New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
11rlr .coMMANpER MERRYs REPORT
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WAutNGroN, Aug. 22.-ComnOdorc English,
Acting Secretary Of the Navy ths mOfninR tec'IFeu
The following telegram from Lieutenant Commander
Merry. commanding the United states steamer
Tallanoosa. dated nj Woods Ioll, Ia regard to tho
sinking Of that vessel:
Taliapoosa sunk by collision With schooner james
Ieweu about nye miles east 81 VINEYARD hiyen' y,
IHI5at nlel'. lay in mil chanel N 40 h ~ ,Td
fations OF water schoon siack y , III sunk n
forerg Ing. cuttrg ol'ar through u aaisnp ,h how
h5ou i've min ics sehoon dawas surDcon a. renee
As far CERTAIN ned sec9n Asslsanu To Ini sing
g. Black ana George A. Poster lahds ,er ate Clty
Cam 10 Woo Hol at da, lsht by sieslhe, e me IN
s,rncos wreck should be lighted for shfety oil h"'sa
Won. ,.,.
Commodore English at once telegraphed the news
of this accident TO Secretary Chandler IN New-iorA
and also instructed Rear Admiral Luce al newport
commanding the North Atlantic Station, to AT once
,;snatcb a vessel Of his squadron 10 the scene OF
the wreck ond to take such steps as the ofcuin
stances may require.
The following is list of the officers of the ITALIA
poosa: .w
Lieutenant Commander John NIT, Leuennnt W.
Surgeon rNg q f Blak PISSED Assistant Paymaser O. G.
Tiffany, Passed Assistant Eng@ nG u NJ Kn S and Fay
masters Ilerk james Blsuop, Jr ,
Commodore English this afternoon telegraphed
TO Commander Merry at Woods Hail. 10 arrow l1oso
of his officers whose services arc hot L'I"''NN
proceed TO their homes and to send tne crew ~
either Boston OF New-YOrk, as may prove lhos' 'oh
venient.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST VESSEL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The Tallapoosa IS
a wooden side-wheel. donb Gender steamer ana was
nsed principally as trans ana dispa ch vessel, She
was ORIGINALLY baili OF white oak at the Boston NAVY
Ya,d IN 1868 and was rebuilt at Baltimore in 1871
when extensive internal imprOvem hts were Gade, IL
Guiding a large and elegant cabin. during the wu s'e
did blocked duty on the southern coast ana was ire
oont used IN the transport alton Of ToOps and sailors
since then she has been engaged IN carrying hSht 10
tbe different navy yards s0e eso In demand as
measure boat possessing peculiar advantages ard tic
tiles for he accom- mediation Of passengers secretaries
Yobesop Thomp H. Hunt AID Chandler frequently used
her I'm making inspection trips. she was hcquch ~ 'ue
snh,cct Of rldcuc hut nevertheless regarded as
good YES ell of her kind Her average speed was about
Zen kuor. an hour herdm"nsions are: LcnC on Oad
line o4O feet extreme BREADTH 80 feet; 10 maze coo
tons: dieplaeemeut go. she gecl rs schooner
and carripi an area of4 feet o. c1uta7s Dung the
IL ness of rasdopt Garfield was contemplated mat nc
should ae taken 20 sea on This vCsc rud arrsuc'me rs
were mad for hi. acco umo1ltion, hut the MP was
nblnI ou.d a. imp Ictc tpl' 0ui the dNnG PRESIDENT
was tnken 10 l. ron ms cad From a sta emtHl pc,
pared by the Chief Of Bureau oI 1,lir .lYn az
Gcnnirs # appear. that he total cot OF TIE lal"''Ni
De oDcr l. H. including all rpas' but Witho'l ma
chi CRY, was 1903, $50. 49,, ... a..
1ue I,liapoo,a .et Bostol Yesterday NOR ing WIN
freight fIr Ncwpori. She lcf tnc Washington NatN
Yard about Jul, Ii. with r tg q for northern AaIus
Sece Any CD Ian Ter io ned her %" NeW-l OK WIN hil
of l.dio- aud sail q ci 90 Ports mouth, y H. ana D.
rpi,, .eisry ChauG cr was 10 have rio1cl me
Tall Ippo.t NewIo. and IN, OF MS pcis hu chc''S
w,re o. tIc We sci " eu she sank. 49,, -
NodcHflto Information can b. oh'aln'l ~ me E!N
Dcp1ft ma t. thc crHrt haat"r AM ext mt OF the
freig ht am II res ON che iallapoosa at me tine