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8 LOST IN’ THE BREAKERS. [Continued from Seoord Pape.) and barkenline* Mand. erect and near to •no nno’ht r. high and dr\. w ith the per •pex tivc of an eighth a full mile away, in land. to the right...mi of a ninth, totally wrecked on Tj lwe beach. to the left —to have devised this or. ior of dismantlement, •addcning and thrilling to see. it would seem the s home of the yule must have possessed precone. ption and motive not less than might ana fury. At the quarantine landing are two lone, parallel w harves, at right angles with the river They are several hundx-ed feet apart, possibly twenty feet high at the abutment, and between them, along the river front, are groups of driven piles at short intervals. Three sides of a great quadrangle are thus barricaded, and the Spaee within is a deep basin or bed of ballast rock. VESSELS LIFTED LIKE TOTS. One might have a wonderful ideal of the maximum [ feasibilitiesof a full-swing ing hurricane, and still never dream it could have had the tact and power to put a ponderous vessel within this corral. Yet the storm of Sunday smiled as it grassed two massive barks, and, lifting them clear of the high and strong tim bers, set them squarely upon their bottoms. In contactwith each other, upon the dry and hard interior. A noticeable spectacle just beyond the Quaraniine landing is that of two barks, similar in size and general appearance, near to each other and about an equal distance inland, which are also identical as to the charac ter of the damage inflicted by the pale. Both are stripped of masts and spars, save only as to their lower mizzen masts. So alike are they that one may be said to be the mirage of the other. The Cosmo, the barkentine which alone rode out the storm of that fearful night, now bows at anchor, saucy in aspect, as though conscious of her unequaled feat. _ PECULIARITY OP THEIR POSTURE. With the exception of the Harold, beached broadside on Tybee point, all the disabled vessels ef the quarantine group sit solidly upon their bilges, their top masts straight toward the sky. While it is likely that gravity would have much to do with the settling of a vessel ui>on her straightest angle, it must be considered that gravity was not very much con cerned with matters on Sunday night. The theory is that these vessels were generally on their beam ends during the first storm, but were righted by the sec ond, which, at the same time, blow back the water from under them, having come from an exactly opposite direction. It is claimed that but for this, nearly all the vessels would have been drawn off into deep water soon after the lull and with no great effort. Be this as it may, while the unique assembly of stranded and dismantled vessels, or any of them, remain in their extremity they will be curious objects to observers and are worthy some cost and trouble to see. MAT 11E ALL SAVED. While the devices and characteristics of storms maj have undergone improve ment, the strides of human wisdom and contrivance have outrun the progress of the elements! The Korean liana which held those two ships high in air and then pompously lowered them into an appar ently inextricable pen may some day find its equal in power in the different methods of application of mechanical strength by which to-day a man standing upon a substance of twenty times greater weight than his own can lift in air the entire mass, himself in cluded, by simply hooking his smallest finger into a loop and drawing the tensor sinews of his hand. Thus these ships— one of which is six thousand feot from the sea—may some fine morning awake to find their monster hulls being wafted hack toward the deep by agencies aslave to the yet undeveloped fullness of ttie genius of man. TRAINS ALL RIGHT NOW. Travel Resumed Between Savannah and Charleston. The Charleston and Savannah railroad is again open and trains are running through direct between Savannah and Charleston. Four trains came in on this road from Charleston yesterday, besides the first train from Charleston, which arrived at 1 o'clock yesterday morning via. the South Carolina, Carolina Midland, Port Royal and Augusta, and Charleston and Savan nah railroads. Train No. 23 from Charleston with the Atlantic Coast Line connections ■was the first train to come through from Charleston direct, and reached Savan nah at 11:44 o'clock yesterday raornlnia. Two of their train running as sections of No. 28 arrived shortly afterwards with intervals of about 20 minutes between the sections. Train No. 35. with the northern mail connections, arrived dur ing the afternoon. These trains brought in all thedelayed mail and express matter. The northbound trains on the Charles ton and Savannah left on schedule time. No. 36 left at 0:40, No. Hat 12:29, No. 16 at 3:20 and No. 78 at 