The Portland daily press., 1884-08-23
ORTLAND SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST %, 1884.

Al, me colildin6 schooner had stood by to aid and
tne Doats made to her as also to the secoud
schooner Which hove to in response to calls for help
Having placed the men on board the schooner's
boats returned and took up the sailors floating in
the water and rescue the others from the rigging.
CaPt Merry was the last man to leave the vessel
anu attempt was made to personal effects. The
men We're latter were transferred to the steamer
Gate CITY, Boston for Savannah, which brought
tneIh 70 Woods Holl where Capt. Merry remains
Wltn a rev seamen. Few men are reported lost but
OF these only two known certainly to have per-
lsneq. Surgeon Clarence Il. Black at the time of
the desaster was below in the ward loom. The
carpenter and mate having their hands injured
Wnen the mast fell they rushed to Surgeon Black
70 nave their wounds dressed and the surgeon was
thus engaged.
The Loss.
!, When the order was given to abandon the ship
tne men rushed on deck and the surgeon made his
way art to the hurricane deck and here he stood
~ rea IN awning chnging to settee, seeming not
saw him and called out that he had better get
me lpreserver, when the surgeon responded, re-
sponded, where are they?' The lieutenant
pointed them out but his friend did not move. A
sailor passing by heard the surgeon remark to him
self, well, guess this is the last of Black" and
almost Immediately the vessel sunk 1t is supposed
the awning prevented the surgeon from clearing
himself from the wreck and he was Immediately
drowned.
The second lperson lost was Geo. Foster a colored
saloon boy. De had seized life preserver and
threw himself over the stern of the steamer into
the sea- but in descending he struck on one of tb
monkey rails and was almost instantly killed. The
other two missing men are ODonnell, seaman and
w. Il. Jones, landsman. They are believed to
nave slowed themselves away on the Gate City and
secured passage to Savannah.
Few of the sailors were injured by falling spars
and slipping down the chains, but none seriously.
The steamers smoke stack and mainmast are now
the only portions of the vessel visible above water
II Is thought she will be raised.
Lieut. Everett strongly denies the statement tele-
graphed from Washington that the Taliapoosa had
an unenviable reputation and saws al never heard
her called Old Calamity and have always consid-
cred her reputation good, and she has never had
any serious accidents.
Other Officers, Story.
Tbs Ensign says that there was no confusion
Mr.. Gallagher and myself staid on the steamer un-
til she went under. Then, swimming clear of the
eddies, we afterwards swan back and chung to the
ridge rope till the boats took on board. Master
Mechanic Slower was in charge of the engine at the
time of the disaster He says: We were going to
10 knots, our regular speed being Is or Ia. We
kept on at this rate until two minutes after the YES
sells struck. Then two bells rang and Stacked
her speed. Immediately water began to run in and
was compelled to rush out. 1t was exactly IL IL
when we struck. l was taken OFF in whale boat.
Inc lighthouse inspector for this district issues
the following notice to mariners:
Notice is hereby given that can buoy has been
placed over the wreck of the United States Steamer
Tallapooea in 912 tathoms of water about 80
miles to the eastward of East Chop Light on Hedge
Fence Shoal, bearing N. 12E. The wreck has one
mast and the some stack out of water and is di-
rectly in the track of vessels passing through the
Sound"