, 1879-05-28
MARINE NEWS.
A SERIOUS COLLISION,


A scrtous colliston occurred Ia nlIdJake about
1890 o'clock yesterday morning, tile vcsie!s en-
gagged in It being The stmr Alpona, Of tho Good"
rlch Line, and the lumber schr ]. O. Moss. The
lattur was badly damaged, her port bow being
torn OF almost down to the ratar's edge The
Moss arrived ID this port shortly after noon, and
Cup,. Robinson, who owns and sails her, made
D statement concerning the coll,s1on. Tho In
jheed vessel was bound to Chicago, from
Ntuskc0on, With a cargo Of lumber, having
loft tho litter mort at 3 2. m. Monday. She was
sailing nlong fleo at tie rats Of about q mile an
hour, the wind being VERY light from thu cast
ward, and thu pigllt not dark nor the weather
thick. Hhe was On tile port tacts, and headed
about 8. 8. W, or s. By ". u ", when the
Captain, who was on deck, aaw the stInr Alpena
to the ieeward, tye or SIX miles oil. and going
ssns she rate ssF ef course aboa. " o ten m mes
hour. Her green light WAS seen first,
md sorno time afterwnrd both lights wcrc
observed by Cnnt. Robinson, Htld then tho green
light was shut out from view, and tas s red y oniy
pcased from view, Caot. Robinson DISPLAYED
turch, but he says It did not nDpenr tu have any
effect In changing tho course ot the staamer,
which came ncarlnE down on the schooner, mn,
the starboard s!de Of tho bowsprit. Close to the
stem, cutting tie port bow clean Oft as TAT Mt ~
the forerigglng, destroying this rail, stanchioust
i've strakcs OF plank, tile ends of the frntnest
the Moss thu Alpcna glanccd along On tie port
side Of the former, aud stopped utter running q
few yards 11nst her. THE shoek wns 80 great
thnt tl,s men asleep IN tho forecastlo OF tue
schooner were nearly thrown out OF lt'ctrbertls,
nud one Of tho ne,l fNti hn never rot Oh deck &c
soon In oil Ills experience OF number Of years.
! Ta,u A.pena retueued quickly to the schooner,
! and Capt. Mcintosh asked what he could do
aud ren,aipcd alongside until jackct
could 10 put orrr tEe dsmaged part part
no 10 SEQ m on, Otherwise thr Moss would
hase waser,oageA. A portion Of tue dsck-load
OF lumber was shifted over frotn tho port 10 t|le
starl,oard sdc, rs to Ilat the vessel over unt
| Keep her injured ails we'll out. The Alnenr
touk line from her, with the ante''tion Of tow
| kcgo,I, bound for Chtcagn. fspm GFai.h Haven
hove In sight a.l was sIgnalcd, mud ran aloag
aflc the Moss and took her in tow for this port
| tic Alpena proceeding Oh her COURSE across TIT
| Ball took thv tunlIne from the Moss a,ni toNce
her up TO thu Lumber hiarkct, "hero sh.
wns lying last evening, aud where; hlaf'.
\ vesscl men and others looked II %
tonishtnent at the sorry nppse9Tsnse ps ~ r,aat ~
ii.e dutt,age. The Athena wos hut sltEhtly In
iurcd, hayl1lg struck CHANGING blow, stem ~
| but efp must have been badly shaken up ny TIL
| anock. At tho moment OF tic collision no oss
appeared on tlsn deck Of the steatncr, 80 iar d
could bo observed by tho men on tl,e schooner
Can't Mcintosh Is known as CAREFUL navigate!
Rs,.l may haya vcrson Of tho occurrenee that !
different frota that ot the nleu on tho Moss' ~
Il ts VERY f0rtunBta that the accident dill no
happen In bad weataies, OF hlse tue dA4age nlsts
have leen much tnore Berlous-
Tic Moss will bo PLACED In drydock and ez
nmfned, With view 10 tsctcrmining the full u
tent Of the dAmngt u0no hef.