8:47. Freight train No. 308. the first train to leave the city for Charleston, left at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Train No. 33 from Charleston came in at 8:47 o'clock lust night. THE STOHM FROM A PULLMAN. Mr. C. D. Baldwin, of the firm of Pea cock, Hunt 2c Cos., arrived yesterday morning from North Carolina via Charles ton. He was on the train bound from Wilmington Sunday night, and had his storm experience in a Pullman. There were no mishaps, excepting the tearing out of the windows on one side of the cars by a fallen tree, but as Mr. Baldwin was on the other side, he was not inter ested in it. On the arrival of the train at Charleston, it vras discovered that there was no way to get farther south, and Mr. Baldwin accepted the situation, and spent two days in Charleston viewing the damage by the storm. He confirms the reports of the destruction of the wharves, and the high tide over parts of the city. HAD A BOUOII TIME. ’Hie excursionists who came over to this city and spent Sundav here, had a rough time getting back to Charleston, and did not reach t here until day bofore yester day. The train was brought to a standstill at RarHowle's. and the passengers had to depend upon their Savannah dinners and a tew potatoes, etc., that could be gath ered in the neighborhood to satisfy their hunger. There were a number of ladies and children on the traiu. On Tuesday the steamer Planter was sent to their re lief by way of Wappoo cut, and the un fortunates taken to C harleston. Mr. Baldwin says he saw a train of fourteen cars which was blown off the track. He came back by way of the Houth Carolina, Carolina Midland. Port Ko.val and Charleston and Savannah railroads, it was a roundabout way, but he was glad to get home by any route. THE FIRST PASSENGERS THROUGH. Mr. Isaac Meinhard of New York, of Mr-inhard Bros. 2c Cos., of Savannah, Mr. J. M. Dixon. Mr. Lewis Alexander and Mr. A. Buclienholz were fellow-passen gers with Mr. Baldwin on the train which arrived at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. They confirmed the reports of the general destructiveness of the storm at Charleston. "I have never seen such destruction be fore in my life.” said Mr. Meinhard. • 1 he finest buildings look as if they were a.most ruined. Their roofs are torn off and the fronts of many of them biown out. The beautiful battcrv is a complete wreck. It is literally torn all Vo pieces. The wharves are utterly wrecked. I don't believe there is a wharf left in Charleston. 1 was very anxious to get to Savannah and took the first train that offered Mr .1 M Dixon was a fellow passenger of Mr. Meinbnrd's from New York Both Mr. Dixon and Mr Meinhard intended taking thp City of Birmingham to Savan nah, but when they saw the prediction of the storm in New York they decided that it would be better to come by rail. GLAD TO GET TO SAVANNAH. “I was certainly delighted to get back to Suvanuah this morning,” said Mr. Dixon. ••There were all kinds of rumors afloat in Charleston of the damage done in Sa vannah. I placed no faith in them, of course, but still I was exceedingly anx ious We were entirely cut off, and it was impossible to get telegraphic communica tion of any kind. 1 was on the lookout all the time to pet a copy of the Morning News, hut did not succeed in getting one until we were on our way here Tuesday night, when I found a passenger with a copy of Monday's pa per. The account of the storm was eagerly read by the Savannah passengers. When I saw where the door of my store had been blown in early in the night I wondered how much damage had followed later. I was very much delighted on arriving here to find that this was al most the only damage.” a great wreck. Mr. Dixon confirms the reports of Mr. Meinhard and Mr. Baldwin as to the wreck of the battery and wharves at Charleston. The telegraph and telephone poles, he said looked as if they had been mowed down by scythes and lay across the streets in every direction. In some places the streets were a perfect tangle of wires. The plank paving on the lower streets, Mr. Dixon said, was torn up and thrown up against the houses in oblique angles. Barrels of naval stores and other commodities wore washed under the inclined pavements and were supporting the planks in their queer liositions. Mr Dixon says it is a heavy blow to Charleston, and it will be some months, he thinks, before all the repairs are completed. The South Bound railroad ran its reg ular schedules yesterday. The first train to arrive from Columbia brought down about twenty of the Asheville excursion ists, who had been waiting since Sunday for a chance to get home. Train No. 33, due at 7:20 last night, arrived at 10 o’clock and brought the northern mail. Capt. W. M. Davidson, general passenger agent of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, was