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[lf II SAVED.
The City of Savannah’s
Survivors.
11 ON COFFIN POINT.
Brought to Fort in
Safety.
HE RESCUE Eli I SNIP.
A NIGHT ON THE
ISLANDS.
SCENES ON THEIR ARRIVAL.
The Stranded Steamer
Settling.
The survivors of the ill-fated City of
Savannah landed on Coffin Point are
safe.
The stranded vessel licsoan the break
ers off Hunting Island, where she struck,
and is fast settling.
The news that the tug Paulsen, with
the remainder of the passengers and crew
of the Savannah, was coming up the river
spread through the city yesterday shortly
after noon, and hundreds of people
started for the wharves to see her land.
The Paulsen was first seen from the
top of the Morning News building and
the news was soon passing from mouth
to mouth.
ANXIETY FOR THE SURVIVORS.
Everybody was anxious to hear of her
safe arrival and the landing in the city of
her precious freight. Her long delay in
returning from Coffin Point had increased
the anxiety, and people were wondering
why she had not returned the night be
fore.
About noon time a tug could be sighted
from the wharves coming rapidly up the
river with her flag flying, and everybody
thought at once that it was the Paulsen.
When she approached her dock, however,
it was seen that it was the tug Kegis,
and the enthusiasm was somewhat
abated. The Regis gave the information,
however, that the Paulsen was not far
behind.
About 1:15 o’clock the smoke from a
tug could be seen just around the bend by
Fort Oglethorpe.
“THAT'S THE PAULSEN !’’
“That’s the Paulsen! That’s the Paul
sen 1” was shouted along the wharves.
Pretty soon she could be seen coming
around the bend just below the Savan
nah, Florida and Western wharves, both
her flags flying.
As the tug advanced up the river from
the lower wharves every steamboat, tug
and yacht that was fired up saluted her.
Capt. Rogerson of the Paulsen answered
heartily. Flags were flying on all the
Paulsen’s sister tugs, and handkerchiefs
and hats were waving along tho whole
river front.
SCENES AT THE LANDING.
The Paulsen came up to her dock Just
back of the city exchange. About a
thousand people had gathered to see her
land. Two policemen were ordered to
keep the crowd back so that the passen
gers aDd others on board could land com
fortably'. Among others who were there
were Receiver Comer, Agent Auderson
and Mayor McDonough. '
The tug tied to the big flat just back of
the exchange and it was not long before
it was learned that every one of the pas
sengers and crew of tho ill-fated ship
"•as safe and that not one of them had
received an injury.
WAITING AT TIIE DOCK.
Prof . Barrow of Winter Park, Fla.,
was down at the dock long before the
Paulsen arrived waiting anxiously for his
wife, who was one of the party that had
been taken in the life boat to Hunting Is
land light-house. He was soTnewhat ner
vous and excited and was lingering be
tween hope and fear. Mr. John Norman
of Ueland, Fla., was waiting anxiously
fr bis wife, his daughter, and his
adopted daughter, Miss Mary L. Hooker,
f riends and relatives of other passengers
were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the
tug.
A GLAD GREETING.
1 nore was many a happy greeting
"lien the tug came up and the people
<amo ashore. The survivors who had
<en brought up by Birmingham
greeted each of their fellow passengers
as they would a lost brother who had
t-en found. People who had never seen
be fore congratulated them on their
uie return.
2ljr ißflfnittjj
All of the passengers except Dr. Lamar,
I his wife and two children, who went to
i the home of Capt. G. W. Lamar, were
taken to the De Soto in the bus which
had been waiting for an hour or more.
IN ALL SORTS OF RIGS.
They had lost all their clothing in the
wreck and their costumes, while odd, were
the best that could bo furnished them at
the places where they were obligedto land.
Two of the ladies wore big surf
bathing hats, which were perhaps
a good protection under the hot sun.
As Capt. Savage came off the tug he
said, “I may have lost my ship for good,
but I’ve saved all the passengers and
crew and I'm satisfied.”
“I was a happy man when I got them
all together,” said Capt. Savage yester
day afternoon. “I've worked hard, and
I’m satisfied now with what I’ve done.”
