Evening journal., 1893-08-31
WRECKED SAVANNAH.
She Only Carried Half A
Cargo When Lost.
FIFTY HOURS WITHOUT FOOD
More Details of the Terrible storm In
the south-Bodies Washed Ashore Are
Found In Various Places where Bfen
Have Suffered and Died-Damage All
over the Peninsula.

II lAhCth NneIt wen
Have Suffered and Died-Damage All
over the Peninsula.
SAVANNAH, Aug 31.-The steamship
City Of Savannah, from Boston to
Savannah, is aground on Hunting Island,
thirty miles cff Beaufort, She is a total
wreck, and is rapidly going to pieces.
The passengers are all saved probably.
Hunting Island is on the South Caro-
lima coast, about thirty miles above
Bluffton; IL is about twelve miles long.
Captain Savage sent letter TO Beaufort
from the island by some sailing craft,
saying that his vessel was ashore with
water in the hold, and that he was
unable to get off, He asked for assist
ance at once. This letter was received
yesterday morning and was hurried over
to the collector of the port. II any tug was
sent out from Beaufort it did not reach
the Savannah until the crew and some
of the passengers had been taken off by
the City OF Birmingham yesterday.
When the Birming CHAM came TO her pier
here this afternoon Captain Savage OF
the wrecked Savannah was seen on the
upper deck.
"Well, I've lost my steamer" he said,
"but l thank God that as far as / know
no lives were lost The gale was the
most frightful / ever experienced IL
struck the Savannah of Charleston, aud
tried to head her out to sea. The
water was too much for me, though,
and sea after sea was shipped over the
| xyauoal ha r.tlof honoa N
portion of the saloon. Next the smoke
stack went. and then the waves poured
in and put out the fres.
"Then was lost. For twelve hours,
however. l managed to fight the ele-
ments. and then, seeing that further
effort was futile, headed her for Hunt
ing Island and beached her as far up as
possible. We signslled repeatedly for
assistance, but none came, although
several tugs passed along. and finally I
called for volunteers to make the peril
GUS trip to the lighthouse, six miles
away, to get assistance. A crew OF
three sailors started out, and they made
Beaufort.
1T was Monday morning about
o'clock when l beached the Savannah,
and in the afternoon the first and
second officers fitted up life raft and
took nine women and several of the
crew toward Helena. l hope they
landed safely. After the life raft left
the sea began TO break over the vessel
and all took TO the rigging, from where
we were rescued by the Birmii CHAN
this morning.
1--WE had been in the rigging thirty
six hours. We had been without food
or water fifty hours If we had had tC
remain much longer in the rigging We
would have been drowned. It was
welcome sight to ne when l saw the
signal light Of the Ocean Steamship line
on Tuesday night, and knew the Bir
minghsm was coming to our rescue
In several places along the Coossv
river were found eight or ten bodies
lying on the bank close together
Graves were hastily dug near the plscei
on discovery Of the bodies and, without
ceremony, the storm victims were PLACED
beneath the earth.
Many of the dead were so advanced il
r putrefaction that the sight was sicken-
: ing and revolving.
Suffering in some localities among
, negroes is reported as being distressing
, in some cases, there beng only one o.
two left out Of whole families Of ten Of
4 fifteen. II is feared that the loss of ii Il
5 on st. Helena and surrounding island
r has been very great, but it is impossible
to learn anything definite as yet.
Still Hard to Get Particulars.
AUGUSTA, Ga. Aug. 31.-It is still
impossible to obtain imuch information
from Port Royal and Beaufort, whicl
suffered so disastrously during tn
I storm. A local paper received news
that seventy dead and swollen bodie
we're ia ken from the Coosaw river b,
3 searching parties Messengers continul
0 to arrive with news of deaths an
! terrible havoc.
Savannah Had But Half a Cargo
Boston, Aug. 31.-The Inflated Cit
: of Savannah carried but half the usus
4 amount Of freight when she left here o
!, Thursday. Pork, ham and bacon, boots
J. shoes, chairs, gunny cloth and othe
general merchandise made up her cargo
There was an insurance of $50,00I
1 The vessel was valued at $500, 900.
n The Steamer City Belle Wrecked.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Aug. 31.-Grei
e damage was done all along the Susqu
q hanna river shore at and near POI
!, Deposit by Monday nights storm
Small boats were dashed about an
et smashed to atoms, whilst the large
N ones were capsized and many of ther
to sunk. The most serious damaHe dor
4. was to the City Belle, belonging to Ca
10 tain Holm, whichplies. between. Port d
,e deposit and Lspidum. The boat brol
from her mooring, and despite Il
efforts of those around she sank, al
n. in all probability is a total wrec
ar The upper deck was washed of, and
~ now laying along the wharf sever
a. hundred yards above where she san
-. Captain Holm and his son work'
he nobly trying to save their vessel al
en- did not give her up until she was b.
AS yond all hope The captain barely e
re- caped drowning.