The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-01
HARBoR FULL OF WRECKS.
THREE BARKs ASHORE AND ONE A
TOTAL LOSS.

RATIO and Dreamer Aground in the
Hiver-The Steamers Alpha and
Doretta Damaged-The Naphtha
and Small sIoOp Fleet GOne-The
EuIaIia Ashore on Wilmington Is
Iand-WorIk of the Revenue Steam
or Tybee.
When the reports come in from the is
lands along the coast 1t will probably be
found that there was heavy loss Of ship
ping during the early hours ana
probably a considerable loss OF life. Many
schooners and banks were probably
between here and the South Car
DINA coast in the direct path OF
the storm, and the usual stories of
casualties at sea will begin TO arrive with
in the next day or two. As rule, every
storm of the character Of that of Tuesday
night strews the South Atlantic coast with
wrecks.
As far as Is yet known there was but
the loss Of one life in the immediate vicin-
ty of Savannah, that of a sailor on the
Italian bark Noe. which now Hes value
less hulk on the sands of Daufuskie island
The Noe is bark of 5l3 tons, cammand-
ed by Capt Diagio. She arrived at Tybee
about three weeks ago, consigned TO
Messrs. Dahl & Anderson, and has been
there since awaiting orders. Her captain
was up in the city on Tuesday. When the
news of the approach of a storm reached
him It was too late TO do anything for his
vessel and the next news that came to
him was given by the crew which arrived
In the city early last night, having been
taken off the wreck by the tug McCauley.
From their accounts IL seems that the
wind must have reached velocity at Ty-
been about l o'clock in the morning APP
preaching 100 miles an hour.
The Noe, unable to stand the terrific
strain, dragged her anchors and swept
across into Catalogue sound. The storm
was then at its hight, and there seemed
but little hope for the vessel or her crew
None OF the men expected to come out
alive. The sea was terrific, the bark was
completely at the mercy of the winds
and the waves, and all they could do was
to stand by her and await the end. The
Noe was soon pounding on the beach of
Daufuskie. None of the crew knew where
they We're, but realizing the hazardousness
OF attempting to make land in The dark
with such wild seas rolling, all but one
staid by the bark. This man, fearing that
the barks life was short, decided to at
tempt to get ashore. He put on a pre-
server and jumped overheard into the
seething water The last the crew saw
of him was when he cried "Good-by' In
his native tongue and leaped into the
ocean. His body will probably be picked
up somewhere on the beach. They were
worn out and hungry crew when the tug
found them.
The Italian bark Maria RATIO had mar
row escape from being wrecked. She broke
loose from her moorings at the Gulf
wharf early in the morning. On her were
the captain and three men, the remainder
OF the crew being in the city. The bark
mad an exciting run down the river, the
four men on her expecting every minute
to land against an obstruction of some
KIM and probably be sunk. One thing
that worried them was the fear of coming
In contact with floating mine and being
blown to pieces. They knew thar the
river had been mined. but did not know
that the defenses of this character had
been removed. II was with feeling of re-
lief that they found the vessel thrown high
on the shore, in a comparatively safe po-
sition, at a point unknown to them. hut
which daylight proved to be on the South
Carolina shore opposite Fort jackson. The
tugs McCauley, Cambria and Paulsen went
down to pull her off, but at the
tide had fallen and the bark was well up
on the land, the effo= to bring her into
deep water was post. ned until to-day.
when advantage viii be taken of high
tide. The bark is said to lie in a bad posi-
lion.
The British bark Dreamer was more
fortunate. She broke from her moorings
at the rosin wharf of the Central and was
at once swept across the river by the cy-
clone and driven on the training wall
her adventure was brief, but it was ex-
citing enough to satisfy the few aboard
of her. For several hours rockets were
fired in the hope of securing help. IT Is
not known whether the bark is injured
or not, but IL Is not believed by those who
have seen her that she has sustained anv
damages of consequence. She got off safely
in the early afternoon.
The river steamer Alpha suffered con-
slderably She also tore loose from her
mornings at her dock near Bull street
carrying the davits with her. The negroes
on her seem to have deserted her at the
hight of the storm when they saw that
she was in danger of getting loose and
starting on a wild voyage to some nm
known point. The Alpha ran down the
river like whirlwind, with a tendency
to strike everything in sight Some Of
Smith & Keny's lighters are believed to
have been torn loose by her and sent
drifting in the river to put all the SHINING
in danger. Striking the steamer Doretta
which was lying outside of the steamer
Santee, the Alpha did her pilot house and
other woodwork some damage The Alnha
hnally brought her voyage to an end be-
hind the jetty on Fig island, where the tug
McCauley found her in the morning and
toWed her back to her berth The wood
work on her port side was well torn I'M
her wheel is damaged, and il will take
perhaps $1,000 to put her in shape again
Two or three bad breaks show where the
Alpha struck something with tremendous
force while bowling along before the cv-
clones fury. The davits drifted into
Rourke's wharf and We're secured.
Among the craft which were raked hy
the Alpha or some other vessel was the
dredge Alabama Of Mr.. Rittenhouse Moore
She was lying at Fort jackson and be~
works were evidently given some terrific
blows from a passing object. Whether the
seven lighters of Smith & Kelly were torn
loose by the steamer is merely coniec-
tural. They were found safe in fhe
marshes yesterday morning. A fiat be-
longing to Mr.. p. Sanford Ross was found