“We left the city yesterday about 6
o'clock and arrived at Beaufort, where we
went first about noon. We supposed that
something would be known there with re
gard to the location of the stranded
people, but they had no more information
at Beaufort than we did. They kindly
offered us any assistance they could give,
however, and furnished us a pilot free of
chai’ge.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SURVIVORS.
“We then left Beaufort for St. Helena,
where we thought at least a portion of
the party had landed and reached there
about two o’oclock in the afternoon. My
self and two of the men went ashore in a
small boat and found that one of the life
bpats which had been sent out
from the wreck had landed there.
Three lifeboats in all had
been sent out. One left the ship
on Monday with three seamen in her to
go and procure assistance, but they were
stranded on one of the islands and we
never heard anything from them. The
other two left the ship early Tuesday
morning, each carrying a load of twelve
people. It was one of these boats, tho
one in command of Second Officer Parte
low, that had landed her on St. Helena Is
land.
WELL CARED FOR.
“I found that this party, among which
were about half the passengers who left
the wreck, had been well cared for at
Senator Don Cameron’s place. In fact, it
seemed they had been so well cared for
that they did not like the idea of leaving
when we came for them. They were glad
to see us, however, and willingly wont
aboard the tug.
“This party could givo us no informa
tion with regard to the others. They had
not heard from them, and had no idea
where they had gone. I felt satisfied
that they were somewhere about on
one of these islands, and I was deter
mined to find them if it took a week. I
would have gone to every one of those
islands and searched it from one end to
the other before I would have come back
without them. With a small boat and
two men we started out on the search.
We rowed around all night.
FOUND IN A LIGHTHOUSE.
This morning about 4 o’clock we
reached Hunting Island, about seven
miles from St. Helena, where the other
party had been found, and went at once
up to thfe lighthouse. We found them
all there in care of the lighthouse keeper
and his wife, who had done everything in
their power to make their forced stay
comfortable.
“They were about as surprised to see
us as we were glad to find them, and
know that they were safe. They had
had no difficulty, it seems, in getting
ashore, and Mrs. Lamar, upon whom the
trip had been especially hard on account
of her having her two children with her,
looked as well as she did when she left
Boston. As soon as we could got them
all up and dressed we started for the
tug, leaving the island about 5 o’clock
this morning.
PREPARING TO LEAVE THE ISLAND.
“It was fortunate we arrived at the
hour we did, for they wero just preparing
to leave the island in a small boat to go to
Beaufort. We went direct to the tug
without any difficulty, and started for
home, going by Beaufort to leave the
pilot who had gone out with us.
“The City of Savannah,” said Capt.
Savage, “presents a different appearance
from what she did whon we left her.
She seems to be all right so far as I can
see and is standing the sea well.
THE STRANDED VESSEL.
“The cabin and almost everything on
her starboard side is gone, and, in fact,
if you look at her from that side you
would think that she was a total
wreck, but if you look at her
from the port side you would think
that she was as good a vessel
as ever. It was perfectly smooth around
her yesterday, and everything looks all
right. From her outside appearance I
think that sho could be taken up and
easily put in a good condition, but whether
there is anything the matter with her
hull or not I don’t know. It breaks my
heart to look at her now. There may
have been better vessels on the line, but
there is none that I liked better.
“I have left First Officer Cro
well in charge, with two men,
and they are on board now to
keep her secure from the ravages of ship
pirates. I will go over there again some
time to-morrow to take them food and
clothing and see that everything is all
right.”
THROUGH THE BREAKERS.
The Work of Rescue From the
Stranded Ship.
Mrs. John Norman of DeLand, Florida,
her daughter Miss Ellen, and her adopted
daughter Miss Hooker, were among the
party who left in the first life boat that
was sent out from the ship about 4:30
o'clock Tuesday morning.
This is the party that reached St. Hel
ena Island and were cared for at Senator
Cameron's place. There were twelve in
all in this party. Mrs. Norman and her
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1893.
daughters*were at the De Soto yesterday
afternoon.
“We had little trouble in getting
ashore after we left the ship,” said Mrs.
