The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20
Fire Broke Out During The Hight Of
the Storm.
BRAVE CONDUCT OF THE CREW.
Praise for Captain
Fisher.

THANK God, see terra Gotta once
morer was the exclamation of one
of the passengers on the Kansas City as
he came down the gang plank at / o'clock
this morning.
The well-meant sentimt Mt found an echo
in the breast of every passengers aboard
the ship. No happier crowd of people
ever put foot on shore than the fifty odd
passengers who landed from the Kansas
City. Their experience with the storm
was stil fresh in their minds and tho
facetiousness with which their friends on
shore welcomed them, and inquired how
they had enjoyed their Trip 10 Europe, did
not strike them as entirely appropriate to
the occasion Many Of the passengers
had felt twenty-four hours before that life
was a thing Of inestimable value, but OF
very uncertain tenure. Their escape from
the Storm they regarded as hardly less
than miraculous.
THE severity of the storm passes all
description" said DR.. e. r. Corson 10
friend. who met him at the wharf 1T
seemed an impossible fight Of the magma
ton when the storm was raging to believe
that the ship would live il out. l am
heartily glad to be ashore again "Dr.
Corson's remark is merely an index TO
the feelings of all the passengers who were
on the ship"
The Kansas CITY left New York at 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and had she
made the trip in her usual time would
have arrived here early Thursday night
As it is, she was more than fifty hours
overdue The steamer was sighted off
Tybee at 1915 o'clock by Mrs. Evans. the
operator at the signal station, who tele-
phoned the news to the office Of the Ocean
Steamship Company and the Morning
News The information was Immediately
buletined by the Morning News and at
the hotels While it was generally be-
lieved that the Kansas City would come
through all right, there was a feeling Of
anxiety lest she might find the storm
more severe than the City of Augusta
had done. or that perhaps some accident
might have happened to her machinery.
II was nearly low water in the river at
the time OF arrival but the steamer had
no difficulty in making her way up. She
passed the city exchange at 1870 o'clock
and gave the usual three blasts from
her whistle to signal her arrival. The
steamship was brilliantly lighted and the
passengers could be seen gathered along
the decks. evidently in high good humor
al their safe arrival Some Of them were
singing Pull for the Shore Sailor; Pull
for the Shore" There were a good num-
Der of Savannah people on board and a
number of relatives and friends were al
the dock to receive them 1t is needless
to say that many hearty and cordial greet
ings were exchanged
Like the Augustus Experience.
The experience of the Kansas City was
practically the same as that of the Angus
Ia with the exception perhaps that there
were more thrilling incidents. At one
time the danger OF fire was added to tbs
horror of the storm and the ship and hel
company faced death from the fury Of
all the elements. Between and o'clocl
Friday morning the electric light wires SCI
fire TO the casing inclosing them in tn,
after companionWay The fire worked III
way along the casing to the main saloor
where the smoke made its presence known
The alarm was given Immediately and tn,
storm was slill ar its height. but the crew
responded promptly. The fire wa
located and eXunguished in fifteen 1,
twenty minutes after It's discovery. Thi
occurred IN the early morning and few
OF the passengers were aware of The dan
ger which threatened them until hour
after.
In going TO the fire Capt Fisher sllone,
aud fell In the comganionwdy, hruisur.
himself quite severely. His injuries wer
moi serious, however, and did not caus,
the captain 70 lose "A moment from his du
ties
All the casualties Of The trip were TO th
officer and crew. Ia making his way ATOM
The deck Wednesday morning First Office
smith was thrown 60 the deck hy surcl
Of the ship aud was severely bruised. Hi
injuries were internal ana painful TN
oilcer refused go boz confined 20 his rom,
aiihough he was unable 10 stand hl
wat . aud waH cared for by Dr. Corson.
Three Of the coal passlrs ia the enRln