The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06

The schooner Agnes L. Grace SUNK yes
terday morning twenty miles off Tybee
Island. She was loaded with salt, and
had on deck four guns for the Tybee forti-
feations The crew came ashore at War
saw Island at p. m. Full particulars of
the wreck are published in news columns.
The steamship City of Augusta sailed
from New York Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, taking the place of the Kansas
City. She will arrive to-night.M
The Austrian bark Vinka wass released
from quarantine yesterday and came up to
the city to load naval stores for Europe.
The British ship Scottish Minstrel was
released from quarantine yesterday, where
she has been since Aug. Is. AT quarantine
she took in 2,27O barrels as stiffening. She
was lowed TO the city yesterday to finish
loading.
The ugboat Regis has been chartered
by Mr. J. F. Minis, who, with party of
friends, sailed for Wolf Island yesterday.
The party will spend tomorrow hunting
and return here Tuesday morning.
The rug Dauntless returned to the city
yesterday afternoon, after a days cruise
off Iybee bar
The threatening storm yesterday after
noon caused masters of ships to put out
extra lines. Every vessel was well Sc
cured to the wharves last night.
The following account of the collision of
an unknown schooner with the steamship
Gate city, on last Tuesday night, off Egg
Harbor, is published in Saturdays New
York World:
Who hit the Gate City? is a question
min mo-
gers have been asking since O'Clock yes
terday morning without receiving salts
factory answer.
The Gate City belongs to the Ocean
Steamship Line that runs between New
York and Savannah
She left Savannah at $3.50 p. m. Tuesday
night lone of the pleasantest voyages L
ever knew" said Capt. c. D. Googins.
CLASSY sea and starlight nights"
The lookout had just reported all lights
burning at a.. m. yesterday.
Thinking that all was well, Capt. Goo
gins went to his stateroom on the for
ward deck and turned in ut was not
three minutes later he said yesterday,
Wnen heard ringing of bells and blow
ing of whistles, followed by loud crash
lag and creaking of tmbers.
rushed out on deck again and found
mat three-masted schooner had struck
our starboard side amidships and was
Just backing away. Second officer Ander
son was on deck at the time and he told
time
We were steering north-northeast.
while she kept on a southwest course. The
coNslon took place just about six miles
out from Egg Harbor.
When Officer Anderson saw a collision
was unavoidable he put the wheel hard
70 starboard. And / suppose in the con-
1at1s n ,1f1r
thing"
me bow of the mysterious schooner
cllSl indeed have been long and sharp.
sue cut through the heavy steel plates
vi 'Ae Gate City as though they were pa
~ smashed the main deck into kindling
i"9oa' ana tore the wainscoting and cush-
NS OUT of the social hall and made a
"geN OF state room No. IS. next door.
O. VIII be a week at least before the
9''e city will be ready to go to sea again.
,.iAe stockholders of the Merchants and
s'r transportation Company will pre-
NJ 20 Mr.. George j. Appold, president
H. g company a beautiful example OF
~ S'Fer-Workers' art as testimonial of
h. 'ppreclation of the valuable services
for,' s rendered the company during the
vS Two years he has been Identified
tes l' The Baltimore Sun says of the
\ snve "ase is a triangular mass of solid
Cd with blunted corners. heavily fut-
SAM chased. On each of these corners
COM ships capstan, the three being
c5air1. yea with heavy cable chains. the
rres dhd capstans inclosing a group Of
chou Hsures. These represent the mer-
Aeq.s-i'anter, the miner and the sailor.
sa1to5 oiIes TO carry out the idea repre-
ore c. oy each are grouped about. THESE
i aB,'on and tobacco for the merchant
delves lne minerals for which the miner
wheel mo the earth, and the steering
figures ' . the anchor Of the sailor. The
prssJ lace Of each is characterisfic tic e "
is fr1gll. mat of the merchant-planter
ana thoughtful. on The face of