The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-17
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the damage viii be until the discharging |
begins ,o-day.
Capt. Peters was among the first to come |
ashore after his vessel was made fast.
lie said the gale through which he had !
passed ecltpsed anything he had yet eN-
perienced in the shape of rough weather.
He has grown gray in the service OF the |
Merchants and Miners Company, and as
he has met some rough experiences, his |
statement gives some idea of the severity !
of the storm. Other of the officers ana
crew said the weather was the worst
they had struck during their seaiaring
days.
The wind struck up at a terrific velocity
when we were off Charleston" said Capt !
Peters, land from the threatening condi-
tons ! determined the best thing was TO
heave to, which did. 1t was not great
while until the sea became mountainous.
the waves sweeping over our decks one
after the other. As time passed the
weather grew worse, and for over thirty
SIX hours l lay TO. not being able to re-
sist the terrible rocking TO which we were
being subjected The sea grew steadily
heavier, and while we had not been so
unfortunate as TO meet with an accident,
the shaking we got would not have made
"a break somewhere surprise at any mo-
ment. Nothing could be done but stand
II the best we could and this | must say
was done heroically by both passengers
and crew.
when the storm began to break about
Tuesday night, We changed our course and
headed for land" Capt. Peters said, Dur
ing the entire day, Wednesday, we worked
our way for land, and were Off Hunting
Island late in the afternoon. During all
this time we did all we could for the pas
sengers, but the general condition of things
al ri 4h nv being
damp, made il impossible to contribute
great deal to their comfort. All seemed
20 bear up we'll, however and did not be
come overly excited at any time though
believe they realized all along the immi-
nent danger we were in"
Capt Peters had several letters 10 mail
and a telegram for Mrs Peters which he
was particularly anxious to get of with
out delay, Like the passengers, who also
had kilograms for their friends, he desired
to relieve the minds of those he knew
would be anxious until the news of the
ships arrival reached them.
Morning News reporter walked over
the lower deck but il was impossible to
| get an idea OF things. owing to the dark
! ness. In the state rooms the carpets were
wet showing the seas had flooded them.
| The dining saloon was also drenched, and
| the carpet on two or three of the steps
| of the stairway leading to the upper deck
was damp, showing there had been heavy
| flooding. The servants rooms aft were
| damaged and the exposed sides partly
torn away. This was also caused by the
| heavy seas, which swept like glaciers over
that part of the vessel tearing away every
obstacle in their course.
The men who stood by The engines were
| above with the others 70 tell their stories
| OF the voyage, which will go down as the
worst they have experienced. For a time
| they thought every moment would bring
|
| places heroically, never budglng except
| when they received signals from the cabin
| to perform certain duties. While some Of
| them were old, experienced seamen, they
had come up with one experience which
| surpassed anything they had yet met
| with.
The steward illustrated the way the ship
| rocked by the condition of some lump ice
| nc found after the storm. The Jumps had
| been jamned together with such force, he
said that the ice was broken INTO small
| Jumps, like Clipped ice. Things in his de-
partment were in bad condition, but he
| was unable TO say what the damage was.
Agent J. j. Carolin was at the wharf
| for some time. After designating place
for the Miller to berth he left, but viii
be on hand early this morning to examine
the cargo II will be necessary for some
of the flooded articles TO be brought into
| the open air at once, and for this reason
no time will be lost In discharsing the
| vessel.
About two hours before the Miller reach
ed her dock the ltasca, another of the
! Merchant and Miners ships, also arrived.
She. too had storm story to report,
though II was not the same as that the
Miller had suffered. The Itasca left Bal
| tlmore Monday al o'clock, and beat the
| Miller. which left there Saturday about
the same hour. The explanation of her
carly arrival Is that she missed the severe
| part Of the bow.
Capt Digs said he had a rough time
| of IT, but his vessel had not suffered any
damage He only had four passengers a
terrific northeast wind struck the Itasca
| off Cape Hatteras, and this kept up until
she reached Frying Pan, about $50 miles
distant. Capt Digs did not find II nee
essary TO heaye to, but he kept his vessel
at safe distance from shore.
Some Of the Itasca's crew pronounced
the storm the worst they had experienced,
| though they were calm In their complaints
of rough weather when they heard the
| stories told by the Miller's crew. Still
the trouble they met was as much as they
cared 10 stand. IT was dark and gloomy
about the wharves when both vessels ar
rived, but this dark and gloom was the
| sweetest sunshine that ever beamed upon
those who came on the troubled ships.
The steamship Kansas City, Capt
Fisher arrived early this morning from