Norman. “Two or three big breakers
struck us on the way aud some of us got
pretty wet, but this was just as we wore
leaving the ship. Some of the waves
that struck the boat I thought would
turn us over, but the boat took in very
little water.”
TIIE TRAMP ON THE BEACH.
“We reached the island about. 8 or 9
o’clock in the morning, getting in without
any difficulty. We walked for some dis
tance, passing pieces of wrecks and houses
that had been blown down, until some par
ty came out to meet us and took us to Sen
ator Don Cameron’s place, where we were
well fed and cared for. In fact we had
turkey for dinner as soon as we arrived,
the turkey that we didn’t get for Sunday
dinner, the day that the storm came up.
“We looked for someone to come for us
every day, and while wo were getting
along very well we were glad when we
saw Capt. Savage come up to take us
towards home.
“When we were safely landed on shoro
from the wreck the life boat that had
brought us over started back to the City
of Savannah to see if it could rescue any
of the others aboard her, but the crew
was exhausted from the struggle with
tho waves coming over, and could do
nothing. *
A VOYAGE NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
Mi's. Norman tells a thrilling tale of the
experiences of herself and daugnter dur
ing the storm. “The sea was fearfully
rough all the way from Boston, and we
were so sick almost the entire time that
we could not leave our berths, and in fact
we did not leave them until the ship
struck on Monday morning.
“Mr. Norman was sick also and, al
though his berth was next to mine, he
could not reach me during tho storm for
the fearful rolling and heaving of the
ship. What was going on outside we did
not know. Monday morning, early, Mr.
Norman managed to reach my stateroom.
He is always looking on the bright side
of things, and he said he thought we
would pull through all right.
SEIZED THE LIFE PRESERVERS.
“I was just telling him that I knew we
were all going to the bottom when the
ship struck and I thought we were all
lost. I began looking around for life pre
servers, and it was not long before I dis
covered that there was a general rush for
them. Somebody, I don’t know who,
came to my state-room and endeavored to
take our life preservers out. Whoever it
was managed to get one of them, but I
held fast to the other, which they were
grabbing for as well.
“I put the life-preserver on m.v daugh
ter and we then had to creep out of the
state-room on our hands and knees with
what few clothes we had on. I could get
nothing but a skirt, which I threw on
over m.v night dress, and my daughter
fared no better. We had no other clothes
during the entire time we remained on the
ship after that, and we had to go over to
the life boat in that condition. I man
aged to get a pair of shoes which some
gentleman kindly offered me, and which
I had to tie on. Some of the ladies had
to go to shoro without any protection for
their feet whatever.
HELD ON FOR THEIR LIVES.
“After we got out of our stateroom we
had to hold on to a railing on the side of
the vessel for some time. Every wave
that dashed against that side of the ship
wet us through and through, and it
seemed that some of them would wash
us entirely away. We did not know
what to do nor where to go and had to
stand there until someone came along to
givo us directions.
Finally one of the officers of the vessel
told us to go into the intermediate cabin.
He showed us the way and we remained
until that began to break in and wash
away from the force of the waves that
dashed against it. We then went up
into the forecastle and remained with
our life preservers on all Monday after
noon iu fear and trembling not knowing
at what moment the ship might go to
pieces.
ALL HANDS IN THE RIGGING.-
“When Monday night came all of the
men went up in the rigging, and one of
the ladies went with them. When the
tide came up the waves dashed against
the vessel so hard that it was impossible
for them to remain on deck. The captain
ordered all the ladies into one of the life
boats, whioh was suspended from the
port side of the vessel, where it was pro
tected from tho waves which dashed
against it. Most of those in this boat
went to sleep, as they had been so fa
tigued by their experiences that they
could not keep awake.
PUT IN THE LIFEBOATS.
“In the morning, as soon as day began
to dawn, a life boat was got. ready and
we were ordered into it. There was a
heavy sea and we had a great deal of
difficulty iu getting into the boat, as a
misstep might have carried us down be
tween it and the ship, where we would
have been in danger of being mashed, as
they were constantly beating together
from the force of the waves that struck
them. The twelve of us that went over
in this boat finally managed to gjet down,
however, and we were soon on our way to
the island.
