The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-16
RESCUED FROM THE SEA.
SEVEN MIN TAKEN FROM a
WRECKED SCHOONER.

Names of crew Of tie Inflated Yes
sel-ResoIutions Of Appreciation and
Commentator.
The Tallahassee of the Ocean Steamship
Company, whicl reached her wharf from
New York yesterday morning, brought
seven shipwrecked men whom she took IRON
q wrecked schooner on Tuesday morning.
Oct. 10. The Tallahassee left Ne"
York at O'Clock p. m. Mon
day and encountered rough weather all
Monday night and the whole Of luesday:
Monday night the sea was 50 heavy tuae IL
was almost impossible for passengers 10 re-
main in their berths. At no time, however.
was the least uneasiness felt
T eSday morning ct 6:S0 O'Clock, aDouC
twenty-eight miles southeast OF winter
Quarter light ship a IHo-masted schooner
was sighted flying signal o. distress Oh
spDroacb;rr nearer il y as seen that the
schooner was q wreck. The sea was break
ing over her, and as she rose npon the aVes
the water poured from her seams. Her boat
wes gone and those on board OF her were IN
the rigging.
A LIFE RAFT SENT OUT.
The Tallahassee was Immediately hove to
and steps taken to rescue those on the
wreck. Ihe wind was blowing a heavy
northeast gale az d the sea was running high.
The sea MAS running too high to launch a
life boat successfully, and even il one could
have been successfully launched it would
have been unmanageable in such a sea.
The steamer was about mile to the leeward
of the wrecked schooner, and Capt. Fisher
determined to use the metallic life raft to
rescue the men on the wreck. By this time
the passengers had discovered tbat some-
thing unusual was occurring, and they came
from their staterooms to find out what it
was. They crowded 10 the side of the
steamer from which the wreck was visible,
and became interested spectators Of the
subsequent proceedings. Those who had
cen suffering from seasickness forgot
their illness in watching the efforts
being made to rescue those on the
wreck. To send the life raft to the wreck
was no easy matter and required patience
and the skillful handling of the steamer.
Tho difficulty was this: The steamer was
lightly loaded and drifted much faster than
the life raft. However, by coming up
under the eeward of the wrecked schooner,
and rounding TO under her stern, the life
raft was brought about midships of the
wrecked schooner and to the lesward.
SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED.
Tue first attempt to place the life raft
within reach of the shipwrecked mariners
failed, but the second was successful. The
men ON the wreck quickly got on board the
raft and lashed themselves to it. Here
another difficulty occurred. The life raft
became entangled in the sails and rigging
which were overheard, but after a little
delay the life raft swung clear of the
wrecked schooner.
Now began the task of getting the men on
board the steamer, and it was far from an
easy one.
Capt. Fisher stood on the bridge giving
his orders to his officers aud men, who re-
sponded promptly. He said that he would
not imperil his ship or the lives of his pas-
sengers, and that he would not abandon the
shipwrecked men. The sea was exceedingly
heavy and the wind was blowing a gale
To have drawn the life raft to the. steamer
before the steamer was In favorable posi-
ton would have been almost certain death
20 those Oh the life raft. The raft would
have been dashed against the steamer aud
those on board of it dumped into the
sea and drowned. And it was an exceed
ingly difficult matter TO get the steamer i'll
favorable position, because she was lightly
loaded aud would fall Off into the trough of
the sea before much could he accomplished
toward getting the life raft alongside Of her.
The greatest care, patience and skill, there
fore, Lad to be exercised.
THE ROPES SECURED.
Finally the life raft was brought to the
steamers side and ropes were thrown to
those on board of 1t. Strong and willing
hands pulled the rescued mariners on board,
and glad they were to BE- once more IN a
place of safety. 1t was just four hours from
the time the life raft was sent out until the
shipwrecked men we're on board the ITALIA
hassee. Capt. Fisher says that too much
cannot be said in praise of the Caulkins me-
tallic life raft. It il always rlghtside up
no matter how it is launched. Ia cases in
which 1t would be impossible TO launch a
hOat N life raft could "a nh OvarhOa I'D
from any part of the ship, and by veering
it out long distances the ship could be so
handled that a rescue could be effected
nearly always.
THE sHIPwRECKED SAILORS.
The names of the rescued men were as fol-
lows:
RICHARD GARLAND of Ellsworth, Me-,
captain.
ANDREW NELSON Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
mate.
JOHN SUGoRE of New Londo1, Conn :,
stewart.
CREW (ALL CoLoREDl.
JACK MORE.
JOHN MIREs.
URIARA CAMPBELL.
DAVID HALL
The name of the wrecked schooner was
Wapella of New York, and belonged to
Rocket Bros, 50 South street, New York.
bhe was two-masted schooner, $50 tons
registered and was worth about So 900. She
was loaded with lumber and was bound
from Fernandina to New York with a
cargo of lumber, consigned to Robert b.
Sizer, New York, and valued at about
/. 5000.
Capt. Garland is a young man not vet so
years OF age and, according to his story,
hos been wrecked five times He saws the
storm struck his vessel On Sunday night
Oct. IL, about ten miles north of Absecom,
and that the vessel sprung leak Monday
morning Oct. II, and filled up Monday
afternoon, and began drifting southwark.
He and his crew ate their last meal on the
vessel Monday noon, and at the same time
their supply Of water gave out. all Mon
day night The sea broke over the schooner
and the men sought safety in the rigging.
When discovered by the Talahassee
they were worn out by cold, fatigue and
hunger, and had assistance been DELAYED
much longer they would have suffered great.
~. They were extremely grateful to Capt.
Fisher for rescuing them from their peril
GUS position, and also % the passengers and
crew of the Tallahassee for the purse OF $34
presented to them.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the passengers of the Tallahassee and
presented to Capt Fisher:
We. the undersigned passengers on the good
steamship Tallahassee, Of the Ocean Steamship
Company OF savannah, on her passage from
New York, desire 10 express our high appreca.
tioJ OF the seamanly qualities displayed by
Capt. w. II. Fisher aud his officers aud crew
during the tempestuous weather encountered