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

afternoon.
1--WE had little trouble in getting
ashore after we left the ship said Mrs.
Norman. "Two or three big breakers
struck us on the way aud some of US got
pretty wet, but this was just as we were
leaving the ship. Some of the waves
that struck the boat I thought would
turn US over, but the boat took in very
little water.n
THE TRAMP ON THE BEACH.
1--WE reached the island about 8 or
o'clock in the morning, getting in without
any difficulty. We walked for some dis
tance, passing pieces of wrecks and houses
that had been blown down, until some par
ty came out to meet US and took US to Sen
ator Don Cameron's place, where we were
well fed and cared for. In fact we had
turkey for dinner as soon as we arrived,
the turkey that we didn't get for Sunday
dinner, the day that the storm came up.
1--WE looked for some one to come for US
every day, and while we were getting
along very well we were glad when we
saw Capt. Savage come up to take US
towards home.
"When we were safely landed on shore
from the wreck the life boat that had
brought us over started back to the City
of Savannah to see if it could rescue any
of the others aboard her. but the crew
was exhausted from the struggle with
the waves coming over, and could do
nothing.
VOYAGE NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
Mrs. Norman tells thrilling tale of the
experiences of herself and daughter dur.
ing the storm. "The sea was fearfully
rough all the way from Boston, and we
were so sick almost the entire time that
we could not leave our berths, and in fact
we did not leave them until the ship
struck on Monday morning.
''Mr. Norman was sick also and, al
though his berth was next to mine, he
could not reach me during the storm for
the fearful rolling and heaving of the
ship. What was going on outside we did
not know. Monday morning. early, Mr..
Norman managed to reach my stateroom.
He is always looking on the bright side
of things, and he said he thought we
would pull through all right.
SEIZED THE LIFE PREsERvBRs.
II was just telling him that knew we
were all going to the bottom when the
ship struck and thought we were all
lost. I began looking around for life pre-
servers, and it was not long before 1 dis
covered that there was general rush for
them. Somebody, don't know who,
came to my sJate-room and endeavored to
take our life preservers out. Whoever it
was managed to get one of them, but /
held fast to the other, which they were
grabbing for as well.
81 put the life-preserver on my daugh-
ter and we then had to creep out of the
state-room on our hands and knees with
what few clothes we had on. Icould get
nothing but skirt, which I threw on
over my night dress, and my daughter
Jared no better. We had no other clothes
during the entire time we remained on the
ship after that and we had to go over to
the life boat in that condition. I man.
aged to get a pair of shoes which some
gentleman kindly offered me, and which
had to tie on. Some of the ladies had
to go to shore without any protection for
their feet whatever.
HELD ON FOR THEIR LIVES.
'After we got out of our stateroom we
had to hold on to railing on the side of
the vessel for some time. Every wave
that dashed against that side of the ship
wet US through and through and it
seemed that some of them would wash
US entirely away. We did not know
what to do nor where to go and had TO
stand there until some one came along to
give US directions.
Finally one of the officers of the vessel
told US to go into the intermediate cabin.
He showed us the way and we remained
until that began to break in and wash
away from the force of the waves that
dashed against it. We then went up
into the forecastie and remained with
our life proservers on all Monday after
noon in fear and trembling not knowing
at what moment the ship might go to
pieces.
ALL HANDS IN THE RIGGING.
'When Monday night came all of the
men went up in the rigging, and one of
the ladies went with them. When the
tide came up the waves dashed against
the vessel so hard that it was impossible
for them to remain on deck The captain
ordered all the ladies into one of the life
boats, which was suspended from the
port side of the vessel, where it was pro-
tected from the waves which dashed
against it. Most Of those in this boat
went to sleep, as they had been so IA
tigued by their experiences that they
could not keep awake.
PUT IN THE LIFEBoATs.
''In the morning as soon as day began
to dawn, life boat was got ready and
we were ordered into it. There was a
heavy sea and we had a great deal of
in getting into the boat, as a
misstep might have carried US down be-
tween it and the ship, where we would
have been in danger of being mashed, as
they were constantly beating together
from the force of the waves that struck
them. The twelve of us that went over
in this boat finally managed TO get down,
however, and we were soon on our way to
the island.
Capt. Savage and the entire crew did
all in their power for our comfort and we
have them to thank for our safety.
Everybody was ready and willing TO obev