The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-29
:1WFB SINKS TWO scRIBEs.
y, WHICH THEY WE'RE
y " ,.,EEP RUN DOWN.

,.,-siur Men n Son OF the
Oh - the New Orleans Cot
f'iu ,acre-He Is Supposed to
-, Bcen Awakened by the
Of the Collision and to Have
'H in His Berth-They Had
Down the River to Write
Gu congressional Delegation's
ction of the Jetties'
.-,-.,s La. Jan. 2S.-The Norwe-
ms5ip Albert Dumois and the
III Argo collided in mid-riyer
rads, this morning at 12;S5
.,yo reporters, members of the
H. '. stgf were probably drowned
u--- ny. ,y,s seen of them after the
'-' .s. Marty on the Argo crawled
u ...,, bost from the sinking yacht.
-. laid by and searched for
80 mon for more than an hour
ting up the boat, but nothing
Nj them. Nine persons, inciud-
u were aboard the Argo.
. NIa
n.., visit of the congressional del
,.bo are now at the jetties, was
bsi "A committee was appointed
conference to arrange for the
49, .,ert of the visitors. The very
n ... t,o committee did was to Sc
,..ss.f to convey the delegation
Fl ne ietties to take a look at the
n -rnen was the occasion of the
n -.,oal visit. President Hutchinson
"A Mr. scbrlever Of the Southern Pacific
"A ID came to the rescue of the COM
Il y. and placed at its disposal the
Il u5 steamship Whitney. The Whit
passenger carrier, and IN her
.rs AFRO some thirty odd state
A. the time nothing was said
r. ,ao nress accompanying the delega-
Y ,r The trip. tor it was accepted as a
of course that representatives OF
'r,us papers would be taken along,
"A -,,, which has always prevailed IN
.,+,' whenever any movement OF inn
Name is on 1901. 4. a,,-.z -
In, subsequent developments caused d
a in the arrangements of the commit
4 last Sunday word was received that
a ,onqrassonal party including the Ia
10 we're along, would consist OF
.,,..sioht persons all told. There is
+bs hitch came With accommo-
ans for only thirty people, the local
.-,f++es we're at their wits end TO ar
81 matters so that the entire congress-
II nartv and the local committee Of
L. Who we're delegated to go along,
H. he accommodated on the trip.
q q meeting held Monday, it was decid-
tbg+ under the existing circumstances,
Il conservatives of the press would
T. n he excluded. When this informa-
l. was broached to the papers, it created
tnetbDg Of a connection, for such a
fng had never been heard of before. The
kayunc especially took exception to the
lion Of the committee, and in a leading
-orial expressed its feelings in the mat
4 in plain words. The Picayune, in its
I,icle said that the movement was of
u great q public nature to exclude the
tess. However, it went on to say that
L trip would be fully reported by the
|cayune leaving the impression that the
eper would send its men to the jetties
bd have them on hand when the inspec-
|on Of the crevasse was made.
|This is how the Argo came to be in the
Iidle Of the Mississippi this morning
hen the DUm0is was on her way up the
Iyer However, had the Picayune learn
in time that the local committee at the
Isl moment had changed their plans and
scijed to take the press representa- tives
ong the ArgO might have not gone down
D. river
Yesterday it was announced that the
dies of the congressional party would
)t make the journey, and the result was
lat the representatives of the press were
vited 70 make the trip. This informa-
on came too late for the Picayune. for
-e Arso had been chartered, and every
Management made for three of it's report
S to take the trip, and, such being the
Ise, the management decided that they
td better send the Argo anyhow
The Argo left Algiers some hours before
e Whitney departed with the congress
oral party on board.
Az Il O'Clock all on board the Argo ex-
pt Capt. Brown, in command, and the en-
Aeer went to bed The crash when the
'so and the Dumois struck awoke every
dy and they clambered on deck in their
iderclothing TO find their craft with her
," stove IN and fast sinking. The one lit
boat the yacht carried would barely
'll the party but they crowded into it
ID cast Oft. The wind was high and con-
leraoIe difficulty was experienced in get
lg to the Dumois, as the overloaded boat
as manageable.
ne names Of the missing reporters are:
b. besSine and Harrison Hester. The
yer IS son Of Secretary Hester of the
ZION exchange. II is believed he was as
p III the cabin of the yacht, the shock
u awakening him, and he went down
'n 'ae yacht. The collision is unexplain-
II occurred al d point where the river
uaITo" and a strong current runs and
p,' brown of the yacht proba bly, lost his
au at critical moment.
u0 congressional party on the Whitney
.nel AZ The quarantine station last
guy about u o'clock and anchored in the
'u'l oi 'le river until morning. To-day
y inspected the jetties and the passes
+, WI return to the city tonight. They
Z. remain over tomorrow, and leave for
@as IN the evening.
~, -----s--er-S