The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-03
THREE MORE STORM VICTIMS.
j. c. MCLURE's BODY FOUND NEAR
THE WRECKED TUG BOAT.

The Body of Neptune Finley, the
Missing Deck Hand, Also Recover
ed-B. Wilson of ThunderboIt Miss
ing Since the Morning of the
Storm and Believed to Have Been
DrOwned-A COIOred Man Drowned
at Ossabaw.
The bodies Of two more victims of the
storm were recovered yesterday. That of
Mr.. J. c. Mcclure was picked up in the
river about fifty yards from where Capt
Murray's body.was found, by Llghtkeeper
Mortice. The revenue steamer Tybee
went down last night and brought the
body up to the city. 1t was taken in
placed in the receiving vault in Laurel
Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Mcclure was notified by Messrs.
Bond, Harrison & Co., at once of the find
ing of her husbands body. She had up
to then cherished the faint hope that her
husband was alive. When the news of
the finding of the body was told to her
she broke down completely. AS soon as
she is able she will leave for the north
AEAul h4llS ~ litI IOIuS Ill OneSIeT. IA,
where her father, Mr.. William S. Stack
lives. Every effort has been made to com
municate with Mr.. McClure's father, who
resides in Westtown, Pa, but nothing has
been heard from him.
Mr.. Mcclure leaves, besides his widow,
four children, the Oldest of which is seven
years, and the youngest a few weeks old
short time after the finding of Nc
Clure's body, that of Neptune Finley the
missing deck hand of the Robert Turner,
was found a short distance away 1t was
brought to the city and turned over to the
coroner. Finley lived in Beaufort, and his
body will be sent there for burial. He was
about so years old.
William Mumford, colored, living at Mid
die Place Ossabaw Island, was drowned
during the hurricane. He and four others
attempted to reach a vessel anchored Off
shore, but their boat upset, and Mumford
was swept away by the seething waters.
His companions chung to the boat and at
ter great difficulty reached the shore alive
B. Wilson of Thunderbolt, is missing, and
it is supposed he is drowned. Wilson left
Thunderbolt the morning of the storm in a
small boat to fish for terrapin. That is the
last seen of him or his boat. Wilson S
friends think he is lost
"A letter, received by the Savannah
Lighterage and Transfer Company, from
Capt. George A Rines of the schooner
Alliuetf Mil1Ch lclL mere LOT bIuIlSWlCk on
the morning of the storm, in tow of the
tug Cynthia No. ?, and who, fortunately
was able to get into Sapelo, says: Find
ing the wind and sea increasing rapidly
and the barometer falling fast, we de-
cided to run for Sapelo and Just did
manage to get into the anchorage, with
out any time to spare let go both anchors
and gave her all the chain. Even with
this she dragged three miles. There we
lay with the wind coming in hurricane
gusts, seeming as though 1t would tear
the masts right out of her and that
nothing of wood or iron could stand it,
Being light and so high out of water |
Thought at times she must roll over as
she frequently in the squalls, put her
lee rail under water but we rode it out
without damage, with the exception of
the breaking down of the windlass. Two
barks went ashore in Sapelo, and one
had her mast blown out while lying
alongside the dock, which shows the fear
full force of the wind All the shipping
in Brunswick is ashore, so 1 guess it was
good thing we were not in Tybee
roads"
The tug Cynthia returned to the city yes
terday after having towed the Hilda TO
Brunswick. Capt. Haines reported in
substance, the same experience as is re-
ported in the letter received from Capt
Rines of the schooner. He stated that
Sapelo barber, he attempted to 20 to sea
again to tow in the bark Knight Com
mandeC, which was anchored outside
Just as he reached the bar, the storm
struck the tug with so much force that
he could not get out, and being in danger
of being wrecked, he made back. When he
reached inside, he threw out his anchors
and kept full head of steam on the tug
Even with all Of that, the tug dragged her
anchors for q considera BILE distance When
the binding storm lifted, the only yes
sells safe at anchor were the Cynthia and
Hilda. All others were aground. The
storm struck Darien with full force, Capt.
Haines says, and destroyed numbers of
houses in its terrific course.
The City of Birmingham, from New
York, arrived last night She sailed from
New York Wednesday morning. AS she
was scheduled to sail Tuesday, and in
that case would have encountered the
storm, there was some anxiety manifested
for her safety. The steamship CITY of
Macon, from Philadelphia, also arrived
yesterday.
The Austrian bark Law. which is
aground opposite West Broad street, is
having her cargo of sulphur lightered. in
order to get her ahoat.
The schooner Ida e. Latham, which was
blown ashore near the training wall, op-
posite the Central wharves. was hauled
off yesterday, and taken to her berth,
where she will finish loading.
A lighter load of rosin was discharged
from the German bark Cuba yesterday.
and an attempt was made to float her.
Two tugs worked on her and she moved
a few feet. Another attempt will be made
to float her to-day.
A survey was held on board of the
French bark Assumptun yesterday. The
board recommended that repairs to the
vessel and rigging be made in order that
she can load and proceed The damage
is estimated at 5000
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