on board. CAPT. CRAIG'S STATEMENT. Capt. J. W. Craig, roadinaster of the Charleston and Savannah Railway, in a letter to Charleston gives an itemized account of the damage which the track of the road has sustained. He was at Kan tovvles bridge, about eighteen miles from Charleston, where he had several hun dred workmen employed. He says the damage done to the Charleston and Sa vannah Company is much more severe than was at first, supposed. Near Ran towles Soo feet of the track of the road had been floated totally away. It was then resting about 1(K) feet from its orig inal position. Two small trestles, one ten and the other twenty feet wide, had be come yawning chasms, in which a deep and swift current of water was running. The opening of the smaller trestle had been extended to twenty-five feet in width, and that of the larger to at least three times that space. In many places the track of the road still remained two feet under water, rendering work ex tremely difficult. Rantowles trestle itself has been injured, but the neighboring "fill” has been badly washed out for a considerale distance. Meyer's trestle, at the 47 mile post, has been swept out of existence and will be a total loss. Capt. Craig said that he himself had not been down to Young’s island, hut he had learned that practic ally all the company's property at that place had been totally destroyed, includ ing the 100 foot trestle at Meg gett's. It would be hopeless under these circumstances to attempt to estimate the losses which the road has sustained. MANY WRECKS SIGHTED. Capt. Berg Gives an Account of the Dismantled Vessels. Capt. Berg, of the City of Birmingham, gives the following summary of the wrecked vessels he has seeu on ilia route since the storm: Aug. 29th, Ga. m, latitude 33" 5’ lon gitude 78° 6' sighted vessel with signals of distress flying; bore down and found her to be schooner Joseph Souther, dismasted and leaking; sent a boat and took off crew, consisting of captain, mate and five men. For the next four hours passed through quantities of wreckage, lumber, railroad ties and also passed vessel bottom up. On the same date passed schooner James Boyce, Jr., dismasted and anchored twenty-one miles east of Cape Romaine, Saw several other vessels in that vicinity with loss of spars. At 6 p. in., (same day) sighted six miles south of St. Helena’s lighthouse in the breakers three miles off shore the Steamship City of Savannah. Anchored until morning, took off passengers and crow. The ship is going to pieces. NO END OF RUIN. The Wreck on South May River Neck Complete. 4 Mr. Snyder of this city, who has been erecting a building on Col. Estili’s place on May river, South Carolina, came to the city last night in a sail boat and brought the first news from South May river neck received since the storm. He confirms the reports brought by boats passing by of the destruction' of the wharf and bridge at Halsey. At Snyder 5c Mettle's saw mill at “Moreland” plantation, the work of the storm was complete. The mill manufac tures vegetablcwcrates and , boxes for farmers in Georgia and Florida. The mill was blown down and the lumber and timber washed away, and the mules and horses drowned. Not a house was left. At Pettigrew plantation all the negro houses were swept away, hut no lives lost. At No. 8 plantation the rice and corn crops arc a total loss. The same story is told of all the planta tions on the neek. One-half of the fences are down and thousands of trees have fallen, ille roads are impassable. Floods fill all the rivers and the swamps are filled w ith water. The destruction of the bridges and boats made communica tion with the country beyond impossible. The only bout on May river neek that escaped destruction was a small sail-boat belonging to Col. Estill, and that was at last brought into requisition to reach the city. BEAUFORT AND PORT ROYAL. ' Wrecks Everywhere and the Loss of Life Cannot be Approximately Es timated. The shipping at Beaufort and Port Royal suffered almost total destruction from Sunday’s storm. The following ves vels are either sunk or ashore: Clara McGilvey, Regate, Alma Cummings, W. H. Sumner; tugs Reliance, Juno, Wey mouth. Kinkora, Kent, Stono. Dow. Ida and Ivanhoe. and steamer Pilot Boy. The tugs Bessie, Bristol, and Cecelia, steamer Rydal Water, and schooners IC. H Schnel and Florence bhay THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. AUGUST3I, 1893. are safe The schooner Messenger was blown up Broad river, but sustained no damage but loss of anchor and cable. An unknown schooner is ashore and an other bottom up in I*ort Royal sound. BEAUFORT. The town of Beaufort suffered a great deal. The water front and wharves are washed away. The Sea Island Chemical Company’s works are damaged considerably. Its three dredges are ashore and the inclines at the