The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-02


City Of Savannah, arrived here yesterday
afternoon. The wharves were lined with
people as the tug came up the harbor, and
when IT. was announced that all the ship.
wrecked passengers were on board shouts
went up from the vast crowd.
As the Paulsen steamed abreast Lincoln
station all the flags Of the commercial
houses tacing River street were hung out
and dipped in salute, and the merchants
rushed TO the balconies and cheered them
selves hoarse. The Cotton exchange bal
cony was crowded as never before, and
the mighty greeting which they sent up
made the heGrts of the shipwrecked glad,
and they clappcd their hands in wild de-
light Some even danced on deck
When the Paulsen was made fast TO the
wharf there were affecting scenes between
husbands who had been brought ON the
City OF Birmingham and wives from whom
they had parted at the wreck, and also
between friends who had been separated
that eyentful night The names of the
shipwrecked passengers brought by the
Paulsen are: DR. 9. W. Lamar, Mrs. La
mar and two children, Miss Mary l..
Hooker, Mrs Barrow Mrs. John Norman,
Annie Love Mrs c. f. Hopper, Mrs
Ellen Wade and old Jane, the stewardess
They woe all taken to the DesOto hotel by
order Of Receiver Conner, Of the Central
railroad, where they, with those brought
on the City of Birmingham, are being
well provided for until they can be sent to
their respective homes
They are all ovsrioyed at being safe on
land again. The ladies presented an
unique appearance, having lost all their
clothing in the wreck except what they
had on when they were sent to land in the
boats. None had any hats or bonnets and
the appearance Of most Of them was eX
ceedingy scant
The reason the Paulsen did not return
sooner was that the shipwreoked passen-
gers were found at two different places,
Several miles apart, i was thought they
were all at Senator Cameron's place on
Coffin Point ST. Helena Island but only
part were there Tho remainder were
found on Hunting Island.
In speaking of their experiences on the
night when they left the wreck the pas
sengers said they were too excited and
anxious to take notice of anything except
the most extraordinary incidents. They
passed wrecked cabins and wrecked ships
and people who had been drowned. The
party that reached Coffin Point had little
trouble in getting ashore, They walked
about one mile and n half to Senator Cam
| erons place, where they were kindly cared
| for by Mr.. Tripp, who is in charge Of it.
The party that cached Hunting Island
! did not fare so well. When the boat APP
! preached the island the scene WIS one Of
! desolation Water was almost every
| where. The ladies and everybody else
were compelled to wade up to their waists
in water to reach shore. They held the
babies above their heads The island was
a wilderness, and they lived in the light
house. They slept on the floor, or any
where they could rest.
Jane, the City of Savannah's stewardess
was the only one to receive even the
slightest injury. She sprained her ankle
on the island. The babies held up well,
and did not appear to miud shipwreck SC
much Captain Savage, who was com
mander of the City of Savannah, was with
the rescuing party. He thinks there is
chance of saving part OF the vessel.
The distance from Coffin Island, where
the second mates party was, to Hunting
) Island is seven miles, Neither party knew
W ere the other was.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 2.-The miss
= ing Clyde steamer Yemasse, from New
York. arrived here yesterday. The vesse
gale north of Hatteras. The first baC
9 weather encountered by the steamship
Yemasse was on Monday. Captain Nc
g Kee hove to and ran some fifteen miles to
ward the gulf and remained until he say
his way clear for the resumption of tn
: Journey This was done at an opportun
time. The passengers looked a little tn
worse for the long voyage on arriva
- but otherwise were in good spirits an
full of commendatOry words for Captai
'' Mckee. About 100 miles off Charleston
e burning vessel was seen. She was afil
aft, and was being consumed as fast {
l. flames could destroy her.
q The condition of the natives on Keawh
Island is the subject OF most touching pit
o The hurricane destroyed their entire crop
# Much of their small stock, with the tiC
entering their houses, were swept fro
10 them with their few personal belonging
% Captain Haskell, of the schooner Morr
w. Child, reports TO have passed the bodi
of six dead men with life preseryers
n twenty miles east of Savannah. Tn
were surrounded by wreckage CAPITA
D. Haskell rescued the captain and crew
the schooner HaFJld Beecher.
Reports of disasters and frighttul lc
l. of life all along the coast north of Tyh
continue to arrive. The storm does II
% seem TO have been severe south Of Save
ct nah. A number of wrecks are reported
tween Savannah and Brunswick, b
Z mostly in exposed harbors.