The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
THEIR FEET and HANDS FROZEN.
Saved by a Sailors
Pluck.
Rescue Tugs Cruising for
the Missing Boats.
The Wrecked Ship OFF Her Course.
BROKEN IN TWO ON A SHoAL.

Thirteen of the crew of the wrecked
steamship William Lawrence of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany arrived here yesterday afternoon on
the steamer Clifton from Port Royal.
Seven were suffering so greatly from ex-
posture that they were taken at once to the
st. Joseph's Infrmary where they receive
ed immediate treatment
The William Lawrence is a total wreck
In the north breakers off Port Royal bar,
about two miles from the Paris Island ma
val station. Her hull is broken in half
and only her smolestack and a portion of
the deck work are showing above water.
Capt. A. l.. Willis, First Officer e. L.
Hooper and thirteen of the crew are sim
missing and there Is little hope that they
are still alive. A thorough search was
made in the neighborhood of the wreck
yesterday by the tugs Cynthia No and
McCauley, but both returned last night
without having discovered any signs of
the missing men.
An account of the wreck of the William
Lawrence and the fact that six of the
men had arrived at Port Royal station
was published IN yesterdays Morning
News. having been telegraphed by Second
Engineer A. J. Morrissey 10 the company's
agent Mr.. John J. Carolan. The seven
additional men who were brought in by
the Clifton were picked up Yesterday
morning OF Paris Island by pilot boat No.
Of Port Royal, and turned over 20 the
Clifton, which was already on her way to
Savannah.
The seven men had been ex-
posed to the fearful weather of Sunday
and Monday without food or drink and
were in state of utter exhaustion when
taken aboard the pilot boat They were
given food and drink and ate ravenouslv
in spite of their sufrerings from frozen
and frost bitten limbs Chief Engineer
Edward Roach. Second Officer Robert I,
Beale and Steward Frank Tfndle are I'm a
critical condition, their feet and legs he
ing badly frozen and hands frost bitten
The William Lawrence left Baltimore
Wednesday morning and should have ar
rived in Savannah Saturday. The fact ~
her nou-arrival did not occasion any mar.
tASdAdA HAAAANAS Oll account oil the
weather, and it was not until Monday aft.
ernoon when Agent Carolan received = dis.
patch from Second Engineer Morrissey
at Port Royal, giving an account of thf
wreck, that anything was known of The
disaster. 1t seems that the dispatch u,s.
lied the day before. but was only gottar
through Monday. Mr. Carolan al once
notified President Michael Jenkins of th,
Merchants and Miners Company at Bal
trna IN
morallzed condition of the telegraph serv
ice due to the weather conditions. IL wa,
not until $3.50 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
that President Jenkins reply VAS re-
ceived. Ii directed Mr.. Carolan to secur.
steamer or tug and proceed at once I,
the scene of the wreck. He was directed
to spare no expense in finding the missin,
men.
Mr.. Carolan had already taken actor
on this line. Two of the best tugs in IN,
service of the Savannah Towboat Com
pany, the Cynthia No. 2 and the McCau
ley, had been dispatched to the scene earl,
in the morning, and Mr.. Carolan was pre
pairing to follow on the Cambria whei
word was received that the Clifton IA,
passed Tybee bound for the city will
thirteen of the crew of the wrecked steam
ship aboard. Mr.. Carolan and several O
the employees of the company met tn
steamer at her wharf at the exchang
dock Some of the men, who had suffere,
most, were well known to the employe
and other shipping people, who met them
and there were some affecting scenes a
the hands of those who were supposed &
have been lost were grasped by thei
friends from on shore. About half tn
men, who had been rescued looked wei
and hearty. The other half had eyideutl
experienced severe suffering This wa
easily understood when the story of thei
exposure to seyenty-two hours of tn