works were carried away. The Baldwin Fertilizer Company’s wharves and sheds and houses are dam aged considerably. At Port Royal the railroad sheds are unroofed and their contents ruined by water. The wharf front is torn away. There is not much other injury done to the town. y PARIS ISLAND. The United States dry dock Is about in the same condition as before. The coffer dam stood the storm, but the island was submerged and the water filled the dock. Dr. Hazel, of the United States marine hospital service, and about twonty-six colored people were drowned at the naval station. DAMAGE AT COOSAW. At Coosaw, as heretofore stated, there was a total destruction of all dredges and tug boats, with one exception, the tug Cecelia, Capt. Godwin. Martin Ham, Engineer of the dredge John Kennedy, and his firemen and two others were drowned. A sailor was drowned off the schooner Alma Cummings. Capt. Finney estimates that on the islands in the vicinity of Beaufort one third of the population was swept away on Sunday night. The rivers and sounds are full of sunk en wrecks, and the buoys are as a rule, far away from their proper anchorages. 'Hie light-house board will doubtless give this matter its prompt attention. The steamer Bessie received no damage during the gale ana will leave to-day at 11 o’clock for Beaufort. REPAIRING THE WIRES. The Telegraph and Telephone Wires Being Put in Shape as Rapidly as Possible. The Western Union Telegraph Company is getting its wires in shape as rapidly as possible. Yesterday it had two wires to New York and connections direct to Au gusta. Atlanta, Macon, and in fact almost everywhere but to Charleston. The wires to Charleston are in such a bad shape that it may be several days before they are straightened out. Yesterday afternoon the Postal Tele graph Company had no connections what ever, but were using every effort to patch up their wires. They will probably have some of their principal connections made by to-day. The Western Union was busy all day yesterday receiving and sending personal messages to relatives and friends who were anxiously inquiring about one another. Mauager Maxwell estimated that he had sent and received somewhere between 600 and 800 of these messages. A few more telephone connections were made yesterday, but the system is as yet badly out of order. Manager Polk went down to Tybee and quarantine yesterday to see about patching up the wires to those points. Ho expects to have the work completed by to-night. IS A TOTAL WRECK. The Tybee Road Inspected by Supt. Kline. Superintendent Kline and T. C. McNeeley, superintendent of the main stem of the Central Railroad, went to Tybee yesterday on a tug to find out the extent of the damage to the Savan nah and Atlantic Railroad. They found the track and bridges al most wholly washed away, and that they are almost a total loss. It would be use less to undertake to repair the road, as a large portion of the track was carried about 200 or 300 yards from where it originally lay. and tho balance is in such a condition that it would be of little use. The superintendents investi gated the advisability of attempting to remove the engine and cars which are at Tybee, on lighters to this city, but no re port of their decision has yet been made. Receiver Comer was asked yesterday what would be done with regard to the Tybee railroad. He replied: “The present of the Tybee road is un certain, and its future is more so. I have no idea what action will be taken.” The road is in the hands of a receiver, and the Central is not, under its contract, responsible for such damages to it. This probably means that the bondholders will have to suffer the loss. ISLE OF HOPE’S CAUSEWAY. A General Complaint Because of the Delay in Replacing It. The people of Isie of Hope are complain ing of the delay in replacing the bridge at the Isle of Hope causeway. Even a tem porary structure would be better than none, as there is now no means of access to the island except by the railroad, and that is not able to carry freight because of the damage to its trostle across Herb river. There is no place in the county more inaccessible than across Herb river. There is no place in the county more in accessible than the Isle of Hope without its causeway and bridge. A long stretch of soft marsh extends,on both sidesof the narrow river or creek, and no possible landing on it for a boat. If there is any work that should re ceive prompt attention it is the replacing of the bridge at the causeway. NOT HEARD FROM YET. No News Reoeived of Dr. Duncan and Mr. Cunningham. Nothing was heard from Dr. Duncan and Mr. C. M. Cunningham yesterday or the party who left Tuesday for Wolf Island to hunt for them. There were two or three rumors. One of them was to the effect that Dr. Duncan had been seen at Ravenel’s, S. C. There was no foundation