“Capt. Savage and the entire crew did
all in their power for our comfort and wo
have them to thank for our safety.
Everybody was ready and willing to obey
orders. We .are thankful that we are
saved. We will return to DeLand, Fia.,
either to night or in the morning.”
HIS LAST SHIP WRECK.
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Dr. Lamar’s Experience on the Strand
. ed Vessel.
Dr. G. W. Lamar and his wife and two
children probably had as terrible ex
periences as anyone on the wrecked
steamer. Dr. Lamar was seen at the
home of his father, Capt. G. W. Lamar,
last night. When Capt. Lamar learned
that his son and daughter-in-law were
wrecked on one of the islands he was ex
cited aud anxious si could be up
to the time that he met them
as they came from Hunting Is
land to board the I’aulseu. He wont
down with the tug day before yesterday
morning in order to do whatever he could
towards rescuing them. He remained on
the tug, however, until they were brought
aboard, as all the room possible was
wanted in the boat which went over to
bring them. The meeting was a happy
one when the party came aboard the tug.
REALIZED THEIR DANGER.
“Our experience all the way was about
as terrible as anything could be ” said
Dr. Lamar. “We realized the danger
from the start, and when every
body began to rush from the staterooms
to the saloon and there was a general rush
for life preservers just as the ship struck,
we were told to keep quiet and obey or
ders. Everybody did so without a mur
mur, knowing that thoir safety and per
haps their lives depended on it. Wo re
mained in the social hall with life preserv
ers about us after the ship struck, not
knowing what was going to happen next.
As soon as the cabin had been blown
away all the passengers were taken to
the forward saloon, and remained there
waiting for what might befall them until
that too was carried away, and then they
went to the forecastle. They all remained
here until Monday night.
LASHED IN THE RIGGING.
“When the ladies were ordered into tho
lifeboat whioh was suspended from the
port side of the vessel, Mrs. Lamar gave
her two children to the nurse and went
up into the rigging, as she preferred that
to the boat. 1 lashed her there and went up
myself. We remained all the night until
about 8:30 Tuesday morning, when the tide
changed and we came down. Part of the
time that we were in the rigging we both
slept. I never knew before that I could
go to sleep in the rigging of a vessel and
under such circumstances, but we were
both so fatigued that we could not keop
awake.
SIGNALS BURNED ALL NIGHT.
“Signals were burned all night, but no
other vessel that could render assistance
came in sight, or if it did no attention
was paid to tho signals.
“Between 4 and 5 o’clock the captain
put the first lifeboat out under tho com
mand of Second Officer Partelo w. This one
went to Coffin Point with the party that
was taken care of at Senator Cameron’s
place.
“About half an hour later the second
lifeboat, under command of First Officer
Crowell, was sent out, and in this one,
among others, were myself, Mrs. Lamar
and the two children. We were all satis
fied that wo would reach snore, and wo
were steered direct for Hunting Island
light. We avoided all tho shoal places
and reached the island about 9:80 in tho
morning. We had no trouble in getting
to shore and the boat did not
ship so much as a teacupful of water.
KEPT BAILING THE BOAT.
“When we readied the shore every
man jumped out and pulled tho boat up so
that the ladies got out without so much
as getting their feet wet. We had two
holes ip tho boat when we left the ship
aud the men were kept busy the whole
time bailing out the water. There were
in our party, besides several of the crew,
Mrs. Barrow, Mrs. Wade, Mrs. Lamar
and the two babies, myself and Mrs.
Cooper. /
THE BABIES ALL RIGHT.
“The babies were about as well taken
care of as they could be. They didn't
realize the danger and were laughing all
the time as if it were a big joke. We
can’t thank enough the sailors andt he pas
sengers who did everything in their
power for the comfort of the children,
giving them as they did the best of every
thing they had. The sailors said the
children first, tiie ladies next, and the
men could take care of themselves.
“When we got to the island we had a
hard time getting up to the light house,
which was nearly a mile away. The
island had been submerged during the
storm, and we had all we could do to find
our way about. In some places we had to
wade through water up to our ‘waists und
had to take the ladies on our backs.
