The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-23
A S0AULL PLAYS HAVOC.
Boats Overturned and Things Blown
About Generally.

A Party Near Wilmington Island
Narrowly Escapes DrowninR-At
Tybee the Bathers Leave the Surf
Beach-Tybee's Coxey's Army That
Goes Down on the $50 Train.
A sudden squall and for few moments
q severe one, sprang up from the south
east yesterday afternoon, about D o'clock
and from all indications promised to do
some damage before it abaJed
A report was brought TO the city by
Mr. A. X. Launey last night that a sail
boat was capsized during the squalI,
about mile and half below the landing
on Wilmington island. in the boat, as
nearly as he could discern, were about
half dozen people, two of whom we're
children. When the boat turned over,
they all caught hold of the side and the
mast and for some time struggled in the
rough sea, until assistance arrived.
Mr. TOshach's sailboat was near by at
the time, and seeing the distress of those
in the other boat. it was sailed down TO
rescue them. 1t was with difficulty that
they could be reached, on account Of the
great severity Of the blow. Mr.
L.auney thought, however. that
all of those VINO were in the
boat had been saved, though, as he was
more than half mile away when he saw
1t, he was unable to tell. The supposition
is that they were, though as the rescuing
boat had gone ashore, two hats were
floating around in the water at the time.
THE sQUALL AT TYBEE.
There was good stiff breeze at Tybee
during the entire afternoon yesterday,
and the excursionists were enjoying it to
their hearts content. Many of them
were in bathing, and others were stroll
ing on the beach.
About 5 o'clock, without any warning
apparently, the squall swept up and for
about ten or fifteen minutes made things
lively. There was a great hurrying to
and fro, and hustling for the places Of
shelter. The bathers all left the surf,
where a good heavy sea was rolling and
made for the bath houses. Straw hats
were chased along the beach, and dresses
afforded little protection. The beach had
been wet by rain during the morning,
but the driving wind dried it up in few
minutes and its sand was flying in every
direction. The squall soon passed over
toward the northwest and everything
was serene again. While it lasted, the
blow reached a velocity of forty miles an
hour.
TYBEE's COXEY's ARMY.
The $3.50 train from the city carries
down to Tybee what some of the island
ers call ''Coxey's army" Sundays, espe-
cially, this train is loaded down with peo-
pie from almost everywhere. The crowd
is always an orderly one, and goes down
for an hours breathing at the seaside.
But it is large one, and the greater part
of 1t usually stops at the hotel.
EFor five minutes after the 80 O'Clock
train arrives on the island there is
steady stream Of people from the station
around the big piazza on the hotel. The
piazza is soon crowded with those sitting
around to catch the breeze, while the
overflow seeks the pavilion, the bath
houses and the beach. But for that
matter the crowd is pretty we'll
scattered all along the island, and the
late afternoon trains coming to the city
pick up large crowds at every point
There were good many strangers on the
island yesterday, many Of whom came
from Augusta, while there was quite a
good crowd down from Atlanta. The
Tybee season is by no means over as yet,
nor from all indications anywhere near it,