for that. Another was that word had been received from Dr. Owens, one of the rescuing party, that Dr. Duncan and Mr. Cunningham were ail right. The latter rumor started iu this way: In passing Wiinwngtou Island, Dr. Owens called to a gentleman on the island whom he knew to tell his father that they were all right, meaning, of course, the party in the tug! Tho gentleman, however, understood him to mean Dr. • Duncan and Mr. Cunning ham, and so reported when he came to the city. In that way It got abroad that Dr. Duncan and Mr. Cunningham were safe. What Do You Take Medicine for! Because you are sick and want to get well, or because you wish to prevent illness. Then remember that Hood’s Sarsparilla . cures all diseases caused by impure blood aud debility of the system. It is not what its proprietors say, but what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that tells the story of its merit. Be sure to get Hood'S, and only Hood's. Purely vegetable-flood's Pills—2sc.—ad A Paradox. It's saving money whilst spending it, in buying these socks and stockings which the Falk Clothing Company are now sell ing so cheap.—ad. PORT TAMPA SHUT OUT. The Quarantine Again on Against That Vicinity. There is another case of yellow fever at Port Tampa. The following telegram from Dr. Porter, Florida state health of ficer. conveying the information, was re ceived by I>r. Brunner late Tuesday night. ■‘Case yellow fever on dock at Port Tampa. Ten days from possible expo, sure. Have a cordon around Port Tampa. Will let out well i>eople. nou-exposed, going north of Philadelphia.” Dr. Brunner at once ordered the sani tary inspectors to enforce quarantine against Port Tampa, Tampa and Ybor City. The sanitary board mot yesterday morning and confirmed Dr. Brunner's action, and quarantine was officially re established against, Tampa and vicinity. Dr. Brunner's action in ordering the the master of the bark Harold back to quarantine was also officially continue 1. Dr. Brunner’s position that the health regulations must bo enforced strictly according to the letter of the law was in dorsed by the board. IN THE COURTS. Judge MacDonell Disposes of a Large Amount of Business. In the case of John Flannery & Cos. vs. Charles D. Baldwin & Cos., judgment by default was taken in the city court yes terday for the sum of $193.89 and interest, value of four bales of cotton, in favor of the plaintiff. Judgment by default was taken in the Chatham Reasl Estate and Improvement company vs. A. W. Harmon for the sum of $5,139.85. This was a suit for money advanced on A. W. Harmon's stables and which the payments.were defaulted on. In the case of Ben Ficklin vs. the Sa vannah Street railway, the court over ruled a motion for new trial. He got a verdict for SSOO for being run into by one of the cars. Messrs. O’Connor and O’Byrne, attor neys for William Kchoe, garnishee in case of A Hanley vs. Scott, and Hawley filled a motion for anew trial. In this case a verdict was rendered against Mr. Kehoe for $2,690. The following cases in the city court were dismissed by the plaintiff's attor neys: Falk Clothing Cos. vs. Elliott Ac Cos.; 1. Epstein & Bro. vs. Elliott & Cos.; M. Ferst's Sons vs. Elliott A Cos.; Eckman & Vetsburg vs. Atkinson & Cos.; Atlanta National Bank vs. Atkin son & Cos.; J. R. Einstein vs. Atkinson & Cos., Robert L. Foreman vs. Atkinson Cos., Meinhard Bros., vs. At kinson & Cos., McDonough & Bullantyne vs. Atkinson & Cos., and C. G. Cooper & Cos., vs. Atkinson & Cos. An order was granted in the superior court directing that bids be advertised for the stock of tho A. J. Miller Furniture Company, which is now in the hands of Receiver C. P. Miller. The bids are to be opened September 11. NO AGREEMENT REACHED. The Naval Stores Men and Railroads Still Apart. The committee appointed from the naval stores men to confer with the rail roads concerning the disposition of the stock of spirits turpentine and rosin, which is scattered about the wharves of the Central and Savannah, Florida and Western railways, met again at the board yesterday. Receiver Comer, of tho Cen tral railroad, was present, and the sit uation was discussed. No definite action was taken, however, and the meeting ad journed until to-day, when tllfe matter will be brought up again and a full report made. Business in the naval stores market was suspended yesterday on account of the confusion at the wharves. There were no reports of receipts or exports, and no quotations made at tho board of trade. It is expected that the stock will be straigthened out by to-day, and the reg ular business will be resumed. AT HIS FINAL REST. The Body of A. C. Ulmer Laid Away in Laurel Grove. The mortal remains of Mr. A. C. Ulmer were yesterday morning laid to rest in Laurel Grove cemetery. The funeral services were hold at the Christian church on Bolton