The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
STEAM MET SAIL HEAD ON.
TALLAHIssEE COMES BACK WTTH
THE sULLIvzS's BOHsPRfE.

Lumber Laden Schooner Was Coming North
OF Long Branch when she Pokcd Two
Holes In the Steamships Bow-stenm.hip
Has to Return - Schooner lowed In.
The Savannah Line steamship Tallahassee.
which left her pier at the foot OF Spring street
for Savannah at G:45 o'clock on Saturday
night with forty-six passengers. returned
shortly after midnight yesterday morning with
two great rents. each big enough to drive q
cart through. in her port bow. She brought
along with her the jbboom and bow
spirit OF the four.masted lumber-laden
schooner Senator Sullivan. with which she
was in collision of Long Branch at
o:iO o'clock on Saturday night. Capt. Askins
OF the Tallahassee did not know what vessel he
had hit Capt. Kelley OF the Senator Sullivan
knew tho ship that had struck him q lew
minutes after she vanished in the darkness,
after carrying away all his headsails aud his
foretopmast and smashing of the schooner's
stem to the water line.
The Sullivan 10 from Fernandina. She was
bowling sersnely toward harbUr. heading
about northeast, Just before the collision. with
a nne westerly wind swelling her stained can
vas She had on everything she could carry.
including four headsails. The man on lookout
noticed to the northwest. when the Sullivanwas
south Of Long Branch. the stateroom lights OF
the Tallahassee. Capt. Kelley who had the
right OF way. kept on his course. Mate Samuel
version OF what followed. said that the steamer
appeared TO swctve from her course and come
right at the lumber carrier.
The Tallahassee was making about thirteen
KNOTS and I've schgon"r probthty, seven. Tho
were burning brightly. The Tallahassee np:
natently altered her course n bit and prepared
to cross the schooners bows. to pass her in
Capt Kei ley saw that there was likely 10
b. BILL a smai L and he bnrned q fare;liGhi
| yelled to warn IN tho s,cnmship II
was too late. The long JLGb4om o. the
sGeoSoe5 pierced the pOr bow OF the TS.
on u level with the main dock. Two hrsman.
asleep forward. were tlmbIei out, OF their
unhurt .Mcanvh the schooner's bowsnrt.
after she had reboun ted from the first impact.
steamships bow plates several iect above i the the
| water line. The shock to tho Tallahassee
brought most Ns OF nsr pass.ngsrs out on deck
within minute after the collision nrt tina, 10
yaiply eircled the scene Ia an, "itort TO
lance. Mate l"onard says, that the steam
ship kept ri-!i on, her course. buy
! from the schooner shouted back the Tsla.
There was a great scurrying aboard tho
The men, below we're aroused by tn,
tpmb,inE OF the headsaiis and rigging and
. They united their shouts and sea Ian.
gunge with those o. the skipper. Then.
after wearing around. they began clearing
thus engaged the tug Robert Robinson.
| cruising seward, came along. She
| took the disabled coaster in tow ami
! brought her TO anchorage in the
| upper bay Her pumps were kept going all
| the way up. a. she was leaking badly.
The Tallahassee's captain. after making n
| cursory examination OF her injuries. decided
| age. The steamship Wll he dry-dOcke I'D
to-day md rerar~'. Nine new plates will DO
| put in her port bow.