The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-02
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
VICTIMS OF TIE WRECK. OF THE
SCHOONER ISLAND FLOWER.

by the Wrecking of the vessel on
Barnwcu Training WaIi-Fhe
Total Fatalities by the StorHA Now
Number FiCtecn-The body of
&c. Mcclure and the ColOre II Deck
Hand of the Tug Robert Turner
stiu Missing-The work of Restor-
alton in the City-The Damage to
the Tybee Railroad.
The bodies Of two more victims of the
hurricane were found yesterday They
are Capt Lewis b. Hill and his brother.
Frank Hill of the little schooner Island
Flower.
Lieut. G. p. Maher went down the river
on the revenue steamer Tybce to carry
food and supplies to the men at the Gov
Stafford. with him was Mr.. J. f. McIIen-
~. brother-in-law of Capt HIN.
The Island Flower was wrecked during
the storm on the Barnwell Island training
wall. near the distractions, and of those
on board, six in all, three were drowned.
They were Capt. HILL his brother Frank,
IS years old, and Ulysses Steele II years
Old.
Lieut.. Maher picked up the body Of a
white man near the Instructions which
afterwards turned out to be that Of Capt.
Hill. It was so badly disfgured as not
to be recognizable, and the only portion
of the clothing remaining was his shirt,
in which was one sleeve button. It was
by this that it was identified by Capt.
Hills wife, who lives on Wilmington Is
land. The body Of Frank Hill was brought
up last night by Capt. A. NJ. Colder of the
schooner Pearl The body Of young
Steele has not yet been recovered.
The Island Flower was bound from Sa-
vannah to Claghorns plantation, IN
South Carolina.
Capt. Hill was p years old, and lived on
Wilmington Island, where he leaves
wife and two children. Frank Hill lived
al Thunderbolt. The bodies viii be buried
at Bonaventure at II O'Clock to-day
Another unsuccessful search was made
for the body of J. c. Mcclure and the
negro deck hand, who were drowned from
the tugboat Robert Turner Messrs.
Bond, Harrison & Co., have offered a re-
ward for the recovery of Mr.. McClure's
body, and every effort will be made to
recover it.
The drowning Of the three men on the Is
land Flower increases the number of IA
talites from the storm to Is. One or two of
the injured are likely to die.
Beach & Miller, owners of the Gov. SAT-
ford, arrived in the city yesterday. They
engaged the tug Forest City TO go to
Cooper river, where the Stafford is aground
about 100 feet from shore. The Forest
City took a supply of hose along, and it IS
expected that with the use of the tug
powerful steam pumps, canal can be
washed through the soft mud in short
time which will allow the steamer 10
float into deep water. It was proposed to
start the work last night. With the ex-
ception of several broken window panes
the Stafford is uninjured.
The Star returned last night from Beau
fort and Button where she went We'd
nesday. taking UP the Gov. Stafford
schedule. Passengers on the Star report
that the damage at Beaufort is about as
stated in the Morning News yesterday.
The storm was severe at Button, but no
serious damage was done other than the
blowing down of trees and fences, and
the unroofing of a few dwellings. The
bluff near the landing was washed away
about ten feet.
The government steamer Ocmulgee,
which vas damned against the piling on
the opposite side of the river, near Jones'
marine railway, viii probably be a total
wreck. She has several holes in her bot
tom which were made by the heavy pill
ing
terday by two tug boats to haul the
schooner Ida f. Latham from the shoal
where she grounded during the storm.
She is hard and fast against the training
wall opposite the Central railroad
wharves. She has a part cargo Of lum-
Der on board, which will have to be dis
charged before she can be foated.
The Norwegian bark Rosenius. which
capsized during the storm, remains UNI
changed from her position in the middle
of the river at the foot OF East Broad
street. Nothing will be done with her
until the underwriters agents arrive
from New York. They are expected to-
day.
survey was held yesterday on the
British bark Ffynone, by order of the
British vice consul. The board recon-
mended that the damage to the vessels
rigging OccasiOned by the storm of Tues
day be repaired The vessel is about fin
ished loading with naval stores for Eu-
rope.
A survey was also held on the Austrian
bak Law, aground on the opposite side
of the river at the foot of East Broad
street. 1t was recommended that enough
of her cargo of sulphur be discharged to
allow her TO be hauled off and placed at
her berth at the lower compress
The tug Cynthia, with the schooner Hill
da, arrived safely at Brunswick yesterday
morning, having put into Sapelo for har-
Dor during the storm. The tug and sChoon-
er sailed from Savannah Tuesday morning
at o'clock, and as il was supposed that
the storm was encountered by them there
was great anxiety for their safety. The
first news of the vessels was brought from
Sapelo Wednesday by Capt. Avery of the
tug Bristol who towed a bark into Sapelo
Wednesday, and the intelligence was pub
lished in the Morning News yesterday
Capt II. NJ. c. Smith, superintendent OF
the Propeller Towboat Company, received
a letter yesterday morning from Capt
Hainos Of the Cynthia, stating that the
tug and crew were safe and would be al
Brunswick by the inside route in the af-
ternoon. The Savannah Lighterage and
Transfer Company also received a tele-
gram last night from Capt. Rines of tn,
Hilda, stating that they had arrived safe
at Brunswick.
The damage wrought by the storm L
all the railEoads in the city is being rap
idly repaired and soon its traces, as nov
seen on this property will be removed
This is true of the three roads that sup
fered the comparatively slight losses
but not of the Plant system.
That roads shed has been entirely re
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