The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-13
SUNK BY A FLOATING LOG.
STEAMER COOK WENT DOWN orr
OCEAN STEAMSHIP WHAHNEs.


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- eoiorod. were aboard Win 'he crew.
making ns@tl} t' N"iliH AH OF nom were
saved hy thc prompt assistance rendered
by the tug Forest city. under command
81 Capt. John Johnson.
SO promptly and successfully were me
passengers r'as''.a that they ""f" not
Ions 90 recovering from me iii-hi TO
which they were subjected Tine steam
cr's sthfnoard DO" was stove 90 'F ,"'-
lsioH with a sunken .og abreast Of the
cock Office or the Ocean Steamship wharf
It was but a moment after toe Crash bee
fore % was realized thar tho boat w's
sinking and four quick blasts ~ hcr whis-
tle oaLed Tor assistance Meanwhile The
tug Forest city. which is kept under con
slant steam as Ore patrol on the
wharvcs. had started from hsr berth in
the lower Central Railroad $40 in re-
eponse TO the crash under full steam.
The Cooks call for assistance aroused
the crew on tho Kansas city az the ocean
Steamship dock Wlth promptnoss
which indicated that everybody about
knew just what was expected. search
light was thrown on the scene from tho
steamship bow. and aided greatly IN
the rescue OF the passengers The be-
havior OF tho Forest Citys crew. consist
ing OF capt John Johnson Engineer W
T. Ryan and a deck hand named Higgins
the mon who threw light on the scene
from the Kansas city. and the GOODNESS
Of Capt Currio and his crew. saved many
lives
Arriving nt the Cook. capt johnson
found tho passengers on the upper deck.
with the boat sinking slowly and listing
20 the port side To prevent her turning
over and making more difficult the rescue
OF the passengers the Forest City's nose
was put against thc Cooks how. ana hy
this means she was held right side up IN
I'll the Messengers stcrnad from tho unner
deck TO the tug. Thus an the passengers
on the boat were saved.
Under the excitement II the rnoment
sever.I ,umpoA overheard. some after A.
taohine ufe preservers and others no, stop.
ming 20 take this precaution against the
danger OF an attempt 20 make shore
Mir. John W Parker. formerly clerk a,
the Pulaski House. was among the PAS
sengers. and was one Of the FIRST 10 iump
II was a close call for him. and when
seen he was not altogether sure a. 10 just
what took place. He feis the boat going
down ana knowing that biz crowd was
aboard which would probably make the
chances o. eecape uncertain, he Put on q
life preserver and jumped from the star
board side Of the boat Che island sidei
and swan 10 the jetiy. where he ~eized
and chung 90 a pest. a boat was cut
from the sinking steamer ana Higgins
from the tug rescued MIR Parker. bring
ing him TO the steamer Several negroes
became excited and jumped from the star
boafd side, and Il was feared
tnat some were drowned in thcir
ehorts TO make the island. though
this D. not known 10 be the case There
was only ono iaay among the passengers
by the ume the passengers were les
'uen Inc steamer had settled and was
resting on the bottom. her upper de k
above water az low tide. Tho tug took her
cluster OF rescued people 20 The Deem
Steamship wharvcs. whore they were
landed and soon dispersed. thankful foi
their lucky deiveance.
After the passengers were rescued the
tug turned her attention 20 the steamer.
which was heavily ioaded with freight
The principal freight was sugar in barrels
and canned goods. There were four nj
amos aboard. which were among tho FRS,
TO go overheard. The river -4r,s uirsvsu