The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20

added would doubtless have given up but
for Chiaf Engineer smith, who held them
20 their work. The conduct of the officers
throughout is praised by the passengers
ia m, h5ehcst O. ms
Can't. Fisher was found IN his "a bin
and after giving report of his trip TO
Agent Tfcz want told a Morning News re-
porter Of his "trip.
we left New York at $50 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. he said. and had fine
weather until the next day al noon, when
il commenced 60 grow squaLy. This con-
tluued until O'Clock in the afternoon,
about fifty miles north of Hatteras. where
We begun to really feel the storm. / did
not think il prudent TO go around Cape
Hatteras in the night, ana so we hove 10
and laid the vessels head to eastward.
About O'Clock al night the wind in
creased TO a stormy gale from east
northeast. with heavy sea. Al midnight
il was blowing a very heavy gale ana
with heavy seas, and by 4 O'Clock Thurs
day morning the wind had increased to
violent gale with heavy confused sea. Al
O'Clock the wind was b.owing
with hurr cane force and the Darome-
ter was down to 1929 The velocity Of
the wind q this time was about eighty
miles an hour, coming in squalls. Al noon
Thursday the barometer was down to
1920, and wind and weather unchanged.
During the afternoon the barometer rose
some what, but the severe winds ana
heavy seas continued. the wind shifting
from east 10 southeast Al p. m there
We're heavy squalls of wind ana rain, the
barometer rising 60 2945 and the ship
heading southwest The storm continued
until 8 O'Clock Friday night, when the
weather moderated somewhat, the wind
and sea still continuing mean ana heavy,
with a strong current"
THE ship behaved splendd'y." said
Capt. Fisher. when we hove TO she lay
like duck on the water There Is moth
ing broken, not even a strand of rope.
There is probably some slight damage to
the cargo from water of which We shipped
a good deal. The seas were terrific. piling
over one another and breaking over the
ship at intervals. l have Encountered
higher winds for shorter periods Of time,
but I have never before encountered
prOtracted storm of such severity through
out. When the storm subsided Friday
night, we hardly knew where we were.
We had been blown a considerable dis
lance out Of our course, probably 100
miles"
THE passengers behaved admirably
throughout. They kept cool and were
very appreciative Of whatever was done
for them II was a fine lot of passengers,
and we had no troub,e in handling them"
Capt. Fisher complained Of feeling a lit
ne stiff, but said nothing about his acct
dent or the other casualties to officers and
crew. Neither he nor any of the crew had
an yrest during the progress of the storm
Exciting scenes ON BOnrd.
Some Of the passengers were not as COM
plmentary in speaking Of their own and
each others conduct as was Capt Fisher.
Nearly all admitted that they were very
badly frightened and talked nervously of
the thrilling experiences through which
they had passed When the storm was at
its hight he sight IN ne main cabin, where
most Of the passengers were gathered,wa
not an inspiriting one The saloon was
flooded with water, tthe passengers were
wet, bedraggled and sick, some Of the wo-
men were hystericai and some Of the men
moi much better. while some Of both sexes
prayed loudly for delivery from the storm.
More than one exclaimed that if he ever
set foot on shore again he would never
again go aboard a ship.
The mental suffering of some of the pas
sengers was greater than others. This
was particularly the case with Mir. and
Mrs. A. Inges. They had their children
with them the party numbering ten 10
all and their distress because of the dan
ger to their children was SO great as TO
excite the sympathy of the other pas
seagers who had only themselves to think
of.
Most of the passengers kept in their
rooms and those on the upper deck were
unable to get out The ship rolled and
Iurched rs the huge waves struck her and
broke over her decks. The doors and win
dows We're hauened. bus every moment
during the fiercest of The storm IL was
feared the s<ylights would be broken in
and let the waves through. II was try
ing time for all on board, and there were
hight hearts when the storm abated.
one of several passengers on The upper
hurricane deck, had a hard time of "a, be
ing peuned in for thirty-siX hours, with
his stateroom flooded, and his baggage
floating about In the water. He could not
get out of his uncomfortable situation and
no one could get to him, and his repeated
ringing OF the call bell brought him no
assistance. The poor fellow was sick and
so generally miserable that he said after
wards he did not care at the time Whether
The ship sank or not.
There were several married couples on
board among Them Mr. and Mrs. Frank
j Kulman Of Savannah. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Humans friends were very much eNer-
cised over the non-arrival of the steam
shin. and the voyagers were given warm
welcome at the wharf.
"The storm was severe enough for me.
I had all ! cared for" said Mr.. Kulman,
and Mrs Kuiman Endorsed MS remarks.
The worst He Had Ever Seen.
Lieut. G. b. Maher. OF the revenue cut
ter service. was one of the passengers
Lieut.. Maher is an old seadog, and vet
eran of many storms.
81 have had my share of experience
with storms" said Lieut.. Maher, I'M
This was the worst that | ever encoun-
tered. 1t would be impossible TO give
description that would adequately portray
the scene to a person who has never I'M
dergoue a similar experience. HAVING
been through this sort of thing before
l did not feel the anxiety on the subjec
displayed by many of the passengers. Al
together, though, the conduct of the pas
sengers was all that could have been eN
pected knowing that we were in gooJ
hands. and that the Kansas city was {
staunch ship, 1 never had any doubts
about our reaching port To have
brought the Kansas City through
safe, though, was test o
the seamansh'p. ability and cool Drawer,
of her officers and crew"
Lieut. Maher was on the Kansas city
during a previous storm through which
she passed and was also on the Decatur
III. Miller Of the Merchants and Miners
Transporta lion Lire a year ago, when sh'