The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-18
BOTH SHIPS READY FOR SEA.
AUGUSTA AND MILLER WILL GO
OUT AGAIN TODAY.

Passengers Scattering to Their
Homcs-Au Impromptu Concert on
Board while the storm Was Rag
ine-Cnpt. Daggett Says the storm
Was Worse Than when He Was
Blown to sea in the Chattaho Ochee.
The ship on Which Their SON
Came Home Was Named by Mrs.
MeIdrim. Then Miss Casey, and Re-
ceived for the Company by Col.
MeIdrim.
Both the steamships, which so recently
came out Of their battle with the West
India storm. will go to sea again to-day.
The CITY Of Augusta will sail for New
York at o'clock and the d. II. Miller
for Baltimore a o'clock this afternoon.
Both vessels are in perfect condition, not
even rivet being missing
TO give evidence Of their
conflict with the clements. Neither
Capt Dasgett nor Capt. Peters expects
10 have any such experience on his re
turn trip as he had on bis way down
Examination yesterday showed that no
large amount of damage had been done
TO the cargoes of either ship. In each ship
there were a number of broken packages
and some damage to contents caused by
the shifting of the cargo, but the aggre-
gate loss will be small.
The majority of the passengers who
came on the City of Augusta left the city
for their homes during the day, all Of
them heartily thankful that they were
able to go home and not lying at the bot
tom of the sea. Many of the passengers
bought souvenirs of their experience.
There are still a good many of the pass
engers in the city most of whom Will
leave for their homes to-day.
We'll, you wouldn't believe that we were
out in a raging storm twenty-four hours
ago when you see how quiet and com
Portable everything is here" said Capt.
Daggett to some friends az the De Soto
last night. 1T doesn't look possible"
one of the gentlemen present was a pas
senger on the steamship. and he prompt
" agreed with the captain that the con-
trast was so great as to make their recent
experience look improbable
Was this storm as bad as the one you
encountered when you were blown out to
sea on the old Chattahoochee and had TO
put in to Newcastle for coal?" inquired
one of the party.
1T was worse" replied Capt. Daggett
3
and l really believe the last was the Sc
Verest ! ever went up against"
one of the passengers, in discussing the
Incidents aboard The ship while the storm
was in progress, described an impromptu
concert which occurred when the storm
was at its hight A number Of the pas
sengers were gathered in the main sa-
loon, including several of the ladies' when
some one suggested a song. one of the
ladies sang Annie Laurie" and this was
followed by the Bonnie Blue Flag" and
other songs. many of the passengers join
ing. The appropria eness of a hymn 10
The occasion suggested Itself and Rock
of Ages" Jesus Lover of My Soul" and
other familiar hymns We're sung. The
singing was greatly enjoyed by all, prov
ing a great relief to the strain upon their
minds, and helping to distract their
thoughts from the danger of their situa-
ton. There were several good voices
among the passengers and the hymns
were sung with fine effect The impromptu
concert was abruptly brought TO an end,
however. by a sudden lurch of the ship,
which hurled two of the singers across the
room.
The arrival of his son Ralph on the Au-
gusta relieved Col. p. w. Meldrim of "A
load of anxiety and brought 10 his mind
an incident of twenty years ago. Derhaps
when the people of the two sister cities
celebrate the naming of a new ship OF
the Ocean Steamship Company's line af-
ter the interior city Miss Fanny Casey
then one of Augustus reigning bellies, had
been selected by the peop.e of that city
TO christen the ship named in honor of her
home and the vessel was received in behalf
of the Ocean Steamship Company by Col
Meldrim 1t was Mr.. Meldrim and
Miss Casey then, and the two did
not even know that they were destined tc
join hands for life. 1t would have beer
sad conclusion to one of the brightes
chapters In the lives of both had the ship
named by the mother and received by tn,
father, gone down with their only son or
board. Fortunately there was no such il
fate in store for them.
The Itasca. of the Baltimore lne rar
into the dredge Alabama near the quaran.
tine station in coming up the river. The
dredge was reported yesterday to have
been badly damaged by the collision. The
crew was taken off and brought up to IN,
city The Itasca showed no signs OF tn,
collision The Alabama is one Of tn.
dredges employed by Rittenhouse Moore OF
the government work