The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-23
TIE FUSS. T'ALLAPOOSA,
IN COLLISION WITH a scHooN,R
w Inc Ha'sieapwttr Coast, SIsksia rivs aisu,ta
After Bir'k,uF, 10 Ten FAthoma Of water. h
A ys'y cssels's Pses OF Hotk-Clps. g
Rs.ds Story Of the Accident B


After Bir'kinr. 10 Ton fA,homs Of water.
A Ys.y Careless Pises Of Hstk-Clps.
Rs.ds Story Of the Accident
COTTAGE CITr, MAsa, August 2e.-Th
United s!ates steamer Tallapoosa sank ci
here last night. The survivors landed a
Woodhall. She collldsd with q three
masted schooner. sho lics with her mnir
mast and the top Of her smoke stack on! o
water. Il Is stated two lives were lost.
The facts Of tho caso are !as follows
The Tallspooss, with lao men and officers
bound to Newport to take on board sscre'
taty Chandler, at eleven o'clock last night,
during R thick fog, three miles north.eaat Of
Oak Bluffs. Martha's Vineyard, was struck
in the bow by the schooner James Lowell;
OF Eith, Captain Reed, from Baltimore for
Portland with q cargo Of coal. Her side was
cfuahed and abe aank iu-fve minutes
In ten fathoms Of water AS shsS went
down her whiatle was blown as signal Of
diStress and was heard by the steamer
Gate Clty, which came up Immediately,
and with the schooner Mary A. Hood,
which happened to DO Ia the vicinity, res.
cued the crew with the exception Of the
surgeon and one man, who are said to bs
missing. The Gate CITY blew her whistle
and tho ateamer Fish Hawk, lying at the
,whaii at Woodhall, sent out her steam
launch. The Gate City lay to until 3
O'Clock, transferring the crew to tho launch.
They all landed at Woodhall. The Ts!la-
poosa lies on what is known as Squash
Meadow Fiat and her smoke stack snd
top msst alone are visible. The schoouer
James L. Lowell also has on board several
Of the Tallapooss's crew. -
CAPT. REEDS eroRY. .,5.,
= Capt Rsed, Of the schooner James S.
Lowell, states he was passing through the
sound last night with strong southweat
wind and oil sails set, and was going at the
rate OF nino kuots. The night was clear,
but dark. When two miles away the loos.
ont reported light ahead. Shortly It WIS
eesn to DO red light, and said, speaking
to the wheelaman, 'Red, keep her strsivhtH
5000 near the wheel during all the time
anu tne course wes not altered until tho
word came that the green light could be
seen. - :. =, :,
To avoid collision, seeing the steamer
was doing nothing to avoid US, ordsrea
the helm hard down, but before it could pe
done, and before my veese! had altered her
COURSE at all, the TWO vessels struck each
other, their ,stema seemingly coming to.
gether. Our vessels stem glaHced by the
Tallapooea and penetrated her hull. After
the vesssls stopped the steamer ewing
around alongside the Lowell and her crew
might bave jumped on board, but it wss
not then known what was the condition, Of
either vessel. Alter getting my family
into the boat I examined my vessel and
found she was leaking quite badly though
not in immediate danger OF sinking. Tns
Tallspoosa drilted away from US and sank
within ten, minutes.
Before many OF the officers and crew
had leit her, as she went down, those who
could do 50 took to the rigging and were
taken of later. The schooner Mary i. |
Wood came along and assisted 10 saving
The crew. md later the steamer Gate City |
was slgnalled and came to our assist-
ancs. Alter all the eayed had |
been transferred to her she steamed
away to Woodhall. Gu. vessel wss badly
damaged. 49,.
g.',a,- - cARRLEss NAvIdATIoN.
! Touching the collision Capt. Reid sayt:
ut is the most careless piecs OF work I |
ever saw. The night was clear, the lights
ofthe Lowell wsre burning sll right and |
Ters perfectly visible along distance" Ssv-
era! OF the crew OF the steamer scSnowl- !
edged tie steamer to bs at fault. MANY of |
tbs men were o considerable time in tho \
water, ten being i,hed mp nearly half an |
hour after the tinsing. Numerous wreck. |
ing schooners and the steam+ra Fish Hawk
and Verbena are cruising. about the
sound in the vicinity seeking to secure the
bodies OF the drowned and any wrccksve.
Later advices from Cottage City report
iour persons drowned from tue Talapoosa,
IS follows: Dr.. Clarence Z. Black, surgeon;
VIM. O'D3nnell, Seaman, OF Boston; w m.
Jones, lsndsmsp, Of Washington, and Geo.
Foster, o colored saloon boy.
b sToN, August 2o Lieutenant William
b. Eyele!t, Executive Officer, Eosixn vii.
liam b. Hlltlesy and Mate Hugh Kuhl,
with l00 men flom the Tallspoosa arrived
to night at the navy yGrds where they 20 |
upon wailing orders. Lieutenant Everett
says he believes the Tallspoosa did act in |
manner to avoid the water which ths
schooner would cover. He was not on
deck at the time OF the collision, bat from
conversation he has sincs had he ieela
confident the steamer was in the right.
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SEVERE sUnMHx Sr0gMS.
Destruction OF fruporsy and Lilo By
lightning anu Wind.
PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. % -Cheate,fis,d
county Was visited last evening by a cv.
clone. Huge trees were uprooted and fences
and outhousee blown down. Considerable
dsmags vas done to orchard trees. The
storm Wac accom- nanied IN pnnoa NJ. a,,,i i,-;,h