Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-15
TOSSED BY ANGRY SEAS.
THE ITALIAN BARK "VOLPINF'
ASHORE OFF DOBOY.

Driven on the North Breaker and Going
to Pieces in the Waves-IncOmiDG
steamers Report SevereW Gather Along
the Coasf-Hard Battles with the Win
ter Seas-The "ChattahoOchee" En-
counters a Gale on Hatteras, but
Makes the Trip in Quick Time.
Incoming vessels report severe weather
at sea. The recent storms along the
North Atlantic coast have extended
southwark, and nearly all vessels from
Northern ports are delayed. The Chatta-
hOochee, Capt. Catharine, Of the Ocean
Steamship line, arrived at her dock at 10
O'Clock last night. She came through
without accident, and had pleasant
weather the entire trip except On Friday
night, when she encountered a gale off
Hatteras, but sustained no injuries. The
gale lasted for about two hours. The
wind blew without cessation, and the
waves left their marks on the smoke
stacks and deck houses.
sit seemed said one OF the passen gers,
describing his experience, las if the
ship was first under the ocean and then
above it, sailing with the stem down and
stern up, and vice versa"
The ChattahOOchee was loaded light
and rolled unpleasantly, but sus-
tanned no damage. The seas ran
high, but she kept her course and
came through all right sighting Ty-
bee at o'clock and coming up on the
tide, making the trip in "a hours. Most Of
her passengers remained on board all
night.
A number of sailing vessels arrived in
port during the day, but only one came
up to the city. At Tybee at I O'Clock the
wind was blowing fresh, but nothing like
a gale
A number Of wrecks are reported along
the coast. Aessrs. NJ. s. Cosulich & Co.
received a telegram yesterday morning
from Capt. Nerdini, of the Italian bark
VOlpini, saying that his vessel had gone
ashore on the north breaker at DOboy,
whittier she was bound. A second tele-
gram stated that she had bilged, having
become full Of water, and would become
a total wreck.
The VOlpini was chartered by Messrs.
COsullch & Co. while she was at Genoa
on Nov. - to load lumber and timber for
England. BY the terms of the charter
she was to load either at Savannah,
Z Port Royal, or Doboy. she sailed
from Genoa on Dec. 81 bound to
Tybee for orders. She arrived off Tybee
on Wednesday, and was boarded by pilot
boat No. >, who ordered her to DObOy to
load.
The vessel was 1873 tons burthen, built
AT SaYOna, Italy, IN 1874, and was owned
by ID. 0netC. Of SavOna. She was fully
insured, but in what association is not
known, il is thought likely IN the AssOci-
azOne dI Mutua, AssOciazOue Marrittima
ofCamOghese, Italy for which Mr.. Cosulich
is agent in Savannah. Mr.. COsulich at
once cabled the owners of the vessel and
the association to know if such was the
case. A dispatch 10 the NEWS from Da-
rien last night stated that the vessel was
breaking up.
The pilot boat Pet came near going
ashore near the getty of the point of Ty-
bee yesterday morning. a heavy north
easter was blowing, and the vessel had
got partially in the breakers. when her
anchor was let 90. Her jib was hauled
down, when she swung round, head with
the tide, and gradually worked off with
out damage. Had she gone full on the
breakers she would have become a wreck.
Her handling showed good management
as we'll as skillful seamanShip.