Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-31

are still on the island
Among the poorer people there Is a great
/ need of provisions and clothes, as they lost
everything in the storm.
THE CITY OF MACON SAFE.
A dispatch to General G. NJ. sorrel, agent
OF the Ocean Steamship Company, reports
that the steamship City of Macon was at
Sandy Hook at 3 ?. m. yesterday. The
steamer passed out of Tybee just before the
| cyclone Of Saturday, and fears were enter
| tanned for her safety, but from this 1t ap-
pears that she must have run out of the
course Of the storm, as she made her usual
time.
THE REVENUE LAUNCH DISCOVER"
The Discover, which was anchored at
the foot of East Broad street on Saturday
night, passed through the storm safely, but
received rough usage sitter her anchors were
carried away.
Yesterday morning steam was raised, coal
taken on board, and, under instructions
from the Collector of Customs, she took on
board the Deputy Collector, Mr.. Porter,
Special Agent of the Treasury, Maj. Weeks,
also provisions and water for the sufferers
at Fort Pulaski and Long Island lights, and
left the city to inspect the lighthouses and
! see what assistance they required.
Arriving at the fort, the people were
| found IN a destitute condition, having lost
| their houses and their contents. During the
/ flood the water rose several feet, and threat
ened entire destruction to the structure.
After extending the necessary relief, the
| Discover proceeded TO the rear OF Fort
Pulaski and communicated with the revenue
cutter Boutwell,, which is still high and dry
on the marsh.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Mr.. James T. Vinciguerra went to Back
| river Yesterday to look after his fishing flats,
nets, ETC., and while there discovered the
| body Of colored man known as Tom Max
| well In the marsh. He is supposed to have
| been drowned in the storm of Saturday
| night. Maxwell wanted to work for Mr..
| v, and was told to 60 over to the flats,
then over on Back river, and nothing more
was heard from him until Yesterday, when
his body was found.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE
RIVER.
Capt Guptill, of the schooner May Morn,
which was lying at the wharf of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railroad on Sat
| urdsy night, and which was collided with
and terribly damaged, makes the following
| report: "AbOut $50 on Saturday night,
| the mate and one man were on the shore
/ getting out the end of the port chain when
the schooner Ada Fuller struck as on the
/ starboard bow. The Fuller then swung
round, taking the Mays jibboom off, and
| then was blown into the marsh,
where she remained. The schooner
/ Nancy Smith then struck the May in the
| stern, earring away her davits and boat and
cutting her starOoard quarter near the
house, parting our head fasts and pulling
| the May ahead, her bowsprit strik-
| ing the schooner Ada Fuller on
her port bow and piercing through
her bow under the forward deck,
and remained in that position, all Of the
Nays head gear being carried away. A
/ square-rigged vessel next ran into the May,
1 striking her amidships and then backed off,
and was carried up the river. The schooner
John B. Adams next struck the May, her
| jJbboom striking the Nays main mast,
carrying 1t away in the saddle, the
| foremost and foretopmast, which
came down On the deck by
the run. The Captain let go her port
anchor aud the vessel swung around. The
| schooner Island City struck the May In the
stern, doing more damage and leaving our
vessel a total wreck and fun of water. Sea
man James Ramons had his side hurt quite
badly, aud Ned Roulston had his thigh hurt
by falling spar"
| GENERAL NOTES.
Attic Savannah Brick CompaDy's property
/ the large barn was blown down, and coo, 900
| green bricks destroyed, besides brick Sheds
etc. The loss is estimated at about &, 800.
The revenue launch Discover, on its re-
turn from the scenes of distress down the
| river, stopped alongside OF the steamer City
OF Savannah and received on board the
purser and four passengers. Also com
| municated with the revenue cutter Bout
| well, and brought to this city Lieut.. John
H. Little, OF that vessel, for the purpose of
procuring supply of provisions, and will
| return to the Boutwell, to day.
A gentleman who came here or sl0op
| yesterday sfrOm Beaufort TepOr having
seen the bodies Of three negroes 10atiDg
down the river near Fort Jackson.
The body of Mr.. Richard Fitzgerald,
of the steamer Plant, was carried to jack
sonville for interment on the early train
yesterday morning.
The Presbyterian Church at Walthour-
vile was blown down.
The German bark Julie, leading timber at
the Big House on New river, opposite Sa-
vannah, was blown by the storm into the
marsh, where she was left hard and fast,
when the storm water receded about one
third OF mile from the river.
Carpenters are as scarce as tin men. Rev.
Henry w. Cleveland and family had to
spend Saturday night in a shed, and the
house still leans too much to shut door.
The roof OF the store and dwelling
occupied by Capt. James A. Barron,
on Montgomery, near Aniersod street,
was entirely blown off during the
gale, and the store flooded with water dam
aging the stock to such an extent as to al
most ruin It. This is a very heavy loss to
Capt. Barron, and he is lily able TO sustain
It, His fencing. beautiful trees, etc, were
all DESTROYED. Capt Jim has done many
valuable services for the city, and any as
sistance that is rendered him will be well
bestowed.
A sHIPwRECKED CREW RESCUED.
The steamship Janiata, which arrived off
Tybee on Monday night, encountered In
latitude rs IS. longitude 1926, the schooner
Hannah NJ. Lollis, which Was bound for
Jacksonville, Fla, from New York,
with a cargo Of lumber, disabled and in
sinking condition. at 3 a. m on Saturday
the Captain, Gardner II. Lollis, and Caleb
Bell, the cOlored cook, were washed over
board and drowned during furious gale.
: The remainder Of the crew were compelled
to remain by the Ill fated vessel, clingiDg
with the desperation of despair to her
| wrecked frame until sighted BY the Juniata,
which hove to and took them Of
The rescued men are John Mcdonald,
Richard Palmer, and Peter Johnson, seamen,
/ and Robert H. Lingo, second mate, and
Chas. II. Conway, first mate.
Capt. Lollis and his cook were natives of
| Lebanon, Delaware. The former was well
known at this port, and had many friends
| who will regret to hear OF his i'll fate. The
schooner left here only three weeks since
! for Jacksonville, Fla, to take In a cargo of
lumber for New York.
When the crew were taken oil by the Jul
| niata the schooner was on her beam ends
| and the deck load had shifted and she was
| full of water Nearly all the men were
| more or less injured by the shifting cargo,
| but none were seriously hurt except one
who had his leg broken, and VINO was sent
to St. Joseph's IufirmarY yesterday after
noon. The officers and crew desire to re-
turn their thanks to Captain Howe, of the
/ Juniata. for kind treatment and attention.
Some arrangement will be made to day to
send the others home.
FLOATING ON SPAR FOR FIVE DAYS.
The steamship Santiago de Cuba, Captain |
Foote, which arrived here yesterday, had on |
board james G.. Harris, OF Philadelphia, |
mate of the schooner Mary G. Fisher, of |
| Philadelphia, bound from that port to VII |
mington, n. c., with cargo of coal. The |
Captain informs US that about |
four O'Clock on Monday morning, |
while the fret mate was on watch, |
the lookout discovered a man some distance |
of hanging to spar, and carried along at |
| the mercy OF the heavy waves. The steamer |
was Immediately stopped and boats crew
sent to mis- rescue. This was off Bull river |
The man was entirely nude, and was IN a
semiimbe state, bordering on delirium.
He was safely taken on board and the
steamer was under way In nineteen minutes
after he was discovered and the boat was
lowered.
When the rescuiDg party reached him
one of the crew started to take hold OF him
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