IS TIIF. LIGHT HOUSE.
“The light house is in charge of keeper
F. W. Kanehl anil he did everything in
hi3 power to take care of the people who
landed there. His wife cooked for all of
us, and they divided all they had equally
as long as it lasted. She gave us the best
she had, but had to be sparing. We got
along very well, but if we had not gotten
off this morning we would have had noth
ing left to eat to-day.
“I could not believe at any time that
we would be lost, but felt that we. were
fn a precarious condition. Three men
went in search of aid Monday morning.
They also reached the lighthouse.
IN SEARCH OF HELP.
“The two assistant lightkeepers went
across to Coffin Point, at their request,
Monday afternoon, and worked until 0
o’clock the next day trying to get a sail
boat ready to go to Beaufort, which they
did and sent a tug out to the wreck. The
tug went out and saw the wreck,
laid around it some distance for a
hort while, then steamed back and re
ported that all tne passengers had left.
We knew, however, that they were still
there.
“We sighted a tug yesterday morning
about 4:30 o’clock, from the lighthous
and immediately made arrangements to
go down and meet her, but when wa got
ready It was too late, and we had to put
back to the lighthouse. We had also in
tended to go out in a small sail boat to
Beaufort this morning at 4 o'clock, but
Just before we started from the light
house Capt. Savage arrived and we were
taken at once to the tug.
THE CAPTAIN DID EVERYTHING.
“As to the captaiu and management of
the boat, nobody can say anything what
ever against it. There is not a uobler
man living, and he did everything in his
[>o\ver for the comfort and safety of the
passengers, as did all tiie officers. They
did everything in their power to stay any
fears on tho part of the passengers and
gave the assurance at all times that
everything possible would be done for
their safety. The sailors are due as
much credit as anybody. 1 tell you we
were all glad to get back to Savannah
again, and the next time I go to sea I will
go by rail. ”
TOGETHER IN A PREVIOUS STORM.
Dr Lamar said that he was on the
City of Savannah just seven years ago,
and in going north struck one of the most
furious gales he had ever been in. Capt.
Smith was in command of the vessol, but
the same steward and cook who wero
with her then, were with her when she
was wrecked. While lashed in
the rigging Monday night, Dr.
Lamar, tho steward and the
cook talked over old times. Dr. Lamar
said he had been on a good many of the
ships since, but had only struck two
storms. On both occasions ho was on the
City of Savannah. The second time he
was wrecked, but escaped with his life.
THE STEWARDESS’ ANKLES.
Miss Jane Welsh, the stewardess of tho
City of Savannah,was very indignant with
the statement that she hail spraiend her
ankle from tho trip ashoro from tho
wreck.
“There they are,” she said, when sho
was seen yesterday. “I don’t think
cither one of them look like they are
sprained.”
“Asa general thing,” said the steward
ess, “all the women were soasick from
the time we left Boston. I didn’t have
time to be seasick. If we hadn’t lost our
smoke-stack, 1 believe Capt. Savage
would have got through safely'. I was
with the party who went to Senator
Cameron’s place. We had turkey for
dinner the first day we got there. ‘We’re
struck oli,’ sayg I, when I found that
out. We expected the other people, but
they didn't laud there, and wo didn’t
know where they had gone.”
NOT A JONAH.
Miss Welsh was very Indignant at the
story that she was considered a Jonah,
and that she made any remark to the
captain on leaving the ship. She was
asked about other wrecks in which she is
said to have been, and replied:
“I was in a wreck in ’6l, but all the
people are dead now who wero there at
that time, and I am not going to say any
thing about it. I don’t want to bring up
oid scores, and I'm going to let that rest.
If anybody asks me now whether I was
over in a wreck before I will tell them
that this is the first one I was ever in.'’
What worried tho stewardess more
than anything else is the statement at
tributed to her by one of tho passengers
as having been made to the captain just
as she left the wreck in the lifeboat. “If
1 could catch the man that told that
story on me,” she said, “I’d use a cluj on
him quick.”
