The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-09
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW.
THE STANDING OF THE NACOO-
CHEE NOT YET EXPLAINED.

The Story of the Vessels Voyage-In
a Gale from Of Tybee Until She
Went Ashore on Cove Beach--A Sa-
vannahian's Experience on the
Stranded Ship-How the Eassengers
Were Looked After.
N. H. Schaul of Appel & Schaul, arrived
from New York yesterday morning. Mr..
Nacoochee when she went ashore near
Beaufort, N. c., two weeks ago. He
was seen yesterday by a MORNING
NEWS reporter, but could give no explana-
tion of how the vessel got ashore. He is Of
the opinion that no one knew, or had any
idoa that the Nacoochee was taking a
course that would result as it did.
STRUCK A GALE OFF TYBEE.
eve struck a rough sea Immediately
after leaving Tybee, said Mr.. Schaul, land
the progress of tho vessel was very slow. 1t
was not long before we encountered the gale
The situation, in more ways than oYe, was
squally, and the passengers began to get
alarmed. There were only two ladies on
board and they soon went to their rooms.
All of the passengers were more or less
frightened, but there was nothing to De
done. The vessel tossed and rolled all
Friday night and was every minute strug-
CLING farther into the teeth OF the gale.
When Saturday morning dawned we were
in the hight OF a terrific storm which lasted
all day and all night without lull.
Saturday night was a dreary one on the
Nacoochee. Nothing except the beating of
the waves and the sagging and cracking of
the vessel could be heard. The ship rolled
so that it was almost impossible to move
about, and most OF the passengers remained
in their rooms. Shortly after midnight a
heavy wave struck the vessel, bursting in
one of the state room doors in which there
happened to be "A passenger, and his cries
caused considerable alarm among the rest.
FIGHTING THE GALE.
All day Sunday we pitched and tossed,
trying TO make some Roadway, and about 9
o'clock that night, when there was begin
ming to be a slight lull in the storm, there
was a sudden Jolt and jar and somebody
shouted: 'Were ashore" and Capt Cathe-
rine did everything in his power TO get the
vessel off but failed. The passengers were
called up and were told that the ship was
aground. but that there was no cause for
alarm. We remained on board until the
| next day, when Capt. Catherine sent us
| ashore in boats on Core Banks, called
by the natives Pilentorie Banks.
There we got sailing craft, and at noon
we started for Moorehead City, whore we
were TO take the Atlantic Coast Line to
New York.
TWO DAYS IN SAIL BOAT.
"The distance was about thirty five miles,
and we were TWO days Oh tho trip, besides
changing boats til ee times. When we
reached New York Gen. Sorrel paid the ex-
ira exp ,nse of the trip"
Mr.. Schaul was the first of the passengers
that reported at the Ocean Steamship Com.
pany's Office in New York, and he said that
he was piled WITH all manner of questions
BY tho officials as to what was the situation
during the gale, but he was able to give
very little information other than his expe-
rience during the storm. He did not see
Capt. Catherine excspt when he called the
passengers together after the vessel struck,
q id again when they were sent ashore.