The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11
HIT THE BEACH IN A FOG.
SCHOONER FANNY ARTHUR GOES
ASHORE Al WARSAW.

Mate Reached the City at 2 O'Clock
Yesterday Morning to Have a Tug
Sent Out-The McCauIey Brought
Up the Captain and His Wife, But
Was Detained Mt Quarantine Be
cause They Came From New Or
Ieans-The Tug Aftcrward ReIeas-
ed-EHOrts VIII Be Made TO Float
Her To-day.
The American schooner Fanny Arthur
of Somer's Point, y. j., $50 tons burden,
went ashore on Warsaw beach. twenty
miles south Of Tybee, in a dense fog Sat
urday afternoon.
The Arthur was bound from New Or
leans to Port Royal with a large cargo Of
moiasses, and was moving along with
fair wind until she struck the fog on Sat
uTday. Then, instead Of keeping her path,
she made gradually in toward the shore
until she went aground.
With this mishap the crew Of the
schooner was, Of course. unable to do any
thing with her. and their only course was
TO seek assistance. Capt John Douglass
knew that ne was somewhere near Savan-
nah, and that he would have 10 send 10
the city to secure aid. Accordingly he
started his mate off in one of the ships
boats to come to the city. 1t was with
great difficulty that the mate made his
way through the sounds and channels to-
ward the city. but he finally reached
mainland about midnight Saturday
night and secured a conveyance which
brought him into Savannah about o clock
yesterday morning.
Arriving in the city the mate went di-
rectly TO the residence of Capt H. NJ. c
Smith, manager of the Propeller Towboat
Company, and reported the disaster to
him. Capt. Smith did not have a tug at
the city to send down, but had to tele.
phone Tybee and catch the McCauley,
which was cruising there The McCau,
ley was finally reached through a boat
man, who went out to her from the ISL
and, and given the orders to 90 to the
grounded schooner and see what was nee
essary 20 be done.
couple of hours later the McCauley
reached the disabled schooner and took
of Capt. John Douglass and his wife, who
was also aboard, and started 20 the city
with them. The mate in the meantime
schooner and started down the river from
the city. About Tybee roads the Daunt,
less met the McCauley coming in, ana
the mate was transferred to the McCau-
ley. The McCauley then came on up to
the quarantine station, where she and her
passengers were detained on account of
the fact that the people taken from the
schooner had come from New Orleans
1t looked as If capt Douglass and his
crew were going 10 De detained and quar-
antned. 1t was also suggested that If
the McCauley was held at quarantine on
account of having had the passengers
from New Orleans on board. the Daunt-
less should also be detained on account
OF the fact that the mate had been with
her II happened, however, that Health
officer lie Hardy and several members of
the sanitary hoard went down to the quar-
antine station in the afternoon, and there
the matter was thoroughly investigated.
1t was found that the Arthur had sailed
from New Orleans fifteen days ago and
that there was no sickness on board I'm
der these circumstances it was considered
perfectly safe to release the McCauley,
and also those who had been taken from
the distressed schooner
After being released, the tug McCauley,
later in the afternoon, with the captain
and male, went again 10 the disabled
schooner, Mrs. Douglass remaining at the
quarantine station as a guest of Mrs
Lindley.
Every effort will be made to-day to get
the distressed schooner off the ground and
start her to sailing once more. Besides
the McCauley, the tug H. NJ c. Smith
was also sent out to her last night shortly
before midnight with a wrecking pump.
and crew of ten men. Mr. Jacob Paul
sen, member of the towboat company
was also on board to look after the work.
1t Is believed the vessel can be saved
without much difficulty. She is now full
Of water but the object is to pump her
out, and then make an effort TO get her off
with the assistance Of two tugs this morn
ing. The weather was fair yesterday.
which was greatly in favor of the vessel
and her cargo. The indications are that
the weather will remain about the same
to-day and If no unforeseen difficulty oc-
ours she will probably soon be foated.
With a heavy gale however. she would
probably soon pound to pieces