The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-23
The Row Between France and
China.
Cholera Still Holds Its Sway :
It's Progress.
Logan Makes a Little Speech.
Naval Affairs Fire Record.
Distinguished Democrats,
The TaIIapoosa Sunk.

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United States steamship TaIlapocss
sunk off here last night. The sur.
yivors landed al Woodshell. She
collided with a three masted
schooner. She lies with her mast
and the Top of her smoke stack out
OF water. 1t is stated that two lives
were lost by the disaster to the Tai.
lapoosa.
Boston, 22.-The facts of the sink
ing of the Talapoosa are as follows.
Tbs Tallapoosa with 40 men and
officers was bound to Newport TO
take on board Secretary Chandler
at IL o'clock last night, during a
thick fog, three miles northeast of
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard,
1t was struck in the bow by the
schooner James S. Low ell, of Bath.
Captain Red, from Baltimore for
Portland, with cargo of coal. Her
side vas crushed in and she sank in
five minutes in ten fathoms of
water. As she went down her
whistle was blown as a signal of dis
treas and was heard by the steame
Gate City which came up lmmedi-
stely 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 Weodshell sent ont her
steam launch. The Gate City lay
to until O'Clock transferring the
crew to the launch. They all
landed at Woodshell. The ITALIA
po0sa lies on what is known IS
Squash Meadow Flat and her smoke
stack and topmast alone are visible.
The schooner James 8. Loweli also
has on board several OF the Talls-
poosa crew.
Washington, 22.-Tha names of
the missing from the TallapoosA are
Past Assistant Surgeon Clarence
E. Black and Geo. a. Eos er, q
landsman. Some of Eeere airy
Chambers personal effects were on
the vessel when she sank.
Boston, 22.-Captain Reed. OF the
schooner James S. Lowell, states
that he was passing through the
sound last night with strong
southwest wind, all sails set; was
going nine knots; the night was
clear, but dark; when two miles
away the lookout reported light
ahead sh 1rtly it was seen to bs q
red light, and I said, speaking to the
Wheelman, HIed. Jarboard; keep her
straight" l stood near the wheel
during all the time. and the course
was not altered until word came
that the green light could be seen.
To avoid a collision, seeing the
steamer was doing nothing to avoid
US, ordered the heim down. but
before it could be done, and before
my vessel had altered her course
at all, the two vessels struck
each other; their sterns seemingly
coming together exactly; our YES.
sells stem glanced by the Tallapoo-
SD and penetrated her hull. After
the vessels stopped, the steamer
swung around alongside the Lowell,
and their crew might have Jumped
on board; but it was not then known
what was the condition Of the other
vessel, After getting my family
into the boat, I examined my boat
and found that she was leaking
quite b4dly, although not in imme.
date danger of sinking. The
EallapoOsa drlfted away from us
and sank within q few minutes,
before many OF the officers and
crew had left her. As che went
down thoEe 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 AMI later the steamer Gate
City was signRlled and came I'd our
assistance. After all The saved had
been transferred to her, she steamed
away to Woo1shels.1. We were under
way and proceeded to Vineyard
Haven, Touching the collision,
Captain Reed says: sit ia the most
careless piece OF work 1 ever saw"
The night was clear, the lights of
The Lowell were burning all right,
and were perfectly visible q long
distance.
Boston, Aug 22.-Lieut. VIM. Fl.
Everett, executive officer, Ensign
VIM. B. Wittlesey snd Mate Hugh
Kuhl, with 100 men from the wreck
Of the Tallapoosa. arrived tonight
at the navy yard, where they go
upon waiting orders. Lieut.. Everett
says he believes the Tallapoosa did
act in manner to avoid the line Of
water which the schooner would
cover. He stated that he was not
On deck at the time OF the collision.
but from conversations he had since
he feels convinced the steamer was
10 the right. The two vessels, he
ssys, were coming in dramatically |
opposite directions. Tbs schooner |
should have kept straightslong, and
ve should have passed to one side of |
her, but it would seem as though |
he officers in charge Of the schooner
we're afraid we would not alter
1ur course, and turned their vessels |
legd from the proper course. Now
Z Is n narfecsIv easy thing TO avoid