It was a fortunate thing that tho storm
occurrod in summer, as it did, instead of
during the winter, as all the people who
wero left on the islands might havo un
dergone hardships which would have
cost some of them their lives. As it was
it was bad enough, aud tho hardships
wero about as terrible as anybody wants
to experience. Through good fortune
and careful management, however, all
were saved and brought safely into port
A STORM BILL OF FAItE.
Tuesday morning, when the men left on
board tho vessel were living between the
rigging and tho deck and eating what
ever they could find in the ship’s cargo
that was semi-palatable, Mr. McDonald
and others, who were of a humorous turn
of mind, even during such trying times,
tacked the following bill of fare on tho
pilot house:
Sardines, ala Eastport,
Turnips, au natural,
Biscuit, salt water sauce,
Herrings, in sldi.
THE RESCUED.
Besides the wrecked crews which tho
tug brought over were the reinaiuiug pas
sengers of the ill-fated ship who had been
carried to the island in the life boat:
Dr. G. W. Lamar.
Mrs. Lamar and two children.
Miss Mary L. Hooker.
Mrs. Barrow. ■
Mrs. John Norman.
Ellen A. Norman.
Annie Love.
Mrs. C. Hooper.
Mrs. Ellen Wade.
Miss Jane Welsh, Stewardess.
OBJECTED TO THE NAME.
There is a story connected with the ill
fated Steamship City of Savannah, that
has an interest at this time.
When the question of what the name of
tho second ship built for the Ocean
Steamship Company should be arose
several were suggested. The name City
of Savannah, which was finally adopted,
was strongly objected to, however, by
the late Col. Edward C. Anderson, the
president of thr steamship Company, on
the ground that it was a bad luck name
for a ship.
Col. Anderson was a native of Savan
nah and enthusiastic in his devotion to
its welfare, but he would not agree to
naming the ship after tho city. He had
been in early life a li utenant in the
United States navy, but resigned to come
home and take charge of a plantation
that had been left to him by his father.
He soon became prominent in public af
fairs and was mayor of the city off and
on for a quarter of a century. He was
a colonel in the regular army of the con
federate states and commanded the river
defenses of Savannah during the late
war, but he had ail the prejudices of a
sailor about ships.
BAD LUCK IN IT.
In speaking of his objection to the name
“City of Savannah” he said that he never
knew a vessel of that name that
had ■ not had bad luck. The United
States corvette Savannah, to which
he was at one time attached, was always
meeting with accidents; she could not en
ter into a port without first getting
ashore. And then there was a merchant
vessel of that name that plied between
northern ports and Savannah, that en
countered disaster after disaster and
was finally lost. The confederate gun
boat Savannah and the ram Savannah
were also illustrations of the 111 luck of
tho name. The colonel mentioned
quite a number of other vessels that
bore tho name, as he said, only to their
own misfortune.
lie was fond of the city of Savannah,
but he never liked the idea of giving it to
a vessel aud thus defying a sailor’s
lurk. The lon# of l lie steamship on
Hunting Island seems to be u verification
of the ill luck of a vessel bearing that
name.
THE LIGHT SIGNALS SET.
Keeper C. M. Cost of the Hunting
Island Light house sont a mite to the
Morning News by tho tug Paulsen which
brought back the Savannah's passengers
from that point yesterday, in which ho
says that when the Savannah went
ashore he set the signals from the light
house and then went to tho beach, whero
he picked up the three men who had been
sent from the wreck iu a boat by Capt.
Savage.
He endeavored to send off the light
house boat to get a telegram to Savannah,
but tiie surf was too high for tho boats to
live. The signals wero sot from the. tower
of the light house to attract tho Birming
ham.
SAVED FROM THE SEA’S FURY.
The Officers and Crew of the Freeda A.
Willey Rescuod.
The steamship Tallahassee, which ar
rived yesterday morning from New York,
brought in the captain and crew of the
shipwrecked barkentinc Freeda A.Willey',
which was abandoned by her crew on
Aug. 28, in lut. 82° 46', long, rtf’ 65'. Tiie
crew was roseued by the schooner Annie
Kranz, bound for Savannah from
Cienfuegos, Cuba. Thursday, Aug. 31,
the crew was transferred to the Tallahas
see in lat. 83, long. 78° 48', off Cape Ro
muiue, and arrived in Savannah yester
day morning.
