Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-30
NEPTUNE TOOK IT HARD.
THRILLING ADVENTURE IN ST.
SiNION's SOUND.

SfMON'S SOUND.
The Superior Court and Savannah Bar
Have a Lively Experience at sea-A
Time When Lawyers Think More OF
Life Preseryers than of Rstsiners'
Fees.
Eight or ten members of the Savannah
bar met with $ thrilling experience, twice
repeated, in attending court at Daricn
this week They left Savannah carly
Sunday morning for Brunswick, and in
the afternoon Of the same day crossed
over by n steam launch to Darlen. 81.
Simon's Sound is a bad piece of water
freacheTous and stormy. The little
launch "Mischief' was crowded with
half a dozen passengers. There were
twice that number i'm the Savannah party:
Judge Adams, Mayor Lester, solicitor
General D2Bignon. Hon. p. w Meldrim.
Hon. J. j. McDon0ugh, DR.. +. B. Harris,
II. q. Erwin, ESQ, } Il. Saussy, Jr., u.
". Green. Esq, W. W. Mackall. Jr., and
w. w. Frazer, Esq.
Scarcely were they out on the sound
before the wind began to blow stifily.
In a few moments it blew gale. The
waves rolled higher and higher and broke
into foam over the frail boat. There was
iron enough in the "Mischiei'' TO carry
her straight to the bottom if once
swamped. The crew and passengers
knew this, and We're anything
hut cheerful. 1t was hard work to
keep the launch under control and
out Of the trough of the sea. As she was
tossed about by the waves her bow
pointed skyward one moment and to the
bottom the next. Her timbers creaked
and strained and seemed as if they would
be wrenched apart by the violence Of the
waves. Life-presegVers were bigger in
the ewes of the pent up party than dozens
of retaining fees. They expected to be
swamped or capsiZed nv every hillow that
rolled toward them. The sea ran heavier
and heavier, tossing the launch about as
though il was a chip.
After raging with great fury for time
the squall passed over aud the wind
ceased as suddenly as it came up, and the
party was landed safely. Having finished
the docket Of Mcintosh county the men,
bers Of the party started to return. Daren
is almost Inaccessible, Out 1t is easier to
get there than it is to get away. The
gentlemen divided into two parties. Mayor
Lester. Mr.. Saussv and all but Judge
Adams and Mr.. DuBignon started out
first in a boat, intending to cross over to
the mainland and take a train on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Road.
About the middle Of the afternoon Judge
Adams and the Solicitor General started
after the others in a boat propelled by
three negroes. The tide was low, but
they concluded to take the short route
and 90 through the three-mIle cut. AS
they were polling along they came up with
the advance party stuck on fiat. The
two gentlemen passed on and out Of
sight, but before long they too grounded.
While in this position the others came up
and passed. Finally his Honor and Mr..
DuBignOn were afiOat. When they
got out on the river stiff
breeze was blowing. Clouds of
inky hlackness rolled up and out ofthem
came torrents Of rain. The surf foamed
and seethed and dashed over and into the
skiff until it was soon halt filed with
water. Flashes of vivid lightning and
peals of sharp, rafting thunder succeed
- each other almost incessant-
~. The wind dashed the river
into a white foam, and picking
up the spray from the crests of the waves
drove it binding mass against the
exposed boatmen and their passengers.
They say that it never rained harder in
Georgia. 1t continued an hour and halt,
wetting the party as thoroughly as If they
had been overheard. Reaching Buffers
Island they found shelter, and while
waiting for the rain to abate dried
their clothing. Later they started out
again for The mainland, hoping to get
conveyance from the landing to No. / on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia. After getting ashore
they drove seven miles through
the rain, and were again soaked.
When the railroad was reached they
dried out again, and yesterday morning
boarded train and came home without
further adventure, though they found
that the fist party, which was already at
home, were becoming anxious for their
safety.