New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23

ONLY TWO OF HER 40 MEN AND OFFICERS
MISSING.
COTTAGE CITY. Mass, Aug. 22.-Thc United
States ship Tallapoosa, from Boston 10 Newport,
was sunk IN a COLLISION with the schooner James s.
Lowell of Bath, about three miles northeast Of
Oak Bluffs, Marthas Vineyard. at 1913 last night.
The ship was struck by the schooner. the
latter cutting clear through to amid.
ships She sunk In about five min
utcs in 10 fathoms Of water, in mid
channel. She now lies on what is known as
Squash Meadow Flat, and the smoke~tdck and the
mast alone are visible The schooner commanded
by CAPTAIN Reed, bound from Baltimore TO
Portland with coal. She was dana gcd somewhat
about the bow. As the Iallapoosa went down her
whistle was blown as a signal os distress
OFFICERS AND MN RESCUED BT THr CATE cry.
The whistle was heard by the Boston and
Savannah steamer Gate City. bound for savannah.
She came to the sinking shin Immediately and
with the schooner Mary a. Hood. which happened
10 De- near by, rescued the men aud officers. with
two exceptions The TaIlapoosa had 90 ioen aud
officers aud 50 far as known only two are missing
Assistant Surgeon c. l.. Black and George A
Foster, landsnan.
After rescuine the officers and men the Gate
CITY blew her whistle and the steamer i4h Hawk.
lying ut the wharf nj Woods lo sent oil her
steam launch The Gate city las to until 4 o. ~,
transferring the rescued men to the aun,h bv
wbi,b they wefn landed AZ wouds llolll
STATEMENT uf tnf C4FtAiS Ut fHt srnuuvfh
| Catiain iieed. ~ tho schooner tames IS. iopsit,
STATES ~ relation 60 tho collision ha be- passing
| through the Sound is,i night with strong s1nibl
| west wind. having aii sails eel lh' vessel Has
going at least nine kp0ts The night was lear but
| dark when two milesaHay tha looh"ut reported "A
| light ahead Shortly, j." says thrcaptan, ~ vas
seen to be- a rcd light, and said speaking 10 tha
whee sman, Red, Lords keep her straight stood
near the wheel all the time, aud the course
was not altered unul word came that the
| green light could be seen. To avoid
collision seeing that the steamer was doing nothing
to AVOID us, ordered the helm hard down. but be-
fore Il could be done aud before my vessel had al
tered her course at all the two vessels struck each
| other their stems seemingly coming together ex-
| actly. Our vessels stem glanced by the Taa-
poosa's and penetrated her hull. After the vessels
| fad stopped the steamer swung round alonglde
| the Lowell aud her might have jumped on
| board but it was not then known what was
| the condition of either vessel After getting my
| the boat | examined my vessel and found
| she was leaking quite badly though notln I'M
mediate danger of sinking; The IaHapoo>a dnited
| away from Us and sank wlthh Ten minutes
before many of the officers and crew Ddd ltit hrr
| As she went down those who could do 50 took to
the rigging and were taken on later he schooner
| Mary 4. Hood came along and assisted M saving
| the crew. and later passing steamer, the Gate
| Civ of the Savannah Line, was sgnIllcd, and
! came 10 our assistance. After all the saved had
! been transferred 10 her, she steamed away 10
| Woods Hull. our vessel l. badly dam
aged her stern being started and tbs
| wood-euds injured She made tWcuty-one
| inches of water in Il short time. We Ncre under
| wav proceeding to Vineyard iartOr. II Is the most
! careless piece of work | ever saw. The night " AZ
| clear the lights of the Lowell were burning All
night and; were perfectly visible "A long distance"
| There Is difficulty in obtaining the story OF tho
| steamer The executive officer. 60 whom reporters
| are referred. declines to make any statement. ono
of the men on the lookout SAYS no
saw the sch0oners lights tifccn minutes
| before the collision and reported the fact.
| the steamer To be at fault. Briefly the facts are
| that the schooner was steering southeast uy south,
half east and the steamer IN exactly The opposite
dlrcc ion. with the sailing vessel having thc right
| of way by law. Many Of the men were q con-ld-
crable time i'm the water, ten of them hcg plC Aed
up nearly hali-h0ur after the sinking " rec king
| schooneIs and the steamers Fish lia"a and YER
| bena are cruising about the sound M tAc vicinity
REPORT THAT -FOUR MIS- WIRE p NNrD.
BJsrDN. Aug. Z2.-Latcr advice, from cottage
CITY report that four sailors were drowned from the
! Iallapoosa. as follows: Dr. Clarence H. Black. the
surgeon: William Ionncli, seaman, of Boston;
! William Jones. laudsman, of Na,hiagou aud
! George Foster, "a cOoIrd cabin boy.
| Newport, Aug. 22.-lhc United state, snip
1raua ha, left the Torpedo Station for tine scene of
| the disaster To- the 'lallapOosa m order t. render
| what assistance she can.