New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
PAYMAsTER TARDELL's STONY

PANMASIER IARBELL NIOhl.
GOODNESS or THE OFFICERS AND MEN AFTER TuB
COLLISION HOW THEY wtRf Ra-''tD.
Bo,rov. Aug. 22.-Payma.tcr John J.. lafbcll.
who was a passenger on the lalapoo>a. gives an
interes ing account Of the collision and subsequent
sinking Of the 1allapoosa 10 Joraai reporter llo
said: We left Boston for Newport ~ q o'clock
Thursday morning. Everything went weIi until
we reached Martlas Vineyard. About ll:JO
o'clock as near as could judge We were about SIX
10 the cast ward If West chop Light running about
eight knots an hour turned m at i0 0rlocb. 40
that hour the weather vas clear and W" were
steamluu along at a far rate az spcc1. HE hr't |
knew Of the collision was when he schooner struck
ns vas sound asleep and at iilst supposed 40
were aground. tumblcd out of iuy n"i and Just
then some one called down the c"n piilon-0ayi
All hands abandon ship The m'n insHrl uh
deck. but there WAS no cy'itcu'ni Ih' "iH'.rI
and men were very cooL iew whp r'f h'ai Tho
bo,4. jumped overheard. bot m"si ~ 80
fnok ~ the boats So so"n ns 80
v,tn ,l,at ftum the ahup ne 'oull
s.e tle result of tho collision We vrfr 10
the channel, and tho hooprf bad sttt't ua s1une
oo ti,s sfafbond sdr by iho lofrmiaL lhs
s,Loonrt' . bow bad cat half way through thr ship,
trarna tenibs hole ~ the side, through Hlu'h
tie water was rushing. lhe forinhsi VAS 'nt
away by the foroe ot the col isioH, and lha
srbooncrs bow was shattered HE Ial'hp""st
,nuk in ten minutes. All that eau be seen oi h'r
nov, In about half of her smoke stack. She sank
how first There was OF course, no tlnr 10 saYo
ANYTHING. We had TO leave Just as We turned ont
M he'd The schooner sent out boat 10 help pick
nm those who were IN the water, and t. ponder any
assistance necessary. Another schooner also cihs
mn and took part Of the men, while the remalhoer
went ON board the schooner that hal run us
down She WAS leaking badly, and the captain
soid ne was afraid he could not keep her above
wste-. The water was gaining on him, ~ our men
took a turn at the pumps until no
cnnId get his steam pumps working.
After hal he was all right The Gate city came
mn i'm a few minutes and took all the lalapoosas
crew The officers and crew OF that steamer treated
ms with the greatest kindness. Our men were des-
titute of clothes, but their wants were supplied by
the officers and men. Everything Was done Tor our
comfort that could be done When We Mere to.
gcther the roll was called, aud lt was toGnd th"t
Two were missing. Dr. Black, the surgeon. ana olo
of the men did no. answer 10 their names noB
were probably drowned No one saw tiei" ko',' " -
When last seen Dr Black was AIT ON the ran PFC
pairing TO lump. Whether lac dld ;" OF h"t - Iii-
known This wus just before the boat ''hA' ahd ~
h. ,rnbahle that he got caught unu'I lic aNhlhs.
~ coolne.s of the officers and men accounts Tor
tLs snail Ios. Of life. The captain told me alter
- 1T every boats crew n place, and tho
TLeIn I'm was rather amusing, IN spite OF otu stiI-
ans situation to the negroes 20 Tor the iepre-
servers They we're the only ones WEO were really
scared When We reached Woods Hall We were
transferred 10 the Hon Hawk, and then 10 ne
shore The Fish Hawk at once left Ter the scene oi
the wreck As soon A. we reached shore lleulfh-
anti omm anJer Merry telesraphed to @sNlnIlon