New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-31
MORE STORIES OF TIE II RN'S WORK
INCOMING VESSELS TELL THEE EXPERIENCES
IN THE CYCLONE.

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IN THE CYCLONE.
Whirling and spinning the north Atlahuc -
the full blown cyclone which spread so much
devastation on it's fight from Florida To Nova
Scotia This is the season of those West lh''d"
hurricanes. which are called cyclones "heh NV!
reach this latitude. There indications 'h"'
another storm is gathering in the Gull 81 NieNi''
and barometric observations made at New-o'le""'
are viewed with some fears. The signs Of ath'"s-
pheric disturbances are not pronounced enough
to warrant the Weather Bureau in preu'o'''7
another cyclone.
It may he week before the full extent OF ''c
damage done to shipping by the last cyclone VIII
be learned Every vessel which comes To port
has a story to tell The Nacoochee. OF the Oc'd"
Line arrived here last evening from savannah
She saw Indications of the approaching hurricane
and turned about and bided her time In ''e -"
vannah River until most Of the storm w'tS oNri
On Monday morning she resumed her NoE""'' '
had southeasterly gales and high seas AT fiatei"S
yet she reached here WITHOUT suffering uN"dH'
The Nacoochce brought detailed account OF '"e
cyclone which destroyed much life and prop
erty in Savannah. captain Smith COMMANDER 90
the Nacoochee, said last evening 'ha' at
a. m. Sunday. which was SAILING UNI
q tremendous northeast gale was blowing Sc'
he decided TO go out and try the force 81 ''''
storm It took two hours to reach the mou'" u
the savannah River. rs soon as he got out
side he realized tndt the Hulll'''' va" ~
fedeng. and ne ordered the Nacoochee naeN
into the River She anchored seven miles from
the mouth The town is eighteen miles from
where the river pours into the sea. All Gay
Sunday the hurricane increased in fury NJ Il
- m the storm reached its height. Near the
steamer were anchored seven Norwegian pitNS'
and a few fathoms up stream were tn" GOV
,,.nt drcdcng scows. The captain stood IN
,ho not house and through the blackn"ss he could
SEQ the lights Of the drcdgcrs moving ap'"''
They raised so close 10 the Na'po'h'o ""' q
collision seemed imminent The sco"S S'''i'i
TO drift away and their lights were "'in'S' 'oN'
,o view. Next morning the passengers OF inc
Nacoochee looked upon a broad set whef' 'he''
hod onco hecn lowIands and marshes The water
had risen five feet. SO thinks Captain Smlth.
81 SAW 4 sight" said the captain. Whch !
hone | may never see again. Every NeS9'i WIN"
had been near us had either parted mr. '""'''
ar dragged anchors and eon" ashore on N' sou"
hank Of the river SiN of th" Norwegian DARK
were living on ttcr beam ends. disrnhnu'h ana
disalJed Th, seventh bark had completely cap
sized \ schooner and pilot boat har gone
sror. Tn. Government dr,-igcrs had been
carried inland and had been lett IN rice h''''
va c,,ld learn nothing from the vessels ashore
hut / am certain that they could not nave p'SS''
,brorch such "A night without loss Of life We
Learned hat the Hghtship had been blown ashore
ord that there WAS scarcely buoy about the
harbor which had not been blown from It's an
cbor,pe We hailed tux that morn
go, learned that train
Of cars on the Savannah and Tyber H"''Io"''
which had been sidctraclsed had been blown from
the rails"
The Nacoochec dil not stop TO learn further par
tculars Of the storm. Thing are pretty SLOW IN
nv town" said Or Curtss. OF Joliet H. ono 'i
the passengers Of the Nacooch"". 'y"t J mink
that Savannah has the fault of being hiii" VOC
swift
The steamer Krickerbocker. from N'"-'il''nS
which arrived yesterday encountered ~" 70 .'.
eft weather Her hulwarks and rail WEI" ca. .i'l
away fore ana AFT. and her decks were sU''l''
and damaged Two men. \ Anderson. Hr'in""
and John Norton cook. were ""ShrH ''''''i' D.
OF Rarnegat the knckerbocker pascal a 7unk'n
schooner with the masis and sp'rs h"atinf above
/ water Tn. schooner Hattie f. Kno"itor ~ h"s'
,on reached this port yesterday With her jihh"pm
ION. Th. Italian bark Tortuuat.. from ''n"a,
came in with damaged boats ami smashed h"l-
warks
The loss to thu river shipping IS estimated az
S2prn Many oanalh1ais "'r" driven ashore ""'
=, number Of lives are reported To- have been lost
hv the breaking up OF tow. r." tug l'"l' alone
picked up thirty cannlhoais.
The telegraph companies are recovering Their
/ wires rapidly. Tn. Western Union has commune"
/ ton with jacksonville Mef-ag"- for charleston
/ Port Royal and Other points are taken subject t
| DELAY Tn. Postal Telegraph Company has com
! munication with Richmond AMI oth"r points H
! the South by way Of Chicago
| An affecting incident Of MONDAY nights torn
| Wa made known In the GrrenNil" district OBJ ~
CIV Yesterday \ four -ycar-Od boy. nhn'l ~ a"
/ Father was allowed hy his mother. WI" lives al 50
| ~ f.rgru Road. TO to 4 nearby store y" '.'f
/ some candy. Dn the way back IN ia" hht KNEES. '
! made a mistake and turned from Oc-rn mo MtI
! Adoo-avc Through this street he wandered look
! inc yalnlv Tor his home until b" got into swami
| near Sicvcns-ave His efforts to get out on> car
! ricl him further into tn" mud. Finally ne h''i'i
| ,,tr.d nm tn Ills waist When his voice ar'
| strength became exhausted he o@uh ON,
sob and cry. There he remained 'i'ut'
! the violence Of the storm. when rag
through the early hours OF Tuesday mnrhls, ca,
| onlv in li-At summer garments. Ills l'ii''l,
! fricnIs and the police searched Tor MN AZ n'E
! in vain At daylight II was assumed H1,t ~
| had wandered To thu watcrside and been hi"Wl
| into the bay. At noon on Tu'FlaN Nv" ~
! v,bn vcre going to the shore 10 gather ann
wood hoarl fnint cries in III swamp, anu th'usn
/ they were made by dos They traced the soun j.
/ and soon came upon Young f!atn'i. MWuh
! nuirlly hauled out OF the mud ana carried 10 h'
/ overioycl mother. Restorative ~"re PuickN az
uninsured and Yesterday Tho lifu" t"lp" WdF H'
| "hiect of much hero Worship from his youni
associates.
ASSN \ III(yA.