The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-26


cial train to go down after those of the
people on the island who desired to come
up to the city. Tuesday was not the day
for train 10 the island, as they run now
only on Sundays and Wednesdays, but
the special was ordered out at once and
/ left the city for the island about II O'Clock
in the morning Among those who went
down were Mayor McDouOugh, Mayor j.
G. Butler Of Tybee, Mr.. J. T. LaFar and
Supt. Saussy.
TYBEEANs BROUGHT TO THE CITY.
The train returned TO the city about
2:30 o'clock, bringing up ten ladies' If
teen children and thirteen men, all Of
whom were glad enough to get away
from the island, as long as there was any
danger of a storm. About ten or fifteen
Of the inhabitants were left on the island.
however, some of them preferriug to re-
main there with their property, as the
danger did not, al that time, seem I'M
usually great. Among those brought up TO
the city were the hands working on the
railroad bridge at Lazaretto creek
When the train left the island the wind
there was about thirty-five miles
an hour, and the sea was rolling
high. Transportation was kindly
furnished free Of all charge to those of
the residents of the island who wanted TO
come to the city.
There is little or no storm insurance on
the property on Tybee Ths risks are
dangerous, and none of the companies
care TO risk it. Outside Of the little there
is on the hotel none of the other build
ings are any thing like covered by insur-
ance against damage from storms.
In the city the preparations for the
storm which began the day before were
continued all day
INsURING THEIR HOUSES.
Citizens who escaped the August storm
Of 1898 without damage to their properly
found yesterday that the eleventh hour
came little earlier than they had an
ticipated, as they expected it would be
about nine or ten years before they would
have TO take out protective storm insur-
auce, in order 10 be prepared for the
periodic blow which il was supposed
would come about eleven years from that
time
But when it was announced that there
was another West indian cyclone Just
south of Savannah and moving directly
north, property owners began 10 grow uu-
easy, and the insurance agents. who handle
that line of business, had their hands full
yesterday turning out storm policies on all
classes of property Dwelling houses,
store, stocks, and even odice furniture
was included in the policies written and
the face value Of all the policies taken
out went up somewhere into the hundred
thousands.
WENT CAUTIOUSLY.
One of the agents was rather cautious
about the policies asked for, and took
nothing but tirst-class risks on residences
which withstood the storm of last year
These, to all intents and purposes, seemed
practically safe, but their owners in
many cases wanted assurance doubly
sure. Other agents wrote policies on
almost everything that came along, using
ordinary discretion, and refusing il only
on those buildings which looked
as If they would be loo easily
blown away. The agents were on
the lookout all day for reports
from the movements of the storm,
ana if they had found u was moving di-
rectly this way all insurance asked after
that was ascerlained would have been re-
fused. There is one disadvantage about
storm insurance since the recent changes
in the policies have been made They no
longer make good losses from foods, no
matter whether the flooding is caused by
storm or not. A storm policy covers
only actual damage TO property from
causes coming from aOove, that is to saw
rain and wind. Danger of a storm seems
to have the same effect as a large fire,
every body becomes apprehensive and
wants to load his property down with in
surance at once.
HOUSES MADE TIGHT.
The plumbers and tin roofers had a
busy day of it. Last night people went
to bed with their houses barriCaded as if
against an attack from burglars Win
dows and blinds were tiehLly shut and
barred. Fences were braved and out
buildings were made as secure as possible
If the blow had come it would have had
few openings to have attacked. Every
body was ready or IT.
in the business portion of the city
everything was made tight and secure
Along broughtou street the mer, hauts
got things ship-shape early in the after
noon. Last night signs were tied with
ropes and guyed with wires, and every
thing movable that would likely be a
menace to show windows was taken OF
the street Many people remained at
their places of business all night. Timid
people had hard time getting to sleep
and sat up most Of the night waiting for
the blow that didn't come. Unless the
predictions are misleading, they will have
another day of uncertainty.
QUARANTINE's ORDERS.
At a special meeting of the sanitary
board, at which DIR. r. B. Harris pre-
sided the matter of what was to be done
with regard to those at quarantine in
case of severe storm was taken up for
disc Jssion
Health Officer Drummer was instructed
to notify DIR. Graham that it was con-
sidered advisable in view OF the enteebled
condition of Mrs. Graham, and the i'm
pending danger, for him to send his wife
up TO the city where she could be given
the proper care and attention needed.
DIR. Graham was also informed by DR.
Drummer, at the instance of sanitary
board, that the tug Theckla could be held
at the quarantine station, and if at any
time, in his opinion, the storm threatened
danger TO the lives OF the people there,
they could be brought up to the city. The
matter was left entirely in the hands of
DIR. Graham and he is To use his discre-
tion in the premises
RICE PLANTERS ANXIOUS.
There were few persons uneasier yester-
day over the probability of an impending
storm than the rice planters who be-
sieged the weather ureau almost all day
IL was more on account of anxiety than
any thing else, as there was little they
could do TO save their crops If a heavy
blow should come.
About all the early rice has been cut
and stacked in the fields, and threshiug