The members of the crew of the Freeda
A. Willey are Capt. lohabod Willey;
first mate G. E. Morehouse; second mate
W. W. Covert; steward C. Healoy, and
W. Anderson, T. Clyno, 11. Olsen, O.
Olsel and G. W. Whitohoad, soamen.
STORY OF THE WRECK.
Capt. Willey gave an account of the
wreck of his vessel to a Morning News
reporter .yesterday. Tho Willey left
Pascagoula, Miss., with a cargo of lumber
for New York. The storm struck her
Sunday morning In latitude 30* 58', longi
tude 80* 02’. The storm was so severe
that the seamen were unable to manage
tho vessel. Herdockload was shifted about
so roughly by the storm that the crow
was unable to remain on deck and titd
themsi Ives In tho rigging. The vessel
soon sprung a leak and filled with water,
sinking nearly to the water’s edge. The
ship became water-logged ~nd was in
danger of going to the bottom. Tho
storm moderating a little on Monday,
Capt. Willey concluded to cut away the
masts and dear the deck of its load,
which was done. The Willoy was fortu
nately equipped for a storm. There was
a large box of sand on tbo deck, aud a
plentiful supply of matohoss and ker
osene.
COOKED TnEIB FOOD ON DECK.
A fire was built on the box and food
cooked for tho crew. There was plenty
of beef and Hour left and a full supply of
water. The storm continued to moderate
and the condition of the crew was com
fortable, compared with their previous
experience. Capt. Willey said the crew
could havo lived very comfortably for
several weeks, provided no other storms
were encountered.
Tho schooner Annie Kranz came to
their rescue on Tuesday. Tho fire on the
snrnl box had been left burning, aud soon
after the crew were transferred to the
Kranz the Willey caught fire. Capt.
Willey says he did not set his vessel afire
to remove her from tiie track of naviga
tion, as he considered that bad policy un
der any circumstances. Tho vessel would
only burn to the water’s odge.hesald, and
leave a hulk more dangerous to naviga
tion than the entire vessel.
BOUND FOR SAVANNAH.
The Annie Kranz, Capt. Willey said,
was bound for Savannah, and had been
twenty days out from Cienfuegos, being
carried northward by the storms. On
Thursday the crew, of the Willey was
transferred to othe Tallahassee and
brought to Savannah yesterday.
Capt. Willey will leave, to-morrow for
his homo in Thomaston, Me., where the
Wille was ownd.
“I wish you would say for me,” said
Capt. Willey, “that we owe our deepest
gratitude to the officers and crew of the
Annie Kranz, and also of the Tallahassee
for their kind and generous treatment of
us.”
The Kranz had no sickness aboard, and
was in fair condition when Capt. Willey
left her.
SAVED HIS YACHT.
The Yacht Fannie Belle Weathered
tho Storm at St. Catharine’s.
Capt. H. 11. Woods of the yacht Fannie
Bell, which left Darien Thursday, gives
his experience in the storm. The Belle
arrived at St. Catharine’s Sunday morn
ing, and started on beT way to Montgom
ery. While crossing St. Catharine's sound
she met a strong gale from the northeast,
and changed her course for St. Cathar
ine's [aland for a harbor. About 6p. m..
she drifted ashore, and the craft immedi
ately filled witii water and tat-ame com
pletely unmanageable. She had to be
abandoned, but the crew reached the
island in safety.
“We reached Mr. Hauers’ house,” said
Capt Woods, “and through, the kindness
of that affable gentleman were made as
comfortable as circumstances would al
low. About 12 o’clock the storm struck
the house and did little damage except to
the windows, which were completely
wrecked, with two inches of water on the
floors.”
The revenue cutter relieved the party
from their unpleasant situation
and landed them safely at
Montgomery. Mr. Woods estimates
his loss at about #4OO. He and
his associate, Mr Gryson return
their heartfelt thanks to Mr. Hauers, and
the officers of the revenue cutter for the
manner in which they were treated.
The Crew of the Stella Rescued.
