The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-13
WAVES RAN MAST HIGH.
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE EXPERI-
ENCE IN THE GALE.

4Ao passengers EaIIy shaken Op,
| But the Vessel Not Damage d-sto-
ries ofthe Storm-The Blow at Tybee
Small Vessels Driven Ashore-The
Pope Catlin Ashore Near Hilton
Bead-A Lively Storm.
The steamship Chattahoochee arrived
from New York yesterday nine hours over
due. The Chatta hoochee encountered the
big storm north of Wilmington at o'clock
Thursday morning. The ship was in the
blow about twelve hours, and during that
time the passengers, numbering about
sixty, waited, expecting every minute to be
heaved out upon the waters for the fishes to
gnaw.
The moment the gale struck the vessel it
aroused the sleeping passengers, and the
widest confusion reIgned. When day
dawned matters were no more hopeful.
The ship was tossed about like a chip. One
passenger said that the waves were higher
than he had ever seen. When the vessel
was in the trough of the sea it was as dark
as night. But few of those aboard escaped
sea sickness. Some we're attacked violently
and wanted the vessel to sink.
PASSENGERS IN A FRIGHT.
lady passenger, in describing the scene,
said that it was frigntfuL Her room WAS
literally Invested of its furniture. Every
piece of breakable ware in the room was
shattered, and even the iron racks in the
room were broken
Mr.. j. ID. Clarke, an extensive orange
grower near Tampa, who was a passenger,
says they were fortunate to have passed
Hstteras. He says it was impossible to
keep seated or to stand up, on account of
the rolling of the ship. The waves were
high and the wind terrific Passengers had
to hold on with a vice-like grip on what
ever was stationary ard the lady passengers
were considerably frightened. Tue officers
or the vessel boWsver, showed great cool
ness, allayed the apprehension and the
vessel weathered the storm without acct
dent. Mr.. Clarke says that they passed
two vessels under close reefs but could not
make them out. He says he has been
around 1.-THE keys" but Wednesday nights
storm was the worst he ever encountered,
Purser NJ. Dow Bridges watched tie waves
from the engine room, and they seemed to
be as high as the ships masts.
HAS SEEN WORSE STORMS.
Capt. Daggett did not seem to have been
''flurried up" about the little "mishap. rand
he said that he had seen many worse storms
ut was one of those revolving winds, " said
he, that oftentimes do damage, but
the one that struck us was not Il bad one
Of course, it caused us some Inconvenience
for a short while, but after daybreak it was
apparent that no damage of serious ma
ture would result from it. Some of the
passengers grew alarmed, and confused
everything for while, but it wore away
and gave place to the walls of sea-sick
people"
SIS the Chattahoochee disabledm
"Oh, no. She will go out on her regular
trip as if nothing had ever befallen her.
There was little furniture broken up, but
the loss is inconsiderable.n
THE BLOW AT TYBEE.
Mr.. Wright, landlord of the Furber
house, on Tybee island, was in the city yes
teFday, and he says the storm OF Tyt ee
Wednesday night was the worst he has
known since he has been on the island. The
ocean thundered and roared on tho beach,
and the wind lifted up wet sand balls with
cyclonic force and drove them against the
buildings, and in some instances over the
buildings He says that he did not sleep a
wink all through the night, and when ne
went out in the morning he expected to see
| the beach lined with wrecks. Fortunately
there was no shipping off the island.
Mr.. Wright reports sloop-rigged vessel
| high on the marsh off the south channel,
| On McQueen's island, which it will take a
high spring tide t. get off.
There slsome apprehension felt for the
safety of the pilot boat Belle, which at last
shortly before the storm swept up the coast,
with Pilots Ambrose and Sexton aboard
1t was thought yesterday that she would
put in at Charleston, and, if so, would tele-
graph her arrival, but nothing has vet been
heard from her. Others say she is stanch
boat, and either put in some inlet or safely
rode the gale, and will likely be heard from
to-day.
THE POPE CATLIN ASHORE.
The steamer Pope Catlin was blown
ashore in the marsh at Skull creek. near
Hilton Head, South Carolina, Wednesday
| night. She was on her way 60 Beaufort,
and her passengers were transferred to the
| schooner Bertha and were taken up to Beau
| fort Capt. Finney, of the steamer
| Seminole passed her on his way here, and
thinks she will have some difficulty IN
| getting off. He says. however, that she
lies easy. Capt. Swift, the master of the
Pope Catlin, is of the opinion that she will
come off ou the next high tide. The Semi
| mole left at 10 O'Clock vest erday
and will lie by the Pope Catlin
to render ner any assistance If the captain
desires. The storm blew several tugs and
schooners ashore at Beaufort and near by.
The pilot boat Leo of Beaufort went ashore,
opposite that city, in the gale the same