The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17
NINE HOURS IN A STORM.
THE TALLAHASSEE IN A GALE OFF
HATTERAS.

HA TTBRA5.
The Vessels Bulwarks Stove In and
a Sailor Injured-The Passengers
Thrown From Their Berths and AL
most a Panic Occurs-One of the
Heaviest Gales That Coast Vessels
Experiences of the Passengers
Capt Fisher Complimented.
The steamship Tallahassee arrived at her
wharf last night twelve hours late, after
having passed through one Of the heaviest
gales that she has been in for the past five
Or six years. She passed Cape Hatteras at
8 o'clock Wednesday night, and few
minutes later struck a rough southeastern.
The storm increased in violence until a
disaster seemed imminent. There was
almost panic among the passengers. They
were unable to remain in their berths, and
were thrown from one side Of the vessel to
the other. Nearly everybody on board was
seasick, and the sickness Increased with the
intensity of the storm.
There were between forty and fifty cabin
pass myers on board. but only one was hurt.
One gentleman received a slight scratch on
the face when the ship first encountered the
storm by being thrown across the cabin,
but he soon secured holding-on-place and
escaped further injury
THE BULwARKs STOVE IN.
During the worst part of the storm, eight
OF the bulwark gates were smashed in, one
of them striking Jacob jacobson, one Of
the crew, cutting an ugly cash in his face
1t was thought at first that the mans collar
bone was broken, and upon arrival of the
ship in Savannah he was taken to the
hospital. 1t was found upon examination,
however. that no bones were broken
The steamer passed through the hight
of the gale at II o'clock, and it
lasted until O'Clock in the morning. Capt.
Fisher was in command, and his presence
among the terror-stricken passengers was
reaSsuring and their department was re-
markable, considering the severity of the
storm.
PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. M. Nj. Brannen, editor and proprietor
of the Eufaula (Alal Daily Mail, was a
passenger on the Tallahassee. He said that
he had been in several storms, but that the
storm of Wednesday night was the severest
he had ever experienced, and he could not
understand why the damage to the vessel
and injury to passengers and crew was no
greater.
Our safe deliverance from the storm
without any loss of life or damage to cargo,
is attributable to the superior management
of Capt Fisher" said a passenger at one of
the hotels last night. The CONSERVATION
among the passengers at one time when the
sailor, jacobson, was hurt, went far beyond
anything that | have ever witnessed. The
rumor among the passengers that somebody
had been caught by the waves and carried
overheard, and there was almost a panic
until Capt. Fisher assured them that the
vessel was in no danger. Then there was a
calm among the passengers, and they
seemed to rely on the captains assurance"
"a PRETTY STIFF GALE"
Capt. Fisher was seen at the Pulaski
house last night. 81 was just getting my
name up for good weather." he said. when
he was asked about the storm.
YES, it was a pretty stiff gale, but
have been in many worse pickle than |
was Wednesday night. The passengers, 1
think, were needlessly alarmed They
thought the storm more severe than
it really was. They were considerably
agitated for little while, but soon got over
it, l said that the gale was the heaviest
that have passed through in five or six
years, because | have been blessed with
comparatively good weather. We were
driven out of our course some distance and
were delayed about twelve hours"
CAPT. FISHER CoMPLIMENTED.
The following complimentary resolutions
were passed by the passengers:
AT ANCHOR OFF TYBEE ISLAND,
Nov. IT, 1888.
The ship Tallahassee of the Ocean Steamship
Company, having left New York Nov -, and
having encountered furious gale off Hatteras,
forcing deviation from her course and seri-
ously endangering the vessels safety, we the
subioned passengers, believing that we owe
our preservation, under God, TO the care and
skillful seamanship of Capt. Fisher, his officers
and crew, wish in this formal manner to ex-