The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-16
TWO STEAMSHIPS OVERDUE.
CITY OF AUGUSTA AND ID. II. MILLER
HAVE NOT ARRIVED.

The Augusta should Have Reached
savannah Monday Night or by Yes
terday at the Latest, But Had Not
Made Her Appearance Up TO 3
O'clock This Morning-Capt. Dag
gett May Have Put TO Sea to Avoid
the Storm-The Miller Supposed to
Have Been Delayed in Leaving
baltimore.
some anxiety is felt over the non-ar-
rival Of the steamship City of Augusta.
The Augusta left New York Saturday
on her regular sailing time, and should
have reached Savannah Monday night.
Her failure to arrive attracted no spe-
cial attention. as it was thought she might
have met with heavy weather coming
down. but her non-arrival yesterday caus-
ed surprise.
As the storm was believed to have
greatly decreased in intensity it was not
thought that the Augusta had run any
serious risk in encountering it,
as she doubtless must have
done As the Augusta is
stanch ship and in good hands there was
little fear that she would come out all
right in any encounter she might have.
Her failure to arrive last night. however.
has caused some anxiety.
All the troubles of the coastwise steam
ships from Savannah with the storms here
tofore have come from getting too close
in shore and it is possible that Capt. Dag
gett, with this knowledge before
him, headed out to sea with the
view to avoiding any possible danger of
being blown in shore. Should this prove
to be the case il WIFI doubtless be found
that he got deeper in the storm as the re-
ports indicated that the storm center was
well off the coast, the wind velocity along
shore not being IS great as had been am
tiCipated. Not being abe to get any re-
ports from at sea the weather observers of
course could give no Information of its in
tensity. but its slow movements and the
comparatively moderate winds along shore
justified the opinion that its energy mad
greatly decreased. and that little danger
was TO be appIehended to shipping at sea.
1t is hoped that such may prove TO have
been the case. Capt. Daggett Is an expert
seaman and navigator and knows his YES
sci well and the delay may be due 20 some
act of prudence on his part There has
certainly not been sufficient evidence of
the violent character of the storm along
shore to justify the fear of danger to a
vessel of the character of the Augusta.
The Augusta has large passenger list.
there being fifty-one cabin passengers
aboard The following list was forwarded
10 the Morning News from New
York on the day Of sailing:
Mrs Hin and two daughters, Mrs. w. s.
Bell, J. NJ. Bell, Dr. /. Ssmau, J. S.
Panchen and daughter, d. c. Bacon and
wife, d. Williams, r. Meldrim, c. c. Har
rold A. Med. Wilson and wife, Miss II.
Cody, NJ Levine, f. e. Brickle, II. l..
Jones NJ. Keyserling, Mrs. l.. Valentine
and daughter. Mrs. S. Setter, j. Sullivan,
j. II. Sullivan, w. A. HOwson and wife,
e. b. Thomasson, H. Turnbull, r. Barnes,
J. g. Smith and wife, c. A. Picquet. J. p.
Showers, w G. Morel and wife, f. NJ.
Wellington, wife. son and daughter. Miss
Z. Goodfellow, G. Yerger and wife, l.. f.
Butt. r. c. Medley, Miss NJ. Nee.ey Miss
NJ. Elmnary, J. A. Lewis, p. Wuchwald,
X. Tlnaret \. Dirago.
Master Ralph Meldrim. the young son Of
Col. and Mrs. p. w. Meldrim, is among
the passengers, being on his return from
a vacation spent in New England Mrs
Meldrim is out of the city, but his sons
arrival is anxiously awaited by Col. Mel
drim.
The steamship D. H. Miller of the Mer-
chants and Miners Line is also overdue
The Miller was delayed in leaving Savan-
nan last week. however, and this doubt
less caused her to leave Baltimore later
than her regular sailing time. 1t was ex-
pected however that she would make her
appearance yesterday, but the expectation
was not realized
AT o'clock this morning no news had
been received Of either the Miller or he
City of Augusta.