The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28

ldbef nouf thau O'Clock in the afternoon
could not be ascertained, as the quaran-
tine telephone wire had blown down and
there was no possible way Of getting
communication with the officials. So far
as could be learned, however, no one
there received any injury.
SMALL CRAFT LIKELY LOST
Whether any of the fishing smaSlSs or
small craft that went out in the morning
were blown ashore or lost could not be as
certained. DIR. Graham telephoned that
his honse was shaking as if it were leaf,
and that the water was pouring in
though the roof
There were nine vessels in all at the
quarantine station yesterday The Por-
tugese bark Audacia, Capt. Ferreira; the
British bark Mexico, Capt, Moncrief, and
the British barkentine Genesta, Captain
Davies, were tied up to the wharf, the
others being anchored in the stream. The
following are the names of other vessels
anchored in the stream, no further re-
ports being received as to their positions:
Norwegian bark Harold, Capt. Christen-
sen, and the Norwegian bark Elma, Capt.
Tonnesen.
MOVEMENTS OF THE VESSELS
There are a number of vessels due at
this port, all Of which have been in the
storm. The City of Savannah Captain
Savage, sailed from Boston Thursday,
and was due to arrive last night, but no
report of her was received.
The VIM Crane, Captain Peters, sailel
from Baltimore on Friday and was also
due last night. She was in the midst OF
the hurricane. No report of her was re-
ceived
The schooner Island City, Captain Voor-
hees, sailed with cargo of lumber for
Baltimore last Monday and has not been
reported arrived. The schooner Harry
B. Ritter, Captain Peterson, also sailed
for New York on Monday.
The Norwegian bark Mod, Captain
Gabrielsen, sailed last Tuesday for Ham
burg with a cargo of naval stores. She
probably escaped the storm
The schooner Three Sisters, Captain
Simpkins, sailed for Philadelphia Tues
day with a cargo of lumber, and has no
uuubb bnCOuulSEbu bue storm.
The schooner Ida Lawrence, Captain
Campbell, sailed Tuesday with cargo of
lumber for Philadelphia in company with
the Three Sisters.
The Norwegian bark Mod, Captain
Nelson, sailed for London, on Thursday
with cargo Of naval stores.
The schooner, Jennie Thomas, Captain
Young, sailed Thursday, for Baltimore.
Her cargo consisted of lumber
The schooner Leonard A. Burnham
cleared with q cargo of lumber on last
Thursday for Portland Me, and went to
Tybee and anchored until Friday after
noon, when she put to sea.
The schooner Leila Smith cleared
Thursday with a cargo Of lumber for
Newberg She went as far as Tybee,
where she anchored and has remained
there awaiting the storm to pass.
The steamship Decatur H. Miller,
Capt. Billups, was appointed to sail for
New York yesterday morning, but re-
mained at her wharf on account OF the
storm.
The tug Theckla came up from the
quarantine station about noon TO get out
of the storm.
The tug Leon broke away from her
moorings at Jones' wharf on the opposite
side Of the river about O'Clock, and
drifted across the river against Murphy's
wharf, foot of Houston street, where she
was made fast.
The steamer Ethel arrived from Au-
gusta about l o'clock and lay at her
wharf during the storm.
The steamship Tallahassee, Capt. AS
kins, started from this port on last FRI
day and was due at New York yesterday
The Dessoug, Capt. Edwards, sailed for
Philadelphia on Friday, and was due to
arrive at her destination yesterday.
PUT BACK FOR HARBoR
The Nacoochee, which was to have left
yesterday morning at O'Clock for New
York, went down the river and got out to
sea, but Capt. Smith, who has had many an
experience with the storm-tossed ocean,
saw the black clouds in the horizon and
knew that they presaged cyclonic dis
turbance. He had just had lively ex-
perience with storm of
similar nature on last Wednesday,
an account of which was given in
Saturdays MORNING NEWS Rather than
buck the norther, he turned about and
headed again for the mouth Of the Savan-
nah river He came up to Venus Point
where he anchored securely behind one
of the jetties to await the passage of the
gale. He will probably 60 out this morn
ing when the disturbance has entirely
subsiden.
The Atlantic Contracting Company
dredge boats, which were doing work
upon Tybee knoll, were brought up the
river at the first warning of the storm
and anchored at Venus Point.
The William Crane, from Baltimore,
and the City Of Savannah, from Boston,
were due late last night. They probably
struck the storm somewhere south Of Hat
fteras, ard like the Nacoochee and the Mil
Ter, which struck last Wednesdays storm,
hours or more.
At the first warning of the storm early
in the day all the tug boats and pilot
boats on the river headed direct for the
Central railroad slip, where they went
to seek a safe harbOr during the passage