The Portland daily press., 1883-09-26
THE ARTHUR Q. WADE.
The Story of Her Loss by Capt. Sherman.

Capt. Sherman, of the barque Arthur G.
Wade, owned by j. S. Winslow and others of
Portland and before reported sunk by collision,
makes the following report: Sailed from Cal
BARREN, Cuba, Aug. 31,with cargo OF 956 hhds.
sugar and bales of tobacco. On the 9th and
10th insts., off Hatteras. experienced hurri-
cane, but everything went well until Sept. ID,
at 10 a. m. Nantucket South Shoal hight Ship
bore about north, distance about II miles, when
we were run into by the steamer. City OF Colum-
bus OF Boston, bound for Savannah. The A.
g. Wade was steering east with light wind
from the southwest, weather foggy, making
one mile per hour, with the spanker furled and
making three blasts of the fog horn at inter-
walls. AT 1910 a. m. made steamers whistle.
bearing about NE; heard the sound of the
whistle twoor three times, then disappeared
altogether, thinking the steamer had passed by
u.s. At noon, IL a. No., heard the whistle again
and as soon IS heard saw the steamer coming
through the fog direct for the barque's port
gduarter. with speed of about knots and
bearing NE from the barque's stern;
thought sure that the steamer would
go all clear of the barque (asterDD
but she luffed to as if they had star
board their helm, and ran into the barque,
striking halfway between the main and mig
zenmast, cutting into the midship line and TAX
ing the barque along through the water with
her. Seeing the condition we were in, all hands
sprang for the barque's port main rigging, and
climbed to the deck on the port bow of the
steamer, leaving all we had behind. AS the
last man was coming over the rail the steamer
worked asterp, opening the hole made, causing
the barque to sink Immediately, At the time
of the collision I learn that neither the captain
nor first officer of the steamer were on deck.
The captain stated to me that he was below in
specting the passengers room, and the first
officer was in bed, as it was his watch below.
The barque's fog horn was heard by the pas
sengers in their rooms three or four minutes
before the collision, and also by the man on the
lookout aboard the steamer When the steam
or was first seen all plain from the barque, she
was one quarter of mile off at least. The Sec
ond mate of the steamer was in charge at the
time Of the collision, stationed in the pilot
house, and one man forward on lookout; there
was no one on the bridge of the steamer. On
Sept. II, at about a. M, arrived off the Sa-
vannah Bar, and about 10 a. m. arrived along
side of the dock at the city. The health officer
OF the port, was called, and he ordered us trans
ferred to tug-boat and taken down river to
the quarantine, where we arrived at p. M,
and at which place we were kept three days in
miserable quarters, no fire, poor food, and no
privileges for my officers or men, the house we
were in being raised upon posts and situated in
q Y,oud ho nh nd 4ba ohc IS
there can be seen in the fact that we had been
Is days from Cuba, the last four of which were
on the steamer, and they allowed the steamer
to go to the city and land her crew, instead of
quarantining them. We were all kindly treated
by the captain and officers of the steamer, and
they have our many thanks for their kindness
and attention to us.
The owners Of the A. G. Wade have libeled
the City of Columbus-the steamer that ran
her doWn-for $1300O0 damages