The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-29
BUFFETED BY THE WAVES
TIE I. G. MORSE. JR., FROM sAvAN-
NAH PASSED DISMANTLED.

Most of Her Crew Washed Overheard
and the Mate Desd-Her Captain and
Two Sailors the Only Survivors
They Decline to be Towed Into Port.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The Old Dominion
steamer Wyanoke, which got in this morn
ing after stormy trip from Norfolk,
sighted a schooner in distress yesterday
about noon, when off Delaware bay. On
coming within hailing distance of her it
was found to be the Morrisette, of Bath,
Me-. bound for Portland with a cargo of
lumber. 1t was learned that two seamen
had been washed overload and lost, and
that the mate was dead. Only the captain
and two sailors remained, and the captain
was very sick. The schooner refused to
be taken in tow, but asked for two men and
some provisions. The men could not be
shared. but one of the boats of the Wya-
noke was lowered, filed with provisions,
and an attempt was made to reach the
schooner The sea was, however, running
very high, ana in spite of strenuous efforts
the boat was forced to return to the steamer
without having reached the schooner, which
seemed to be drifting away. The steamer
tbereupon resumed her course. About the
same time two Italian ships signaled to the
Wyanoke, asking for bearings, and were
answered.
TRIED TO PROVISION THE MORSE.
The steamer Wyanoke of the Old Dominion
line arrived to-day. Her captain says that
Yesterday, of Delaware capes, he fell in with
the schooner /. G. Morse, Jr., of Portland,
Me-, disabled and dismantled. The larger
part of the crew had been washed overheard,
4 20 hnI IsaI afs Hha
captain and two sailors were the sole sur
vivors. The Wyanoke offered to tow the
schooner into port, but the schooner's
captain declined the offer, and asked for
men to assist him in making port. The
request was denied. An Intellectual at
tempt was made to reach the schooner with
provisions. The life boat was tossed about
like cork, and its crew narrowly escaped
destruction. The schooner was left to her
fate.
A sCHooNER's ONLY SURVIVOR.
NORFOLK, VA, Oct 2S.-A picked life
saving crew from stations numbers 4, Stand
., succeeded this NOR ing in rescuing the
only surviving member of the crew of the
schooner George T.. Simmons of Camden,
N. j., wrecked last Wednesday night near
False Cape OF the five members of the
crew who lashed themselves in the rigging
when the vessel went into the breakers,
Robert Lee Grant was the only one who
had the endurance to hold out during four
nights and three days, aud most of the time
under a terrific storm and tremendous
breakers. His comrades became exhausted
and dropped into the sea. When relief
came Grant was almost ready to follow his
fellow seamen, for he was worn out from
his long and terrible struggle for life. After
he was taken ashore Grant recovered rap
idly. and is WELL
LOST HER JIB-BooM.
CAPE HENLoPEN, Oct. 2S.--The schooner
JIG. Morse, from Savannah for Providence,
lumber laden, was towed into this harbor
by tug, about 1890 o'clock this morning,
with her jib-boom broken off.
FoUNDERED AT SEA.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 2S.--The British steam
ship Bolan, from Calcutta for this port, has
toundered at sea. Thirty-three lives were
lost