The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12
IN THE BREAKERS.
The Steamship City of Savonnah is Standing
Almost Bolt Upright.

Savannah, Ga, September Especial y
The Merritt Wreck!ng Conpany's steamer
COlty was expected at the scene of the
wreck OF the City of Savannah yesterday
1t takes II day 10 get ANY Information from
the scene OF the wreck, us it is something
over SIXTY miles from Savannah and re-
ports from there last night stated that moth
lDg had Yet been seen Of the Wrecking
steamer which it was reported had been
sent Out.
Capatin Frank Avery of the tug H. NJ
&. Smith, made trip over to the scene of
the wreck Il day or TWO ago. he Went
nearer to 1t than any other tug has
yet dared to go. He went up
as close is 100 yards. the water shoaling
from seven to Two and one-haf fathoms as
he approached. From that distance. At
good view Of the entire wreck could be Oh
tanned. Her correct position is on Irpp $
inlet shoal, OFF hunting island, out TWO
miles off the beach, and about three miles
from the Hunting island light, southeast by
south With the glass, every part OF the
Savannah cOuid be made out from the
Smith. Up forward, the water is up 10 the
plot house door on the lee side. The sal
loon Joiner work IS gulted out Oh her main
deck from the Smoi;vstack to the after
thv0rt ship passageWuy. Part Of the
spar deck and the social hall on the awning
deck remain. Aft. her main deck shows
plainly at high water.
The Savannah, it appears, is listed only
~ degrees To the SlatDtIIl, lHSttdu OI Id
degrees as reported. She is compare lively
tlatbottomed and she stands almost straight
up on the shual The wreck appears de
serted First Officer Crowell and two
seamen were left there to protect her from
the sea pirates, but yesterday there We're
10 signs Of life whatever on board. If
they are around, they are probably on the
island where they are Ill reach should any
pirates attempt to pilfcr the vessel. This
distance, the savannah appears IN com
paratively good condition and there is no
evidence that it would not pay to raise her
and put her III repairs. 1t VIII require Il
diver, however, TO ascertain whether She
has any holes III her hui which mnY prove
fatal to all efforts to get her out at rea-
sonable cost. 1t seems to be the verdict of
every one, who has seen her, that she can
easily be repaired if she can he gotten out
all right. What The underwriting colnpan-
les Will do about her has not set been de
cided, and it seems that the visit of the
Merit cOmpanyS steamer toley IN only tor
the purpose of giving her II good inspection
and deciding definitely what can be done.
The trip between mere and Beaufort on
the inland route, diScloSeS LOSSES many OF
which seem beyond repair. For that en-
tire distance of sixty miles or more, the
sight of some stranded bark. schooner, tug
or steamer is not once lost. 1t Is rare that
they stand alone. The sight of three or
four wrecks together is a common one, and
very few efforts are being made as yet to
get them. Few repairs are being made at
the storm-Swept town of Beaufort from the
fact that all the labor there is being en-
ployed in digging out the wrecked steamers
and tugs which went ashore. There is lit
tie or no business at all at Beaufort now
The labor is employed in trying to get some
of the shipping interests in shape. There
is no wharf as yet for any vessel to tie to
that might want to go there.
A large bare, loaded with provisions
clothing and supplies of all kinds, left this
city yesterday for Beaufort, where they are
to be distributed among the sufferers on the
sea islands. There We're barrels of flour
grits, meal, potatoes, cabbage, syrup, crack
ers meat, clothing and some little furniture
in all about ST 800 or $1,000 worth of sup
plies which will help GU, considerably in sat
isfving the wants of the sufferers on the
wrecked islands off the coast.
The fund raised in Savannah. Alone
amounts now to ST ,09251 and it is still in
creasing.