Havana, Sent. I.— n ’hc steamer City of
Washington, Capt, Burley, which sailed
from New York Aug. 36, arrived here to
day. She had aboard Capt. Hitch and
crew of the brig Stella, which- sailed
from Brunswick Aug. 23 for New York
and was lost in the storm.
I DAILY, 10 A YEAR 1
\ 5 CENTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY, It a A YEAR f
DillDNli
Buried in Trenches by
Fifties.
Hie fail! on i sea islands
Over 1.000.
1 till CIMID.
Whole Settlements
Swept Away.
HOUSES, CATTLE AND COOPS GONE
Starvation For
the Living.
The stories of loss of life and property
on the sea islands are appalling. Until
the waters havo entirely receded it will
be impossible to know the extent of the
terrible disaster which swept with such
fearful and annihilating force over tho
low country.
The eiulro chain of islands along tho
.South Carolina coast from Tybee north
is a scene of indescribable ruin. The list ol
the dead will never bo known. The only
traces that many of the islands bear of
ever having been inhabited are the half
bulled ruins of houses, the decaying
bodies that lie in the sand and mud, and
are washed up by every tide, the thous
ands of dead cattle aud the remants of
the ruined crops.
RUIN AND DISASTER EVERYWHERE.
The sceue of desolation is beyond pict
ure. The condition of the living who
escaped the hand of the great cutastmpho
is distressing. Their houses are gone,
their crops destroyed, and they are face to
face with starvation.
The dead are buried as fast as they are
found, without coffins or even a box. Hun
dreds of bodies lie in the mud, where they
are washed up by tho tide,
and the earth is thrown over
them or they are rolled into
trenches. It is impossible to dig graves.
The stench from the bodies of the dead
and of the decaying cattle and hogs ami
the rank vegetation rotting under tho
sun, ia almost unendurable.
The estimates of the lost are almost as
varying as the wind. The exact number
will never be known. Those who have
boon over a part of tho devastated section
say that 1,500 is not too high an esti
mate.
THE DEATH LIST ENORMOUS.
The [opulation of the islands in tho
Black district and in the country swept
by the storm is estimated at 20,000. The
proportion of the dead is enormous.
Whole settlements were swept away and
nothing is left but the ruins of the houses
and shanties.
Only the most meager information is
obtainable. The only means of getting
from place to [dace is by rafts, and hers
and there a boat, and the rejiorts of survi
vors of the settlements scattered over tho
islands are the only record of the terribla
catastrophe. One report brought in from
an outlying island was that in the radius
of half a mile 150 bodies were found.
Whole families were drowned together,
their bodies being in heaps. Similar re
ports come from every part of the devas
tated country.
BURIED IN TRENCHES.
In one place the bodies of fifty peopla
were buried together in one big hole.
Thirty lives were lost at Coffin Point, and
bodies are floating up with every tide.
It was reported yesterday by someone
who had just come over from Beaufort
that the coroner l of Beaufort county had
held inquests so far over the bodies of 23d
dead, nearly all of whom were negroes.
Parties arriving from the sea island
section give distressing accounts of the
condition of tho people and of the ruin
wrought on every side. Hardly any sec
tion of the country eserped.
HOW BEAUFORT FAKED.
At Beaufort the damage done teas
enormous. The entire business portion
of the town is wrecked. Every wharf
and warehouse is gone and the stocks in
nearly every store damaged. The storm
took off nearly every roof, while the
heavy rains which htVve fallen since Mon
day leaked into the stores and ruined
thousands of dollars worth of goods.
The warehouses of the Port Koyal and
Augusta railway were swept away, to
gether with all the freight that was in
them. Nothing is left of the buildings
but a mass of debris.
The court house was damaged to the
extent o r about SSOO. At River Front
Henry Von Harden's residence and all out
buildings were Uestroyed. His losu will
be $2,000.
The Sea Island hotel, one of the ante
bedum residences, having been built dur
ing a time when consideration was given
to strength and durability, stood the
storm nobly. The annex, of recent con
struction. was badly damaged and the
kitchen totally wrecked. The beautiful
trees were blown down. Fence* are down