The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-29
T0SAVE THE NAC00CHEE
WRECKING BOATS ON THEIR WAY
TO THE STRANDED SHIP.

The Passengers and Crew Taken of
in Boats-The Vessel Not Leaking
and Hopes Expressed that She Can
Be Saved "A Pag5 of the Cargo on
the Beach-Gen. SorreIs Statement.
Great anxiety was felt yesterday for the
steamship Nacoochee, which was reported
ashore off Cape Lookout Monday night.
The company's Office was besieged by anx-
ious inquirers. but the only information to
be had up to last night was telegram
received early in the day from General
Manager Sorrel, stating that it was ru-
mored in New York that the Nacoochee
had gone ashore. Agent Anderson, how
ever, discredited the rumor.
The Nacoochee had five passengers-four
cabin and one steerage passenger. The
cabin passengers were NJ. H. Schaul, of
Appel & Schaul, of this city; H. L. Powell,
Mrs. John Cuthbert and Miss Henrietta
Smith of Brooklyn, n. Y, the sister and
niece of j. w. Smith, foreman of the Cen
trial railroad blacksmith shops, and who have
been visiting here.
CAN PROBABLY BE GOT OFF.
1t was late in the afternoon before any
definite news could he obtained. A Reau-
fort special to the MORNING News con-
frned the Associated Press report. The
following dispatch was received last night:
BEAUFORT, N. c., VIA NEWPORT, n. G.,
Nov. q, 1888.
The Nacoochee went ashore on Core Beach,
about twenty five miles northeast of Cape Look
out shoal, at O'Clock Sunday night The ship
Is about 300 yards from the beach and lies in an
easy position. 1t is thought that it prompt as
sistance is rendered, she can he gotten off with
out material damage The captain has tele-
graphed from HaUteraS to Norfolk for assist
ance. Two hundred boxes of oranges, part of
the ship cargo, are on the beach. The pasSen-
gers and crew were saved.
Mr.. Appel, Mr.. Schaups partner, tele-
graphed the Western Union operator at
Beaufort early yesterday morning, and last
night he received the following reply:
BEAUFORT, n c.. Nov. %, 1885,
MeSSTs. Appel Dc SchdUi, SGrdnnGh:
Steamer ashore about thirty miles northeast
of Lookout: not leaking. Expecting assistance.
All saved. Passengers arrived here to-day and
go north by rail tomorrow.
L. P DUNCAN,
Telegraph Operator.
GEN. SoRREL'S STATEMENT.
General Manager Sorrel te.egraphed the
MORNING NEWS from New York as
follows:
The Nacoochee went ashore Sunday night
about twenty-five miles north of Lookout. Re-
ports first reached us yesterday. Assistance
was at once ordered to the vessel, and power
full wrecking boat left Norfolk last night and
should now be by the steamer Latest reports
say that she lies favorably, is making no water,
and can probably be got off without serious
damage. The weather at Beaufort, about
thirty miles from the steamers position is fine.
the wind light, southwest,
The cause of the vessels going ashore,
whether she was driven in by the storm or
whether she was seeking harbor and went
ashore, could not be learned. The belief
among shipping men is that she was trying
to get into harbor.
Gen. Alexandr, Mr. Inman and the other
members of the Terminal company ex-
pressed great anxiety for the Nacoochee's
safety until the news was received from
Gen. Sorrel late in the afternoon that the
vessel could be saved beyond a doubt.