The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-19

turn alive" were Mrs. Thurston's parting
words
''At the time she was in good health and
was the only one who was not taken sick
during the storm we encountered" said
Mrs. Gallinger.
Mrs Gallinger when asked to give n
account of the storm through which they
had passed, said: Death cannot be COM
pared with 1t. We left Fort Monroe on
Wednesday morning March 2, though &c
the time storm flags were flying and the
weather bureau had given out warning
that a heavy storm was raging at sea
After we had been out few hours we
encountered a heavy rain storm rms
continued until Thursday night, when, on
Cape Hatteras, we encountered terrlnc
gale. The only thing which was station
arv an our room was the bed, and into
which 1 and my husband got, holding on
to the sides to keep from being killed by
fying furniture. A large mahogany ou-
reau was upset, breaking 1t to pieces, ana
a mahogany table was completely Wfech-
ed. the legs flying in every direction. uhe
electric lights gave out, leaving us IN To-
tai darkness. The adjoining stateroom'
which had been divided into two sleeping
apartments, were occupied by senator
Money and his wife in one part, and by
Miss Money and New York newspaper
woman in the other.
A few minutes after the lights went out
I heard Mrs. Money exclaim thaL inc
room was full of water. told my nus
band that L was going to get up, ana me-
after trying to dssuade me, tnaily con-
sented / reached the floor in safety, WITH
the broken furniture and glass roiiihs
around me, and crawled on my HANDS ana
knees 10 the adjoining apartment then
called to Mrs. Money, and receiving no
reply. crawled around the room, searching
for the occupants. The first thing came
in contact with was one or MISS Money
shoes. which had been wedged against the
wall and was full of water. Everything
in the room was soaking wet, and maze
my way still on my hands and knees, 10
a door where 1 braced myself and sat IN
the darkness for two hours longer. Then
one of the boilers gave out, and several
tons of coal, which were stored in bags
on the deck, kept crashing from one side
to the other.
'As son as things commenced to quiet
down l heard the sailors throwing the
coal overheard, and soon after was joined
by my husband. Together we proceeded
to the deck where we found all the other
passengers, wrapped in blankets, without
a dry stitch on them, lying around the
steam pipes, endeavoring to get warm
and dry. l asked the captain II he knew
where we WERE and he replied that we had
been driven about $50 miles from our
course. 1t afterward developed that he
had lost his bearings and did not know
where we were. The next day land was
sighted and a few hours later Charleston
was reached. Here decided to return to
Washington, and though the entire party
were opposed to our leaving, l and my
husband bid them good-by. 1t was at
that time that Mrs. Thurston made the
statement as to the letter she had writ
ten to her son, though at the time she
was well and apparently in good spirits.
Senator Money also told my husband
that he entertained grave fears for our
safety as he did not think it was safe TO
spend a night in Havana
AFTER leaving we boarded a train for
Washington, but when Richmond was
reached we were handed a telegram from
Mr.. Hearst, demanding that we both re-
turn and continue our journey. | con-
tinued 10 this city however, with my hus-
bands baggage. but on my arrival found a
telegram STANG that he had decided TO
return. 1 Immediately dispatched one OF
his clerks to keep him company / am
now looking for his return any day, as 1t
IS necessary for him to be present TO trans
act important business"
Mrs. Gailinger received the statement OF
Mrs. Thurston's death without surprise,
as she, with the entire party had come TO
the conclusion that it would result dis
astrously.