Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-23
SUNK AT SEA.
A UNITED STATES SNIP GONE.
The Steamer Taiiapoosa In Collision WIN
schooner-Her Crew All saved Except Her
surgeon md In ndsmau.
10y telegraph to the Dispatch. i

surgeon and n Landsman.
10y telegraph 10 the Dispatch
COTTAGE CITY. MASS. August 22.-The
United States steamship Tallap0osi sank
of here last night. The survivors have
been landed mt Woods Hole. She coilided
with large three.masted schooner. She
lies with her main.mast and the top OF her
smokc-siack out OF the water. Tue 'Ialla-
poosa is paddle heel vessel OF $50 tons,
aud carries two guns. She IL used "a
dispatch boat. II Il stated that two lives
have been lost by the disaster.
WASHINGTON. August 22.-Commodore
English. Acting Secretary Of the Navy, this
morning received the following telegram
from LiCutcnsnt-C Commander Merry, con-
handing the United States steamer ITALIA
rooSa. dated at Woods Hole. in regard 70
the sinking Of that vessel: "The ITALIA
poosa was sunk by collision with the
schooner James $. Lowell, about five miles
east Of Vineyard Haven. at ll:lj last night
She laws in mIdcbaDnel, IN about ten faith
ems Of water. The schooner struck on
our starb0ard fore rigging. cutting clear
through to amidShips. Soc sunk in about
i've minutes. The schooner is damaged
about the bow.
ONLY TWO LIVES LOST.
"As far as asccrtalncd, Passed Assistant
SUI geon Clarence +. Black and George a.
Foster. lardsman, are missing. The sur
vivors came to Woods Hole NJ daylight by
the steamer Gate City. rLe Fishhawl; has
gone down 70 the scene Of the wreck.
Please give me Instructions. The wreck
should be lighted for The safety OF nGviga-
ton
The Tallapoosa left Boston yesterday
morning with freight f1r Newport. She
lett Washington hayward aDout July
l4lh with freight for northern yards. Sec.
rotary Chandler joined her 1T New York
With party Of ladies, and sailed In her to
Portsmouth. \. H., and vicinity.
PARTICULARS oF IuE DISASTER.
BosroN, August 22.-Thc facts OF the
sinking Of the United States steamer Tai
lapcOsa are az follows: The Taliipoo'a,
with ore hundred and forty men and olii-
Gers. was bound D Newport 10 take on
heard Secretary Chandler. 1t II O'Clock
last night. during thick fog, when three
miles northeast OF Oak Bluffs. Martha's
Vineyard, She was struck bow on 10y the
schooner James :. Lowell. Of Baltimore,
Captain Reed. from Baltimore for Port
land with cargo OF coal. Hell side was
clushed in, and sic sank in FIVE minutes IN
dioht wi ldNhNii0 VI hd'as
PROMPT EEscrE.
~ she went down her whistle vas blOvn
asa signal Of distress. and i; was beard by
the Boston and savannah steamer Gate
CITY, bound for the latter port. She cam
up immediately, and with the schooner
Mary 4. Hood, which happened 10 De ia
The vicinity. rescued the crew with the eX-
ceItion Of the surgeon aud one man. who
are said 20 be missing. The Gate City blew
LeI whistle and the steamer Fi-hhlwb. IT,.
Ing q. The wharf at Woods Hole. sent out
her seam launch. The Gate City lay To-
until o clock transferring iht crew 70 The
launch. They Worc al landed at Woods
Rolc.
The Tallapoc.a lie, ON what is known a..
squash Meadow DAT. and the sm0hc->tacH
end top mast alone ar visible. The
schooner james = Lowell his also on board
several OF The Tallaroo,a', crew.
TIE LOST VESSELS OFFICERS.
WASHINGTON. August ETH following
is o lit o. the officers OF the Vslllpoo'l: :
Lieutenant. Commander John T. Merry.
Lieutenant W. u. Everett. Lieutenant T..
+. Boally, PaS,cd-A assistants Surgeon G. J..
Black, Passed. Assistant paylnI,tcr .. G..
Tiffany, PasSed.A,sisiant Engineer ". J..
Townc. Mates j. W. Baxter. J.. y. Gala
Cher, and Hugh kuhl, and Paymlster'-
ClcIk James Bishop. Jr.
No definite information can be obtained
at the Navy Department * to the exact
character and extent of the freight AMI
stores on the TallapoO>a at the time OF The
accident. She was engaged IN transpOrjin.
Height to and from the different YARDS.
aid what she had left or what she had re-
coiyod at Boston is not kAOwn here.
Secretary Chandler was to have Joined the
Taliapoosa at Newport, and some OF his
personal effects were on the vessel when
She sunk. Commodore English at once
tecgraphed to Secretary Chandler in New
York, notifying him Of the accident, and
also tclegraphcd 10 Rear Admiral Luce, 81
Newport. commanding the North Atlantic
station, to at once dispatch vessel OF his
squadron. now at Newport, to the scene OF
i The wreck and 10 take such steps a. cifcum-
stances msy require.
A MOST CARELESS PIECE or WORK.
! RosToN. August 81 Captain Reed, OF
the schooner James ;. Lowell, says in re-
gard 10 the collision: :" 1t WAS the most
cai elesS piece OF work / ever saw. The
night was clear. the light, Of the Lowell were
burning all night. and were perfectly yiSi.
in obt,ning the story Of the steamer here,
tie executive officer 10 whom the reporter
ale referred declining 90 make any state
ment. one OF the men on lockout on the
steamer says he saw The sch0onrr's liShi'
fifteen minutes before the collision, andre
ported the fact.
Scvcral OF the crew OF the steamer &C
knowledge the sicamcrt 10 be- 1t fault. Brief
", the facts are that the schooner was steer
ing southeast by south-haj-casi. and the
steamer In exactly the opposite direction,
with the saihng-veS al having the right OF
way by law. Many OF the men were con
siderable time in the water, ten Of them
being fshed up nearly hall an hour aItei
the sinking. Numerous wrcckng. schoon
ors and The steamers Fi~hhawk and Yer
bena aie cruising about the sound in til,
vicinity seeking 20 secure the bodies o. IN
drowned and any wreckagc that my lioat
POUR PERSONS DROwNED.
Later adyices from Cottage City repor
that four persons were drowned from th
1sllapoosa: Or. Clarence T.. Black. sur
econ: William O'DOnnell, seaman, Of Bo'
ton: william Jones. landsman. OF Wash
ington, and George Foster, cOlorcd >lio0;
boy.