street. The church was fi,'led with a sympa thetic audience of some of Savannah's best citizens. A detachment of Cadets under the command of Capt. Brooks, and a num ber of Elks were present. The floral offer ings were beautiful and numerous. Rev. Dr. T. H. Blenus delivered a deeply impressive, very feeling and touch ingly eloquent address, after which a long line of carriages followed the body to the grave. CITY BREVITIE3. The body of an unknown negro woman lashed to a scantling by means of a clothes line was picked up in the river yesterday opposite Harmon's wharf and was taken down to the wharf near the gas house. It Is supposed that she was drowned on some of the islands up the river, during the storm on Sunday night, and that her body floated down to the point where it was found. The body of W. J. Miller, who was with Mr. Ulmer on Hutchinson's Island at the time of his death, and who was drowned, or killed, by the failing in of the barn at the same time, was found yesterday under the debris and the coro ner notified. Miller was a hand on Mr. Ulmer’s place. The body was buried without an inquest. LOCAL PERSONAL. Capt. Henry Blun received a letter yes terday from his daughter, Mrs. M. F. Dunn, announcing her and Dr. Dunn's safe arrival on the other side, after a pleasant voyago. Alderman W. I. O’Brien lias returned from Greenville, Tenn., where he has been spending some time. J. E. Gutman returned to the city yes terday from New York via Waynesville, N C. Mrs. Gutman is spending the summer at Waynesville. Orlando, Fla.. Juno 2, 1892. Messrs. Lipp man Bros.. Proprietors P. P. P.. Savannah, Ga.: Gentlemen—l feel it, my duty to inform you of the cure your wonderful medicine. P. P. P.. wrought in my case. I have suffered for two years with dyspepsia aud malaria In the worst form, unit was a daily sufferer from sick headache. My t owels did not act but twice a week, and frequently only once a week. I could not retain half I ate and my stomach wus always uncomfortably heavy. I have tried pills all kinds of medicine—but only found temporary relief in them. I was despondent and was hoping to soon find relief in death Seeing your P. P. P. advertisement 1 decided to try it and requested Dr. Peak to get me a bottle. 1 have taken two bottles and will soon get another, and I cun now eat in peace and enjoy everything, and can sleep like a tiii. My headaches have ceased aud my bowels are regular. I would advise ail sufferers like myself to give P. P. P. a trial, and they will write you as 1 have, that P. P. P. beats any medicine on the market. Yours truly, Curtis CoLI.YKu. —ad. Artistic Painter. Orlando. Fla. Storm Insurance. Look out for the storm predicted and secure a policy on your property in the Niagara Fire Insurance Company before it comes. No. 6 Drayton street. Dearing & Hull, Agents.—ad. BAKING POWDER. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report. i.\, mus&sb Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Official Record for the Morning News. Local forecast for Savannah and vicinity till midnight. Aug. 31, 1883: Threatening Heather aud rain, probably heavy, south: ast winds, increasing to gales, veering to south west Otttcial forecast for Georgia: Southeast winds and rain, preceding a Etorm center, aiorai! uoitheast towards Georgia. The height of the Savannah river at Au gusta at 8 a. m. (75th Meridian time) yester day was 12.8 feet. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. Gii., on Aug. 29, 1893, with the normal for the day: Departure I Total Temperature. from the departure — normal. I since Normal. | Mean. -|- or— jJan. 1,1893. 78 j 91 -I-.3 i -170 Comparative rainfall statement: Departure Total Amount from the departure niormai. j or normal since Aug. 8), ‘93 -|- or Jan. 1,1893. .21 .08 | —.lB | -i-4.16 Maximum temperature. 87°; minimum tem perature. 75°. The Cotton Bulletin for 24 hours ending 6 1). m„ Aug 30, 1893, 75th Meridian time. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations: Districts. average, names. N S 0 ta of Mfx. Min. Bain tion. lem Tem ' tan- Atlanta 8 88 88 .14 Augusta 10 88 70 .14 Charleston, Galveston 17 e 6 58 .00 Little Rock, 13 82 80 . 00 Memphis 14 84 60 .00H Mobile 10 90 60 ,00j Montgomery 7 92 68 . 08 New Orleans 11 88 62 .00 Savannah 11 92 74 . 54 Vickourg 8 88 82 . 00 Wilmington 10 82 70 . 40 .Max. Min. Rain savannah di.striot Tem. Tem. fall. Albany 92 78 .12 Alapaha Americus 94 72 . 47 Brito bridge 94 74 .70 Cordole 92 72 1.69 Eastman Port Gaines 62 72 T Gainesville, Fla 94 72 . 27 Millen 92 72 .15 Quitman 90 74 230 Savannah 87 *6 .08 Thomusville 92 74 .12 Way cross 90 76 T Observations taken at the same moment ol time at all stations for the Morning News: Savannah. Auk. 30, 8 p. m., city time. Rainfall -d Velocity... a Direction.. Temperatnre.. Name of Stations. Boston 66 NW 6 OjClear New York city ... 