ble for any debts contracted by the crew. STRACHAN & CO., Consignees. SPECIAL NOTICE. Neither the master nor consignees of the Spanish steamship PELAYO will be responsi ble for any debts contracted by the crew. STRACHAN & CO., Consignees. SPECIAL NOTICE. Having purchased the stock of goods and book accounts of LLOYD & ADAMS, all per sons indebted to them are required to make immediate payment to me. ANDREW HANLEY. FOR SALE, 1 Sale, Herring's Patent Champion. 1 Typewriter, cmlth's Premier. 1 Letter Cabinet r ile. Counters. Shelving, Desks. Chairs. Show Cases, Letter Presses, etc. The above can be seen at any time at Lloyd & Adams' old stand, St. Julian and Whitaker streets,Savan nah. Ga. ANDREW HANLEY. SEASONABLE ARTICLES. MELDEKMA— A pleasant Toilet Powder. Instantly removes the offensive odors caused by perspiration. BORACINE A powder for the Toilet and Nursery; cures prickly heat and chafe. CUPID ALMOND CREAM— Gives quick re lief from Sunburn. RUBBER BATHING CAPS— Keep the hair dry and are decidedly ornamental. SPONGES —A full line for the Bath and Toilet —AT — SOLOMONS & CO., 163 Congress street and 92 Bull street. JAMES HUNTER, BROKER, Provident Savings Building, Drayton Street, (On the Ground Floor.) Cotton, stocks, bonds, miscellaneous secu rities. Also real estate bought and sold on commission only. My telegraph facilities are such that orders can be placed on the New York Cotton and Stock exchanges and confirmations received In from ten to fifteen minutes. NOTICE. City of Savannah, > Aug. 28, 1893. f All persons are warned against boarding the derelict vessels blown ashore in the vi cinity of the quarantine station. These ves sels. with their crews, are subject to quaran tine until released by the quarantine officer. JOHN J. MCDONOUGH, Mayor. W. F. Brunner. Health Offl ter. P R 6POSA LS WANTED. PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Sealed proposals for furnishing the Public Schools with supplies during the school vear i893-94 will be received until Sept. 20. 1893. Supplies of the following kind are required: Stationers supplies. Coal, hard and soft. , Wood for kindling. Printing. House furnishers’ supplies, including beat ing stoves complete and price ol each of vari ous parts thereof: also pipe elbows. and of pipe and zinc per foot, and the charge for taking down, cleaning pipe and putting up a stove. Information in regard to quantity and quality of supplies called for can be had on application at the office ol the Board of Edu cation. Chatnam Academy, Bull street, be tween the hours of 9 and 10 a. m. and 5 and 6 p. m Supplies to he furnished, from time to time, in such quantity as may be specified in requisitions. Proposals, securely sealed, must, to receive notice, be addressed to the undersigned at the Cotton Press office. Bay street, and nowhere else. The committee reserves the right to reject all bids. JOHN R. F. TATTNALL, Chairman. SPEC!AL NOTICE. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. We are selling Lumber, Sash, Doors and Blinds at a very !o v price, and it would be to the interest of parties contemplating build lng houses to call on us. A. S. BACON & SONS, OfflceJJryan and Whitaker streets. NOTICE. City of Savannah. i Office clerk of Council. V Aug. 22. 1893. | Bids will be received at the office of the Clerk ot Council until 12 M. ihursdav. Aug. 31, 1893 for furnishing the Police Department with winter pants and hats according to spe cillcations to be seen on appli. ation at this office. ’1 he city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the Committee on Police. C. V. HERNANDEZ. Acting Clerk of Council. SSEO. M. C3ICHOLS, PRINTING, BINDING, BLANK BOOKS. 83} Bay 81. Savannah. DRY GOODS. mrm * nr if h less fiei. Our first shipment of the above have just arrived and are now ready for inspec tion. Amongst the many new weaves this season Hopsacking is bound to cause attraction. We have them in all the fashionable colors. Also Storm Serges, Matalsee Cloths, Exposition Suitings, Iridescent Cheviots, Jacquard Suitings, English Tweeds. Also a handsome line of 54-inch Cloths in plain and fine checked effects. Very desirable for traveling suits. Velvets and Trimming Silks in all tints and quali ties to match, 137 BROUGHTON STREET." —■ ..a BANKS. i ii 1 OF SAVANNAH, Capital $500,000. Tr&nracts a general banking: buslnes* Maintains a Savings Department and al lows INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT., com pounded quarterly. The accounts of Individuals, Arms, banks and corporations are solicited. With our large number of correspond ents In GEORGIA, ALAHAMA,FLORIDA and SOUTH CAROLINA, we are prepared to handle collections on the most favora ble terms. Correspondence invited. BRANTLEY A. DENMARK# President* BX. B. LANE, Vice President* GEORGE C. FREEMAN, Cashless SAVANNAH BANK u HMD TRUST CO, SAVANNAH. GA. INTEREST AT 4% ON DEPOSITS IN SAVINGS DEPjIRT MENT. Collections on Savannah and all south ern points, wo handle on the most favora ble terms and remit at lowest eachanß# rates on day of payment. Correspond ence solicited. JOSEPH D. WEED, President. JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice Preside** JAME£ H. HUNTER. Cashier. _ Savannah Savings Bank, CORNER WHITAKER AND ST. JULIAN STREETS. Pays 5 per cent, interest on deposits, compounded quarterly. Places money for investors on improved city real acceptable to lender, at 7 n*f cent, per annum, principal and interest guar anteed and collected free of charge. Places money for investors on improved city real estate, acceptable to lender, at 8 per cent, per annum, principal and interest col lected free of charge. W. K. WILKINSON, President. C. S. ROCKWELL, Treasurer. RAILROADS. fIX __RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R. The Greatest Southern Sjstem. T MPROVED schedules. Through first-class 1 coa hes betweeu Savannah and AfVaiul N. C., for Hot Springs and other Western Carolina points. „ Also to Waihatla and Greenville, S. G., ana intermediate points via C'oluuiuia. Quirk time ana improved service to v% asn ington. New York and the East. Only line in the south operating solid '“ ' buled limited trains with Pullman dining “ ' World's Fair tickets via this route abu stopovers going and returning west of lr j' * N. C. Buv one ticket and visit both Wester North Carolina and the World's Fair „ W A TURK. G. P. A., Washington D . y S. H. HARDWICK, A. G. P. A. Atlanta- G \\TANTED, merchants to try the benefits';! U advertising in the "One cent a " 1 ‘ " columns oi the JiukSLVs NEWS. It w “■* tanly pay.