The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-17
MILLER LESS FORTUNATE.
Struck the Storm Off
Charleston.
Was BUFFETED FORTY HOURS.

The overdue steamers, City of
Augusta from New York, and Decatur
II. Miller of the Merchants
and Miners Line from Baltimore, arrived
in port between midnight and 2 o'clock
this morning. The Itasca of the Balti-
more line which was in the edge Of the
storm arrived about the same time.
The City of Augusta reached her
dock a few minutes after midnight, four
days and seven hours from New York.
having been exposed for forty-eight hours
to one of the worst storms that it had ever
been the experience of the Augusta or
her commander. Capt II. c. Daggett. to
encounter.
From 4 o'clock Monday afternoon unHl
o'clock yesterday morning the ship was
in the grasp of the West India hurricane
and bufeted by winds and waves as high
as il is seldom the fortune of the mariner
TO meet It is greatly 10 the credit of the
Augusta and her captain that she arrived
in good condition, with no damage, barr
ing a slight shift of the cargo, and the
passengers safe. only half dozen having
received more or less severe bruises, and
none seriously injured
Capt. Daggett is authority FOR the state
ment that the storm was the worst OF his
long experience, which has included a
number Of storms. The passengers do not
hesitate TO say that they hardly expected
10 see land again, and only the brave con-
duet of the captain and his ships company
gave them room for bore.
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for two days, the officials of the Ocean
Steamship Company and those who had
friends aboard the ship began 20 feel some
anxiety for the safety of the Augusta and
passengers. kilograms were sent by Vice
President Egan to all points along the
coast between Savannah and New York,
asking for information of the Augusta!
The only information received was from
Capt Burg of the Birmingham. in New
York, who wired that he believed that ne
had passed the Augusta near Cape Look
out about o'clock Monday morning, but
as the vessels We're some distance apart,
signals were not exchanged.
Sighted on Tybce.
No further Information was received un-
I'll shortly before 10 o'clock last night
when the news was telephoned from Ty-
bee that the Augusta had entered the
roads and was headed for the city. The
information was received from Tybee by
the Morning News and was promptly bul-
letined. 1t was followed with The state
ment that the d II. Miller OF the Mer-
chants and Miners line which left Bal
timore Saturday afternoon, had also ar,
rived This was corrected later with the
statement that the steamer was the Itas-
ca, which eft Baltimore Monday morning
and not the Miller. Later in the night
however. the Miller made her appearance
so that both missing steamships are now
safe in port.
on their way up the river both the Au
gusta and Itasca grounded off Long Isl
and, IL being low water The August
was the first TO pull of and reached tn,
city about midnight The news that th.
Augusta was coming up the river ha,
spread and there was crowd at the dock
Vice President Egan. Agent Trezevau
and city Ticket Agent Brewer were there
Col p. w. Meldrim who was anxious OF
account of his son. Ralph, was one Q
the hrst on the dock As IN,
Augusta worked her way into IA,
dock col. Meldrim and Ralph exchange,
halls aud each assured the other that D.,
was safe. Ralph announced that he hadn'
come amy earlier because hc couldn't
AZ the Augusta came into the dock i
was seen that she was an whole ana Il
sn'pahape with ihe exception OF a Sigh
list 10 port The passengers, who wor
gathered along The decks. did not Tool
"e1ihetbehtcn, ana no one would eve
\ have Imagined. from their appearance. tha
Il tnsy had been through 70 most tryln.
ordeal 40 they came ashore they Wer