78 NW 8 OiClear Philadelphia 72 NW L OjClear Washington city 66 W L OjClear Norfolk 72 N E L OPtly cloudy Hatteras Wilmington 76Cim .. 1.12 Clear Charlotte 72 E 8 0 Cloudy Charleston Atlanta 70 S E 8 1.14 Raining Augusta 72 S E 8 .52iRaining SAVANNAH 7j S 6 .8 Cloudy Jacksonville 76 SE L .ItPt ly cloudy Titusville 82 SE 18 OjClear Jupiter 82 SE 12 OjClear Key West 84 S E 8 OlCloudy Tampa 78SEIL .lHlPt’ly cloudy Pensacola 78 N ! 6 Oj Cloudy Montgomery 78 E 24 O'Cloudy Mobile 74 S E 12 .16' Raining Meridian 80; N is OPtly cloudy Vicksburg 76! NIL OjClear New Orleans 82iN E 6 OjCloudy Fort Smith 74j N I 6 0 Clear Galveston 82NE'8 0 Clear Corpus Cnrisii... 80 E 12 OjClear Palestine 78 NEIL (MClear Memphis 76 N L OPt ly cloudy Nashville 76|N E L OiPt'ly cloudy Knoxville 78j N 110 OjPt’lycloudy Indianapolis 72 NE L OjClear Cincinnati 72,NE|L OjClear Pittsburg nil NIL oClear Buffalo 66'SWjlO OjClear Cleveland 66!NE|l 0 Clear Detroit 68 S E L O'Clear Chicago 68 E 10 OiClear Marquette 62!N E L o'Clear St. Paul 701 NW L OiClear Davenport 72 NW 6 0 Clear St. Louis 76j N 8 OjClear Kansas City 72 NE L OjClear Omaha 79! S L OjClear North Platte 72 SE 12 0 Clear Dodge City 721S El 2 OiClear Bismarck 71,S El 0 OjClear P. H. Smyth, Observer Weather Bureau. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1 Weather Bureau, x Savannah, Ga., Aug. 30, 10 p. m. j weather synopsis. The storm noted in the synopsis on this morning’s weather map, as central in the gulf south of Louisiana, has advanced northeastward, and now centers about two hundred miles southeast of Port Eads, La., with a slight increase in en ergy. As the storm’s course is northeast ward, mariners and persons interested would do well to keep advised relative to its progress. Cloudiness and rain prevails along the central gulf coast, throughout the east gulf states.in Middle and Eastern Tennes see, in Middle North Carolina, and throughout Georgia and South Carolina. During the twelve hours ending at 8 o’clock to-night 1.14 inches of rain fell at Atlanta, and 1.12 inches at Wilmington. Generally clear weather prevails west of the Mississippi, throughout the Mis sissippi valley and east of the Mississippi, north of Tennessee and North Carolina. During the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock p. m. to-day rain fell in the Sa vannah. Atlanta. Augusta, Montgomery and Wilmington cotton region districts, being heaviest in the Savannah district, Quitman reporting 2.30 inches and Cor dele 1.69 inches. Elsewhere in the cotton belt generally fair weather prevailed. The maximum temperature at Savannah to-day was 87“ and the minimum 75°, the mean temperature being 81°, or 3° above the normal. The local rainfall amounted to .08 of an inch. The average relative humidity for the day was 91 per cent of thorough sat uration. P. H. Smyth. Observer Weather Bureau. later. The following telegram has been re ceived from the chief of the weather bu reau : •■Observer. Savannah. Ga.: Hoist storm signal at 10:50 p. m. Storm central in the gulf about 200 miles southeast of Port Eads, moving northeast. Expect south east gales veering to southwest; also or dered in Jacksonville and Jacksonville section.” Time Is Money.—“ Hush." said Uncle Sam to the poet, Don t use that phrase -golden momeuts.’ again where Europe will hear you.” Why not?” "Because, if it ever happens to strike her. she ll be trying to get all of our clocks over on her side of the pool.”—Wash ington iktar. ALONG THE RIVER FRONT. Items Gathered Here and There Among the Shipping. The cargo of cotton shipped yesterday on the British steamship Maude, for Genoa, completes a feature in the exports at this port which have never occurred be fore in the history of Savannah. For the first time there has been foreign shipments made every month during the cotton tear. Usually the trade with for eign ports ends about May or June and commences again during the latter part of September. The steamer Katie, Capt. Bevill, arrived yesterday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock from Augusta and way landings, She was at Augusta during Sun day’s storm and received no damage, as the hurricane was not particu larly severe at that place. The captain reports that the storm played havoc along the Savannah river. A great many of the farms are completely ruined. The loss cannot be estimated, it is so great. In the cotton fields the entire crop which was open was torn from the bolls, and that not open was more or less damaged by the heavy beating of the storm. The corn crop is a total loss and every field has suffered greatly from the terrific storm. Housesjare blown away and there is a complete wreck all along the river. The following passengers came down on the steamer yesterday: Dr. B. S. Kettles, of Stokes’ Bluff: M. A. Clark, of Steel