The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-13
CAUGHT IN THE STORM.
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE TWELVE
HOURS IN A FURIOUS GALE.

a Fart oil Her Ran CHrEieu away
The Vessel Put to Sea and Missed
Tybee Bar The Passengers
Frightened, But Unhurt-The Gate
City Overdue at Boston and Anxi-
ETY. Felt for Her-The Tallahassee
still Anchored In Gravesend Bay.
The steamship Chattahoochee arrived
yesterday twenty hours overdue from
Boston. She was struck by the hurricane
Sunday morning off Frying Pan lightshi9
and tossed for twelve hours in heavy
sea. which broke the storm shutters from
their fastenings and carried away part
of the ships rail.
The vessel hove to during the hight OF
the storm and lay with her nose to the
heavy northeast gale all Saturday night.
She ran up the coast from Tybee and
come in shore again after having gone
to sea to escape the danger of being driven
ashore, as was the Inflated City Of Sa
vannah during the storm of 1898.
The storm caught the Chattahoochee
Just after she had rounded Hatteras Sat-
urday morning. She kept well before It
until night and being lightly loaded and
ran well in the gale, but the seas, which
were rolling high, followed closely in her
wake and looked to the passengers as IL
they would crush the ship.
When night set in the vessel rounded to
and stood bow on to the seas off Cape
Lookout for nine hours. She withstood
their severity and sustained compare
lively little damage. In rounding to
portion of the rail on the port bow was
carried away.
The stars were obscured during the
night, and no observation was taken, and
the same was the case with the sun the
next day. 1t was impossible to obtain the
dead reckoning. and Capt. Savage, on
running in shore, thought he was further
up the coast than he really was. Tybee
light he took to be Charleston light, and
he ran further to the south.
Observing the coast and noticing that
It had not the appearance of that between
Tybee and Charleston, he put about and
made back to the Tybee bar
A valuable horse, owned by DR.. j. d.
Paige, was killed during the storm, being
pitched against the sides of the box stall
in which he was fastened. The sea was
so rough that the animal could not be
cast ONeTDOarQ until just DeIOr6 the YES
sci reached Tybee bar
Capt. Savage was greatly amazed at
the action Of the barometer during the
storm. 1t fell very lew and was almost
constantly yacillaung, rising sometimes
many points below the minimum mark
and dropping again.
The passengers were greatly frightened
and only two Of them escaped seasickness
during the trip. 1t was only these two
that cared enough about 1t to notice that
meals were not served during the long
blow, lasting until Sunday noon. The
roll and toss Of the ship precluded all
culinary attempts, and only such light
lunch as sandwiches were served. 1t was
impossible for the passengers to sleep for
they could not brace themselves in their
berths to keep from being tossed out The
following is the list of the passengers:
Mrs. William Kelly and servant, Mrs.
S. p. Gratreox, Il. d. Petit, Miss Doan
/. c. Doan, William Hallman and wife, C.
A. Hallman, Miss S. Hallman, Mrs. w. C.
Harris and infant Mrs f. V. Grundy and
infant, Miss l.. w. Bancroft, Thomas
Kelly, DIR. w. +. Aiken and wife, Conrad
Aiken, Miss Z. Aiken and maid. Miss NJ
A. Churchill, Mrs. A f. Churchill, Miss
NJ. A. Farrell. William Milen, Miss A.
Woods, Merrill Burgess, Mrs. Z. p. Cup
till and two infants, J. H. Brown, ]. Per-
kins, E. ID. Courcey, E. Creswell, A G.
L
Ellis, Miss A, Barr and eight steerage.
There was considerable anxiety yester-
day for the safety of the steamship De-
catur H. Miller, which sailed from Balti-
more Friday, and was scheduled to arrive
here yesterday morning. Agent Carolan
received a telegram from Norfolk, how
ever, stating that the Miller was anchor
ed in Hampton Roads, at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning. 1t is presumed that she
waited until after the blow before she
sailed. She is expected to arrive to-day.
The Tallahassee which was scheduled
to sail from New York Saturday after
noon, is still anchored in Gravsend bay,
waiting for fair weather.
The Tallahassee has on board fifty-four
passengers and eighteen steerage Mr..
and Mrs. l. Crawford Mr.. NJ Moller, Mr.
Cokefair, S. Kuigh, ]. ]. Knight, Miss u.
Ellis, Miss n. Marburg. Mr.. Hill, Mr..
Thomas Martin, Mr. w. Knowles Mr..
William Knowles, Mr.. Saibert, John S.
Hoge Master ]. Caraline. Miss X. Naugh-
ton, Mr.. ]. Anderson. Mr.. c. Sitting, Mrs.
r. Sitting, Mr.. l.. Cochrane, Mr.. L. Dine,
Mr.. b. H. Gibbons, Mrs. b. H. Gibbons,
Mr.. F. d. Blotham and wife, Mr.. H. N.
Woods, E. L. Sheldon, Mr. j. E. Dickens,
S. w. F. Draper, II. F. Bender, Miss j.
r. Smith, Mrs. J. Rourke, Mr.. J. r. Runtn.
Miss A. Chene, Mrs. l.. L. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. MaclSlin, DR.. Schroeder, Mr.. ].
Rourke, Jr., w. o. Chears, Mr.. j. S. Har-
rison, Mr.. L. z. Rhodes, Mr.. G. A. II.
Bridson, Mrs. J. H. Hopper, Miss Dolhe
Mitchell, Miss c. Maddox, Mr. B. II.
Giants, E. M. James Mr. AcMurray, Mr.. J.
Fobb, Mr.. A. ]. NJ. Morrison, Mr.. S. Por-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Wright.
The Gate City which sailed from
Savannah for Boston last Thurs
day afternoon has not yet
arrived She had on board nine
passengers: A. D. Greenfield, Miss Carrie
Greenfield, Miss Emma Greenfield. Miss
j. B. Randall, William II. Ballard Arthur
Smith, Can't. ]. Warner Thomas w
Ahearn, and Charles e. Yough. Consld-
cradle anxiety is felt for the Gate City
on account of the violence of the storm
OFF the New England coast.
SAYS THERE is NO GROUND.