Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-23

om1nafion- Today, however. an eynrlox,
OF the committee discovered. by scsi
oentsiiy opening one Of the document,
ne vas about to mail, that instead q,
soorneess speech, the committee va,
distributing where they would do the
most good q Republican campaign
document entitled :" The History and
Dement'S OF Protection" made M 81
speeches on the Professionals side OF
tne tarih question, delivered in the
house OF Representatives last winter,
An examination followed and dis
closed the fact that all the sup
posed voorhees, speeches In possession
OF the committee we're copies of this
document. Secretary Post went at osce
10 the superintendent OF the folding
room and took him TO task about the
matter, and was informed that the sub
stitution of one document for another
Was an honest mistake. Ii is not known
now many Republican documents we're
sent out by ths Democratic Committee.
ney themselves have no vav of estab-
fishing the fact.
Modern Education Denounced.
HE HAGUE, Aug. 22-The Hygiene
Congress has denounced the modern
system OF education and declared CON-
petltive examinations injurious to the
students. The Congress unanimously
ADOPTED the proposal in favor Of a new
International sanitary conference for
the creation of a permanent interua-
tional sanitary committee % act against
epldemies- Holland will be asked to snb-
NIT proposals to other countries in re-
gard to the project.
Loss OF the United States Steamship
Taiiapoosa.
COTTAGE CRY Mass, Auo. 22-The
United States steamship Tallapoosa
sank OF here last night. The survivors
landed at Woodshall. She colIided
With three masted schooner. She lies
With her mainmast and the top of her
smoke stack out Of water. II il stated
that two lives were lost by the disaster.
Boston, August 22.-The facts of the
sinking of the fallapoosa are "a fol
lows The Tallapoosa, with 40 men
and officers, was bound to Newport to
take on board Secretary Chandler. At
III O'Clock last night, during a thick fog.
three miles northeast of Oak Bluff,
Martha's Vineyard, she was struck in
the bow by the schooner James Russell
Lowell of Bath, Captain Reed, from
Baltimore for Portland with a cargo of
GOAL. Her side was crushed in, and she
sank IN five minutes in ten fathoms of
water. As she went down her whistle
was blown in distress, and Was heard by
the steamer Gate City, which came up
Immediately, and, with the schooner
Mary A. Hood, which happened to be
IN the vicinity, rescued the crew, with
the exception of the surgeon and one
man, who are said to be missing. The
Gate City blew her whistle, and the
steamer Fish Hawk. lying at the
wharf at Weodshall, sent her out her
steam launch. The Gate City lay to
until O'Clock transferring the crew to
the launch. They all landed at Wood
shall. The Tallapoosa lies on what is
known as Squash Meadow Flat, and the
smoke stack and top mast alone are
visible. The schooner James Russell
Lowell also has on board several Of the
Tallapoosa's crew.
Capt. Reed of the schooner James r.
Lowell states he was passing through
tho Sound last night with 4 strong
soatheast wind, all sailsl set. He was
going nine knots. Tho night was clear
but dark When two miles away the
lookout reported "a light ahead"
Shortly il was seen to be red light and
| said, speaking to the wheelsman, Red
larboard, keep her straight" | stood
near the wheel during all the time and
the course was not altered until the
word came that the green light could be
seen. To avoid collision, seeing that
the steamer was doing nothing to avoid
as, ordered the helm down, but before
ii could be done and before my vessel
hAR ~ all L..
vessels struck each other. their stems
Our vessels stem glanced by the Talla-
poosa and penetrated her hull. After
the vessels stopped the steamer swung
around along side the Lowell. Their
crew might have jumped on board but
ii was not then known what was the
condition of either vessel. After get
ting my family into the boat examined
nv vessel and found that she was leak.
ing quite badly. although she was
not in immediate danger of sinking.
The steamer Taliapoosa then drifted
away from as and sank within q few
minutes, before the officers aud crew
had left her. As she went down, those
who could do so took to the rigging and
were taken off. Later, the schooner
Mary A Wood came along and assisted
in saving the crew and the steamer
Gate City was siRnalled and came to our
assistance. After all the saved had
been transferred TO her, she then
steamed away to Woodshall and we
got under way and proceeded to Vine
yard Haven. Touching the collision,
Capt. Reed says at Is the most careless
piece of work | ever saw. The NIGHT
Was clear; the lights of the Lowell were
burning all night and were perfectly
visible at long distance"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-rhose missing
from the Tallapoosa are Passed Assist
ant Surgeon Clarence Z. Black and
George A. Foster. landsman. Some of
Secretary Chandler's personal effects
we're on the vessel when she sank.
Boston, Aug. 22.-Lieutsnaut VIM. H.
Everett, executive officer. Ensign VIM.
b. Whittlesey and Mate Hugh Khul,
with 100 men from the wreck of the
Tallapooss, arrived tonight az the navy
yard, where they go upon waiting or
ders. Lieutenant Everett says he be-
lieves the Tallapoosa acted in q man.
ner to avoid the line of water which
the schooner would cover. He was not
on deck at she time OF the collision,
but from conversation he has 81 ce had
he feels convinced that the steamer was
in the right. The two vessels. he says,
we're coming in diametrically opposite
with head on. The schooner
should have kept straight along and
should have passed to one side, but IT
would seem as though the officers in
charge Of the schooner we're afraid We
would not alter our course and turned
their vessels head from her proper
course. Now, it Is a perfectly easy
thing to avoid q dxed point, bat when
that point keeps bobbinR around, there
is no telling what 10 do. The very way
the schooner struck rs would indicate
that she had changed her course, com
ing she did full head into Us, instead of
grazing alongside.
The statements OF others of the ITALIA
poosa's crew, however, would tend to
show a different set OF movements The
general opinion among the sailors IL
that the schooner was wrong, as her
duty was 10 leave the Tallapoosa the
optiea of passing astcrn or across her
bows. The Tallapoesa chose the latter
course, and in endeavoring 20 glide in
frant waa run into ky the schooner.