Creek; B. F. Powell at Cohen's Bluff; Mrs. R. E. Davis and Mrs. E. S. Patterson, of Porter's Landing. The steamer Alpha was not hauled out of the mud yesterday where the storm put her Sunday night, and consequently will not be ready to make the trip pre viously advertised for Friday. It was ex pected that she would come off the bank last night and be brought at once to the city, where she will be hauled upon a ma rine railway to undergo any necessary repairs. The steamship Maude, Capt. Horner, was clcaaod yesterday by Strachau & Cos. Her cargo consists of 1,000 bales of upland cotton, weighing 513,921 pounds, valued at $89,500, shipped by Wilder & Cos. to Ge noa; 250 bales upland cotton, weighing 123,101 pounds, valued at $8,295, shipped by Strauss to Genoa; 250 bales cotton, weighing 121,992 pounds, valued at $9,150, shipped byT. B. Holst & Cos., of Colum bus, Ga., to Genoa; 4,000 barrels rosin, valued at SIO,OBO, shipped to Tagnonrog, and 2,000 barrels rosin, valued at $5,215, shipped to Odessa by the S. P. Shotter Company. The sloop Mercidez, Gapt. Henry Jones, arrived at Harmon’s wharf yesterday from Satilla river. The captain reports that he was anchored up a creek during the storm and was not damaged at all. He saw numbers of small crafts scat tered all along the beach and marsh, on his way up. C Tho British steamships Mara and Pe layo, arrived at the Savannah Florida and Western wharves yesterday from Sapelo. They did not sustain any dam age from the storm of Sunday night, as the vessels were anchored around tho point of the island. There were a num ber of vessels ot Sapelo, none of which were seriously damaged during the hurricane. No reports have been received from the schooners Ida Lawrence, Jennie Thomas, Island City and the Norwegian bark, Mod, which sailed from this port during the past ton days. Great anxiety is felt for their safety, as they were probably in the midst of tho storm. A. survey of the schooner Lelia Smith, which lies on Tybee beach, was made yes terday by Port Warden Capt. Wiggins, Capt. It C. Smith of the schooner Edwin A. Gaskill, and Mr. A. L. Farie, the un derwriters’ agent. They decided that the cargo of lumber must be discharged and the vessel towed to Savannah for repairs. The schooner is buried in the sand on the beach. She is in about 2% feet of water at low tide. The tide rises and falls in her, aud it is supposed there are large holes in her bottom or that her keel is knocked out. Nothing, however, can be definitely ascertained as to her actual damage until she is unloaded aud an at tempt is made to float her. She is in a very dangerous position now, and if struck by another storm before she is gotten off the beach she would in all probability go to pieces. TO MEET HER INTENDED HUS BAND. Experience of Mrs. Mary Shacklett, of Virginia, in Chicago. Mrs. Mary Shacklett, a richly dressed old lady of refined appearance, from Hern don, Va., is at the Harrison street police station, says a Friday special from Chi cago. From her story it appears that her husband, who died five years ago, was a nephew of Edward Stanton, Secretary of War under President Lincoln, and a rela tive also of Wade Hampton, of South Carolina. The old lady says that she arrived in Chicago yesterday from New Orleans, having come to this city to see the fair and meet her intended husband, J. K. Landers of San Francisco. She engaged a room, but has no recollection of the ad dress, and has lost track also of her bag gage. She wandered through the streets all day searching for “Mr. Landers.” and when night came on she drifted into the station. She says she met Mr. Landers in New Orleans, and has been in corre spondence with him. They were to meet at No. 38 West Madison street and be married. At this number there is a cheap lodging house. She says that for many years she lived in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and that she is possessed of an estate worth 140,000, which is managed for her by a lawyer named Aaron Thompson, of 506 Walnut street, Philadelphia. Mrs. Shacklett is undoubtedly sane, but of poor memory. When she Inis seen the fair an attempt will be mado to send her on to her friends in the east. Storm Insurance. Sunday's experience demonstrates that storm insurance in this vicinity is just as necessary as fire Insurance. Messrs. M. Ferst’s Sons & Cos. are rewarded for their prudent foresight in carrying storm policies on their valuable stock, while many owners of dwellings aud other property are congratulating themselves upon the exercise of like sa gacity. For ten years past insurance against damage by storms has been an important feature in the business of Mr. Charles F. Prondergast, whose advertise ment appears elsewhere in this issue, —ad. State of Weather. LUDDENJ 1 BATES S. M H. 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