The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30


at the same time, to transmit to the
owners of the Hilda the official expression
| of it's gratitude. 1 am happy to act as
its agent in the matter, and beg you to
accept Mr.. Secretary, the assurance of
my high esteem.
(Signed "Patenoter."
The wrecked schooner Agnes I. Grace,
| which sunk some time ago with four guns
| for the Tybee fortihcations on board, is
now stuck fast on the bottom about one
and one-half miles southeast of the buoy
which was placed to mark her position by
| the United States buoy tender Wistaria.
| Her fore and mizZentopmasts are gone,
and the only thing to designate the posi-
| ton of the wreck is the maintopmast,
which is left standing. The top of the
fore and m!zzenmasts can be seen stand
ing about ten feet below the surface. The
wreck is right in the path of coastwise
vessels and is very dangerous to navga-
ton. Should the standing topmast be
carried away there will be no mark to
show where the vessel lies, and if struck
by a passing vessel 1t is likely that there
will be two derelcts instead of one in
that vicinity. The wreck is thirty-four
miles southeast. three degrees south, of
Tybee sea buoy.
Information was received here yester-
day that Capt. George Saunders of the
barge Joseph Souther was drowned at
Port Royal Tuesday night The Savan-
nah Lighterage and Transfer Company,
owner of the barge, telegraphed for par
ticulars. 1t was learned later that foul
play was suspected, and that the case
would be fully Investigated. The body OF
Capt. Saunders was found yesterday at
ternoon. No further information was re-
ceived last night.
ole Olsen a Norwegian sailor on the
barkentne Sola, was injured by striking
mis- head against the davits of the vessel
yesterday afternoon. The man was run
ming to catch line from a tug, when he
ran into the obstruction. He received a
terrible cash in his forehead, and fell
backward again, striking the back of his
head against water cask and raising a
big lump on his skull. DIR. Keller bound
up the wounds. which are not consid-
cred serious.
The schooner George H. Ames, Capt.
Marshall, eleven days from New York,
arrived yesterday with cargo of salt,
consigned to the Central of Georgia rail-
road.
Capt. Marshall reports that his vessel
encountered a hurricane on Sept. 81 Off
Hatteras, which carried the vessel into
the Gulf stream. The next day the wind
died out. but the seas were running very
high and the vessel tossed fearfully. He
was struck by a heavy blow last Tues
day night, and when the vessel got in at
Tybee yesterday afternoon there was a
heavy gale blowing and the sea was high
Three more foreign steamships were
posted at the Cotton Exchange yesterday
to take cotton from Savannah They were:
British steamship Manuka, chartered by
Strachan & Co., and due Oct. g. TO load
for Genoa; British steamship Briardene.
chartered by the Georgia Export and I'm
port Company, and due Oct. TO- to load for
Havre: British steamship Mount Hebron.
chartered by the Georgia Export and I'm
port Company, and due Oct. u, to load
for Bremen.
The schooner Annie c. Grace, Capt.
Smith, twelve days from Philadelphia
with cargo of coal, consigned to Bond,
Harrison & Co., arrived to-day. Capt.
Smith reports that a hurricane struck the
vessel on Tuesday, Sept. q, just north
of Hatteras, which carried her out in the
Gulf stream. There was no damage done
to the vessel
The Spanish steamship Miguel NJ Pinn-
los finished loading and cleared yesterday
for Barcelona with S,475 bales of cotton.
This is one of the largest cargoes the
Pinillos has ever taken from Savannah.
She was loaded by union stevedores I'M
der the direction of Capt. Ybanez.
The schooner Hilda, Capt. Rines, eight
days from New York, arrived yesterday
with mixed cargo. She had a quantity
of gunpowder and fireworks, in addition
to a part cargo of coal, consigned to the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railroad.
Another British steamship was yester-
| day added to the list of vessels in port
! to load cotton. The Highlander, con-
signed to Richardson & Barnard, arrived
| from Baltimore. She will take a cargo
to Hamburg.
The large four-masted schooner Sarah
r. Palmer, Capt. Whittier, five days
from Philadelphia, arrived yesterday TO
take a full cargo of crossties on return.
The cargo win be furnished by Dixon.
Mitchell & Co.
The schooner Stephen G.. Loud, Cant.
Pierson, five days from Norfolk, arrived
yesterday with cargo of coal. consigned
to G.. l. Taggart. Capt. Pierson reports
having had a swift run down the coast.
The wind at Tybee at 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon had increased eight miles
an hour since 2 O'clock and was ther,
blowing at the rate of forty-eight miles
an he ata