The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-02

passengers, as did all the officers. They
did everything in their power to stay any
fears on the part of the passengers aud
gave the assurance at all times that
everything possible would be done for
their safety The sailors are due as
much credit as anybody. l tell you we
were all glad TO get back to Savannah
again, and the next time go TO sea l will
go by rail"
TOGETHER IN PREVIOUS STORM
DR. Lamar said that he was on the
City Of Savannah just seven years ago,
and in going north struck one of the most
furious gales he had ever been in. Capt.
Smith was in command of the vessel, but
the same steward and cook who were
with her then, were with her when she
was wrecked. While lashed in
the rigging Monday night, DR..
Lamar, the steward and the
cook talked over old times. DR.. Lamar
said he had been on a good many of the
sAips since, but had only struck two
storms. On both occasions he was on the
City of Savannah. The second time he
was wrecked, but escaped with his life.
THE sTEwARDEss' ANKLES.
Miss Jane Welsh, the stewardess of the
City of Savannah, was very indignant with
the statement that she had spraiend her
ankle from the trip ashore from the
wreck.
There they are" she said, when she
was seen yesterday. Il don't think
either one of them look like they are
sprained"
AS general thing" said the steward
ess, ''all the women were seasick from
the time we left Boston. didn't have
time to be seasick. If we hadn't lost our
smoke-stack, 1 believe Capt Savage
would have got through safely l was
with the party who went to Senator
Cameron's place. We had turkey for
dinner the first day we got there. We've
struck OIL says l, when found that
out, We expected the other people, but
they didn't land there, and we didn't
know where they had gone"
NOT A JONAH.
Miss Welsh was very indignant at the
story that she was considered q Jonah,
and that she made any remark to the
captain on leaving the ship. She was
asked about other wrecks in which she is
said to nave been, and replied:
81 was in a wreck in '6l, but all the
people are dead now who were there at
th-t time, md l am not going to say any
thing about it. don't want to bring up
old scores, and I'm going to let that rest.
If anybody asks me now whether l was
ever in a wreck before I will tell them
that this is the first one / was ever in"
What worried the stewardess more
than anything else is the statement at
tributed to her by one of the passengers
as having been made to the captain just
as she left the wreck in the lifeboat. off
1 could catch the man that told that
story on me-, she said, I'D use cluJ on
him quick"
1t was fortunate thing that the storm
occurred in summer, as it did, instead of
during the winter, as all the people who
were left on the islands might have un-
dergone hardships which would have
cost some of them their lives AS it was
it was bad enough, and the hardships
were about as terrible as anybody wants
to experience. Through good fortune
and careful management, however, all
were saved and brought safely into port
STORM BILL OF FARE.
Tuesday morning, when the men left on
board the vessel were living between the
rigging and the deck and eating what
ever they could find in the ships cargo
that was semi-palatable, Mr.. Mcdonald
and others, who were of humorous turn
of mind, even during such trying times,
tackled the following bill of fare on the
pilot house;
Sardnes, 10 Eastport,
Turnips, au natural,
Biscuit salt water sauce,
Herrings, in skin.
THE RESCUED.
Besides the wrecked crews which the
tug brought over were the remaining pas
sengers of the ill-fated ship who had been
carried to the island in the life boat:
DR.. G. w. LAMAR.
Mrs LAMAR and two children.
Miss MARY L. HOOKER.
Mrs. BARROW.
Mrs. john NORMAN.
ELLEN A. NORMAN.
ANNIE LOVE.
Mrs. G. HOOPER.
MRs ELLEN WADE
Miss JANE WELSH, Stewardess.
OBJECTED TO THE NAME.
There is a story connected with the i'll
fated Steamship City of Savannah, that
has an interest at this time.
When the question Of what the name of
the second ship built for the Ocean
Steamship Company should be arose
several were suggested. The name City
of Savannah, which was finally adopted,
was strongly objected to, however, by
the late Col Edward G. Anderson, the
president Of the Steamship Company, on
the ground that it was bad luck name
for a ship.
Col Anderson was native of Savan-
nah and enthusiastic in his devotion to
its welfare, but he would not agree to
naming the ship after the city. He had
been in early life a lieutenant in the
United States navy, but resigned to come
home and take charge of a plantation
that had been left to him by his father
He soon became prominent in public at
fairs and was mayor of the city off and
on for quarter of century. He was