The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-25
LEFT THEIR SHIP TOO SOON.
the .iBANDoNED BARK TILTsMAN
TONED SIRE INIO PORT
She HAD Besp In Collision with . Schooner
OF Montauk Po,nt, .-a Her Crew Sought
SAFETY on the Smaller Graft. Although
Their Own IVES SIN sea~orthy-The
Vessel subseaucntiy brought Into Port

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Vessel Subsequently, Brought Into Port
Two ships. firmly fastened together and
anchored, bumped and scraped for an hour on
Saturday night In the Race of Montauk Point.
They were the bark Talisman and the schooner
Addie Sawyer. An accident brought them to-
eether, and another accident fastened them
together and anchored them, and when they
finally got apart all the Tallsman's crew were
aboard the Addic Sawyer, and the bark, with q
big hole in her bow. was left TO sink. as her
Captain thought; but. In fact, TO ride at anchor
until a tugboat lowed her into port after taking
of the one living creature that had stuck to the
ship, II big black cat belonging to one Of the
sailors.
Capt. Brown Of the Talisman and his eight
men were landed by the Addie Sawyer at the
foot Of Twentieth street, Brooklyn, yesterday.
They promptly dispersed when the schooner
landed. leaving the mate OF tho Sawyer to tell
the story Of how they happened TO be on board
his ship. Here is his story:
I'VE were bound from Provincetown to New
York, in ballast. and on Saturday night were
sailing close hauled on the port tack In q fresh
breeze from the west-nor-west. II was a clear
night, and about o o'clock we sighted the Tails
man running free. We didn't pay much atten-
ton to her, rs we were running close to the wind
and so had the right of way. We'd have been
more careful II we'd known what kind OF a look
out she kept. She had two coal beavers on the
lookout, lubbers who wouldn't know a light IL
they saw one. and wouldn't know enough to re-
port It IL they did know what IL was.
The two vessels drew together. and tho
Talisman kept right on. When we were very
near the cook of the bark came on deck. He
was II sailor. He saw us dead ahead and almost
bows on. and he knew enough TO sing out to
the mate, who was on the poop, and therefore
couldn't see over the bows because of the inter-
"The mate yelled out some order. I don't
know what II was, but the man at the wheel
ported his helm and that's the reason we got or
so easy. for the boat fell or aud we hit her on
the ports bow. II was all done very quickly.
came down,shiashins her boats and the rail-. and
she seemed TO be settling by the head from the
hole we stove In her how; There was a panic on
ing together her men came scrambling over our
rail in a great hurry. The watch below hadn't
After the collision the craft. instead of being
separated BY the wind. stuck together, and our
making any way either. i went forward and
made an examination and found that q queer
thing had happened. The collision had loose9
blight. of our port anchor chain. locking the two
vessels together and anchoring them In ten
fathoms. II took over an hour Of work, to get us
apart. and then Capt. Brown said that his vessel
was sinking and We might as well leave her 70
s s,mn go w sSo uaW ne On aw nerg sunposs ill., lbutt 10
at the bottom by this time"
This supposition was a mistaken one; The
rest OF the story comes from Vineyard Haven.
where the tug Orion OF the Boston Tow boat
Company reported the Talisman. The Orion.
Talisman at . o'clock on sunday afternoon; ten
miles south of Montauk. The bark had three
feet OF water in her hold. Her rigging was
hanging In ribbons, and her jibboom. foremast-
head. and ma~intopmast, with all attached, were
carried away. Her hull was little damaged.
Below she showed all indications of having been
hastily abandoned. A crew was put aboard her
and she was tOwed to Vineyard Haven. The cat
was aboard and alive. The Orion's report says
nothing of the bsrk's being anchored.
The Tallsman was a British vessel, thirty-four
years old, from New York for Halifax with coal.
She was towed through He'll Gate on Saturday
morning. She was sold after her last trip to
Capt. Reynard OF Boston and a company. Capt.
Brown, her skipper. owned three-etYhfhs OF her.
IL a recent decision in an Admiralty court of
Great Britain holds good in this country. the
presence OF the cat on board the Talisman may
prevent the Orion from getting salvage money.
In a similar case the decision of the court was
that a vessel was not abandoned when q live
animal remained aboard.